Are we overprotective ?????

I always think about this do we worry too much about our children at what point did we think we had such a bad upbringing . I saw this quote

                                                              ( PINTEREST QUOTE )
 and it got me thinking as well as I had a chance to watch Bubble Wrap kid on TV the other night  (on Slice network for anyone that wishes to check it out. ).
Since when did we feel that our kids need helmets to ride their bike , and fear them to do anything on their own and if we do become adventurous and let our little precious ducklings do something we get  frowned upon by others. I remember the days when I would cross the highway and then the railway tracks to get to my friends house . Yeah I remember being scared the first few times doing it but I did on my own and quite often told to be back home by dark . Remember those days heading off on your bike to the park or for a bike ride and told be home by dark . Well that would be really crazy these days do say that to our kids . See yeah later be home home by dark . Is this why its been so easy to keep our children in playing video games , being online , or watching TV . Instead of finding the next adventure or building a tree house , or be free simply to do whatever we want in the big bad world as we see today .
When did we all become so precious ? And what makes our childhood so dark and dangerous . For  the most part I think I turned out quite fine . Kudos to mom and dad.

FAT vs SKINNY

 This may be a long one more of a vent in what is normal what really is acceptable . What makes people comfortable or uncomfortable about the surroundings with themselves ,others and our own children . Is it easier to be FAT... for say or skinny ?? If we had a choice to be one extreme or another what would you choose to be over weight or underweight.
 I have struggled with this if you know me you know why . It bothers me to a extreme  . I have had brought three beautiful children to this world ,but almost most of their lives they have been judged by being considered by society and many of you to be too small ..... as a baby .Is OK to judge a child what kind of weight does the put on children to judge them so young . Is it not bad enough when they get older to have to fight their why as adults of what a so called "PERFECT" body image .Does the media not beat this up enough then why start so young on having a weight issue weather large or small and really does it need to be issue.
 I can sum up a few of the many things I have heard . Was he / she premature , are you breast feeding or nursing , is their something wrong with your baby (this actually has even came from nurses as I was visiting someone else in the hospital ), do you think your breast milk is any good , how much do they weigh , how old are they now , really that old , WOW , that baby is skinny . ...........my baby has never been that small , have you seen a doctor ......you need to get meat on your bones ... does he /she eat OK ..... I really can tell you so many stories of rude people in counters with me (strangers too as well as many others) I can also tell you my smart ass remarks back too . I can also tell you about my many tears thinking about this and doubt of what I am doing is right or wrong may I the one that has wrong my child and then I come back to think whats wrong  . The frustration of it too me is beyond a waste of my many hours  . Has anyone gone up to anyone and said Oh my that baby is so fat are you sure they are OK maybe you should see a doctor . What are you feeding that kid?? Was he /she over due. .do they have medical problems . Do you feed your child a nutritious diet . Wow do you know the  risks that your baby has being obese , fat , chubby , too big ,. big boned , chunky , large , huge , broad , solid , round ,FAT at such a young age. .
All of my children have been happy and grew at their own rate And still are they all happy and healthy to me. Do we as adults follow a chart of height and weight by public health nurses on a regular basis . No and if we did I am sure we would be all in trouble I am sure . Is their a normal what is normal .Does anyone ever said the person is normal looking average they look good . No just pick on the flaws. Can we not all just be satisfied looking the way we are .
What does size have to matter .  As the old saying goes does size matter
Answer : it shouldn't but it does .
I have no reason to judge you by having a large child please do not judge me with a small child .

REMINDERS ******

Sometimes we just need reminders . So here something I picked up from PINTEREST.

Sharing this ....

Think this is great post quote to think about for a fresh New Year !!!

