Escape

“Eat” the damn Play-doh cookies.

As a mom, you want to give everything to these mini-yous. Assholes or not, you just wake up and go to bed, and it’s all about them. Nothing else matters in this world

In our house the “S word” (stupid) and the “D word” (dumb) are considered “bad” words. So during a recent talk about school, the following convo with my eldest (2nd grader) ensued: Me: Do your friends use bad words at school? Him: Yes, sometimes. Me: What words do they say? Him: They mostly say the “s word” and the “d word” Me: Hmmm…do you sometimes say those words too? Him: I try not to, but yes I sometimes do. Me: Why do you say them? Him: Because sometimes I just want to blend in. *Wow* I didn’t think I’d have to have a convo about peer pressure this early!! So, I took a moment to pause, reflected on his use of the term “blend in” and said the following… Me: Imagine if you have a bunch of really bright colored crayons. What color would you be? What’s your favorite color? Him: Green. Me: What happens if you start coloring a sheet with your green crayon, but instead of coloring the other things different colors, you just start blending all the colors in and mixing it with your green. Do you think you’d still see the color green anymore? What color do you think you’d see most? Him: Probably like a dark brown or black probably. Me: That’s right…because whenever you start blending too many beautiful colors together, you lose the special colors and just get a dark blob, right? Him: Yes. Me: Well, people are kind of like different colored crayons. We’re special when we show our colors to each other. And like crayons, it’s good to blend in a little bit, but not so much where we lose our color completely and there’s nothing special about us anymore. You’re a Muslim and you should be very proud of who you are. You can blend a little bit with your friends, but not so much where you lose your special color completely. And remember, you can be a good example for your friends and teach them. Maybe if YOU don’t say bad words, your friends will learn from you and they’ll stop saying bad words too! Alhamdulillah he totally got it and vowed to not “blend in” so much anymore. :) May God protect all our children and help them preserve their “special colors” and shine always! Ameen!

Penetrate her mind. Then fuck her!

Listen.

Flower petals scattered on the bed.

Sex with you would be wonderful.

There’s not one right way to be a woman or mom.

You can be a mess and still be a good mom. We are allowed to be both.