Thursday, May 17, 2012
Happy Wife, Happy Life!!!!
Things are still going great over here. We've had a couple bumps in the road but we have faith that everything works out and will be just fine. Some new exciting things happening, we are starting a small business, hopefully that will go over well.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Keep running and running and running...
That's my life right now, we are running and can't stop! Finally, we have been able to get into a groove but I think we are running on less then 6hrs of sleep/night. That can be kind of stressful, but we have been able to talk things out and haven't had a fight about it. Thanks to my mom, she has been keeping Dae during the week for us and that time alone has been amazing.
I'm finally happy. Sure, things aren't perfect, but I am content and happy and don't feel like I'm missing anything. I would write more, but I'm watching a movie and this is taking forever lol
I'm finally happy. Sure, things aren't perfect, but I am content and happy and don't feel like I'm missing anything. I would write more, but I'm watching a movie and this is taking forever lol
Monday, January 23, 2012
Raising "Genderless" Children
"Genderless" children is a term I have just recently encountered. Apparently what it means is to raise your child not telling them or anyone if they are male or female and allowing them to wear/play/be whoever they choose.
Ok, while that is NOT something I would do or encourage someone else to do, I am not one to judge other people's parenting...except this just rubs me the wrong way and seems like a good idea done wrong.
I don't understand the point in raising a child to not know if they are a boy or girl when that is a detrimental part of growing up. The issue I have is the secrecy of hiding the gender. We know that if a child feels they are in the wrong body, they know from a very young age and providing their parents are understanding and supportive they can freely express themselves.
What happens come puberty? Kids are hitting puberty earlier and earlier these days, what happens when this gender neutral kid wakes up and has a period? Or what happens when the child gets an erection and has no idea what is happening to its body?
I've dealt with a kid who liked "girly" things. For a while, Zain's favorite color was pink, he wanted barbies, he wanted girly things and we dealt with it just fine. We allowed him most things pink, we did draw the line with a few things mostly things that might get him picked on (ex: we did not buy him the "twinkle toes" brand shoes because they are glittery girly shoes and he was having enough issues with bullying at school) but we didn't tell him he was wrong for liking pink. He grew out of it and we all moved on.
Too many questions, too little time. All I know is that my sons know they are boys and if I'm blesses with a girl, she will know she's a girl. Oh and when people get upset for being bashed by others on the internet, they should realize that wouldn't happen if they had stayed off the internet
Ok, while that is NOT something I would do or encourage someone else to do, I am not one to judge other people's parenting...except this just rubs me the wrong way and seems like a good idea done wrong.
I don't understand the point in raising a child to not know if they are a boy or girl when that is a detrimental part of growing up. The issue I have is the secrecy of hiding the gender. We know that if a child feels they are in the wrong body, they know from a very young age and providing their parents are understanding and supportive they can freely express themselves.
What happens come puberty? Kids are hitting puberty earlier and earlier these days, what happens when this gender neutral kid wakes up and has a period? Or what happens when the child gets an erection and has no idea what is happening to its body?
I've dealt with a kid who liked "girly" things. For a while, Zain's favorite color was pink, he wanted barbies, he wanted girly things and we dealt with it just fine. We allowed him most things pink, we did draw the line with a few things mostly things that might get him picked on (ex: we did not buy him the "twinkle toes" brand shoes because they are glittery girly shoes and he was having enough issues with bullying at school) but we didn't tell him he was wrong for liking pink. He grew out of it and we all moved on.
Too many questions, too little time. All I know is that my sons know they are boys and if I'm blesses with a girl, she will know she's a girl. Oh and when people get upset for being bashed by others on the internet, they should realize that wouldn't happen if they had stayed off the internet
posted from Bloggeroid
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
People Are Strange
That's a Doors song, sung by the one and only Jim Morrison and it plays in my head multiple times a day. The rest of the line is something like "when your a stranger, faces look ugly when your alone. Women are wicked..."
It is such an appropriate song for today, I'm in the mccreless hall at SAC and sitting in the hallwa waiting for class to start. This is prime people watching time and there are tons of people to watch.
