SuperConsequences

My daughters latest and greatest is to rip her way into a powerstruggle with a tenfoot tall toddler attitude to try and expand her boundaries. Example a......."Go to the park?" she asks. "Sure" I reply, "We need to clean up first though" (put her hockey stick and ball away) "NO", "Well, then we're not going to the park" this repeats until she decides to listen....so three asks and the same three you need to clean up first. She finally does, I ask her what she would like to clean up, the ball or the stick and I take the other in to demonstrate teamwork, helping and all that good stuff. Off to the park! NOPE. Example b....."Hold my hand please" "NO!" ....aw man I inwardly groan, here we go again. "Claire we are not going to the park unless you hold my hand" the cycle repeats and we make it to the park. Here I am pushing her in the swing mentally patting my back and puffing up my selfesteem and the lil bugger starts screeching at me to stop. So I stop the swing and ask if if everythings alright. "Do it again?" she asks....."But you just yelled for me to stop?! :| okay, I'll push you again, but no yelling. If you yell we are going home". Suicides, she yells, and LAUGHS at me! Well now I REALLY have to follow through. Now she wont even walk! Shes kicking her boots off and doing the whole limp body. I try several attempts and finally say "Claire, boots on or off its all good. It is time to go home. Now either you walk home and we continue to play, or I help you and we go home and you go to bed. She totally starts walking only to go limp in the middle of the road, grrrrr.....so I pick her up and carry her home with her boots in my other hand. Hone, brush teeth, diaper change. I say again, "Yelling is not okay. It hurts my feelings and its rude. If we are to go to the park we work as a team. You need to listen to me to be safe. I love you"

She fell asleep in seconds. Sigh. So how much is toddler, vs tired, vs terrible twos? No idea lol but thank goodness shes sleeping bc Im freakin done lol

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SuperSmile

And my heart sang love as happiness fell from my smile. Love me. Hear me. To hold, to hug, to breathe, to love. Spring dawns and summer will crest. Each day to live, to give our best. Be kind, be honest. Live true, live strong. A kind heart and morals cannot steer you wrong.

Honesty is modern bravery

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SuperSimple

Water. It gives life and creates wonder. This picture reminds me of the hidden lands a childs imagination creates. That puddles are acres of possibilities. A splash, a ripple and an explosion of a created chaos. Water styling the edges of her rubber boots as her laughter crinkles her triangle blue eyes.

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SuperHorrible

What an aweful feeling.....the feeling of helplessness. Is helplessness needing to ask for help? Or is asking for help a way of regaining control and implementing further improvements? Having kids is hard :-( there is so much worry and unknown. How do we turn it off? Well, at least dial it down lol I have a problem with relaxing, securitization and fear for the unknown. It used to be fun, prekid, but now I worry too much, think too much, and the chaos of a forever plotting/planning brain is going to drive me crazy :-(  Life doesn't get easier.....so what do I do when I don't get stronger?

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SuperBrave

A teaming mass of adolesents crest the corner of the hallway and I search frantically counting for my four little toddlers. I know all the children, small and tall, and only seek the young as a fevered habit. Voices from each jumpy child reach up to me in an excited frenzy.....something about a car? Oh....something about MY car. I've four toddlers, all here. Okay, attention towards the chaos of excitment and I see the worry on their teachers face. A child has something to tell me, and it's about my car. Okay I think. Well, I tell myself, you know what's what when you park where you park, and a car doesn't stay crisp and new for forever. Besides, my Ruby Red (yes that's my lil Toyota Echo) had already been cristened with an accident. I search the crowd for the child that has this message to be delivered. The child is not there. Down the hall we converge where a young boy is sitting in a farther corner. He raises himself as his crowd of peers surround him, squacking explanations towards what has taken place, he walks head held up and eyes towards me. Four toddlers still accounted for. I crouch to his eyelevel and ask what is is he has to tell me. Infront of all his classmates, two teachers, and babies pulling at arms; he EVER so bravely looks me IN THE EYE; and says he's sorry, as he has kicked the front licenseplate to my car and has broken it, it has fallen down. Now, here's the tricky part. I KNOW my license plate is broken. I know this because I was in my car when the asshole rearended me into the car infront of me! So as this couragous fellow tells me this I make a choice. Would repremanding help his soul? or counsil? How best to guide the situation to a solution where we have LEARNED? I sought what I hope enlightened the honour of truth. As his apology concluded, I sought the eye of the children surrounding and settled on the confesse......"I am very proud of you for your courage and your honesty in telling me the choice you had made. It can be VERY scary to tell the truth, especially infront of so many people. But you did (tell the truth) and I am proud of you, as you should be of yourself. I am NOT happy you kicked my car. But would you like to know something tricky?...............my license plate was already broken". I cannot say forsure these were my exact words as alas I am a writer and memory can often endulge in a writer brain concerning matters of the heart, HOWEVER, I definatley recall the look of sheer relief that became this young boys face. The smile that stole his somber look. Later, I begrudgenly sought out my car to see (and belatedly remember) that said young boy is in kirate, and my lisence plate is nearly in TWO! lol I sighed and then laughed. Reminding myslef that a car is a car and HOPEFULLY the path I had chosen was one that would help guide in a healthier, happier light for a child I can only assume could succeed from love. For what child does not seek shelter of love when they know they have wronged? Whether it be from their peers, their parents, or on this day, a teacher.

