Missing out
Am I robbing my kid of wonderful childhood experiences that other children are having in 2015? Is my laziness out of line? More importantly, is it affecting his future health both physical and emotional?
I know the answer to all of these questions is maybe no, but these are the things that have made me feel bad for Alex recently.
Then I moved on with my life.
1.Birthday Parties
In addition to reading mostly celebrity trash, I also read blogs. Not blogs from credited news people/journalists that are keeping me up to date on worldly events and issues...just blogs. Like mine. They are of no consequence to anyone but themselves and a handful of close friends and family (and fangirls like myself).
There are some wonderful parents out there doing really awesome stuff for their kids when it comes to their birthday bashes! May you bottle up a fraction of that energy and send it my way!
Poor Alex. His parties get planned a couple of weeks before and executed literally the few days before party day. Food + cake + family (sorry class at school) + loose theme = birthday.
Publicly listing your contact information in the class directory will get you invited to several birthdays at all kinds of fun places.
Luckily Alex hasn't figured out that he can ask to have his birthdays at these places, too. I will never suggest it, but know it is inevitably going to happen.
2. Hair Cuts
The modern child gets their hair cut and can enjoy:
I take Alex to the lady who has cut my hair since I was 11. I have received the same hair cut since I was 11, except for that time I wanted to try bangs. Nothing like making your huge face even huger and rounder! I encourage you to join me in in my newest hair venture: "Gray Watch 2015".
No frills, just a little bag of M&Ms at the end.
It's good enough for him.
3. Dentists
The modern child's first dentist visit includes:
Alex just went to our dentist. They are a Christian dental practice, though you wouldn't think so when dealing with the grumpy receptionist and no it's not a one time deal. That woman is the pits. I began thinking she just didn't like minorities as I felt like the white patients were being treated far superior, but then I just realized I've been working at the alternative school too long. (Ms. it's because I'm Mexican, right?)
Magically enough, bringing in a cute little Asian kid put grumpy receptionist lady in all smiles. Good for him.
This visit had everything:
No special glasses, an old box TV in the corner of the ceiling playing The Pelican Brief (or some other movie that looks like that...even though I've never seen it), he had to sit up at the very upper part of the chair because there is no children's chair, and candy for a prize (after the dental hygienist told me not to give him gummy snacks).
No frills.
Just x-rays.
4. Essential Oils/Other "Natural" Remedies
I want to believe they "work" so badly. Really, I do. I have eucalyptus oil I bought to put in my detox baths (again, I want to so badly believe they detoxify me) and when Alex got his last cold and was feverish and coughing, I put some drops on the bottoms of his feet and covered them with socks. Compared to the night before I used the oil, he hardly coughed at all. Proof!
Let's use essential oils to cure the world of its aliments...Ebola, cancer, TB, aids, sociopathy, boredom, nonconformity in a dystopian society, etc.
If we sprinkle ourselves with fairy dust (and the right combination of oils) and believe hard enough, it will heal all.
We like to supplement our one time use of an essential oil with a lot of Tylenol and Advil.
We're also very serious about nose rinsing in our house. Again, with no scientific base, I shoot saline up A's nose every night in the bathtub and NettiPot my own and I believe this rinses out daily germs. Kind of like mouthwash for your nose.
That's natural, right?
(V plays no part in the treatments administered in our household.)
I know the answer to all of these questions is maybe no, but these are the things that have made me feel bad for Alex recently.
Then I moved on with my life.
1.Birthday Parties
In addition to reading mostly celebrity trash, I also read blogs. Not blogs from credited news people/journalists that are keeping me up to date on worldly events and issues...just blogs. Like mine. They are of no consequence to anyone but themselves and a handful of close friends and family (and fangirls like myself).
There are some wonderful parents out there doing really awesome stuff for their kids when it comes to their birthday bashes! May you bottle up a fraction of that energy and send it my way!
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| Educational AND fun! |
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| This is what 3 should have looked like...'Thanks, Obama' |
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| An arranged marriage for preschoolers. |
Poor Alex. His parties get planned a couple of weeks before and executed literally the few days before party day. Food + cake + family (sorry class at school) + loose theme = birthday.
Publicly listing your contact information in the class directory will get you invited to several birthdays at all kinds of fun places.
Luckily Alex hasn't figured out that he can ask to have his birthdays at these places, too. I will never suggest it, but know it is inevitably going to happen.
2. Hair Cuts
The modern child gets their hair cut and can enjoy:
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| Cool Cuts 4 Kids! |
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| Wait for a hair cut? No problem... |
I take Alex to the lady who has cut my hair since I was 11. I have received the same hair cut since I was 11, except for that time I wanted to try bangs. Nothing like making your huge face even huger and rounder! I encourage you to join me in in my newest hair venture: "Gray Watch 2015".
No frills, just a little bag of M&Ms at the end.
It's good enough for him.
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| My hair lady looks exactly the same as she did in 1994, honest. Look how cute the buddha was... |
3. Dentists
The modern child's first dentist visit includes:
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| Pretty sweet amenities. |
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| Sunglasses, music and TV on the ceiling?! |
Magically enough, bringing in a cute little Asian kid put grumpy receptionist lady in all smiles. Good for him.
This visit had everything:
No special glasses, an old box TV in the corner of the ceiling playing The Pelican Brief (or some other movie that looks like that...even though I've never seen it), he had to sit up at the very upper part of the chair because there is no children's chair, and candy for a prize (after the dental hygienist told me not to give him gummy snacks).
No frills.
Just x-rays.
4. Essential Oils/Other "Natural" Remedies
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| ???...I can hear V sighing 20 miles away. |
I want to believe they "work" so badly. Really, I do. I have eucalyptus oil I bought to put in my detox baths (again, I want to so badly believe they detoxify me) and when Alex got his last cold and was feverish and coughing, I put some drops on the bottoms of his feet and covered them with socks. Compared to the night before I used the oil, he hardly coughed at all. Proof!
Let's use essential oils to cure the world of its aliments...Ebola, cancer, TB, aids, sociopathy, boredom, nonconformity in a dystopian society, etc.
If we sprinkle ourselves with fairy dust (and the right combination of oils) and believe hard enough, it will heal all.
We like to supplement our one time use of an essential oil with a lot of Tylenol and Advil.
We're also very serious about nose rinsing in our house. Again, with no scientific base, I shoot saline up A's nose every night in the bathtub and NettiPot my own and I believe this rinses out daily germs. Kind of like mouthwash for your nose.
That's natural, right?
(V plays no part in the treatments administered in our household.)
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