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Self Esteem

LittleBump — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 12:41:23 PM -0500

I was sitting at home last night trying to get everyone settled enough so that i could have some relaxation time. When my four year old neice came up to me and asked me why she was fat. The question kind of took me by suprised as I looked her up and down I kept thinking. 'Your four. Who put it in your head that you are fat?' I just kept looking at her and I had no clue how to answer her question. My four year old niece should not be asking questions about her size. That should be t...

Dont Ever Say I'm Just a Mother

LittleBump — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 7:24:04 PM -0500

I can feel myself getting stronger everyday. I know I can do this but I hate being in it alone. I wake up in the morning to start my day. I look in the mirror as i rinse my face befre i cover up with the everyday make up. Im not ugly, but I'm not pretty. All I can say is that I am plain. I have no idea what i can do to change this plainness. I start with the foundation to make my skin look flawless. Then I put on the powder to help bring the color to my face so that i dont look...

Useless

Tova7 — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 3:30:58 PM -0500

We have several bird houses in our yard. Every spring baby birds are pushed out of the nest by Mama and Papa Bird. Papa almost always takes a limb on a near-by tree, Mama on a patio chair. They chirp to each other, and encouragement to their off-spring, as they watch over the baby bird. No matter what changes in the yard, this event takes place every year. For a couple years, an old stray cat hung around. Mama and Papa pushed the baby out, and more times...

Teach Your Children Well

Larry Kuperman — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 1:01:11 PM -0500

My daughter, Lauren Kuperman, turns 17 this month. She is a senior at Community High in Ann Arbor, applying to colleges and is ready to start taking on both the rights and responsibilities of adulthood. With that in mind, Lauren and I went to the Red Cross this morning to donate blood. Her first time, my 49th since coming to Michigan. Going today was her idea. As I have mentioned in the past, Lauren attended Sunday School at the Ann Arbor Jewish Cultural School (JCS.) As part of her education...

I Love Max

charliemama — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:41:38 AM -0400

Our son Jimmy and his family had just moved in with us and we were all adjusting. Not a bad thing, just an adjustment. One hot July evening, Max, our ten-year-old grandson, came upstairs to talk. We sat at the end of the bed. I thanked Max for his help in getting the family moved in and his assistance to me (I have Parkinson's and he is a great, selfless server) and his unhesitating cooperation in the everyday functioning of the household. I told hi...

Wetting Pants at 7 Years Old

singrdave — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 5:01:09 PM -0400

I have a problem with my son, Dylan. He's seven years old and just doesn't get that he needs to use the toilet every time he goes to the bathroom. Mostly pee, sometimes both. He doesn't wet the bed; he gets up in the night to pee. We have been going over this with him, and we thought he had it at the age of three. He was using the potty every time and it wasn't an issue. But he's had ongoing problems with accidents. We've used rewards, punishments, and a combination of both. P...

I Forgot The Kid!

KFC Kickin For Christ — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 4:59:16 PM -0400

Today a group of ladies were at my home and we were talking about raising kids. One of the moms said she thought she was the perfect mom until her grown son reminded her one day of all the bad things she did that she wasn't even aware of doing. His perception and hers were vastly different. Not to mention his perception and her daughters, that she raised in the same household, were totally different. When your kids are grown they like to remind you of&nb...

To Parent is To Tend To Business At Home

KFC Kickin For Christ — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 1:39:23 PM -0400

Parenting is a hard job and there are no easy ways to get around it if it's to be done right. There's no one way to parent because there are as many variables involved as there are personalities. While it's a tough job it can be very rewarding as well. Parenting is like taking care of your garden. You get out of it what you put into it. If you don't tend your garden properly what happens? A garden, like our children need to be nourished, watered and car...

My tiny monkey

Draginol — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 1:36:09 AM -0400

My wife and I have started taking our 3 year old to a new activity called “Tiny monkeys” that lets kids learn to tumble and jump and do all kinds of neat, fun things. I have to say, being a dad is definitely the funnest thing I’ve ever done. Watching our tiny monkey running about the house (yesterday, she was saying she was a cat, the day before she said she was a sheep saying “Baaah” all the time).

Fathers and Sons

Larry Kuperman — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 9:26:18 AM -0400

Today is my son Jon's twenty-second birthday and I want to take the opportunity to say how proud I am of him and what he has meant to my life. This past year has been the best year of my life as I have watched him mature into an adult, an adult who I not only love, but who I truly like and even admire. Twenty-two years and some horurs ago I was sitting in the living room of an apartment where we lived in the Bronx. I was watching the Mets game on TV. The Mets were down by one run, had the tyi...

My parents are very sneaky

KunaAusterliz — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 2:23:36 AM -0400

My parents are very sneaky I cannot sleep...I have to solve this..I have to finish this pack of cigarettes...what does she want again..why is she following me..intruding..entering this room..i put some blockade on my door..it doesn't stop her... she wants something, o my god.. i have to let her in. BLACKOUT Next thing I see it's a beautiful park, beautiful weather, sun, very happy weather and me , on the back side of the car , just waking up. Nice, nice, where am I this time...

The First Two Months in Pictures

Texas Wahine — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 3:41:52 PM -0400

I tried to post a slideshow but I can't figure out how to do it. I did post it on my blogspot blog: http://2boys-2girls.blogspot.com/2009/03/months-1-in-pictures.html Is it really that difficult to post a slideshow here?

St. Patrick's Day

Dancing in the Rain — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:10:34 PM -0400

Today I woke up and was reminded that today is St. Patrick's Day. Being someone who doesn't look good wearing green I got dressed and put on a green necklace given to me by my roommate. I woke up Nicholas and thought I might try and explain today what today was. I woke him up and said, "hey buddy, guess what, today we get to wear your favorite color." "Green?" he asked. "Wahoo" Then I asked him if he knew why we wore green today and he said no so I went on to...

