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M and I have a new game; I say "stop," he freezes and puts his hands in the air. When I explained this to hubbs, he asked if it wasn't a little on the nose. I glared and told him that was the point. Also, it means M stops doing whatever thing he isn't supposed to be doing. I hate this game, but it makes him laugh and it could save his life someday.
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4 years ago
It's crazy that 4 years ago today we brought M to our home. His birthday was Thursday and, as always, we told him about the day he was born. This was the first year he asked some questions about his birth mom. We have always had pictures of her around and we tell him that he grew in her tummy and she picked us to be his mama and daddy. I always get a little teary when we talk about her because I wonder about her and hope she is doing ok. I still send updates to the agency for her (M even picked the card we sent this time), but the reality is that I don't know if she receives them.
Sorry if that was rambling, but I'm feeling all the feels as I prepare for his birthday party this afternoon. I wish she could be here to see in person what a great young man her son is growing into.
Toddler questions
As we are headed to a playground, M asks why he didn't have school today. I use the opportunity to tell him, in an age appropriate way, about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
M: I can't see him.
Me: No, he died. But I can show you pictures and videos when I'm not driving.
M: Why he died?
Me: He died because someone hurt him really bad.
M (with complete confidence): He in the sky now, him flying.
I don't even know how to handle that statement, but by the time we got to the playground he was more concerned with his trucks. But at snack time he became very concerned about if Dr. King wore a hat, and where the hat is now.
Can we start a Christmas tree thread? I love seeing other peopleâs Christmas trees, they are all so unique and beautiful. Reblog with your pics.
Our hand me down tree (got it from a family member who was upgrading). Lots of kid ornaments and non of my very breakable ones from Ecuador.
Also pictured: two little elves
Tree rules:
1. Everything is unbreakable/shatterproof
2. No glitter
How to throw off a week
I have not said this to many people, but a couple of years ago I was sexually harassed at work in a way that fell into a legal grey area but made me very uncomfortable. I reported it to my supervisors, but the person who did it was above both of them, and it was a grey area, so it stopped there.
Flash to the other day, I was completing my online training modules and sexual harassment was one of the topics, because current events. The training was actually super insensitive to anyone who has experienced harassment or assault, and therefore very triggering. Then I walked into the morning meeting and my harasser was there, in my spot.
I've felt out of sorts all week because of this. I wish I had escalated my issue at the time, but I honestly don't know who I should have reported it to. Part of me wants to talk about this with my boss, but I'm scared of being told I should be over it (which is a moot point because the incident is way past reportable at this point, and I don't see my boss pulling a jerk move like that).
I don't really have a point beyond wanting to get this off my chest. I might not work at the same company if I had pushed then, but I wish I had. I don't know if my harasser even knows how upset I was, but I also doubt he would have cared.
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Christmas done!
I was browsing around the toy section at Target (like normal adults do) and discovered that Imaginext has released Teen Titans GO! toys. I grabbed a Cyborg and a Beast Boy toy with no hesitation. Last year I achieved gender equality with toys, but I'm much happier with my non white character purchase today, even if one of them is green.
The things I want to say on Facebook
I support the hell out of everyone who kneels during the national anthem and everyone who stands proudly.
I received a flyer with 3 BLATANT flag code violations on it, and I bet almost none of my friends can name them.
Just because you don't understand their protest doesn't mean they don't have a point.
People who look like my son are dying because of people you share the posts of, while you tell me how cute my boy is.
I'm not saying black lives matter more than white lives, I'm saying they don't matter less.
I don't give a shit if you don't see color. I do and they are all beautiful.
I don't care who is peeing in the stall next to me as long as they wash their hands after.
People like you make me fear for my son's life, the future of the country, and the future of this world.
Instead, I unfriend and I keep a list.
My children's museum comes through with a diversity win again. Diego Rivera art in the new art exibit.
Decisions
I'm trying to decide if I should be stressing more over M not behaving at school (hitting and kicking his teacher) or the fact that I have a few changes of clothes, an entirely water resistant outfit, a couple gallons of water, and a couple boxes of granola bars in the car, just in case things get rough at work. I know, I'll stress hard about both.
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Glass half full moment
The upside to a politicallly divisive event; easy Facebook friend cleaning.
WTF
Nothing like walking into his room an hour after bedtime to find him completely dressed for the day, having rearranged his furniture, and crying because the nightlight doesn't work in the outlet he has randomly chosen.
Joe calls planes bees and it's probably the cutest fucking thing I've ever heard
Whenever we see a plane- Joe: âBee!!! Mommy! Bee!!!â
L calls nachos âmachos.â Itâs so adorable I can hardly stand it.
Anyone else want to chime in? We could all use some awwwws today.
Nugget calls guitars âsongsâ. And he will pick them up and strum them and stomp his feet and sing. Itâs adorable and fills my heart with happinessâŚ
Prince used to call knives âsharpsâ, elevators were âalligatorsâ and skeletons were âpelicansâ đ
I miss those days! Peanut doesnât really mix up words yet.
When youâre buying food you put it in a shopping carpet.
Little einsteins are still âlittle tein teinsâ
Those are my only remnants of the babyhood/speech delay that was!
I love all these!! Owlet says âYouâre Yuckumâ and it is the cutest thing on the planet when she sings the Moana song. To say watermelon she just darts her tongue in and out of her mouth while making sound.
Cora calls ripped jeans âbrokenâ.
Leep lops (flip flops), baby soup (bathing suit), âpaint your polishâ is how she refers to getting nails done. Anything carbonated is sparkly juice. Forks have teeth and spoons donât. Maya would call sharp nails âsharkyâ and Cora is doing the same thing.
Listening to music my daughter often asks for the song âSix eggs, drums, and rock nârollâ!
Better than the alternative of Sex and Drums and Rock and RollâŚ.I might need to reconsider the olâplaylist.
âPail Nolishâ & Hangerburr (hamburger) are my favorite from my kids.
Bean calls any bees hon-erts. (Instead of hornets)
She hardly mixes up any words these days. Almost 6.
Little Dude likes the little âcopping shartsâ at Trader Joeâs.
Mr V Salt took childrenâs chewable spidermans.
M used to exclusively call motorcycles "zooms," he has now evolved it to "zoomicle."
New exhibit in our children's museum is about books, The Snowy Day is one of the books featured. Representation makes me happy.
Today I learned I hate ...
Electronic billboards. M is in full toddler question stage. Every other sentence out of his mouth is "what that?" We were stuck at the longest light EVER today and it was right next to one of those billboards. Some of the ads came up multiple times. The only one I didn't have to explain was a "Donald's" ad, which then made me feel like a terrible mom for him knowing the McDonald's logo. I swear he has had less than a dozen happy meals in his life!
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Total mom move
M has thrown up twice tonight, which is almost unheard of for him. Someone is shooting off fireworks nearby. I'm sleeping in the guest room to be just a few steps closer if he needs me. It is a minor inconvenience, but I worry so much when he isn't feeling 100%. These are the mom moments I never hear my friends talk about, and he will never know happened, but I can't think of anywhere I'm needed more right now.
I'm sure this is about to be controversial or at least not pc
Lately my life as the white mom of a not white toddler is comprised of patting myself on the back for not doing something racist, crying as I ponder how to explain the senseless killing of pocs to my son some day, and praying to all dieties I can think of the he won't request Word Party as his one cartoon of the day.
