The first one heyjude will love. I was telling MH about the cross stitch pillow on HRC's website and how it said "A Woman's Place is in the White House." Jackson overheard and said, "YEAH IT IS! I think all the men should have to vote for a woman, because it's a woman's turn. Women can vote for whoever they want." I <3 him. I'm totally going to get a video of him saying this stuff and caption it "this is what a feminist looks like."
The second one is football related. Last night, his coach told us that all the coaches are super impressed with him and that he is doing a fabulous job. This is his first year playing and he really didn't know a thing going in. Apparently his 3 point stance is awesome, lol. The best part is that he is having such fun with it. He is all heart, and he loves congratulating his teammates. It's so cute to see him love something this much. He's not the world's best athlete, but he's kind of found his niche on the team and is truly part of a team.
BabyLiu came home with a note saying she may have been exposed to lice. Stupid lice.
Get this to have on hand. I've never had to use the treatment and shampoo, but I use the spray on both kids once we are back in school. No lice so far yet, despite outbreaks.
When I bought it the treatment set came with the prevention spray and shampoo as part of a deal. I've never used the shampoo just the spray after the wash their hair with our regular products.
Post by eponinepontmercy on Sept 10, 2015 9:02:23 GMT -5
A huge storm came through last night that woke DD up. She came in our room at 3:00 or so and said she was scared. I couldn't even be mad. It woke me up and I was scared so I was just waiting to hear her door open. I made DH put her back in her room after the storm passed and she was asleep because she was taking up my whole side of the bed and was snoring.
Post by eponinepontmercy on Sept 10, 2015 9:04:14 GMT -5
And what do I do with a child that gags when she eats vegetables? I always loved them so I have no frame of reference for this nonsense. She'll eat a few bites eventually, but always the drama. I don't want mealtime to be a battle, but she needs to at least try things.
And what do I do with a child that gags when she eats vegetables? I always loved them so I have no frame of reference for this nonsense. She'll eat a few bites eventually, but always the drama. I don't want mealtime to be a battle, but she needs to at least try things.
We have a three bite rule. You have to at least try three bites. It's non negotiable, and it seems to cut down on drama. There is some whining and occasionally drama, but it seems to work better than other things. You can say you hate it, you can only eat your three bites, etc. The three bite rule at our house also doesn't impact dessert. As long as you take your three bites of things you don't like/are trying/etc., and eat a decent amount of the rest of your food (I try to keep the new things or things disliked down to 1 thing), you can still have dessert if we have it. I think that helps too, because it really is - you just have to try it. It's not like, "oh just eat three bites. now three more, etc."
I came *so close* to actually leaving Target without buying anything yesterday because they didn't have what I came in there for. But then on the way out, they had this really cute gold sparkly Eiffel Tower shirt for BBT and I had to buy it. SO CLOSE.
eclaires Jackson gives me hope for the future!! I mean that sincerely!!
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He gives me hope for that and makes me feel like I might just be doing something right, which as a parent, can be hard sometimes, lol. I mean, it's funny, I have always said that raising my son to be a feminist is the best thing I can do for women's rights, and of course, I put effort into that and MH puts effort into it too because it's important to us. But when we are inundated every day with examples and articles of just how screwed up society's mindset towards women can be, it is really refreshing to see that right now my son's mindset helped him to come to a conclusion - entirely on his own (seriously we talk politics but mostly to joke about the clown car right now - he doesn't even know who HRC is) - that there have been too many men and it's time for a woman to have a turn. And that - all on his own - he would say "Men HAVE to vote for a woman!" is just like, I can't even find the words for how it makes me feel.
I struggle a lot with my kids growing up, for so many reasons, but I have to say this year with Jackson has been the most rewarding so far. I'm the mom who sobs at drop off and has a love/hate relationship with their birthdays, and this is the first year where I feel like I can honestly say that I am - without any real sadness - thrilled to see the person he becomes. I mean, I say that every year and think that all the time (because duh, my kids are awesome), but there's always such a tinge of mourning tainting it because they grow up and I love having them be my babies. It's like he's becoming everything I ever wanted for him, and I see it now... I don't know, he's more of his own person now, I guess. Not that he ever wasn't, but it feels more real and more possible now. He has so many outside influences in his life now and it's not just him doing what we tell him. He's thinking for himself, and coming to conclusions that blow me over.
Okay, that got gushy and long. tl;dr - you're welcome, world! I AM THE BEST MOM EVER. (just kidding - my son is actually the best ever...)
I came *so close* to actually leaving Target without buying anything yesterday because they didn't have what I came in there for. But then on the way out, they had this really cute gold sparkly Eiffel Tower shirt for BBT and I had to buy it. SO CLOSE.
ha! I almost bought that for Scarlett last week, but she picked out something else instead. She's already ensnared in the Target trap, lol.
Post by StrawberryBlondie on Sept 10, 2015 9:26:34 GMT -5
My kid has this remote control that says the numbers when you press them. She's really obsessed with the 7 key lately and its reminding me of that episode of Friends.
