A few days ago DS1 asked me when he would be a girl. I just told him that he would not be a girl, that he is a boy so he would grow up to be a man. I also told him that I was born a girl and grew up to be a woman & just told him that we're either born a boy or girl and that's it. He's only 4 so there's no way I was going to go into how people grown up and change their genders. Anyway I asked him if he was OK with that when I told him that he would be a man like DH and he said he was. I just keep thinking about it though. He seems like a typical little boy to me and I'm sure it doesn't mean anything...
I had this same conversation with DS (3) this week. Except my son got mad and said that he doesn't WANT to grow up to be a daddy, he WANTS to be a MOMMY. DH was not thrilled, but I pointed out that DS spends the majority of his time with me and DD (6), so of course he wants to be like us. DH is trying to spend a bit more "man time" with DS now.
A few days ago DS1 asked me when he would be a girl. I just told him that he would not be a girl, that he is a boy so he would grow up to be a man. I also told him that I was born a girl and grew up to be a woman & just told him that we're either born a boy or girl and that's it. He's only 4 so there's no way I was going to go into how people grown up and change their genders. Anyway I asked him if he was OK with that when I told him that he would be a man like DH and he said he was. I just keep thinking about it though. He seems like a typical little boy to me and I'm sure it doesn't mean anything...
DS1 (almost 4) sometimes says when he grows up he wants to be a girl. He's very into boy things (trucks, baseball, etc) so I don't really worry about it.
I confess I saw some wedding pictures on FB that made me roll my eyes. The bride is a 50-something mother and grandmother and she was wearing a huge white wedding dress. This is her 4th marriage. I know to each their own, but I just thought that was kind of tacky.
I'm noticing this is a trend, though. We went to a wedding in Feb where the 65 year old bride wore a white gown and veil. It was her 5th marriage and her 80-something groom's second.
I had this same conversation with DS (3) this week. Except my son got mad and said that he doesn't WANT to grow up to be a daddy, he WANTS to be a MOMMY. DH was not thrilled, but I pointed out that DS spends the majority of his time with me and DD (6), so of course he wants to be like us. DH is trying to spend a bit more "man time" with DS now.
My son sometimes says stuff like this too. When I ask him why, he says something like "I want to have long hair". So I just tell him some men have long hair too.
I never even thought of using the baby food to add to our meals- thank you for the idea!! That would be so much easier than chopping up the veggies to crumbs or puréeing them myself!
I confess I saw some wedding pictures on FB that made me roll my eyes. The bride is a 50-something mother and grandmother and she was wearing a huge white wedding dress. This is her 4th marriage. I know to each their own, but I just thought that was kind of tacky.
I'm noticing this is a trend, though. We went to a wedding in Feb where the 65 year old bride wore a white gown and veil. It was her 5th marriage and her 80-something groom's second.
ITA. Totally bad taste and against ettiquette. Also hate it when the bride wears a veil and her children are in attendance. Tacky.
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Little Brother: 2012
Poca You described my DD down to the red hair. The only difference is her current obsession is gymnastics, not judo. She tells cashiers her entire life story in the 5 minutes it takes to ring up groceries. It goes something like this: "Hi, my name is Annabelle Middle Last name. This is my sister Lucy middle last name and my brother Jasper M L. He is 1. His birthday was May 28th. Mine is May 5th. That is Cinco de Mayo, you know. I love tacos. This one time we went to a Mexican restaurant for tacos on my birthday. It was my 4th birthday. I'm 6 now. Lucy, she is my sister, is 4. Her favorite color is pink. My favorite color is purple. I don't like green but we live in a green house. My house is in Iowa in [town's name]. Austin is my neighbor. He is 6 too. His mom's name is Anna. My mom's name is ..." and so on and so on.
We do try to distract her when we can tell the person is not interested in being held captive by a 6 year old. Other times, our distractions just add fodder to her tale or she speeds up her talking so she can cram everything in while we are pulling her away.
My mom was convinced she would never learn to talk because DH and I are such quite people. Ha! She hasn't shut up since she said her first word. We think she needs to get a job on the radio as an adult so she can hear herself talk all day long.
Huh! Well, maybe that explains why DS is speech delayed since his parents are talkers! I need to tell DH that we should be quieter. LOL (Sorry but your DD sounds much more adorable than the girl at the post office. )
At 24w 4d my little boy...became an angel 11/7/07 Rainbow baby arrived 12/6/09! Added a dash of PINK 4/9/11
Originally Posted by mcgwigan
LOL (Sorry but your DD sounds much more adorable than the girl at the post office. 
