Feeding a six year old

The boy child is driving me insane. He has decided he is no longer willing to eat ANY vegetables. If he thinks it has vegetables he will not eat it. He is willing to fight to tears about this. Dinner last night took him almost 2 hours and he only at 3 bites. I am at my wits end. I can tell he is not getting what he needs He is grumpy and not sleeping really well. What is a mom to do? I guess it is time for tough love. No treats, no Slurpee's and a whole lotta grief from him. But he will eat like he should. This is not a meat only house. We started this morning with oatmeal (which by the way I will not eat) and he ate half of his serving, only after whimpering about it but still he ate it. I am not going to starve the child, but I am no longer willing to fight about dinner (or any meal for that matter). Is this just his way of having control? Is he just being a grump? Someone help.......because I might have a nervous breakdown before too long.

The Husband

Even on the days that I would most like to string him up, my Husband is one amazing guy. I am grateful for him and all he does. I love him like no other. I love the way he treats me and more importantly, our children. I didn't grow up with a great fatherly influence. Read back a few posts, you will understand. My kids on the other hand, have an amazing example of a man in their life and I am delighted.

I know there are times I am unappreciative of him. Days I do not give him near enough credit. After all he is married to me. The man deserves a gold medal for merely waking up with me most days (I am so NOT a morning person, ever!). Those days when I think he is chewing his food too loudly type of thing. But he is amazing. And I need to remember to tell him that more often. He is truly a gift.

My deleted FB post

Have you ever typed it all up and been ready to hit send and realized, probably not the best idea? I did that this morning. It was a really good post, but may have made me look a little nuts and since those of you who follow me here, already know I am nuts. I will share that post with you. If you happen to just be stopping by...I am sorry. Hope your Monday is outstanding.

"Dear Monday, You can bite me. I am going back to bed. If you see a 3 year old and two 2 year olds playing in the road, they are likely mine. I locked the doors, but they are smart little buggers. So,throw them back in the house, and you might want to call my husband and see if he gives a crap. He likely does, but he will get to it whenever he rolls out of bed. the rest of us be damned."

Can you tell I might be a little PMS-y? Ya I can feel it. The little things are nagging hardcore. I think I need another cup of coffee.

Sometimes, you get what you asked for.......

Have you heard the horribly annoying song "Friday" by Rebecca Black. Oh my. First time I heard it, I was a little confuse as to why any record company would make such a video. Not long after I got my answer. Her mommy and daddy paid big bucks to make the video because Rebecca wants to be a pop star. Now, she has made another video, which I don't recall the name of that is out. Now this little sweetie is out there on all the "celebrity" shows whining and complaining that she was bullied out of school. First, let me state emphatically that it is never okay to bully anyone. Child or adult. Kids are doing stupid crap these days. What once would have been settled with fisticuffs now involves actual weapons, which is just insane. There was a story in the news not long ago about a kid getting stabbed over an ipod. Kids used to be mean, now they are dangerous (at least some of them are). That said, you out to know by now I believe in personal responsibility. And I am wondering at what point some of the treatment towards Rebecca, is not part of the cost of the celebrity she seems to so desperately be seeking. I am wondering if mommy and daddy forgot to tell her, before they signed the big check for the (eek!) music video, that it would not all be sunshine and butterflies. That there would be critics. Harsh critics. Mean critics. I think mommy and daddy forgot one thing about giving baby girl everything she ever wanted. Baby girl just might end up whiny and ungrateful. I do not pretend to know these people, nor what they are thinking. But I do wonder. I wonder why they didn't spend the $$$$ on some voice lessons. Why they did not invest in their child directly. My kid wants to be a tennis star, but that doesn't mean I paid for him to play at the US Open. It means we are working on lessons and skills and seeing where it goes. My other child seems to be interested in dance. So we are starting at the beginning with lessons and performance
opportunities. Do we not start with the basics anymore? I don't expect my 3 year old who doesn't yet know the alphabet to read chapter books. It just doesn't work that way. And I wonder also if we are not confusing an ability to sing or desire to preform with an urge to be famous.

Welcome Back.

One might assume I fell off the face of the planet. No such luck. Just been super busy. And really find me a mom who isn't.

We have had some big birthdays here. The boy turned 6 a few months back and the girl just turned 3 within the past few weeks. Crazy. I swear every year goes faster than the last. We celebrated the big winter holidays. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and all that goes with that. I had a birthday, creeping ever closer to that "mid-thirties" mark.

We have all had some form of illness, which I suppose goes with the winter weather, currently, the girl is nursing a horrible chest cold. No fun at all. Add that to the strep, stomach flu and just nasty head colds that we have all suffered from in one form or another and I am beyond ready for spring to be here. As soon as everyone is mostly healthy, I think it will be time for the girl to have the tubes out of her ears. I am both excited and scared for her for that. I want her to be healthy, and be able to take swimming lessons this summer. We shall see.

I got a new job. Like I have the time, or really needed it, but it is with an organization I really believe in, so I took it when they asked. It has been good for me, and I think I must say I am happy to be working. I feel good and productive. Being a mom is awesome, but I like to work part-time. After awhile at home, I just get frustrated. Same dishes, same bills, same laundry. Bleh.

Hope that your 2011 is off to a great start. I hope to be more diligent about posting. Only time will tell how that goes.