so, in the past few days i've realized that i have a lot of old blog posts and videos and pics (from 2007 and on) that i am trying to move over from my myspace account (which i never use anymore) to facebook. i can't figure out how to move the videos, since i don't know my log-in. i can view them from jimmy's account though....if anyone knows how to move them, let me know :) anyway, i think the safe thing to do at this point is to just post new blogs here, so i don't ever lose them or forget a password, etc. clearly, it's been a long time since i've posted anything on this blog, so here we go again. i'll link them to facebook from here.
being naked
so we are hard-core potty-training cameron right now. he turned 3 in march, but he was with a different caregiver every day of the week during spring semester (steph monday, tiffany tues & thurs, and me every other day). therefore, it was hard to consistently watch him and monitor potty training. so, now that school is out, i am with him 95% of the time at home and most importantly, he can be naked in the backyard when the weather is nice. for those of you who don't know, it is MUCH easier to potty train a kid in the summer when they can be naked. why? because pull-ups, for one, are just like diapers to toddlers. they can pee and poop at their convenience and nothing "feels" different. when they are naked, however, pooping is DEFINITELY strange and peeing for a boy becomes way more fun because they don't have to stop playing - they can integrate the peeing into their fun. pee in the grass, the rocks, off the deck, in the sandbox, on mommy's flowers, whatever. it's a really fun game for him.
so this morning it was over 80 degrees & we were all out in the backyard, having a water balloon fight and the boys were filling up the baby pool to splash around in. cam had been peeing like a wildman (on purpose, and announcing it), so we were making a lot of progress. then things got...well, i'd say serious, but i ended up laughing pretty hard afterwards, so i'm not sure how to categorize. :)
cam was busy playing near the baby pool and i was pitching the baseball to owen as he batted. all of a sudden owen goes "mommy, i'm gay."
well. that's reason for pause.
the main reason i took what he said seriously is because, well, he's 5. and he very well could be gay, and for a child to announce it, i damn sure wanted to make sure my reaction was right...whatever right for this is.
i said "okay."
and then "do you know what being gay means?"
he said "no."
so i said "well, for a boy, it means you want to kiss boys." (i am really disappointed in myself that i sexualized this for him...in retrospect, however, i am not sure what i would have said instead of that!).
he said "oh. well, then, i want to gay jen."
:)
for those of you who don't know, owen thinks he is engaged to my very good friend jennifer murdock. she is drop-dead gorgeous, hilarious, and one of the most intelligent colleagues i have. she is hands-down one of the most caring and thoughtful women i know too, so i am all for it. she's well aware of this engagement, and plays along with it whenever we're around owen :) he even tells me that when he marries her, he's going to move her to south dakota and live at the river with her and ride the mule all day (the mule is not a real mule, it's an ATV similar to a gator - it's my dad's).
ANYWAY, back to the story (we'll return to owen being naked in a minute, BTW). the minute owen announced he was gay to me and my brain was going through mental and emotional gymnastics as i was trying to figure out what to say....cam says "mommy, have to go poop" as he squats on the side of the baby pool, trying to poop in the water.
well.
at least he knows he has to poop "in water" - just not THAT water!!! so we rush inside and i tell him on the way (as i am trying to finish my conversation about sexuality with owen) that we only go poop in the toilet. a minute later, SUCCESS! cam was awarded a gummy worm and he was soooo proud of himself. i tell you what, being naked is extremely educational for potty training purposes!!!
what else did i learn about being naked today? listen up.
post-poop and gay conversation scene: mommy sunbathing in her bikini
owen: mommy, i've seen you naked before.
mommy: okay. when?
owen: when you were marrying daddy.
mommy: i wasn't naked when i married daddy, i wore a dress!
owen: yes you were! i saw you. i was four and i had to use the bathroom and i went to your room and i walked in and saw you marrying daddy and you were both naked.
OH. i don't know where he learned that being married means having sex and that kissing means you're gay.
interestingly, for a child who wants to sleep nude and has a naked brother around all day, he sure has a lot to learn :)
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