The World.

 I will drop Owen off at pre-k in the morning. Yes, you heard correctly. My once baby, will no longer be home with me turning my hair gray. Yes, I know that's just a myth. There's a lump in my throat. I'm nervous. For him. For what he learns from other children that he shouldn't know. For getting picked on because that's what kids do. For what I cannot shelter him from any longer. 

THE WORLD.

The world is a scary place for a four year old. Heck, it's a scary place for a thirty-three year old. Clearly, I'm [always] neurotic. 

I can remember back when Owen was about two years old. He started the "terrible two's" at one and  half and well, he just decided to stay, I guess. He had me fit-to-be-tied. Crazy expression, I know; but it's true. He and I went to one of the local daycare's and I put him on the list to go. I have impeccable timing. We showed up and the whole place was napping. Obviously, he never went....

The plan from the very beginning, was for me to stay home with him. That day, it didn't matter. You know what's so funny? I have no idea why I was so frustrated. None, whatsoever. Just goes to show, some stuff just doesn't matter. 

My sweet sugaa wooga will be five years old this month & although we are in a whole different ballgame of phases that children go through, I wouldn't change ANYTHING for a second. 

Go AGAINST the Grain

In all situations, society has a way of "pressuring" you (people in general) into going one way over another. Whether it be: what size a person should be, the style of clothes we must buy, the way we wear our hair or the way we parent our children, society is there, rearing it's ugly head. I say ugly because I'm not much on following what "advice" Sheeple have to offer.

That being said, the Mommy Milestones will grab you, if you let them. BUT, I have learned that my child, will grow, discover and be exactly what HE wants to be, as long as I let him. I try my very best to let him be exactly who he is. If he wants to wear beads, I let him. If he wants nothing to do with Potty Training, I accept it (it was hard to accept for a while); even though there are those that think that I am "lazy" because he's almost 3 and just willing to potty train. I'm okay with that. People can think I'm lazy, those people don't know me.

People tend to think that I should parent my child a certain way because I am a stay-at-home-Mom. They're wrong. I should parent my child exactly as I see fit, that's why God saw fit to make me a parent. I am one lucky Mommy, I have a beautiful, loving, caring, trusting, happy child and for that, I am grateful.