Today Collin went to pick the kids up from Awanas and first someone came up to him and said "you know, Reese kind of has a reputation of talking like a baby" ummm okay. (this is coming from an 8 year old)
Then when he went to pick up the kids from there class a lady goes and sits down on the bench. Dallas points and her and says "Daddy...She's fat"
So my questions is....How are you supposed to respond to this? Do you have him apologize to the lady? What do you do in that very moment? What should a parents response be?
We had a long talk with him about how we are all shaped differently and that it really hurts peoples feelings when you say stuff like that. And to never use the word "fat" when you are talking about people. We told him that God wants us to tell people things that build others up not tear them down. Like "you look pretty today" Hopefully he will understand and we will not have to experience this again.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
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Okay Dallas when you hit the ball you need to run to 1st base, 2nd base, and then home.....no mom! I don't want to go home!Reese was outside singing today while she was on the swing. And she says to me. "Mom, the sun is coming out because I am singing....I am wakin it up!" Keep singing girl, keep singing!Dallas: Look mom his doesn't have twin wheels! (translation:training wheels)Dallas: When I am a daddy....I want one of those baby Norahs.So sweet!Reese: Mom I like these things...What things? Reese: These Rat-tat-too-ies Do you mean Tattoos?Reese: Yah! TattoosDallas was holding Norah and this is what he said....Norah pooped. She pooped 3 times....Oooo....she pooped 10 times mom!!Reese was going to the bathroom and when she was done she looked (as all kids do) and said "oooo, look mom. I ate carrots!"Reese has been wanting her ears pierced. She spent that night at Ambers house and asked her if she could do it. Amber told her that it would hurt and after she did one ear she would have to do the second ear. She said "how bout you do the second ear first"We been telling the kids that Norah can't have anything to eat because she is to little. Dallas walks in the hospital and get up to look at Norah and says: "I want to see if she has a mouth"In the morning when the kids wake up they come and crawl in bed with us. I was laying on my side talking with Reese. She looked at me and said "Mom...your boobs are hugging" I just laughed. She then said "they love each other" The thoughts of a 5 ....and just in case you were wondering. I was wearing a tank top ;)Mom....when I am a mom I will have two kids and then we will have lots of kids at our house!!(And what do we have now...I am thinking)Dallas looked at my blog and the picture of the "barefoot and pregnant""mommy that's you!"Boy do I love that kid ;)My room is usually a mess. Of course I have all the "good" excuses as to why :) Well my surprise when I got home from work was a nice clean room with a made bed.When Reese came and got me this morning she said "Mom your room is Amazing!"
the things they say...
Reese: Hey mom look! She walks just fine and doesn't even need a cane! (we were at costco and she said this about an elderly lady...nice!)
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Sometimes we all say the wrong thing at the wrong time...we think we are helping but we aren't... As to Dallas I think you did the right thing! Thats much better then when the person is not around saying..."just don't say that to their face.."
ReplyDeleteeee gadz! First of all who ever said that to Collin about Reese needs to have some what of the same talking to that you gave Dallas. If they were saying it out of concern that would be one thing, but saying she has a reputation seems to me that they were more so trying to make a point in a hurtful way. At least Dallas has the excuse of only being 3. As for Dallas' comment, I think its pretty normal for some kids to do that. He's still trying to figure all that out. Hopefully the person was understanding of that.
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