bikes and diapers. strange combination, right? this weekend i learned a valuable lesson about both.
first, we finally have a successful bike-riding boy at our house! this was a big occasion. 3 years ago we gave him a bike for his birthday. when he opened the present, he was not amused. he did not want a bike. he didn't ask for a bike. but his parents somehow thought that he should have a bike because that's what kids his age do. not this kid. bikes were lame and he didn't even want to get on it. so there it sat in the garage for a year. i pulled it out again after time had passed thinking he'd want to give it a try. i talked about how cool bikes were and how fun it would be to ride down to the park.
still, not amused.
so back to the garage it went for another year. in my mind, i was sure that we'd get the most terrible parents award because he'd grow up to be a non-bike-riding-thirty-year-old and blame us for never teaching him to ride. i told jeff i had only one goal for this year…to get that kid on a bike.
it happened this weekend. not because of us. but because he wanted to.
this leads me to diapers.
so while dallin was outside practicing on his bike, the pantless two-year-old came out to watch the fun. no pants. no pants! i cannot get him to wear pants! and here i am watching him walk up and down the sidewalk in just a diaper. now, way back when i was a mother of just one (and thought i knew everything), i would cringe at the thought of my baby running around outside without pants. i mean, i might as well just be cousin eddy standing there in my bath robe. you know what i'm saying?
as i stood there watching one boy ride a bike and one boy wearing only diaper, i came to a realization…sometimes the best word in a mother's vocabulary is simply, whatever.
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amen. I love when we learn to just go with the flow. Who really cares that he isn’t wearing pants? NO ONE!! (well maybe someone — the self righteous judging mom on the other street might care.. but you know)
I have 4 girls and I have learned along the way to say WHATEVER rather frequently. So welcome to our club…
Who needs pants or diapers for that matter! Lincoln and Cannon are sooo related 😉 (as I type this he is sporting a Cars pullup, a runny nose, and is genorously dousing himself in Love Spell body spray) WHATEVER!
Wahoo Dallin! I love how everything for him comes on it’s own calculated time.
whatever is right! love the post. and as i scrolled down, i had to laugh @ the pic you got of adam in the boxing gloves! what a face he has. and the shirt is a classic! thanks for snapping that one.
love this! had to laugh at the pictures. the one of adam is classic!
Oh so true…whatever…classic. Good job Mama. I actually think the no-pants look is a fashion statement, er, at least i hope it is. My boys do it everyday, all day…whatever!
that’s my family. i love these pictures!!!
Love the pics, Cherie. Cutest kids in the world. The philosophy also is timeless. I remember when I finally reached the “whatever” moment. Makes life a lot easier too. I think it took me a little longer than it did you. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Kid wearing just a diaper – no problem.
30 year old man riding a green bike around the neighborhood – a little weird.
hey eric!! he is weird, isn’t he? 😉