SuperTwo

Two toddlers.......two Besties. Only one me; lets do it! Tonight was Claires first "Slumber Party" with a girlfriend. Every morning on our car ride to daycare (as she is in the class I teach) she asks to make sure Mika will be there (her 'besty'). So today as I was off at 5:30pm I had Mika and my daughter Claire. We sat at the "toddler table" and shared a snack. Ham and blueberry muffin lol Hugs and kisses from Mika's Momma and we were on our way.....down the stairs, each clunky boot hitting its own note of independance as we made our way down a staircase towards new beginnings. I buckled them in to my lil Toyota Echo. Round two of kisses from Mikas Mom. Baby behind me on the left. Baby behind me on the right. Here we go! With a snack in their belly I was taking them grocery shopping. lol. YUP! that's right. Let's do this! Honest? Fucking amazed at their tranquility. I asked them what they would like for dinner, ideas they had, thoughts.....and they responded.....they drove their 'car buggy' as we strolled through PriceMart and people STOPPED to point and giggle with glee in response to these two lil gals. We made our way home and ate dinner. Bath time followed. Bubbles, warmth and laughter. Playtime came after which included, a fake-rabbit, fake-squirrel, balls, a frog, a catipillar, Rapunzel and more....Literally 5 minutes of t.v which Claire LOVED as Toopee and Beenu (no idea what the correct spelling is) was on and Mika continued to play. Sooooooooooooo.........the scary part.....TWO toddlers to bed, in toddler beds, side by side, in the same room..............Well....let's do it ;) Honest? not as bad as I though it would be but I definatly had a moment of "oh baby don't cry".....my baby or Erins baby...my heart PULLED! So I went back into Claires room (where we even had Mikas home nightlight plugged in) and I laid inbetween them for a bit over 30 minutes. I left the room after and for the following ten minutes you could hear each child fall alseep and each child get woke up by the others crying. You could hear Claire tell Mika "its okay Mika, no crying", and as I sat outside ther bedroom door texting Mikas mother.....I hear Mika crawling back into bed and pass-out. So in total.....about an hour for two toddlers to go to sleep.....side by side.....one pillow added.......cuddles and back-pats included...........SuperTwo.

post scripture
Claire woke at 5am hungry lol Mika awoke to Claire talking and they both fell sleep five minutes or so later (Claire after eating as the "I'm hungry Mommy" would not stop and I didn't want her to wakeup Mika which happened anyway lol I grabbd my blanket and slumbered between the two for the next two hours and now they are playing happily

SuperForeverYoung

Remember when our world revolved around Magic? I would say it was that magic that kept us Forever Young. A world revolved around our favorite shows, our favorite characters. In this picture, tucking our favourites into bed :) Dreams, love, magic and wonder......

Memories and smiles,
Warmth and dreams.
Only a child sees,
Wonders of innocence unseen.

Happiness and laughter,
Joy through love.
Tenderness given,
As only a child could.

Heart seen in her eyes,
As she tucks her doll to sleep.
Forever Young my child,
I will help you keep.