For two years, Deklan has wanted to be the Grinch for Halloween. I strategically waited until he would have a Cindy Lou Who to go with him. So here they are..homemade costumes and all. P.S. I am not a seamstress and the tacky glue only went so far :o)
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Sunday, November 21, 2010
You Know I Don't Speak Spanish...
Deklan woke me up this morning telling me stories about school and the kid who 'says naughty words.' He told me he would NOT be repeating such words because he knew they were naughty. I told him he was given immunity if he would tell me right then. So he said, "well, he said...well...it was...'Oh my (whisper) God'" Ok. I was thinking four letter words. I explained that it is something we choose not to say, but other people do, and he completed my sentence with "and we can't control other people, only OURSELVES!" (good boy- I say that every day and he apparently hears it.)
Anyway, he went on to tell me about how he got 'poked in the ass' at school the other day. I didn't know if I heard him correctly so I asked him to repeat it, wondering if he even realized he used a bad word. He calmly repeated it (a little slower to make sure I heard him) "I -got-poked-in-the-ASS." Hmmm.... I said, "Dek 'ass' is a naughty word for bottom." He looked at me slightly puzzled, and said 'No it's not, that's how I say 'ear' in Spanish."
I guess I better start monitoring their "Dora the Explorer" time.
Anyway, he went on to tell me about how he got 'poked in the ass' at school the other day. I didn't know if I heard him correctly so I asked him to repeat it, wondering if he even realized he used a bad word. He calmly repeated it (a little slower to make sure I heard him) "I -got-poked-in-the-ASS." Hmmm.... I said, "Dek 'ass' is a naughty word for bottom." He looked at me slightly puzzled, and said 'No it's not, that's how I say 'ear' in Spanish."
I guess I better start monitoring their "Dora the Explorer" time.
Up Hill Both Ways
I just realized what my generations' pitty-party argument to our children is after snapping at my kids in the living room....
Deklan and Blakely are watching The Cat in the Hat on TV which we DVR'd the other day. Since the show was aired on a regular station and not a movie channel, it all of a sudden went to....COMMERCIAL!! Both of my kids immediately started a tantrum yelling, "MOOOOM!! LOOOOK!!! Fast forward that! I don't WANNA WATCH A COMMERCIAL!!!!"
I promptly said, "Hey, I am not going to sit here and fast forward for you EVERY time a commercial comes on. When I was a kid, we couldn't just fast forward...we had to watch EVERY commercial there was. If I could do it, so can you!"
Technology may change, but the argument is still the same: Toughen up, I had it worse than you.
Deklan and Blakely are watching The Cat in the Hat on TV which we DVR'd the other day. Since the show was aired on a regular station and not a movie channel, it all of a sudden went to....COMMERCIAL!! Both of my kids immediately started a tantrum yelling, "MOOOOM!! LOOOOK!!! Fast forward that! I don't WANNA WATCH A COMMERCIAL!!!!"
I promptly said, "Hey, I am not going to sit here and fast forward for you EVERY time a commercial comes on. When I was a kid, we couldn't just fast forward...we had to watch EVERY commercial there was. If I could do it, so can you!"
Technology may change, but the argument is still the same: Toughen up, I had it worse than you.
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