And what do I do with a child that gags when she eats vegetables? I always loved them so I have no frame of reference for this nonsense. She'll eat a few bites eventually, but always the drama. I don't want mealtime to be a battle, but she needs to at least try things.
We had to put a time limit on dinner. She had 5 minutes after everyone was done to take the necessary two bites of everything. If it didn't happen, then she went to bed early. It happened once, and ever since then, the most I've ever had to do was tell her she had 5 minutes and set the timer. I'm not sitting and arguing and repeatedly telling her to eat her food.
The first one heyjude will love. I was telling MH about the cross stitch pillow on HRC's website and how it said "A Woman's Place is in the White House." Jackson overheard and said, "YEAH IT IS! I think all the men should have to vote for a woman, because it's a woman's turn. Women can vote for whoever they want." I <3 him. I'm totally going to get a video of him saying this stuff and caption it "this is what a feminist looks like."
The second one is football related. Last night, his coach told us that all the coaches are super impressed with him and that he is doing a fabulous job. This is his first year playing and he really didn't know a thing going in. Apparently his 3 point stance is awesome, lol. The best part is that he is having such fun with it. He is all heart, and he loves congratulating his teammates. It's so cute to see him love something this much. He's not the world's best athlete, but he's kind of found his niche on the team and is truly part of a team.
Please tell me your secret! I worry about making sure I raise a feminist son constantly.
Post by pescalita on Sept 10, 2015 10:55:26 GMT -5
Yesterday J threw a fit as we were leaving the house and I tried to bluff him that we were leaving without him. A got upset and told me he would miss him.
Then I took J to the dr and left A at daycare. Meltdown from both of them.
This morning A absconded with my leftover pizza crusts and took one to J in his crib. Then he shared with Pearl, after making sure it didn't have chocolate on it and it was ok for her to eat.
Yesterday J threw a fit as we were leaving the house and I tried to bluff him that we were leaving without him. A got upset and told me he would miss him.
Then I took J to the dr and left A at daycare. Meltdown from both of them.
This morning A absconded with my leftover pizza crusts and took one to J in his crib. Then he shared with Pearl, after making sure it didn't have chocolate on it and it was ok for her to eat.
That is adorable. DD frequently asks if Hudson can have whatever food she's eating so they can share. When she was 2 or so, she somehow managed to smear a whole cup of yogurt onto herself. He was so happy when we let him clean her up.
Yesterday J threw a fit as we were leaving the house and I tried to bluff him that we were leaving without him. A got upset and told me he would miss him.
Then I took J to the dr and left A at daycare. Meltdown from both of them.
This morning A absconded with my leftover pizza crusts and took one to J in his crib. Then he shared with Pearl, after making sure it didn't have chocolate on it and it was ok for her to eat.
That is adorable. DD frequently asks if Hudson can have whatever food she's eating so they can share. When she was 2 or so, she somehow managed to smear a whole cup of yogurt onto herself. He was so happy when we let him clean her up.
Yesterday J threw a fit as we were leaving the house and I tried to bluff him that we were leaving without him. A got upset and told me he would miss him.
Then I took J to the dr and left A at daycare. Meltdown from both of them.
This morning A absconded with my leftover pizza crusts and took one to J in his crib. Then he shared with Pearl, after making sure it didn't have chocolate on it and it was ok for her to eat.
My kid got told her shorts are too short to wear to school. Uh...I dress code kids all day. If any parent in your building is going to have a kid who dresses appropriately, it's me. They have a fucking fingertip rule. Hi, my kid is a gangly, 5'3" 11-year-old with monkey arms. Shorts that long would literally be culottes. For reference, they're the same shorts she wore in the back to school picture I posted here. So. Not. Inappropriate.
She told me this story and ended with "And it's only for GIRLS!" I love her.
Yesterday J threw a fit as we were leaving the house and I tried to bluff him that we were leaving without him. A got upset and told me he would miss him.
Then I took J to the dr and left A at daycare. Meltdown from both of them.
This morning A absconded with my leftover pizza crusts and took one to J in his crib. Then he shared with Pearl, after making sure it didn't have chocolate on it and it was ok for her to eat.
I love that they like each other so well.
I mean, don't get me wrong, "don't terrorize your brother" comes out my mouth on the daily. But they're pretty sweet.
Post by picksthemusic on Sept 10, 2015 17:40:20 GMT -5
We're having problems with DD coming in our room/bathroom in the wee hours when we're getting ready for work and crying/whining that she doesn't want us to go to work. She cries real tears and it's pitiful. She plays all day with her auntie and uncle, and little brother, and goes to preschool two days a week. She has a blast and loves them. Yet every morning, she's in our room begging for us to stay home.
I mean, don't get me wrong, "don't terrorize your brother" comes out my mouth on the daily. But they're pretty sweet.
BoyLiu has this thing where he'll whack BabyLiu upside the head and she'll melt into a puddle of tears (regardless of if it hurt of not, it's just how she rolls) and then looks at me all sad and says "BabyLiu crying! I hug! HUGGIES!"
I'm like, dude, you can hug her without making her cry first.