The Joys of Parenting!!
Your first child is always the "test run". You tend to keep close track of them like how many times they pooped or puked during a 24 hr span. Perfect example is when i left jamie at my moms (Granny's) and left her a lengthy to do and not to do list including:
Make sure you burp enough
Wipe, lotion, and powder bum enough
DON'T dip soother in sugar bowl or Coke-a-Cola to sooth baby
I think you get my point!
You always Have great expectations for your first born. You see other children mis-behaving and you think to your self "My child will certainly not behave like that." Boy was i wrong
When jamie was almost three I was pregg with sarah and at the Dr for a check-up. I told Jamie to Stay in the Play Zone as i was in talking with the Dr. Jamie Obviously thought she was above the Rules and took off running down the hall.(this was when the Dr was in the mall) The poor secratery had to chase her down. Jamie was Almost to the family shoe store AKA mirvs shoes. when she was caught. Needless to say she got a good spanking for that little stunt.
As Jamie got older she realized that the older sibling power extended quite far( right over her poor little sister Sarah) My mom (granny) likes to tell the story about when I was back to work part time and the girls would come home from school and she would come over to check on them(usually with a pot of stew for supper.....yumm) Jamie would be sitting at the piano prettending to be beethovan and my poor little sarah whould be standing on a chair at the sink, rubber gloves to her armpits, scrubbing dished and jamie shouting orders from the living room(In later years Sarah even got the nickname toby). Granny would come to Sarahs rescue.
This lasted all throughout Childhood and into adulthood. For Jamie being in control of her helpless little sisters turned out to be a blessing as she recently was responsable for 23 little african children for 15 months, I keep telling her that she will make a wonderful mommy one day and she laughts at me about that.
Now i have the joy of working with all my girls at Mirv's Shoes, and guess who's been dubbed "Upper-Lower Mgt" and "Lower-Lower Mgt" LOL
Your first child is always the "test run". You tend to keep close track of them like how many times they pooped or puked during a 24 hr span. Perfect example is when i left jamie at my moms (Granny's) and left her a lengthy to do and not to do list including:
Make sure you burp enough
Wipe, lotion, and powder bum enough
DON'T dip soother in sugar bowl or Coke-a-Cola to sooth baby
I think you get my point!
You always Have great expectations for your first born. You see other children mis-behaving and you think to your self "My child will certainly not behave like that." Boy was i wrong
When jamie was almost three I was pregg with sarah and at the Dr for a check-up. I told Jamie to Stay in the Play Zone as i was in talking with the Dr. Jamie Obviously thought she was above the Rules and took off running down the hall.(this was when the Dr was in the mall) The poor secratery had to chase her down. Jamie was Almost to the family shoe store AKA mirvs shoes. when she was caught. Needless to say she got a good spanking for that little stunt.
As Jamie got older she realized that the older sibling power extended quite far( right over her poor little sister Sarah) My mom (granny) likes to tell the story about when I was back to work part time and the girls would come home from school and she would come over to check on them(usually with a pot of stew for supper.....yumm) Jamie would be sitting at the piano prettending to be beethovan and my poor little sarah whould be standing on a chair at the sink, rubber gloves to her armpits, scrubbing dished and jamie shouting orders from the living room(In later years Sarah even got the nickname toby). Granny would come to Sarahs rescue.
This lasted all throughout Childhood and into adulthood. For Jamie being in control of her helpless little sisters turned out to be a blessing as she recently was responsable for 23 little african children for 15 months, I keep telling her that she will make a wonderful mommy one day and she laughts at me about that.
Now i have the joy of working with all my girls at Mirv's Shoes, and guess who's been dubbed "Upper-Lower Mgt" and "Lower-Lower Mgt" LOL
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Just to clairify, I (Jamie) am the upper lower management and Sarah is Lower lower management. Katie and Kristina don't even get a title yet. While I was on tour, Sarah thought she could move up into my position and she did until I got back. It doesn't matter how long I am gone, no matter what I will be the boss when I get back! Yeah for the eldest!
Hmmm, I just realized that she might be referring to little ol me by "Little miss sassy pants". Maybe not though, I could be wrong.
And a side note... don't I get a picture to go along with the first child bashing? not fair
oh thats you alright James no doubt about it.
Lower lower management! HA HA HA HA! Lower Lower MANAGEMENT! HA HA HA AH!
Hey JOde,
I'm excited about your blog and I'm loving the entries. Keep 'em coming!
If what you say is true....then it is now making sense to me why people always ask if I'm the oldest! The oldest may be sassy, but we are smart! We know how to get what we want and we know how to manipulate others into doing what we don't want to do! Having said that, the oldest are always the parent-pleasers too. We had too be. Mothers are WAY to over-protective of the first (probably cuz their the best!) and then they become more liberal as time goes on!! Jamie and I can both attest to that!!!
So....now do you regret asking me to write comments???
That's more like it mom.
what about kate and kris?
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