Parenting Proverb number six...

Don't you just love a cooked breakfast, with all that grease and oil to soak up your worries first thing in the morning?  Well.  Guess what?  You're not alone!

 

 

"Bacon and sausages for breakfast is best enjoyed by hand" 



At least my hands and face are well lubricated!

Mmm...mmmm....mmmm...mouth full...can't speak...







Oh yeah!  I love it!

Parenting Proverb number five...

My mum has always been a fan of the daytime sleep.  Guess who appears to have inherited this trait? 

"Sleep is good...no matter where you are, or which position you find yourself in..."

Ahh.  So comfy on my fold-out couch.

Stiff neck anyone?

The armchair will do

There were three in the bed...can you spot the little one?

Parenting Proverb number four...

The other day, daddy decided to involve the kids in the task of baking a cake.  As you can see, it isn't hard to figure out which part they enjoyed the most...

"The best thing about making a cake, by far, is the clean up"

Little man's satisfied smile says it all....

Aaaahhhh.....

Yum!

Parenting Proverb number three...

The other day, little man was eager to lend a hand with the housework.  That was, until the vaccuum cleaner threatened to eat his trousers.  Good work little man! 

"When the house is a mess, enlist the help of others to clean up"

What a terrific little helper!  

Thanks little man!  

Parenting Proverb number two...

A few weeks ago, we took little madam and little man on a day out to a small wildlife park near Philip Island.  It was a great experience - and very hands on - for all! 

"Giving Kangaroo food to a child, without providing proper instructions on the correct feeding method, has the potential to put little hands at great risk"

The roo spies its lunch: fist stuffed with roo-food...

The roo approaches the tightly clenched fist with roo-food stuffing...

Phew...disaster averted as little madam unclenches her fist, just in time...

Job done!  Must remember to tell little madam, next time she feeds the Kangaroos, "Hold your hand out flat!"

Introducing Mummy's Parenting Proverbs

You’ve heard of Confucius, right? Well. He’s that old – so old, in fact, he was alive in around 500BC...well, that’s if you believe Wikipedia, which I tend to do quite often – Chinese philosopher. And, as well as developing a system of philosophy known as Confucianism, he was also responsible for coming up with phrases like:

- Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it, and:
- Respect yourself and others will respect you, and even:
- Man who walks through airport door sideways, is going to Bangkok.

Well, actually, I doubt very much that the great Confucius was responsible for that last saying, but you get the picture, right?

So with that said, like the great Confucius, I have decided to come up with some phrases of my own; phrases which communicate some of my own (a regular, everyday parent with two young children) thoughts and beliefs. Phrases that will be posted on my new blog, titled: Mummy’s Parenting Proverbs. I am, like in my other blog (www.madmomentsofmotherhood.blogspot.com), planning to update my posts weekly. And I'm hoping to, in addition to my parenting proverbs, include some photographs of the particular occasion, when inspiration for each phrase posted, has occurred. Obviously, though, as I don’t always have a camera handy - and it’s not always possible to take a photo...particularly if I’m wrestling a pooey-bottomed child onto a change table - so I can’t guarantee the pictures will relate perfectly; but I’ll certainly do my best to try and ensure they do.

Anyway. I hope you enjoy reading my new blog (and please, if you have time, continue to catch up on all my mad moments of motherhood, too). If you have the time, I’d also love to hear your own thoughts and experiences. Thanks, again, for taking the time to read my stuff.

So without further ado, I'd now like to introduce phrase number one:

"Offering your child brightly coloured ice-cream for sweets, results in a blue-faced little man"