I will be the first person to admit I could have more patience with my children. I am a bit up tight when it comes to messy kids and them getting into messes. I should force them to sit through a book to read, I should let them play outside more and I shouldn't protect them as much as I do.
One thing I do try to teach them is respect and manners. That life is sometimes not about what you get but about what you have. My kids seem to do well....
Since I have daughters I don't want them to think it's always about the outside. It's not about the clothes, it's not about jewerly. It's not if your hair is long or short, the makeup you wear or don't wear. I'm trying to instill in her, it's about the inside. It's about who she is as a person. It's about how she treats others.
At four years old my Princess has already been picked on fir not having name brand shoes. She has been through three shoe sizes in a year! Hell no!
Payless is MY shoe sorce untill these kids feet slow down. At 4 Princess ia in a 12, at 2 Prince is in a 10!
So anyway, I got Princess white tennis shoes. All white nothing crazy. She wears them to school and rainy days. We are flip flop folks anyway!
So yesterday as I'm putting on her shoes and we are learning to tie she asks me if she has "baby" shoes. (these shoes are by far to big to be "baby" shoes) I explain no these are big girl shoes. I ask what's the issue.
Apparently sine snobby boy told her she has baby shoes. Her shoes aren't cool enough for this little dude! I guess this dude is spoiled. He was Ugg boots at 5 that he wears to preschool, every piece if clothing is name brand, and from what it seems he can tell the difference!!!!
I try to stay calm during this entire convo that it's about who she is on the inside, not the outside!
I'm hoping I don't raise a child all about "that"
Next thing she says:
"well if it's not about the outside why do you wear makeup and lash stuff?"
She's 4. They ask a crap load of questions and she's no exception ;o
One thing I do try to teach them is respect and manners. That life is sometimes not about what you get but about what you have. My kids seem to do well....
Since I have daughters I don't want them to think it's always about the outside. It's not about the clothes, it's not about jewerly. It's not if your hair is long or short, the makeup you wear or don't wear. I'm trying to instill in her, it's about the inside. It's about who she is as a person. It's about how she treats others.
At four years old my Princess has already been picked on fir not having name brand shoes. She has been through three shoe sizes in a year! Hell no!
Payless is MY shoe sorce untill these kids feet slow down. At 4 Princess ia in a 12, at 2 Prince is in a 10!
So anyway, I got Princess white tennis shoes. All white nothing crazy. She wears them to school and rainy days. We are flip flop folks anyway!
So yesterday as I'm putting on her shoes and we are learning to tie she asks me if she has "baby" shoes. (these shoes are by far to big to be "baby" shoes) I explain no these are big girl shoes. I ask what's the issue.
Apparently sine snobby boy told her she has baby shoes. Her shoes aren't cool enough for this little dude! I guess this dude is spoiled. He was Ugg boots at 5 that he wears to preschool, every piece if clothing is name brand, and from what it seems he can tell the difference!!!!
I try to stay calm during this entire convo that it's about who she is on the inside, not the outside!
I'm hoping I don't raise a child all about "that"
Next thing she says:
"well if it's not about the outside why do you wear makeup and lash stuff?"
She's 4. They ask a crap load of questions and she's no exception ;o
What the heck is going on? My RSS feed says you haven't blogged since September 26. I came here to make sure you were okay and here you have been blogging all along. Grr.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's nuts about the name brand shoes. Ugh.