Today marked an awesome day! My last name is officially Brown! Whoo hoo. It only took me 3 years to change it. LOL. There was never any reason for me to not go have it changed. I just honestly didn't want to drag my kids down to the DMV and then Social Security office. I just felt like I'd be stuck there all day and my kids would get restless quickly. Thank goodness it didn't turn out that way. I got up at 6 and showered and got the kids ready Since I had put their clothes out and packed the bag last night, all we had to do was clean up and get dressed. It didn't take long at all. DMV took about an hour and the SSA took only 15 minutes. Yay! I'm so glad that's all taken care of.
Now our family is complete and life can really get started. How is it getting started you wonder...i am going to be the proud owner of a blue mini van Saturday. I know, i know...a 24 year old driving a mini van?! Yeah well, it's what I want. My kids WILL play some sort of sport. They kind of don't have a choice in the matter. My two boys LOVE baseball and they WANT to play. I was an athlete and so was my husband. We take pride in being athletic and in shape. Hell, I think being an athlete for 15 years is what has helped me bounce back from pregnancy so well. Plus, I feel like my children deserve parents that take care of themselves. I could not imagine my 5 year old asking me to play soccer with him and having to tell him no. I am a healthy and active person and my kids will be the same. Like I said, they will not have a say in the matter. Also, playing sports provides a great opportunity to travel and meet people from different areas. I played travel ball from 3rd grade all the way through high school. I'm so glad my parents let me do that because I made friends from all over doing that. It was great. It also provided a lot of family time together. I can remember just sitting in the hotel when we went for a tournament and just playing cards with my parents. It just let us spend some great quality time together.
Now I've been scolded (in a VERY round about way) about planning for my children to play sports when one if them is in kindergarten. Well, like I said I want my kids to have the same athletic experiences that my husband and I had. If that makes me a bad parent, so be it. However I strongly feel like each parent is different and if you don't want your child to play sports, that's on you. But don't knock me for wanting to give my kids a good experience.
Being healthy in my family is VERY important. Now we don't eat organically or anything. We just try to be smart about the things we do. It is amazing to me that people want to take toys out of kids meals because that is sending the wrong message to kids. HELLO, you are the parent. If you dont want to take your child there...don't! We eat a balance. I love a cheeseburger but I also enjoy a salad. My kids eat a variety of things. I sneak in veggies where ever I can. I make meatloaf, chicken pot pit, chili...thats just to name a few. I can get all sorts of veggies in that way. It's just about providing a chance for my children. When they are up and grown and move out of my house, they can eat whatever they want. BUT as of right now...lol! My children eat well, sleep well and take care of themselves. The dentist is amazed that their teeth are so nice. Well, Brayden brushes his own teeth so all the credit goes to him, but why is that? It's because I took the time to teach him. My children have never gone to the doctor and gotten a bad report. They are a healthy weight for their age and height. I feel bad for children that are over weight at such a young age. Especially when the parents think that their child is healthy. Parents really tick me off. Just because you don't care if you are healthy, you should care enough about your kids to say "no". There is no reason for a child to walk about with a drink all day or to snack 24/7. That is just creating bad habits for the future.
Some of my friends come to me and ask me parenting advice. I'm ok with that. I think they come to me mainly because my children are older than theirs so I might have already gone through what they are going through. Here's my thing, don't ask me advice and then go get all pissy about. I experience the same thing in my marriage. People want to know what makes "us" work. All I know is what works for me and my husband. Any who...i need to cut this short. lol. Things to do and a baby to feed.
I am in no way stating that I am an expert at the topics discussed above. I'm am merely stating the way things happen in my home and the things i will NEVER let happen.
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