The organization considered

palinli — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 7:34:09 PM -0500

The organization considered that the steps they followed had proved successful. They would take a similar approach if they initiated any further re-engineering projects at a later date although some of steps would not need to be repeated unless major upheaval was again required. Management recognises that processes are volatile, and accordingly the group plans to settle into a continuous improvement approach which revises processes periodically. This is supported by Davenport who claims that org...

Do Mothers Have Wasted Educations?

singrdave — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 9:47:51 AM -0500

I passed two people on my walk from the parking lot this morning who were discussing their kids. This is the extent of the conversation I heard: "My kids are still little and at home." "Yeah, my kids are grown up and out of the house. In fact, I sent both my daughters to four years of college and all they're doing is raising kids at home." I can't let that kind of blinkard stupidity go unchallenged. I turned around and told the man (after apologizing for ...

Sex & Teens

foreverserenity — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 7:44:33 AM -0400

I recently bought a lap top because I could never get on the computer because my teenage son, Adam, who is 14 is always on with his interests in Anima & games, I'm glad he has a hobby so I do allow him time on it, but with restrictions as to time and sites. The old clunker I have at home for the past three years is a loaner from work because from time to time I have had to bring work home. Our home computer that we own, had problem accessing the internet because it is so old, lacks ...

Are you a smart & assertive Mom?

AngelaMarie88 — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 9:05:45 AM -0400

Problem: A mom I met at a parenting class (that we were both required by law to attend) has been asking me to babysit her kid. I did it for a couple days before I noticed she was taking increasing advantage of my kindness (read: if you ask me a favor I won't say no right away, therefore you've got a window of time to walk all over me until I come to my senses). She'd say she needed me to babysit him for 6 hours, the next day it became 9 hours, then before the next day was done she'd jac...

Once Upon a Time in the West

Leauki — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 3:20:08 PM -0400

Canary Wharf, London, September 11th 2008. On September 11th 2008 I caught a flight to London very early in the morning. I was planning to be in the city for three days. I got an early flight out and was there for a mere two days, most of it spent with friends in Canary Wharf. I was on my way to Germany. I was due to become a godfather. But in London I met a few friends who work until 8 and apparently party until midnight. Why not, I suppose. I...

Free range parenting

Boudica — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 4:52:27 PM -0400

Here it goes...when I was a kid...but really when I was a kid we actually did this thing called going outside and playing. We played kickball, wiffleball, spud, tag, kick the can. All of the other kids on our street played outside too. I also did these other incredible and amazing things - I walked to school. I walked to the store. I rode my bike to the swimming pool. This wasn't when I was 12. I was young. My sister and I would walk...

Sniffing for Butt

SH80 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 4:42:53 PM -0400

Even at 16, I can recall watching The Cosby Show thinking, I want to be a calm, cool, collected dad like Cliff Huxtable. I had a Cliff/Theo moment with my 13-year-old son recently after he had an inordinate number of gaffes within a 24-hour period. I picked my son up from school the other day, and we talked on the way to pick his sister up from her campus. I asked him how he felt about a test he’d taken, and if he was ready for his test on the following day. He quic...

Brush your hair, put on a clean shirt

Boudica — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 6:53:42 AM -0400

I try really hard to be a good mom but there are days. Days like today. Mornings like this morning that I want to put in my two weeks notice and move on. That's a joke. Why do kids have to be so difficult? I am a big believer in picking your battles. I try not to make a big deal about the little things so hopefully I can have more impact on the big things that really matter. But...but...this morning it was all about little things. It's abou...

My Toddler is NOT a Slut

Texas Wahine — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 1:37:08 AM -0400

Now that I have a daughter, I get to enjoy first hand experience with the battle to find age appropriate clothing. It starts VERY young. My current issue is with Halloween costumes. Isabella loves to pretend to be a kitty. She crawls around and warbles and exaggerated "Meeeeoooow". She loves Tom and Jerry. A kitty cat is the perfect thing for her to "be" for Halloween. You would think it would be very simple to find a plain cat costume for a toddler.&n...

She read her story to me!

foreverserenity — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 1:05:51 AM -0400

Amanda surprised me tonight. Every night we read together before I put her to bed. No one else, not even her dad can do it (she won't have it), I have to do and it is one of our rituals that I enjoy. Well, tonight, she read one of the stories we have read before, to me. Word for word, for the most part, with a few stumble here and ther, which is quite normal! But she is six and she read on her own and I am so proud of her! I gave her a big hug and...

Why do kids get sick a week before school begins?!

foreverserenity — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 9:16:26 AM -0400

We are a week away from the first day of school for my children. Adam begins high school and Amanda goes into first grade!

I've done all the usual stuff, clothes shopping for both of them. My son is almost as tall as I am and he's going to be 14 in....OMG...two weeks! We're planning a park visit for him! He's grown out of almost all of his clothes! All I kept hearing from him was, "Mom I have nothing to wear"; "Mom, my pants are too short"; "Mom, I have no underwear"! Good grief! I can never buy enough socks or underwear because those go missing in action! As for Amanda, she's transitioning from a size 6/7 to a size 7/8. She's grown too!

Family Foul

Tova7 — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:26:24 AM -0400

MAJOR PARENTING WHINE/VENT..... After reading Tex's latest article, Minivan Confessions , I admit to being somewhat relieved. Why? I'm not alone! And because every year at this time my kids seem to get cranky. Not just a here and there crankiness, but an honest to goodness "what will it be today?" foulness. My twelve year old doesn't want to do anything but play on his computer. Part of it is laziness. I love him, but am not blind to his tendency t...