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I was spending the afternoon cleaning up the house and doing laundry while my son spent his day running around and playing with his toys. In the past he had a problem with going out the front door but I was sure it was locked. I went down to switch a laundry load while my son watched cartoons,
…read moreWe are currently trying to potty train our 2-year old son and it’s taking awhile. Yesterday, we were not at home and had to make him use a big toilet instead of his potty chair. He was scared he would fall in. Terrified, he gripped me with his little fists and begged to stop.
…read moreI have a 4 year old son and my husband and I try not to do the things we tell our son he can’t do, out of fairness. Well, I was on the phone and didn’t have any paper to write down an important phone number so I grabbed a pen and wrote on my arm. My son was watching, crossed his arms and just stood there looking at me tapping his foot.
…read moreMy latest imperfect moment with my toddler was actually this afternoon. We went to the local park for family portraits, and I had given my 19 month
My most imperfect parenting moment… hmm, I’ve got plenty to choose from! I’d have to say a couple years ago, when my daughter first became amused by her farts, and noticed that everyone around her also responded with laughter. She started saying “I poo-it!” to get even more chuckles and coos. That’s “I pooted!” in still-learning-to-talk speak. She even started to do it in public places, and became “known” for it at local mom-and-pop diners. I didn’t encourage this, but, as an imperfect parent, I failed to discourage it… and my parents and the local diner owners actually encouraged it. Even when she didn’t have gas, she’d raspberry and make the same announcement. Nowadays, she goes so far as to hold it in, run up to me or her dad, let it out right beside us, and giggle, “I pooted on YOU!” We’ve tried discouraging it, telling her it is gross and not very lady-like… to no avail. I guess old habits die hard.
I left some nail polish on the side table. After I returned from my shower I came into the living room to find my 2 year old painting her finger and toe nails. She had also gone to the bathroom and was in the process of using nail polish remover to get the paint off of the newly laid hardwood floors!!
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My most imperfect parenting moment to date was shutting my daughter in the garage. My little shadow loved to toddle after me around the house. Well, I went into the garage to get something and didn’t know she had followed me.
Sometimes you have those days where you’re taking care of everything except what’s most important. Last Saturday I was running around doing all kinds of errands. I was dragging my 6-year old in and out of stores and she was a real trooper. I was feeling a great sense of accomplishment getting stuff done. Towards the end of the day, I noticed she was losing her energy. I asked her why and she meekly said, “You forgot to feed me!”
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When my son was an infant, I placed him in a baby chair on the kitchen table and was sitting next to him. My dogs , who had been sitting under the table heard the doorbell ring and bolted from the table . This knocked the baby seat off the table – baby and all. After a trip to the hospital all was well but the baby seat never returned.
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My daughter’s first bath in her infant tub was as imperfect as they come. She was about 3 weeks old. I put her in her swing so I could prepare everything. I started filling the tub on the bathroom counter. She started crying, apparently I was taking too long. Then the tub started leaking