The Reason Why Parents are Insane
A special thank you to my mother for buying the children a set of musical instruments for Christmas and a separate thank you to my mother-in-law for the drum.
Why parents are insane from Beth Morley on Vimeo.
Bumps & Bruises
This is childhood. Childhood is exploring, examining, learning and a lot of times getting hurt in the process. Lucy has worn her bumps and bruises like a champ and they are a badge of honor. She is enjoying her childhood and if she wasn’t her knees wouldn’t be looking like that. Too many times as parents we are so worried about helmets, and safety, and being cautious that we suck the fun right out of everything. Are we protecting or sheltering? Are we allowing our kids to enjoy their life or preventing them from having one? Are we allowing them to explore and experience or are we making them scared of taking risks? Lucy earned each of those bruises honestly by running too fast, going too high and pushing her limits. I couldn’t be more proud.
Communication II
In an effort to clarify why I am the way I am I’d like to share a phone conversation I had with my mother last night at the mall.
Mom: Where are you?
Me: Were at the mall in the little play area.
Mom: oh
Lucy (off phone): Mommy look! I caught some sharks!
Me (playing along): Wow, they are huge! Good job babe!
Mom: Oh My God the kids have a shark?
Me: Mom, we’re at the mall. Of course not. They are pretending
Mom: Well, how was I supposed to know?
Lucy (off phone): Okay mommy, we’re jumping back into the pool
Mom: they are swimming?
Me: Let me get this straight, we’re at the mall and you think the kids are swimming and catching sharks? What kind of mall do you think we are at?
Mom: oh, well I didn’t know.
Me: oy!
