Thankful Thursday!!! With a little story!
~ I am so thankful that Terry made dinner last night(Wed.)!!! YUMMY! He made green curry chicken and it was heavenly!
~ I am thankful that spring is about 75% here! We are still having some cold moments but winter is about to be in the past! Wahoo!
~I am so thankful that I am a stay-at-home mom! I love my kids so much it hurts! I seriously can't get enough of them!
~I am thankful for good friends! It's so nice to have friends in my life!
~I am thankful that one of my friends is a hair dresser and I am counting down the days until I get my hair done again! It's about that time......well almost!
~I am so thankful for the gospel! I love everything about it! I LOVE how it makes me feel! It's such a HUGE blessing in my life!
And now onto my story..........
SO the other day Paige asked Terry if he could move out! We were like WHAT? She repeated herself with surety and so we asked her why. She preceded to tell us that Aizlyn's (her cousin) daddy didn't live with her so Terry should move out too! As Terry and I looked at each other and then looked at Paige we could tell she was so confused. So we preceded to talk to her about how some families are different and not all families are alike. She seemed to understand and we called it good. As we started to walk away Terry opened his mouth and starting saying" You know Paige mommy's da".... "STOP"! I yelled! I did NOT want him telling Paige about my parents divorce. Is that bad? I mean my birth dad wants nothing to do with me or my kids!!!I am NOT trying to hide the divorce at all. Paige totally thinks Bob is my dad and she should. Now.....am I going to tell her someday.. of course but when she's older. How am I going to explain that? How am I supposed to explain to a little girl that one of her "supposed to be grandpas" doesn't want to be apart of her life? Anywho.....am I wrong for holding this and waiting until she's MUCH older? Let me know!!!!!!
P.S. Have an AWESOME Thursday!!!!!!! xoxoxoxo
10 comments:
oh man tif- yeah for your thankful thursday! you're so sweet.
another similarity between us- bio dads that leave you thinking "seriously??". my dad (who passed away dec. 08) wasn't what you'd call reliable. he never knew my kids' names, he called julia- juliette. i was just like whatever about it, he was incapable of being much more and i finally just had to accept that. i was actually sad when he died, and was grateful to be there when he passed. it was mostly sad for all the what could have beens and what should have beens. my kids knew i had a dad and knew he and grandma were divorced but they didn't call him grandpa. the man my mom is currently "married" (they don't live together anymore) to she calls grandpa gary and i straight forward tell my kids he is not their grandpa and grandma is crazy. so LOVELY family info for ya there! i guess my POINT is i can't hide (and i don't think you are doing that by any means) that my family is JACKED, but i can very clearly help my kids see what a FOREVER family is like and just let it stand as an example of how important the gospel is and how wonderful their lives will because they are brough up in it. i think you are soooooo BLESSED to have a stepfather that fills the role of a father so wonderfully!! Paige really doesn't need to know how the dynamics all work right now, she is too young. And when she does find out she probably won't even care.
love ya!!
Thanks Chanel! I really appreciate that! You are so great!
Divorce is a doozy. My parents are as well. Although they are still fabulous parents/grandparents, know that NO family is perfect. Just worry about your own little family:)
Chanel seems to have said it all. Biology is just a formality when it comes to "family". Love is what really makes a family whole. Every family is unique and you are truly blessed that Bob is such an amazing man. The rest is for you to decide, only you (and Teri) can know what is right for your children.
Happy Friday!
I have never met my bio dad. My mom and dad got married when I was 4 months old and he is my dad. I never really think about it. Only when medical stuff comes up. I grew up knowing that I was adopted by my dad and never knew different. As I got older my mom explained more things to me.
Don't worry about explaining to your kids about grandpa, just do it when the time is right. This year's theme in primary is perfect for this type of thing. All families are different, but being a forever family is what we aim for.
I'm SOOOO Thankful for such an AMAZING Sister!! We are some LUCKY girls!! LOVE U!!
Hi Tiffy, I just wanted to say hi. I miss you. Glad to hear you are doing well. XOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
I don't think you should worry about it right now. Little Paige is just too young to even understand. And I agree with what Chanel said, When she is old enough and does find out she probably won't care. She knows the grandpa that she has and knows that he loves her. That's what matters.
I love how much you love to be with your kids! I love how much you value them and having fun with them! You are a cute Mom!
Oh!!! You guys handled that great...you never know what's going to come out of their mouth's and yes...I would wait until she's older too!!
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