What are they teaching my kid!?!?

Okay, I have been letting a few things slide at my daughter's daycare...but I am finally to a point where I need to put my foot down. Sometimes, we as parents must understand that we have to take responsibility in how we raise our kids. I often see too many parents who let school, daycare, and church raise their children. I don't want to be like that...instead I want to take charge in what I am teaching my child and not let others contradict the things I am trying to accomplish.

A few weeks ago LT's daycare teacher thought it was so cute that LT was kissing a boy in class and that the boy kissed her back. At first I thought, "oh that is cute too" but then it started to get out of hand. When I would pick her up they would say, "oh watch this..." and instruct LT to kiss the boy whom she was fond of. When I pick up LT, I am always given a sheet that shows what she has been doing all day. One day, I arrived and grabbed her sheet off the wall and noticed a picture of her and the boy kissing attached to the boy's sheet. I asked about it and they replied "oh the boy's father thought it was cute and wanted a copy of it". I wasn't so sure I was pleased that my daycare was taking pictures of two kids kissing and i wasn't pleased that the parents of the boy were requesting it. Am I going too far on this? Am I am being completely paranoid and out of mind? I am not sure, please leave any comments on your thoughts. I just don't think I find it acceptable to encourage this kind of activity. We teach LT to only kiss mom, dad, and family. It seems to me with this kind of encouragement, I can start to understand why 10 years olds are having sex and getting pregnant at age 11.

Now, onto my most recent complaint. The same boy that LT is fond of has a bigger vocabulary than she does. So the daycare has reported she is trying to learn all the words that he is learning. They noted on her daily sheet yesterday that "her vocabulary is getting so big now!". When I addressed this comment to see what words she is growing to say, one of them was "mine". I have heard LT say this several times at home, and we knew she got it at daycare, but have been trying to correct her. So when I found out they are promoting her saying that, it kinda upset me. We are trying to teach our daughter that nothing is ours...everything comes from God and we are to take care of everything and share with everyone. I am promoting sharing because I know that when baby #2 comes, this is going to be a big issue with her. Not to mention the fact that "mine" is a selfish derogatory word. Why would anyone allow there child to even let that be one of the words in their vocabulary? I know I am not over-reacting on this point because this is the way we want to raise our daughter. And what is more annoying than a kid who walks around all day repeating a brainless word "mine, mine, mine, mine!" and then doesn't share with others.

So I am not one to approach conflict, I would rather vent about it in my blog...LOL. But something needs to be done about the behaviors my child is learning at school. I know there will be an ongoing struggle throughout her entire childhood. But how can people think that kissing and being selfish is "cute"? I just don't see the connection? Maybe it is because she is so cute that they are blind to the repercussions of the problem.

As I mentioned earlier, if you have any suggestions or comments on how to handle this or even your thoughts on the matter...it would make me feel alot better to know what others thought.

Pictures of cupcakes....

okay, these are old pictures that never got posted and just were archived into my album. Sorry I didn't share...I was just plain lazy and didn't have any excuse.

I did these cupcakes for Easter '07. They were for Lauren's daycare teachers (and a few friends at work)....





These next ones were just some cupcakes I whipped together for Lauren's 1st birthday party. The picture didn't come out real well, but they were supposed to be flowerpots. The pot was the ice cream cone (with the cupcake baked inside) and the topping was chocolate frosting with crushed oreos for dirt..finally fondant flowers on top...


Finally, these are not cupcakes...but my friend Vanda had talked me into getting something nice for Lauren's daycare teachers on Valentine's day. I ended up not buying anything and wanting to make sugar cookies. That was a complete disaster and I am not sure if I will ever make anything else for LT's daycare teachers again. Next time I am going to buy already made sweets...ha ha. OH, I also threw in the ones we made for her dad (says "papa"). LT threw the sprinkles on all the cookies....

LAAAAAAAAZZZZY.........

Okay, okay...I know, I have been LAAAZZZYYY about blogging lately. I have been so bad at that and pictures. I am really sorry! I am going to post some cupcakes on my next blog just to make it more interesting. I am going to try and be really good about keeping up this blog...at least once a week. Sometimes, it just seems that nobody reads it anyway...I need to have a following of loyal readers to keep me motivated hahaha.

Here is my Dosha reading just for yucks.....I think it is right on about not being so judgmental. Who am I to judge someone...I'm not perfect right?

Your Dosha is Pitta

You have a quick mind, a gift for persuasion, and a sharp sense of humor. You have both the drive and people skills to be a very successful leader. Argumentative and a bit stubborn, you have been known to be a little too set in your ways. But while you may be biased toward your own point of view, you are always honest, fair, and ethical. With friends: You are outgoing and open to anyone who might want to talk to you In love: You are picky but passionate To achieve more balance: Be less judgmental of those around you, and take cool walks in the moonlight.

What's Your Dosha?