The Boni Bunch: Being a mom (Two things Tuesday)

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Being a mom (Two things Tuesday)

Sometimes being a mommy is heartbreaking.

Two examples...for Two Things Tuesday

#1-
On Saturday, Xander had a 9 am soccer game... and it was FREAKING cold outside. My mom came over to watch the other kids so I wouldn't have to take them all in the cold to the game. Asher DESPERATELY wanted to go to the game. I, of course, explained that it was too cold ... that if he went to the game, he'd spend the entire time crying about being cold, so NO he would not be going to the soccer game. He spent what seemed like FOREVER crying, screaming, and pitching a fit.

Every part of my heart screamed,
"just let him go!"

While LOGIC said,
"if I let him go, he'll know that screaming is the right way to get what he wants."

SO... needless to say, I didn't let him go...
my heart was breaking, but I knew it was the right thing to do!

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#2-
Xander was in trouble at school on Friday... evidently he stole something from a friend of his in class. We discussed all about not taking things that don't belong to us... about how "good friends" respect what belongs to other people... about how even in the Bible, God tells people "do not steal"...

you know...the DON'T STEAL talk.

Then, after this BIG, long discussion on Friday, he went back to school yesterday and stole from the classroom supplies. The teacher explained to me what happened saying, "it's not a big deal WHAT he stole...it was just some beads... but it's the fact that we just went through all of this on Friday." So she encouraged me to "reiterate to him that stealing is wrong."

Well, DUH... as though I teach my kids that stealing is OK??

So, again we had this talk.... it broke my heart when Xander looked up at me after getting onto him and said,

"You're a mean mommy."

I then had to explain,
"I'm not trying to be mean, I am simply trying to teach you that if you make bad decisions, there will be bad consequences. You have to make good decisions in life so you can be the best boy and the best friend that you can be" ...
meanwhile, as he is crying, so is mommy!

I made him write a letter to his teacher.... Here it is:

Geez... being a mommy is tough!

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Annissa April 21, 2011 at 7:12 AM
Don't you love that? Yes, I taught him at home to fill his pockets with stolen goods and bring me the loot. Duh .
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You know you're a mom if...

...if kids songs are the ones stuck in your head (from Renee)
...if you realize your kids are 3 years old and it is time to start carrying a normal purse and no longer the diaper bag as your purse (from Renee)
...if you find kid's food in your purse or toys (from Renee)
...if you know every episode of spongebob!! (from Michelle)
...if your kids are bathed, fed, and dressed while you are famished and unbathed in your PJ's...And then at that point you have to say screw it, because you cant leave them unattended in the house long enough to take a quick shower, so you pray tomorrow is a better day! (from Jackie & Jennifer)
...if you walk through the halls of your local kindergarten and all the kids start saluting you because they have been informed you are the President of Oklahoma (yes thats right, Oklahoma, not the United States) (from Jennifer)
...if you go to work and have a coworker tell you you have something on your shirt and you look at it only to find that one of your children has used your shirt as a kleenex (from Rachael)
...if you can hug and kiss a child whose breath smells worse than a dragon's after he/she has been throwing up for most of the day and night. And, not throw up yourself in the process (from Marla)
...if the school principal calls you because your child brought your bra to their kindergarten class for show and tell (from Jennifer)
...if your extended relatives know which parts of your body have hair and which ones dont because it was your childs topic of choice at a Christmas (from Jennifer)
...if you don't mind if your kids drink out of your glass and you will still drink from it too (from Marcia)
...if your living room looks more like a play area for kids than a nice place to entertain guests (mine)
...if you have a funny story (funny now, but not at the time)...how your son passing gas during a diaper change managed to shoot a poo ball on your cheek! (from Sandi)
...if you see your parents in a whole new light! (from Katrina)
...if you carry a diaper bag as a purse (from Kelly)
...if you have items in your purse that would normally be found in a baby's room or diaper bag (from Wendy)
...if nasty bodily fluids don't bother you; OR if you have other children spit their gum into your hand when they're done! (from Candace)
...if your belly gradually got huge over 9 months. Then you suddenly had a bunch of pain followed by a human coming out of you! (from Elizabeth)
...if you start saying the phrase, "Because I said so!" and it may be to a coworker, not your children! (from Melanie)
...if you can change a dirty diaper and not get the dry heaves because it looks like pea soup & smells worse (from Diana)
...if you will eat something out of your child's mouth that they refuse to eat. (from Courtney)
...if you find Cheerios in the bottom of your purse, couch, vehicle... (from Sahar)
...if You're stopped in walmart by a nice lady who says.."Excuse me, miss....you have some cheerios stuck to your butt" (from Kym)
...if your printer mysteriously quits working a week after you buy it. You send it in for under warranty repairs and Lexmark sends it back with a note that has a Barbie shoe taped to it and all it says is we found the problem (from Amanda)
...if most of your shirts are stained on the shoulder (from droop & goop)
...if you keep a box of baby wipes in the car...just in case
...if you pull something out of your purse and a baby sock falls out
...if your dishwasher has no real cups...all sippy cups & bottles

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Being a mom (Two things Tuesday)

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