Summer Break With
My Lil Homies

This week has been simply marvelous.

My boys are out of school for the summer break and there’s really no reason to send them to camp so they’ve been home with me for the 2 week break. ~smile~

Now I see why some women enjoy being stay at home mom’s- We’re having so much fun!

If only I could figure out a way to make this last plus be able to afford a housekeeper life would be just grand. But what can you do during hard times? All you can do is make the best of it and we have!

I was chillin with my boys last night, talking and giggling about nothing in particular when I asked my 3 year old, “What is your favorite thing to do in school?”

He raised his head from my chest and sat up straight as we all were nestled in his bed. “My favorite thing to do in school is EAT ALL THE FOOD!”

I laughed and asked my 5 year old the same question. He sat up and replied, “Respect.”

Huh?

“I know that if I do all of my work I will get a good education.”

I laughed but he continued. “And I love it when I look at the paper and it says I made the honor roll. That makes me so happy!”

I laughed again. This boy knows he can make me laugh.

My boys are so different! I don’t understand it. While my youngest loves going outside to play my oldest would rather sit with me and talk. My youngest has told me, “I don’t ever want to go back to school, forever and ever.”

My 5 year old shook his head at that statement and said, “But you have to learn.”

My 3 year old responded matter of factly, “I already know my ABC’s Mama. I’m smart already.”

I just laughed. They make my day.

This parenting thing is a trip. I try to avoid the mistakes my parents made with me but also continue to be a good example. While my Mama wasn’t the most affectionate woman in the world, she was always very good hearted and honest.

Sometimes I see women who are shady and I chalk it up to watching their Mama lie and scheme and gossip about people. I have even met a woman and her mama and they BOTH acted very shady towards me although I had just met them. (I don’t even know these biotches!) I was hurt at first but I figured that both mother and daughter had a bad case of Hateritis and we all know Haters are insecure.

Even when we don’t verbally TRAIN our children to develop certain characteristics, they develop them anyway by watching us interact with others.

Sometimes I recognize how I dismiss my sons when I’m doing something else and I hate that. I try to devote my attention to them when they are awake but it’s not always possible. Sometimes I go so far as to turn off my phone until they go to bed because I hate to shoo them away when all they want is a little (A LOT) of attention.

Hmm…It seems like everyone feels like their Mother messed them up. I try to be concious of that but I’m only human and I really don’t know what I’m doing. I’m just trying to raise considerate sons who will NOT turn out like the men I love to hate.

I’m praying and crossing my fingers on that one.

At least…at least let me get them to stop peeing on the toilet seat. I think that’ll be a success story all in it’s own.