Werewolves, almost 4 years olds and the best blog award goes to.....

We monitor Tasha's TV viewing very carefully, but made an error yesterday. While we weren't looking, Tasha saw a program that scared her.
Of all places on the Disney channel. She kept her mom up all night, keeps peeking around doors and is afraid to go outside.

Werewolves are, (I think) make believe creatures, but aparently on "the Wizards of Waverly Place" one of the kids turned into a werewolf and this made an impression on Tasha.

Now I have to tell you, This is a child who will sit for hours watching her mom there play World of Warcraft, and that worried me. I was sure those monster would follow her, but no. didn't bother her at all.

It is hard to understand what goes on in a child's mind, I think it was because she saw what she perceived to be a men change into a wolf.

I wonder at the marvel that goes on in a childs mind, the wonderful discovery of new things and scary. How do they tell the difference?

How can she know that the game is make believe and the TV to her is not?

I have spent all day convincing her or trying to, that werewolves are imagination. But it is so stuck in her mind,m I had to go to the potty with her she was afraid it would come after her.

When I noticed it was scaring her, I turned it off, I wonder if I had let it play to the end and she had seen what happened to the wolf if it would have been all right?

Then maybe not.

I hate seeing a child hurt or injured, but scared and we can't take the fear away boggles my mind.

What would you do?

Envelope Please!

A while back I got this award form "living alone in the Holy Land" a great blog within itself, and one I wouldn't even put myself in league with...bu she likes my blog..YEA!

So now it is time to pass it on. There are so many blogs I enjoy, not all mommy bloggers as they are called. When I first started blogging, I didn't think I had a spot. I wasn't a mommy, I wasn't at that time and entreprenuer, I just didn't fit anywhere...but I found my niche and Amanda Short was one of the reasons. 

Family of Shorts is a great blog, I read her first and joined a couple of her meme's simply because she is a great person to be linked to. 

So Shortmama..thanks for all you do...and hats off to you...

Small Talk Six: Pink

this weeke meme is six things youlike that are pink. Thats hard, I hate the color...but


1. new born babies. Yes, they are pink after they get over that angry red crying fitthey have from being forced out of a nice warm home into the big light filled world.

2. pink divinity  it a candy. yes it is!

3. A character in Lilians Braun's the cat who...books. Iris always wore pink, had pink sheets, drove a pink car, had a pink kitchen. Too Bad in book six she bit the dust.

4. Pink Roses

5. Pink Tulips

6. Cotton Candy!

go see more pink escapades on MomDot

Dear Someone Thursday

Dear Groundhog
I counted on you, I really did. all of this rainy weather is a bit much. I thought, The groundhog will put a stop to it! But, you let me down. You had to come out and see your shadow. What were you thinking??

I think we should have a retake day and you should have to do it all over until you get it right. You saw the movie Groundhog day, didn't you? Now get back in there come out and see that shadow., and I do mean now!
An interested bystander

Dear Tasha:
Your Birthday is less then ten days away. I can't tell you how excited I am about that, not because you will be 4, I hate that because it means you are growing up, but because you can stop telling me about that blasted WII.
Nannie

Dear Sharon:
You are so close to my heart these days. I wonder if that is because your birthday is coming up? After alll of these years, I still miss you and it still hurts as bad as the day you died. I know you are better off in heaven, but it doesn't mean I miss you less. I think about all we missed, you missed high school, proms, Natasha, and a whole host of other things a child should enjoy. I remember how all you were looking to after your surgery was getting to take Gymnastics. Denise and Eric tell me I drummed it in your heads how life isn't fair, but life isn't fair but it's not fair if I lost all these years with you.
Be patient until I get there, I broke my promise about always being with you, but I won't when I get to heaven.
Mom

Dear God:
My mother used to tell me when it rained the angels were craying. That is such a cute story. If you would please, tell them to put a sock in it.
Your servant who is drowning.

Read more Dear Someone letter over at Family of Shorts.

In Memory of...

I didn't know her, but I was told she took her own life yesterday, and everyone wwas shocked. Inthe internet world, it is hard to know hat is going on in everyone's non virtual life.

God Bless you, Karissa. Fromall I read you sound like a truly wonderful person. I know you have found peace.

Momdot

Wordless Wednesday: Rainy days and Mondays in Charleston

Pictures courtesy of:  Charleston Daily Photo Joan Perry

Writing and becoming a author Thank a Teacher, today..

Every since I began this blog my dream of being a writer grew.

I wanted to when I was oh, about 10. During English I would write long, boring and horrible poems about death and lost love, (yes at age 10 I had a TV remember?)  that my teachers shook their heads at and prayed, I am sure, that I would or wouldn't find my niche.

I had a teacher in Junior high who was different. In my first English class I handed in my first poem, proudly.  It was all about hate and civil rights, filled with (I was sure) totally inaccurate opinions, since living in Palo Alto Ca, I was as far removed from any of these injustices as I could get.

Mrs Mitchell, unlike my other teachers read my poem, looked at me thoughtfully and while peering at me over the top of her glasses exclaimed: "Honey this is the postitivly worst poem, I have ever read and thats the honest truth!"

Today's teacher would be worried about ruining my psyche and having put me in counseling for life, but Mrs. Mitchel just cared about me and my writing. There somewhere in the worst poem she had ever read, she saw potential and spent the rest of the year helping me discover it.

I am lucky I had her for a teacher, my career would have ended very early had I not. I decided after that year to become an English Teacher, which I did.  I used to kid myself as I taught, saying jokingly
 "Those who can do those who can't teach," and I'd laugh to myself.

What a blow for teachers! Mainly because it turned out I had the best teacher in the world.

I found out, I not only can write,  I can teach about it as well.

this year I wrote my first Novel, with Mrs Mitchel tapping on my shoulder in spirit (What did I tell you about the plot? When in doubt about a character, kill him off, Never end a sentence with a preposition!) so I had a lot of fun writing and have even started my second book while working on the rewrites of my first book.
We don't  thank or pay our teachers enough.

If you see a teacher, if you are a homeschooling parent, guess what? you are a teacher...

Thank you.

smal talk six: Movies

Small talk six, brough to you by the ladies over at momdot...

Today theme is: Six of the worst movies you have ever watched:

1. Brigadoon musical about a leprechaun who loses his pot of gold.

2. Bring it on. I don't know what to say, can't believe I watched it.

3. Where the wild things are.
 I loved reading the book to my kids. A little boy is tired and grumpy, so mom sends him to his room. They added to much stuff,why can't he just be a normal little boy having a temper tantum. Everything hs to have a psychological reason. Boo.

4. What every women wants
I like Mel Gibson, I thought this was going to be a good movie. But....hmmm

5. War of the worlds
This is the 100th (seriously) remake of this movie, some I like most I don't. This one was true o the book, but Tom cruise failed miserably in his part. He shouldn't play a dad unless it is a dad heartthrob.

6. Scary Movie remake 100,000
Why didn't they stop at one?

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