Casper: Mommy, I'm so tired. May I please sleep until 5:20 today?
Me: Casper, every second you stay in that bed, a child is becoming more impressive than you.
I don't know how I can make it more clear to him. If he doesn't learn this at ALMOST AGE 3, I don't know how he thinks he's going to learn it as an adult.
I only mention this out of love. I love Casper. He has so many good qualities. He's genetically gifted, for example. He's the only one in the family that can get the Queen of Colors to sleep. But he is NOT living up to the high standard that his two older siblings have set for him. When I compare Casper to my Fortify, I just want to cry for him!!!
HELP!!!!! Is there any mom advice out there?!?!?!! Have any of you EVER dealt with a child this delinquent!!???!?!
I know that most of the time when a child misbehaves it's because of a parenting failure in the home. But I now have proof that that is NOT always the case.
In other news, I am trying ALL KINDS OF EXCITING THINGS WITH MY HAIR!!!!! I will probably post pictures of it every day for the next little while because I know you will ALL want to see it! I have no doubt in my mind that your healthy interest in my hair style is what gets most of you through the day.
This is what I'm going for:
SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO CUTE!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!! I JUST WANT TO SCREAM BECAUSE IT'S SO CUTE!!!!
Love you sisters!!!!
~I'm So Into Myself
It is normal now and then for a boy to be a bit slower than a girl.
ReplyDeleteGood point. Maybe I shouldn't have expectations for Casper anymore.
DeleteI can't WAIT to see your hair, OMG !!!! And don't be shy about buying an extra bumpit for special occasions - remember, you CANNOT have enough lift. Have you tried one of these for Fortify's pageant beauty performance? Of course the other mothers will try to steal them, put her name on the bumpit with a sharpie!
ReplyDelete*Casper may need medication, don't shoot the messenger.
OMG!!! You will LOVE IT!!! Fortunately Fortify's hair already has a very natural lift. But believe me, IF IT DIDN'T, SHE WOULD HAVE A BUMP-IT SURGICALLY SCREWED TO HER HEAD!!! I can't believe how cUtE these are!
DeleteMaybe you just need to teach Casper what my mom taught me at age 2, sleep is for the lazy (or ghosts)… How else was I supposed to live up to her expectations and read through the entire Work and the Glory series by the time I turned 8?
ReplyDeleteThe real problem is that Casper sees other mommies who don't care about their children and therefore don't push them to do anything so he then expects to sleep until 5:20 and play sports FOR FUN.
DeleteOh goodness there should be a coalition for mommies who care about their children, talk about bumpits, and talk about the books their children can read
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