mom-of-8

In My Own Words

Favorite Parenting Memories: I never made a habit of having birthday parties for my kids with their friends. Every now and then I would. One child was born on Halloween, so we had an over-nighter. I took the kids a "haunted" house, on the way there, we went over an old iron bridge over the river. This bridge sort of dropped down as you go onto it. It was dark, so I hollored "there's no bottom" just before going onto it. The bump gave them all a good scare, and they laughed like crazy after that. My mostest memories though is playing outside with the kids. In the summer with the hose. Being so hot we couldn't stand another minute and taking off for the lake to swim on a moments notice. Coming home and standing in the shower while each kid came in one at a time to have the sand scrubbed out of their hair and off their bodies. Of course I was still in my suit. Oh, those were so much fun. Even the things that were not any fun, are memories. Like all the kids having the pukes all in the same day. When you thought everyone was fine, another would be ill. Memories, oh the chicken pox, and the kid who ended up with a secondary infection cause he had them everywhere, inside and out, and he was 9 and I had to carry him as he was too sick to walk, and I didn't weight much, neither did he, but he sure felt heavy. I loved all the cute things the kids would say or do. It was hectic..and chaotic, but it was an organized chaos. Although outsiders would never know it. Anyone else ever have a "sock box". LOL All the socks went into a box, and you had to find your own match. I didn't have time to match socks, and the sock monster ate so many of them. Pet Peeves Parents who won't let their kids go field trips because they may not come back. Or those who won't let their kids skate on roller skates, or ice skates, or ride a bike very often. For fear of being hurt. People who "try" to drive and talk on a cell phone, and don't use their turn signals. Those who don't put their headlights on because they can see just fine. It's not what you can see, but who can see you instead of a dark blob. People who have 30 items and go thru the express lane anyway. Parents who go shopping late at night with young children who obviously need to be in bed. Or even at nap time when the child is screaming like a banshee because it is nap time. I think a parent is lazy who let's a child suck on a pacifier when they are way too old for one. They look silly. Especially when they talk with it still in their mouths. That would be those older than 2. Typical Day Is there such a one? My typical day is "I get up" go thru the day with what happens to be going on, and "go to bed". I drive a school bus, so that is a sceduled event. The rest depends on the day, who is doing what, what needs to be done.

Parents I'd Like to Meet

Parents of many children. I have 6 grown, and 2 still at home. Which is quit an age gap. Do you?