Hi Mom
By TheRealDawn
@dawnald (85146)
Shingle Springs, California
July 2, 2010 10:37am CST
The twins are at a different school for the summer. Cary has extended school year then day care, and Naomi's at day care all day. I usually check Naomi in and drop Cary off at the front, because they don't want me dropping him off before there are teachers there. Today we were running late and so I told him to walk up there while I go and check her in. So I checked her in and walked back to the car, and I was almost there when I heard, "hi mom". I turn around and there's Cary playing on the playground equipment. It's two minutes to eight and he's going to be late, so I tell him to hurry up and get to class. So he hurried up. Very, very slowly he hurried up. So anyway, I learned two lessons this morning. 1) Little boys would much rather play on the playground equipment than go to class. 2) I need to practice sounding a lot less snappish when things do not happen the way that I think they're going to. :D
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15 responses
@vandana7 (100609)
• India
2 Jul 10
Dawny - I miss my mom badly - I know it is ages since I lost her - But I got to know her better just about four years ago - and there are things that I want to do or say or undo which I cant! You have lovely kids. What you told him today is hardly going to be there in his mind. He is much too young to remember why you snapped at him. All he is going to remember is how much you love him. So take it easy will you. :) And it is not only little boys, if the boss were not setting a deadline, I would be here mylotting the whole day. :)
@GardenGerty (160940)
• United States
2 Jul 10
It sounds like you always have to expect the unexpected with him. It is hard for me to not sound snappish. Good luck on that.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
2 Jul 10
Yeah I really wonder what's going on in that little head sometimes.
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
2 Jul 10
Put it all in perspective. Will he remember this next year that this mother snapped at him today? Give yourself a break. You are a terrific Mom. I'm sure that I snapped many times and yet they've all turned out pretty good and still love their Mom - even if she is a bit odd on occasions.
You probably needed to reach work and had a million things on your mind too. To use a Jamaican expression ask yourself this: will this affect the price of saltfish tomorrow? The answer is a big no. Therefore do not agonize over it.
You probably needed to reach work and had a million things on your mind too. To use a Jamaican expression ask yourself this: will this affect the price of saltfish tomorrow? The answer is a big no. Therefore do not agonize over it.2 people like this
@much2say (56002)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jul 10
Wait, wait, wait . . . you can't tell me you are JUST learning these lessons - hee hee!!! I think your #1 could apply to little girls too . . . we shall see when September comes up when my daughter goes to kindergarten - school everyday. I know she loves to play on playground equipment of any kind - that's the first thing she darts for if she sees it. #2, I keep saying that to myself every single day, but I can't seem to stop myself - hee hee.
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@mario_stevens (6971)
• Malaysia
3 Jul 10
most little boys would always rather play at the playground than go to class...in fact, i'm still addicted to playgrounds 
and go slow on the ginger snaps...maybe that will help lessen the snappish-ness..
and go slow on the ginger snaps...maybe that will help lessen the snappish-ness.. 1 person likes this
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
3 Jul 10
ginger snaps, yummy, now I have a craving...
@mtdewgurl74 (18151)
• United States
25 Jul 10
Yeah, but it is when people are their most snappish that things get done faster because they know..you mean business.So at times it is a good thing..but then other times..no so much..lol.
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
26 Jul 10
I guess that's true. Poor kid, I think he was just confused though.
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
2 Jul 10
I did, actually. But this time I'll look and make sure that he went there...
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
3 Jul 10
hi dawnald You are always worrying about seeming snappish but I think
you are a pretty darned good mom to your children, so there too.Oh
yes little boys would much rather play on the playground than be
inside doing boring stuff like math.he he. And believe it or not
grown men seem to like to play more than work at times, I think the
boy in the grown man is always close to the surface just waiting to'
come out.And as for hurrying up that too seems to be held over in the
grown male. he he like my son who comes to see me and gets on my
computer to do some fixing of things and says he will be just a minute.
Just a minute in his vocabulary comes out more like half an hour to forty five minutes
. lol.So then he beckons me to come see what he is doing and uses words that go right over my head but I figure out w hat he means anyway. He forgets I am not a computer programmer just an amateur.
. lol.So then he beckons me to come see what he is doing and uses words that go right over my head but I figure out w hat he means anyway. He forgets I am not a computer programmer just an amateur.1 person likes this
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
3 Jul 10
Silly boy, probably wasn't sure if he was supposed to walk up or not...
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
5 Jul 10
If that had been my daughter, she would have gone straight to her class and not thought twice about it. She really enjoys everything that has to do with school, but then every child is created differently. Now, that said, it is difficult to be able to trust our children and the lesson is that you can't trust Cary to take himself to his class. I hope that something similar to this doesn't happen again because the outcome might not be so good.
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@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
6 Jul 10
Maybe he was just confused. I have to be really clear with him because of the autism...
@hexeduser22 (7418)
• Philippines
5 Jul 10
Who's snappish? I think your not
Anyway I really like reading your discussion specially when it's about your children
I learned a lot of things about being a parent and other stuffs. It's good to learn from your children as they also learn from you.
I'm not a parent yet but I hope I can give justice in being one
Anyway I really like reading your discussion specially when it's about your children I learned a lot of things about being a parent and other stuffs. It's good to learn from your children as they also learn from you.
I'm not a parent yet but I hope I can give justice in being one1 person likes this
@hexeduser22 (7418)
• Philippines
7 Jul 10
you may say you are not perfect but I can definitely you can be a good source of inspiration or a model of being a parent
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@devon0 (61)
• China
3 Jul 10
Hi,friend.You are a great mom for your two chidren.Now I am a father of a son. Since he was born,up to today,I deeply experienced a hardship of raising a child.As parents, we try our best to take care of them.But boys and girls are quiet different. Usually boys are a little bit naughty,while girls aren obident.So lots of parents in the world ,especially in Asian countries,they like girls rather than boys. So if you want to educate them well, you have to spend more time on boys than on girls. That's truth.Do you believe it?
@dawnald (85146)
• Shingle Springs, California
3 Jul 10
It just depends. This year, I have spent far more time and energy on his older sister. And he has a learning disability...
@kingparker (9673)
• United States
2 Jul 10
I hope that your mom would see that message? Did your mom come here often, I mean to mylot too? I just wonder if by any chance, you bumped into your mom here.
