Today is the big hockey tournament which lasts all day - we've been back and forth sense about 10:00 this morning and their last game is at 9:00pm. Yikes! I don't know if the kids and I will make it that long - Landen's been on a hockey buzz all day without a nap.
So anyway.. I nursed Amelia (the little sip she would actually take - entirely too much excitement at the court) and I guess at some point I forgot to clip up the nursing bra. Ahh! I'm not really sure how long I went around like that, luckily I was wearing Amelia . . . some of the time. I can just imagine - all these people wondering what in the world is that lop sided thing doing running around like that. I didn't notice until I was in the car to come home. Ha ha ha.. that's all I can do now!
Secondly - I had to half yell at two little kids today. Firstly a child that couldn't of been much over 2 was riding/trying to ride a tricycle bike and was going back and forth on the road (a busy road) luckily me and another car stopped and made sure he was safely across and wouldn't let others go. Then I had to yell out my window for him to go home. I seriously cannot stand to see these little kids doing this ALONE - there was not a parent in site. Ahhh! Then Landen and some little guy were playing out on the hockey court, having a grand ol' time until the kid throws this big heavy ball right at Landen's face. I stopped myself from reacting, just waiting to see how Landen handled it (after all he doesn't need me racing to every scene) he politely says "kid you hurt me"... the kid did it again... so Landen again says "kid stop it, that's hurting me"... the kid chucks it at him again (as I'm getting up) and thankfully misses. I race out there (and oh... the mom is sitting on her b/f lap *gag*) and say "we don't throw balls at our friends faces, we throw them at the net." The kid just mumbled something out, not really knowing what to say to a parent saying something to him. I tried to make it nice and played with them but then he just wanted to throw it again - so I said "we can't play with people that aren't nice" and walked away. Landen was upset saying "mom, I loved that kid and he hurt me." He had no idea how to handle it - I felt so sorry for him. *sigh* Did I do the right thing? I'm not about to teach Landen to "fight back"... but what teach him to "run?" I'm proud of him for not throwing the ball he had back at the kid. I don't know if I did the right thing or not really... what are your thoughts?
Saturday, August 23, 2008
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I forget to clip one or both sides all of the time. If your shirt was modest enough people probably didn't notice!
I think you handled it beautifully. Especially, since other mom was cozing up to her bf instead of helping her child learn not to throw. You also taught Landen to "walk away" not to run. Walking away is a huge lesson to teach. Congrats. Hope the rest of the day went well.
haha...oops! I have also forgotten to button up my bra after nursing...or else it came undone or something! Embarrassing! Oh well. As for the discipline thing with Landen and the little friend that he'd thought he'd made...I don't know. That's a tough one. I'd say it's better to leave (I don't know if I'd call it "running away") than to fight back...so yeah, now that I think about it, I would have probably done the same thing as you. When someone is being a bully and the one who is being bullied just leaves without fighting back...the power or thrill or whatever the bully likes about bullying is taken away from him. Hopefully that made some sense! haha. So yep, I think you did the right thing. :)
Thanks for the chuckle! I think I've probably done that before, but I can do you one better. At the Women of Faith conference two months ago I was walking on the concourse level and a woman said, "Excuse me, I thought you might want to know that your bra is showing." I looked down thinking that a strap was hanging out or something. No. My V-neck shirt had somehow completely been pulled over so that my entire boob was hanging out - in the bra of course, but still! It was mortifying.
As for the situation with the kids: you absolutely handled it great. Good for you giving Landen a chance to handle it himself. That will help him build confidence later in his ability to take care of himself in tough situations. As for the kid alone on the tricycle, there is a family in my neighborhood whose 2 year old regularly plays outside alone, or with young siblings, as late as 11:00 at night. They play in the street all the time. I have no idea what people are thinking.
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