Parenting
Cell phones dangerous for kids?
I just found this article about the risks of cell phones for kids. Makes me a bit nervous to use it myself. I think I will do a bit more research, but for the time being…. will keep my phone on speaker when they are talking to someone. Do you think the dangers are JUST when talking to someone else, or also playing games? Thoughts?
Read Moredouble standard
Do you ever have one of those days where you realize how crap of a parent you really are? Today I totally had one of those moments. I was getting so tired of Maisie complaining about something, so I continued to give her a little speech about how EASY she has it compared to other children around the world. I told her about the children in Somalia who were starving and had no water or food and I told her about other children who are forced to work. Then about an hour later, I complained to a friend and Justin that, “Justin didn’t buy water and there is no way I am going to drink the tap water…. because I don’t want to throw up.” In reality, the water is gross and probably not the healthiest water that ever was, but it is water! Can we say DRAMA? My friend…
Read MoreHello, My Name is Jen and I am a People Pleaser
I have always been a people pleaser. I have always wanted people to like me. I have this deep unhealthy need to be liked by all. I’ve always admired the people that don’t care what other people think and let them know just that. My daughter is really giving me a run for my money with this issue. It kills me when she doesn’t respond to someone when they say hello. Or what about when she doesn’t like a certain kid?!? She must like everyone, right??? This might be the American in me (and I think it is a bit), but I feel like she must be kind to all, friends with all, and do her best not leave anyone out. Yesterday her school had a little festival and a friend from her class last year showed up. Maisie instantly ignored her current friends to play with this little girl.…
Read MoreWords to Break a Mom’s Heart
Tonight I lost my temper with Maisie. She still seemed sad after I had apologized to her, so I asked her what was wrong. She responded, “You talked to me like you weren’t my mommy.” Let’s just say I will try my hardest to never have her say that again. So thankful she can articulate her feelings like that so that I can be a better mom to her. I love my little girl.
Read MoreGo Public Breastfeeding!
The other day I saw this article on a really fun blog that I’ve been reading lately. It encouraged my already opinionated views on breastfeeding in public! Justin took this picture of me breastfeeding my chicken baby on Halloween. He was hungry. There was nowhere to sit. What was a cowgirl to do, but pull down her shirt and feed her chicken baby?
Read MoreI’m Not the Best Mom After All
Maisie was an easy baby. Everyone would always say that Maisie was so sweet and easy going. I always assumed this was because Justin and I were so easy going (notice I didn’t say sweet). I thought that I was an amazing parent. I would say things like, “You don’t have to change your life just because you have a child!” And we sure didn’t. We still went to bars, stayed out till all hours of the night, Maisie took her little naps wherever we were, she stayed quiet during trips to the restaurant and even on 17 hour plane rides. She was a happy and content baby, even with her little permanent frown! Here’s a picture of her when she was just a couple months old! Then I had a rude awakening with my second child. As soon as his whole body was out of the womb, he screamed.…
Read MoreA Day at the Park
I’ve decided to start being better at taking Maisie to the park due to the fact that she is pretty much a lonely little puppy here. Daily she asks to play with friends. Daily she talks about her cousin Avery. Daily she asks if she is going to go to school. We tried to get her in school, but they are full and we are now on a waiting list. These are a couple of pics of her yesterday after a little girl ran away from her in a square we were eating in. She was sad, needless to say. So with all this sadness and two year old depression going on, I decided I needed to be better about getting her around other friends and hopefully I can make a couple as well. Let’s just say that our first day at the park wasn’t the most successful. First of…
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