Mel, I was wondering where you had got to! That explains it, you were ambulance chasing LOL! What a great kid Marley is - she must have been lapping up the attention, and withouth a mirror, wondered what the fuss was all about. I agree, what a great bunch of friends, too, who can hold the fort like that. I reckon my friends would do that, but I wonder how many people can say the same thing? What a day, anyway!
We haven't got the results yet of Oscar's sample, but I expect we'll hear from the doctor soon. I called earlier and the results hadn't come back from pathology yet, so more waiting.
I'm a bad mummy - I forgot completely that I was supposed to book in the farrier for my horse's feet. I can't ride him with his feet the way they are and with Oscar being such a velcro baby all weekend, I just plain forgot to organise a farrier for my other favourite boy (I have 4!). What will it be like when I have more kids??
Bath - where is it that I can obtain those age-appropriate suggestions for answering kids' questions about sex? I have been aware for some time that these things need to be addressed well in advance of puberty and wanted some constructive ways to deal with it. There is no way I'm passing on my mum's (and even my dad's) hang ups about sex onto my kids. She tried to with me, making me feel deviant for being a bit interested in the human body when I was about 9 or so (like, what kid isn't, especially when they have just seen their own first underarm hair!!), because she had some terrible experiences that no child should have and thought that if I just steered clear of anything to do with sex that I'd be fine. Well, that was crap and somehow I ended up with a healthy view of sexuality. After all, it IS how everyone got here, so why do we pretend it's something that is only relevant to adults? It's the crux of our lives, if you think about it! My niece and nephew are only 8 and 11 and they have been normalised to sex for years. They know what it's for and who does it. They also know that there is a stage when they will be ready for it and it's not now. They will never be afraid to ask about it when their time comes, so their parents will be able to guide them without using euphemisms or sending them to a teacher or other person to do what is a parent's job. I think it's great and that's what I want for my kids. Yes, it's weird to think of these little babies one day being intimate with someone you don't know yet, but it's the life cycle. The less hang ups I send Oscar out into the world with, the better the world will be! One thing you can never teach them is what sex will mean for them when they get there - so as much as you are taking away the mystery (and with mystery, the misconceptions, half-truths and myths), you can't take away how special it will be for them I remember going in to my mum and saying that she doesn't need to worry, the school taught us about sex. She replied 'oh, that's good', and it took her a while to approach me again to ask me just what it was that we learned. Then I was too embarrassed to tell her, so I just told her in very vague terms and had no questions to ask of her because she was clearly uncomfortable. I come from a family where my dad made me return to the library "Every Girl" because by explaining contraception it was condoning sex for girls, and I wasn't to read about it because I wouldn't need it!! Repressed Irish Catholic. Out of sight, out of mind! Ha! I was so angry about it because no-one was giving me proper explanations about things I felt I needed to know about, so I would read the book in the library instead of taking it home. Even I knew it was not a good move for them to think that because they wanted me to wait till marriage I didn't need all these other things explained to me. And, yes, because of that mistaken approach, I did some really silly things, for not having proper guidance to begin with. History will not be repeated in this household! Anyway, thanks, Bath, for bringing this up, starting with telling us about Verity - it really is something I had thought about and wondered what was the best way and best time to start. Waiting for their cues is so OBVIOUS...why didn't I think of that?? LOL! Are you just the Mother Bear of this thread, or what?
Dinner at my dad's last night was lovely...and I made my first pancakes! I didn't get to make them for lunch (had interruptions), so I took my mixture over and we had pancakes for dessert. It wasn't bad, but there is room for improvement.
(I kid you not, about 50 c0ckies have just squawked past my place just now, it's a wonder Oscar didn't wake - they should be classified feral so that we can sling-shot them out of the sky! The tourist trade up around here keeps them in unnatural numbers...)
OK, back to this household for the day - nappy folding (ahhh, I so bliss out doing that!), floor mopping (huge muddy dog paws to be removed), back room tidying (mammoth job, like Simone's garage, I imagine!).
Catch you all later!
Mel.. sorry to hear about Marley's reaction but no one was to know she was allergic to that formula! MY SIL has given us a tin of Nestle Gold 1 (from birth) that she'd opened a while ago and it's half empty. She BF's and bought it for emergencies. It clearly says on the tin "use within 4 weeks of opening" so I'm afraid it would do some harm if I use it. Am tempted to give it to the dog!
Its going to be a hot one again today. 32 I think. Will try and do some sewing after I make a trip to the post office. Not much else to say.
Aleise fretting by herself again *sigh* not a moment's peace!
I remember going in to my mum and saying that she doesn't need to worry, the school taught us about sex. She replied 'oh, that's good', and it took her a while to approach me again to ask me just what it was that we learned. Then I was too embarrassed to tell her, so I just told her in very vague terms and had no questions to ask of her because she was clearly uncomfortable. I come from a family where my dad made me return to the library "Every Girl" because by explaining contraception it was condoning sex for girls, and I wasn't to read about it because I wouldn't need it!! Repressed Irish Catholic. Out of sight, out of mind! Ha! I was so angry about it because no-one was giving me proper explanations about things I felt I needed to know about, so I would read the book in the library instead of taking it home. Even I knew it was not a good move for them to think that because they wanted me to wait till marriage I didn't need all these other things explained to me. And, yes, because of that mistaken approach, I did some really silly things, for not having proper guidance to begin with. History will not be repeated in this household! Anyway, thanks, Bath, for bringing this up, starting with telling us about Verity - it really is something I had thought about and wondered what was the best way and best time to start. Waiting for their cues is so OBVIOUS...why didn't I think of that?? LOL! Are you just the Mother Bear of this thread, or what?
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