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He doesn’t understand
John woke me up this morning, and asked me to open a Gatorade. It was 6 AM and I was NOT ready to get out of bed. I groggily opened his drink, rolled over and told him not to drink it in the bed. Because, he is prone to spill things, and that is not how I wanted to start my day. I worked on waking up, and laid in bed on my phone while he sat on the floor next to my bed playing learning games on his iPad. A few hours later, as I was finally getting ready to start my day I hear my son say “oh shit”. Now, whether or not my four year old should be allowed to swear is an argument I’ll never feel the need to have. But when I heard those words spill from his mouth, I sat up, ready to see the worst possible scenario. He was staring at the floor, where he had spilt bright red Gatorade all over the floor, soaking the pillow and blanket he had laid out on the floor. I could have gotten angry, it was a mess that I would have to clean up. But seeing the uncertainty on my sons face, I determined the best thing to do was smile and tell him it was okay. I laughed, because when I laugh he laughs and I think it’s important to find humor in little mistakes. I told him I loved him, I wasn’t angry and that he would have to clean up his mess. I told him I love him, and he gave me a hug and a kiss. I made sure he used a red towel to clean up the mess, to prevent staining even more laundry. When I choose to take this approach I am teaching my son that it is okay to make mistakes, and that when he does he can come to me. And I will always help him fix them. I have heard “why are you angry” and “do you hate me” come out of my sons mouth so many times when I yell at him. He doesn’t understand the change in tone yet, and it is unfair for him if I choose to raise my voice to get him to listen when there are other ways to encourage him. Remember, our children learn from us. It’s important that we teach them love.
By Deanna Troi6 years ago in Families
Dinosaur Bay
Dinosaur Bay Have you ever wondered what happened to the Dinosaurs? Today, everyone believes that these fantastic and incredible creatures are extinct and never to be seen again.... or are they. Somewhere off the coast of America’s pacific northwest, there lies a truly remote island called Dinosaur Bay. Surprisingly on this Prehistoric Paradise, many dinosaurs and other ancient saurians have not only survived but continue to flourish even after millions of years. Then one faithful day, something new would arrive to Dinosaur Bay. On a beautiful day, a little dinosaur was taking a stroll through the forest. His name is Parker the Parksosaurus, a little dinosaur with a big heart. Parker was just having a normal day but as he was about to pass by the beach, the little dinosaur noticed something new to the island.
By Jeremy Bickham6 years ago in Families
The Best Work from Home with Kids Tips and Android Apps
The lockdown has turned a parent’s worst nightmare into reality – working two jobs at the same time. Work is hard in itself and adding kids to the mix blew everything out of proportions. What initially seemed like a unique opportunity to spend more time with children became a race to finish the Zoom meeting before the little ones besieged and broke open the living room door. Here is a list of work from home with kids’ tips.
By Mary Poppins Purse6 years ago in Families
Part III : Ada Monetti Looks Back at her Life
The last we left Ada, she had a date to keep with Charlie, and the 22 year old followed through. They made for Broadway and Guys and Dolls brought the curtain up on their relationship. But things were moving a bit faster for one side of the pairing.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Families
The Pandemic, Quarantine,Netflix, and International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
Today, March 17, is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, a day to create awareness of violations and crimes against the LGBTQ community while advocating for increased equality and support. A day to remind people to be accepting of other’s differences and sexual/gender identity, to be good beings, and not commit hate crimes against their fellow humans. To treat others with respect. A simple message delivered in a complicated time.
By Jose Antonio Soto6 years ago in Families
Mom: You've Always Been My Hero
Dear Mom, I've written a million of these letters to you, for you. I've tried writing this one a million times. Never quite getting the depth I wanted - just a little off the mark, cute and sweet but never that deep-in-my-bones, all of my heart and the fibres of my being depth. Never quite capturing the hero in you.
By Emily the Period RD6 years ago in Families
COVID-19 e-Learning, help please, and thank you
Hello, is there anyone out there to help me? I am a mother of a child with ADHD and High Function Autism. As we are all collectively facing COVID-19 and quarantine, I often wonder how other parents with children who have the same or similar challenges are surviving.
By Tasha Griffin6 years ago in Families
Part II : Ada Monetti Looks Back at her Life
On July 4th, 1951 Ada Cafueri spent the day at Yankee Stadium with the skinny guy from the around the corner. “He was older and got taller,” Ada said. But while the doubleheader amounted to a date, the pairing still fell under the umbrella of friendship, according to Ada. Even so, the unsupervised 18 innings had to meet with approval from above.
By Rich Monetti6 years ago in Families
