How much t.v. in one day is too much for your two year old to watch to give you time to re-paint the banister and base boards?
Why is a mother’s knee-jerk response to most things “no” even it you really don’t care? Then you either have to stick by the “no” because all the parenting books require it, or you have to tell your child yes, and they know that your “no” really doesn’t always mean "NO". I’m trying to say "maybe" or just “yes“ more and it’s really not hurting anyone. “Yes Meg, you can have peaches in a cup (even though I bought them for the lunches) for an afternoon snack.” It’s peaches for goodness sake. Am I CRAZY for saying no at first or what?
Why did I bother putting on make-up today when I haven't left the house and only saw Rusty for 25 minutes?
How come Sam asked me why the candy bowl always has "mom's favorite candy in it?" I'm just trying to raise a child up . . .
Why after 8 loads of laundry today there are still dirty clothes in the basket?
How come little boys don't know how to aim into a toilet? Every Saturday I make Ben and Sam clean the bathroom--especially the floor around the toilets.
How come no matter how many times Molly unfolds the clothes I fold, she still makes me smile?
When did my humor change so much that I now think the kids movie "RV" is hilarious? I guess it was when I had four kids and started working with the Cub Scouts on a weekly basis.
Why aren’t there ever mother/daughter parties, or mother/son parties? See my next post.
Why did Sam choose the earrings first when playing "Pretty, Pretty, Princess" with me and Molly, and says he likes the way they feel? This is hopefully the first and last time I see earrings on Sam.
6 comments:
Vicki-you crack me up! You are such a go getter - always painting something! I love reading about you and your cute family.
I wonder about the makeup/hair thing too... sometimes I just skip it (but you knew that already LOL!)
Andrew took an unusual liking to the Pretty Pretty Princess game too... it didn't last too long though :-)
I just laughed and laughed at your post--especially the one about mom saying NO. I have been pondering the exact same thing lately. And as far as the peach (or in my case, yogurt) thing goes. I think we just say no because it means ANOTHER trip to the grocery store.(I sometimes feel like it is my second home. . .)
LOVE IT!
I am still laughing at Sam. He and Matt would be great friends!
I could say ditto on so many of your thoughts. Wal-mart IS my second home. I seem to know all the employee's by name. When I ever go without the kids (which is very rare) they always ask where the girls are. Nice to know they care.
I too say No too often and then go back on my word. I swear my kids look at me like I'm their buddy half the time. That's a good bad thing I guess. I only hate it when they don't do what I say. Hello! My fault totally.
Thanks for the good laugh. I'm sitting here compiling my list of whys while I type... it's just so fun!
Maybe the RV movie is funny, because We grew up in a RV, and had some of those things happen to us.
I love your comments. You really are a truly funny person. I too want to complie my own why list. Grant's favorite color is passion pink. Yes he remembers the name and refers to it as one of his favorite colors.
He first discoverred this beautiful shade of pink when we went to wal-mart to select a paint color for his wooden name letters. He was smitten at first site and had to paint his Masculine name letters GRANT passion pink.
What can I say?
I love to see your kids especially Ben. He has such a fun personality. It would be nice to live closer so that He and Grant could get together. If you are ever In Las Vegas give us a call. I can always use a good laugh!!
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