Couples crack me up, you have the ones who literally hang on each other and make me wonder how they walk cause they look like they are going to fall over any second. Then the ones who are "whisper fighting" over stupid things like what they are gonna eat. So funny. The "let's kiss for 20minutes before you go into class" kids which make me wonder if they do that all the time. I love Aaron but I don't need to kiss him for 20minutes every couple hours lol
Sitting in the hallway is like being sideline to a fashion show. The things kids come to class wearing blow me away. So far I have seen 4 girls wearing shorts, knee high socks and boots. Wtf? Were all their jeans dirty? Is that the style? I've never said I was fashionable, so if that is the "in" thing, please let me know! Others literally look like they rolled out of bed, one guy I swear he was in boxers, or really short shorts.
Class is almost gonna start and I know there is going to be that rush to the door. Why people bumrush the door when the other people haven't even left the room yet I will never understand. The doorway is small, we can't all fit at once.
It is such an appropriate song for today, I'm in the mccreless hall at SAC and sitting in the hallwa waiting for class to start. This is prime people watching time and there are tons of people to watch.
Couples crack me up, you have the ones who literally hang on each other and make me wonder how they walk cause they look like they are going to fall over any second. Then the ones who are "whisper fighting" over stupid things like what they are gonna eat. So funny. The "let's kiss for 20minutes before you go into class" kids which make me wonder if they do that all the time. I love Aaron but I don't need to kiss him for 20minutes every couple hours lol
Sitting in the hallway is like being sideline to a fashion show. The things kids come to class wearing blow me away. So far I have seen 4 girls wearing shorts, knee high socks and boots. Wtf? Were all their jeans dirty? Is that the style? I've never said I was fashionable, so if that is the "in" thing, please let me know! Others literally look like they rolled out of bed, one guy I swear he was in boxers, or really short shorts.
Class is almost gonna start and I know there is going to be that rush to the door. Why people bumrush the door when the other people haven't even left the room yet I will never understand. The doorway is small, we can't all fit at once.
posted from Bloggeroid
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Home Sweet Home!!!!
We did it!!! We officially have our own apartment! How does it feel? It feels damn amazing, let me tell you. I need to get some pictures printed up and some cute frames to make it look more "homey" but its all I could ever want.
I have seriously felt like the happiest and luckiest girl this week. We've been moving and Dae has been spending the nights with my mom since his bed isn't ready yet. It's been really nice having the evenings to relax with Aaron, a huge difference from before.
See when we lived apart, we had to go to someone else's house to hang out and be together...which was fun, but nothing is better then sitting on your own couch, watching the shows you wanna watch and not having to have discussions you aren't interested in or something to that extent. It's just me and Aaron and Dae and its glorious!
I have seriously felt like the happiest and luckiest girl this week. We've been moving and Dae has been spending the nights with my mom since his bed isn't ready yet. It's been really nice having the evenings to relax with Aaron, a huge difference from before.
See when we lived apart, we had to go to someone else's house to hang out and be together...which was fun, but nothing is better then sitting on your own couch, watching the shows you wanna watch and not having to have discussions you aren't interested in or something to that extent. It's just me and Aaron and Dae and its glorious!
Friday, January 6, 2012
The Good Kind of Stress
OMG I am such a basket case right now!!! I'm so anxiously waiting for my financial aid to hit the bank (supposed to be in tomorrow) and my account is down to less then $1. I just want to get new tires, buy stuff for the apt and move in already! I have to go back to work Monday and I am NOT looking forward to doing all this, I wanted to do it before I went back. I'm gonna have to get up early, take Dae to my moms, start moving, organizing etc then stop and go to work. I work from 1-5PM which means I'll have to stay up late to get things done. Ugh that is NOT gonna go over well with my body.
Plus side, all my "anxiety" is over good things, not bad stressful things. That's a big plus actually. I'm excited to buy my books, start classes and just have a great 2012.
I've just been stressing over the relationship with my mom. Things have gotten really weird, and I'm not sure why. Maybe just cause of the move or something, Dae has been acting pretty silly too lately.
Plus side, all my "anxiety" is over good things, not bad stressful things. That's a big plus actually. I'm excited to buy my books, start classes and just have a great 2012.
I've just been stressing over the relationship with my mom. Things have gotten really weird, and I'm not sure why. Maybe just cause of the move or something, Dae has been acting pretty silly too lately.
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