I love my kids
Me: Did you say anything crazy to your therapist?
Callie: No, why?
Me: Because, Susan, the social worker called, and she was acting like she was all worried about you because of something you said.
Callie: No, I just told her that I got mad and destroyed my room and wanted to quit my job and I hate life and everyone.
Me: Oh, ok. So nothing unusual?
Callie: Right, just the same stuff I always say.
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(My bra is sitting on a chair. Geo sits down on top of it to put on his shoes.)
Snowbaby: Hey! Thats Mommy’s boobs! Dad! You on Mommy’s boobs.
(tries to pull bra out from under him)
Snowbaby: Mommy! Daddy will not get off your boobs!
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Meredith: No! She is not your real mom. Mommy Sarah is your real mom. You have a real mom and another mom and a real dad and Daddy Geo and real grandparents and PawPaw and Nana and real sisters and then kids who just live here. Right Mom?
Me: Well, some kids have more than one Mommy and Daddy. There are lots of ways to make a family.
Bubba: You my Mommy, Mommy. Mommy Sarah my Mom, and you my Mommy. I know because you love me.
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Meredith: Mommy! Mommy! Guess what???
Me: What?
Meredith: Bug gave me this broken umbrella! And all I had to do was give her my twenty dollars! And she said I could keep the umbrella forever!
June 11th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
I love these stories. My husband and I attended our first foster care info meeting last night and are now in the process of filling out the application and reams of paperwork to become foster parents. Yikes!
June 11th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Oh my gosh, the Bubba quote made me want to cry. Thank goodness Bug’s antics were there to follow up and crack me up!
(So what are your thoughts on the search for the next Elle? I’m loving Bailey!)
June 11th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Aww, isn’t Bug sweet! (lol) And I wish there was someway to let Callie know that life isn’t always as difficult as it is in high school. Or maybe it is, but because of all the crap we have to go through and emotions we have to sort out and behaviors we try that work and don’t work for us, the crap gets easier to deal with. Could you just SQUEEZE all that into her for me tonight after dinner?
Good luck and thanks for sharing.
June 11th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Awww… the kids are so cute!
I sold my youngest brother a movie sized box of M&M’s for all the change in his piggy bank once. It was like $30. My mother was sooo mad. LOL
June 11th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Okay that last comment…HILARIOUS!
June 11th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
So I think that from reading some of the posts lately it’s clear that Snowbaby needs and anatomy vs clothing lesson? What do you think?
These quotes are so neat on so many levels…its clear they all feel loved and cared for every single day.
June 12th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
My 10 yr old convinced the younger kids to let her pull out their baby teeth and give her a percentage of their profits from the tooth fairy. Maybe her and Bug could go into business together?
June 13th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
OK…you know it’s about kids when something can make you bawl like a baby and fall out of your chair lol while nearly peeing your pants at the same time!