Wubbah Guckie

I cannot help but include this word guessing game. This is one of my favorite of Honeybun's two-year-old pronunciations. Have you got the translation?

Rubber Duckie! Don't you love it?!

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I have been feeling like I should do a little bit more gushing about my wonderful boys. This might seem a little bit weird to have it be something that you make a conscious decision about, but it's something that I'm pretty particular about. It's because I find it really annoying when people rant and rave about their children without any regard for the fact that their opinion is absolutely biased. However, if the parent can speak about their children in a way that is more respectful to (and of) other parents and children (as in, they understand the parental bias they have and that their children really aren't superior to all others), then I have no problem at all with it.

But -- I think I have been operating under the fear that by sharing sweet and glowing details and stories about my boys, I would be one of those irritating and irksome people doing the very thing that I can't stand. But really, how do you do it the right way? I'm not sure I know the answer, so I've just been choosing to err on the side of caution and keep my lips zipped.

But -- It has come across my field of consciousness that it is actually good for your children to hear you speaking well of them to others. So, since then this has been on my mind nagging at me.

Finally, I've had enough of the back and forth of my brain and I've decided that I'm going to give it a little try. I'm going to try to feel a little bit more free to interject a little bit more about our little blessings into this blog and into my conversations. Plus, I think it will help it to be a more full picture of my life as a mother and as a record for our family. I like that idea.

Just let me know if I get too over-the-top about it.