Monday, July 19, 2004

I feel like a bad parent...

well abuela isn't the only one who cant keep up with him anymore... and now he is quick AND silent.  I call him my little ninja - cause he sneaks up behind you and if you turn around, you trip over him before you knew he was there! 
 
the bad parent guilt trip happens when you see him take a dive or tumble into something and he was only arms reach away... and its all in the face... a scratch here or there, or a red mark on his cheek...  I know other parents know - they often look at him and say - so he must be walking?  but sometimes i wonder if the next thought in their heads must be - if she says, "no" I'm calling the cops and reporting child abuse! 
 

1 comment:

paintergirl said...

hey neighbor! talk about the guilt...the little man was happy as a clam the other night, he'd just finished eating a salmon patty(one of his favs) and was spinning around in the middle of the living room. now he will spin and then playfully drop to the ground. well he lost his balance on the fall and his cheek caught part of the coffee table. very upsetting for both of us.