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When my son was about 4 or 5 years old, we were watching tv together. While switching channels, a commercial for a popular lingerie store came on the tv. You all know the ones I mean, where the scantilly clad, UNREAL looking women parade around and gyrate. Before I could think fast enough and change the channel, he became fascinated with it and asked me what it was for. Since he clearly saw it and I couldnt just blow past it, I took the opportunity to have a lesson in objectifying women. I explained that it was a store that wanted women to buy their underwear, but that he should understand that most women DO NOT LOOK LIKE THE WOMEN in those commercials. Those are models who are paid to have perfect bodies. They are beautiful, but understand that these women are not how most women look and women come in many shapes and sizes and are beautiful even if they arent shaped the same way that these commercial women are. Dont expect most women to look like that. I was trying my best to explain something clearly beyond him, but thought it a good opportunity. He sat there, listening carefully with big eyes. After I finished, he looked me straight in the eye and said, "But Mommy, YOU look like the women in those commercials, are you a model?"

Needless to say, I am NOT, and proceeded to fall off the couch. It was the cutest, most innocent thing. He is now 11 and understands where I was going that evening. He still remembers it and understands much better about advertising not being realistic. And he still thinks I look like a supermodel. Just maybe not in the morning!

My 2nd son who is 7 now, told me when he was 5..."Mom, you are the butt wiping queen!"

S....mom of 5(4 boys, 1 girl ages 9, 7, 5, 3, 1)

My 3 year old keeps asking for a baby brother. One day she asked if we could go to the baby store and buy one (wish it was that easy). Then yesterday, she said - Mommy, can you put a baby in your tummy today so I can have a brother tomorrow? Just too cute!

trying to make it sooo exciting about my kids starting Kindergarden, i took them shopping for black shoes and white sneakers (school policy)
they took one look at the white sneakers and said, almost at the same time:
hope you know we're not wearing those.
i thought i had years before i'll get attitude about what they're wearing. made me realize they're lil people with opinions. i am not ready to have them grow so fast :(

I am currently 38 weeks and 3 days (but who's counting?) and our 2-yr old daughter has been "helping" prepare for Baby Trent.

When Hubby brought up the newly re-finished baby cradle and she put "Baby" (her Baby) into the crib to sleep. Baby got cold so she went and got a blankie from her room too.

Then last night, I come home to find Baby in the infant carseat carrier - buckled in no less! She proudly announced to me that Baby was now safe!!

I can't wait for Baby Trent to show up for real!!!

~C.

my oldest started first grade today :*( ... kindergarten was a half day last year.... so, he was pretty nervous and sad going in, kissing me and holding me and saying he will miss me so much today. a little uncharacteristic for him, he is usually pretty easygoing, i felt bad. sooooo.. when i picked him up, he was SO excited, saying what a great day he had and he was so happy because he didnt think he would be done so soon. i was happy and didnt think much of it, just thrilled he was happy. then he said that a few more times, that he was so surprised to be done so early.. i finally caught on and asked him about it, turns out he thought that FULL DAY literally meant full day, like come home at night every day and go to bed! AAAWWWWWWWWWWWW.....

My 3 yo son was wearing his favorite super hero t shirt. When asked what the figures name was he said "It's the HUNK"

My little guy is fifteen months old and is pure comedy. We spent the week in Florida with my family meeting his new twin girl cousins. I have been practicing with him to be gentle with the babies and to only touch their feet.

He was so in awe of them and just sat next to them on the couch. I was afraid that he would get upset when I held them, but instead he touched their little toes and said "nice" in his little boy voice. Wish I had the video camera!

Quote of the day: "I need more stuff in me, so I'm gonna eat raspberries." My son is 3.

Whenever my son sees something that he thinks a girl would like he says that he wishes he could give it to me when I was a kid.

I put a little note in his luchbox that said "I love you." When I told him one day that there was a special treat in his lunch, he asked, hopefully, if it was a note. (it was a cookie)

My daughter who is 5 1/2 going on 14 loves Barbie. She usually likes her hair pulled into a "Barbie girl ponytail." My mom who has grey in her dark hair asked my daughter if her haior which was pulled back was a Barbie ponytail. Emma looked ay her and said.."Barbie doesn't have grey hair."

We were on vacation last week and walked down to the beach. My mom set my 3yo daughter on the rail leading down to the beach and the 3yo said. "Look Grandma SNOW!!!" With the way the sun was and the wind blowing the sand it really did look a little like snow! A.

LOL Priscila,
We just got back from Sesame Place this weekend.
My daughter is 20 months old and she really enjoyed herself.
She just took it all in and at times we were concerned b/c she wasn't smiling 24/7. But we know that is just her stage of development.

Anyway, she does LOVE to dance and she did this every chance she got. She danced in the road, she danced in the restaurant...wherever.
But the cutest thing she did was when we were waiting to take a picture with Ernie and Bert. When it was our daughter's turn, we helped her walk up to them.
Instead of hugging them, she stood in front of them and began to shake her hips back and forth to the music playing in the street. Everyone got a kick out of her little performance for them.
The Chracters did too!

It was very funny and cute to watch.

P.

My daughter just turned 1 last week. She is very smart and usually very aware of what she is doing, which makes it fun to watch her. She can say a couple of words like Dada, duck, that, etc. She can say Mama, as we have heard her do it from time to time and she definitely knows who it means. The funniest thing she does is when we try to get her to say Mama, she just gives us the slyest look and a little smile and says Dada! It is the funniest thing and you can tell that she is intentionally being silly. I love it!

My very precocious son went to a Catholic elementary school for pre-school. During the week the church celebrates St. Patrick and St. Joseph's feast days, the Bishop came to speak at the school assembly about the qualities of saintliness and holiness. After his speech he asked the audience, "Any questions?"
My very curious four year old raised his hand and asked, "Why is the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia?"
After the laughter died down, the Bishop answered, "I guess because that's where God wanted to put it."

Recently my 15-month-old son has been insistent about getting two rounds of good-night hugs & kisses from his dad and big sister before I put him to bed. Last night he kept sitting up while nursing every time he heard them in the next room and wouldn't continue until we went in and he got more kisses. After I put him in his crib, he laid down for a second, then stood back up and patted his mouth in the "sign" for kisses. I gave him a few big kisses, and he laid right down and went to sleep. Melts my heart!

My son 2.5yrs old breaks out into song wherever we go. His favorite are the ones from the Movie Toy Story. On Sunday we took him to the Disney Store in the Palisades Mall and bought him the Buzz Lightyear costume. We tried it on him at the store and he went into full Buzz mode acting out the scene when Buzz tries to fly and singing at the top of his lungs. Everyone was cracking up, and he just looked too adorable.