TGIF

Looking forward to a lazy summer weekend with my house as clean as it can be for chaos still happening and laundry being the only thing I need to so call catch up on .I am feeling a lets do whatever we want or don't want weekend to happen . After this week of sick little girlies one with ear infection that resulted in a quick ER trip and the other with a blocked ear drum that may or may not need to be flushed out on Monday at the doc . (hoping not )and a hubby that was gone on over night work meetings.This mama is tired , drained and out of sorts ,but we all know that nothing happens as planned any way . So with that said cross your fingers cause I am not ready for anymore drama ,chaos or disasters.to happen . Hope you all can kick back and enjoy your weekend as well .
I will leave you with a little Pinterest love of mine for the weekend . When CHAOS seems to be the norm I dream of places like these to go to .Where would you want to go ???

All photos courtesyy to Pinterest plan on coming back to give proper credit to whom actually took them .

It could always be worse ....

I sit here thinking of everyone I know that is effect in one way or another with all the rain and water , tornadoes , fires  and every thing else that is going on  . Weather it directly or in directly we are a story or know a story of someones . BUT keep your heads up I have tell my hubby from day one it can always be worse cause it can . I got this frame of mind from sitting in the pediatricians office with our first daughter in our arms , a diaper bag over one shoulder and a breathing heart monitor over the other there we were in a room FULL to standing room all waiting for the same doctor as I was there and looked around tired with barely any energy to keep my eyes open as we have been up for days with little or no sleep at this point waiting our turn . I saw all these people with all sorts of things wrong with their children and  I am sure everyone was concerned with what was wrong with their child . I sat in a row with what seemed to be new parents with their first born and what looked like he had a a cold the couple looked much like us tried ,exhausted and concerned , then sitting beside them was us with Addy very petite and her monitor going over every 15 - 20 minutes which was quite normal for us but the people sitting beside looked quite concern for us but to us it was normal . We were sitting and hoping that we had enough battery juice left to get us through our appointment and to the truck so we could plug it back in . Then sitting beside us was a couple with a few children but one that they had to bring in two coolers that carried syringes that they had to pump into there daughter through her back through a feeding tube what seemed every half hour . This couple also looked sleep deprived , exhausted and concerned . I sat there thinking the  couple with cold is looking at us like poor people our son just has a cold and we sat their looking at the next couple thinking we just have carry a breathing monitor around maybe for a another month or two  and they have to keep coolers to feed their what seemed like a  8 year old and who knows how long they have been doing this for . I left their with the statement stuck in my head it can always be worse . So some days I maybe repeating this more then once and maybe I even have told you it can always be worse but it can .
So when I think of my flooded basement and what now appears to have water in our roof and hoping its not enough to have our roof fall in on us. I sit her thinking of the people my sister and BIL helped evacuate out of their homes last night carrying all of what they could out of their homes or the people across the border that have been just given their evacuation warning yesterday or the people leaving their homes to fires and could not carry anything out as their was just no time too .
If i could  have you all think for one minute when something doesn't go quite the way you want it to remember It could always be worse .
Thinking of everyone on the world today that is effected with this crazy weather we have been having either rain , tornadoes , floods whatever it may be you are in my thoughts and it could always be worse .

                                                               This is a Pinterest quote .

June Challenge

Just found a challenge that a friend has found via pinterest .Since  one of my many things to do this year is to sharpen up on my camera skills thought I would hop on board with her as well . What a great idea !!
Here's the month challenges and I hope you all try it out too .

So looking forward to the month of June so much to happen and what a great day to start a new month out on sunshine and warm weather .I am looking forward to blue skies , growing flowers ,fields and green grass. I also have my BIG 29 again birthday coming up this month as well .

Here's my June 1st self portrait ( to be posted tomorrow as I have no energy to download off camera right now )

Addiction

not that I need another thing to take away my time from me but this one is a inspiring place to be but maybe gives too many more ideas then I already had to start with .
Is anyone else Addicted to Pinterest ???If you already have jumped on the band wagon you can find me here .Add me up if you are already on .
Leave you with this of course a Pinterest find .

Credit for this is from etsy.com