OMG! I just went to the bathroom and left Toto curled up on the couch. When I came back out, he was on his hind legs slurping MY COFFEE!
So
that's
how he stays so chipper and personable. We should try this coffee stuff on Teppy and Ple.
Sail's daughter is my hero. Not only does she keep her mom stylishly and sexily coiffed, but she's a roller derby queen! Who could make such a cool kid? Sail! Happy birthday!
I'm sorry about the ass of Cass. May it flourish in a smooth and itchless fashion.
I'm pleased about Trudy's full on case of smit.
Go Suzi! Go A's! Gotta turn my daughter back into a rally monkey.
So that's how he stays so chipper and personable. We should try this coffee stuff on Teppy and Ple.
Bwah!
So, who's up for a big Friday afternoon discussion?
Give me three more hours and I might be. I need food and caffiene and my boss hasn't left for the breakfast place yet. (He eats there every day. Watch today be the one day he doesn't go. The day I forget my breakfast. And not on purpose.)
What about?
The tapes that play in our heads.
What about?
Just how freakin' cute Nice Boy is?
*crickets* *crickets* *crickets*
The tapes that play in our heads.
OK, I think you may need to upgrade to disc, first of all...
Just how freakin' cute Nice Boy is?
Good idea!
The tapes that play in our heads.
Oh, I have one of those. More than one, actually.
Ok. Discussion time!
AmyLiz’s “bad mommy points” post reminded me of a discussion I had with my cousin on Sunday.
First, a little background. My cousin is four years older than me (34), married, and has three boys (4th grade, 1st grade, and 2-years-old)). Their youngest, A, was born with a club foot. They coddled him a bit (her words, not mine), because he had a rough time…had to wear these fancy shoes, connected with a bar, and still sleeps with these fancy shoes. He crawled late, walked late, etc. He’s pretty much caught up now, and is doing really fabulous. Cute and funny. Love him to pieces.
But, we were talking about things on Sunday, and she said that they really coddled him, and that they could have been better parents. Looking back, she should have been “stronger” and worked harder with him so he didn’t get so behind and so coddled.
I told her that I really think they did the best they could with him. She did what was effective at the time, and he’s thriving now, so she couldn’t have done that badly.
But still, she had expectations, and the impression that others have expectations (she was told things by doctors, friends, etc. that said she should be doing things differently), so she beats herself up about the way they raised A in his early days.
So, parents. What “should” tapes play in your head about your kids (or other things)? How do fight them?
Singles: what “should” tapes play in your head about anything? How do you fight them?
How much do both groups think that these expectations come from themselves? And how much comes from society?
Just how freakin' cute Nice Boy is?
But is he good in bed? Does he keep our Trudy satisfied?
