I was tagged by Allibrew to share six random things about myself.
Here are the rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post these six rules on your blog.
3. Write 6 random things about yourself.
4. Tag 6 people at the end of your post and link to them.
5. Let each person you have tagged know by leaving a comment on their blog.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is posted.
Six random things about Tabitha:
1. I've attempted to play musical instruments 3 times in my life (Violin, Clarinet, & Piano)
2. Mosquitos loooooove me, in fact, I got over 10+ bites to prove it while standing in the park near dusk with Erik & Chhimi (FYI, they got NONE!)
3. I am a junk food addict, love the salty chips & fry foods
4. I was a Colorguard (aka flag spinner) in high school
5. I love to travel and already trying to plan out the next trip (probably back home to Bhutan...we'll see though)
6. I can't wait until I finish my Master's program (semester just started...SIGH!)
I tag (participation optional):
Shelby
AdventureDad
Brenda
Oliver
Kristy
Anyone else who still visits this site :o) hee hee
Friday, September 5, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Over The Top Birthdays?
Have toddler birthday's just gone over the top these days?! I just saw a Craigslist ad that somebody is wanting to hire one or two "Polynesian" dancers for a Toddler Party?! The dancers will teach the toddlers how to dance.
Toddlers by definition are ages 1 - 4 year olds. Even if the toddlers are at the cusp of the older range...do they really need to hire specifically polynesian dancers?! What happened to popping in a DVD and telling the kids to "move about"?! HAHA!
Alright, which one of you are throwing an Hawaiian theme toddler party?! Let's get this luau started!
Toddlers by definition are ages 1 - 4 year olds. Even if the toddlers are at the cusp of the older range...do they really need to hire specifically polynesian dancers?! What happened to popping in a DVD and telling the kids to "move about"?! HAHA!
Alright, which one of you are throwing an Hawaiian theme toddler party?! Let's get this luau started!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Wallypogs
Just a quick post to share the info on a swim/survival float school for kids. This is "local" (as in Loomis...just a quick jaunt down Auburn Folsom Blvd. for you Folsom-ites!).
We haven't started swim lessons with Jackson yet, so he isn't the master swimmer that Erik is! We'd like to do it soon though....ah yes, getting back into a bathing suit after having a new baby...yeah, maybe not REAL soon!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Children Learn What They Live
Found this little poem online and thought it was worth sharing.
Children Learn What They Live
Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph. D.
If children live with hostility,
they learn to fight.
If children live with ridicule,
they learn to be shy.
If children live with tolerance,
they learn to be patient.
If children live with encouragement,
they learn confidence.
If children live with praise,
they learn to appreciate.
If children live with fairness,
they learn justice.
If children live with security,
they learn faith.
If children live with approval,
they learn to like themselves.
If children live with acceptance, and friendship,
they learn to find love in the world.
Children Learn What They Live
Dorothy Law Nolte, Ph. D.
If children live with hostility,
they learn to fight.
If children live with ridicule,
they learn to be shy.
If children live with tolerance,
they learn to be patient.
If children live with encouragement,
they learn confidence.
If children live with praise,
they learn to appreciate.
If children live with fairness,
they learn justice.
If children live with security,
they learn faith.
If children live with approval,
they learn to like themselves.
If children live with acceptance, and friendship,
they learn to find love in the world.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Child Abuse or Leave Them Alone?
Recently I was at a midtown grocery store and the below scene unfolded before my eyes in the afternoon.
A mom & her son standing in line at the check out stand. The mom is relatively young, she looked to be in her mid-20's. Her son, maybe between 2 and 3 years old. Her son was crying and crying hard & loud. Mom was carrying her son on her hip trying to pay for their items. Mom was in a tank top, shorts, and flip-flops, body tattoos were visible.
A woman stood behind them witnessing the crying scenario. The woman was a stranger. A bit older , probably in her early 50's. She was dressed in a full length solid-color cotton-like short-sleeve dress with comfortable walking shoes. She was alone and also waiting to pay for her items.
The woman voiced her concerns to the mom for the child's stress (crying) during the line, some words were exchanged, and the mom took offense and created a scene by shouting "the boy bumped his head on the door knob, call the police!" and stormed out to get the store's security guard & manager.
The mom & son, who stopped crying now, spoke loudly to the security guard and manager (for all to hear), that she was basically being harrassed by the woman. That she [the mom] was accused of child abuse and was threatened to have Child Services called because her child was crying! Obviously the mom was angry!
The woman then came up to the mom and said "I am right here and can hear you" turns to the guard and manager and voiced the following in a calm quiet demeanor "I am concerned about the child because he was in distress and crying non-stop. I had been witnessing the child's crying throughout the store the entire time. It was continuous and did not stop."
The mom rubuted immediately that "he was crying because he wanted ice cream ma'am and I am not going to give him ice cream; what child wouldn't cry when he can't have ice cream?"
However without hearing the reasoning or excuse, the woman continued with the manager and pleaded for "...somebody to step in and help that child..."
So question(s) of the day:
Do you feel that that woman had the right to step in as an advocate for the child? OR Do you feel the mom had the right to discipline her child by letting him "cry it out" in public?
A mom & her son standing in line at the check out stand. The mom is relatively young, she looked to be in her mid-20's. Her son, maybe between 2 and 3 years old. Her son was crying and crying hard & loud. Mom was carrying her son on her hip trying to pay for their items. Mom was in a tank top, shorts, and flip-flops, body tattoos were visible.
A woman stood behind them witnessing the crying scenario. The woman was a stranger. A bit older , probably in her early 50's. She was dressed in a full length solid-color cotton-like short-sleeve dress with comfortable walking shoes. She was alone and also waiting to pay for her items.
The woman voiced her concerns to the mom for the child's stress (crying) during the line, some words were exchanged, and the mom took offense and created a scene by shouting "the boy bumped his head on the door knob, call the police!" and stormed out to get the store's security guard & manager.
The mom & son, who stopped crying now, spoke loudly to the security guard and manager (for all to hear), that she was basically being harrassed by the woman. That she [the mom] was accused of child abuse and was threatened to have Child Services called because her child was crying! Obviously the mom was angry!
The woman then came up to the mom and said "I am right here and can hear you" turns to the guard and manager and voiced the following in a calm quiet demeanor "I am concerned about the child because he was in distress and crying non-stop. I had been witnessing the child's crying throughout the store the entire time. It was continuous and did not stop."
The mom rubuted immediately that "he was crying because he wanted ice cream ma'am and I am not going to give him ice cream; what child wouldn't cry when he can't have ice cream?"
However without hearing the reasoning or excuse, the woman continued with the manager and pleaded for "...somebody to step in and help that child..."
So question(s) of the day:
Do you feel that that woman had the right to step in as an advocate for the child? OR Do you feel the mom had the right to discipline her child by letting him "cry it out" in public?
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Weekend Meme: 5 Places You Want To Travel To With Your Child(ren)
Instructions:
- Those tagged will share 5 Places You Want To Travel To With Your Child(ren) before they turn 18!
- Those tagged will tag 5 additional people.
- Those tagged will leave their meme in the comments section (or a link) so everyone can keep track of what's being posted.
I was recently inspired by my co-worker who took her oldest son on a 1:1 trip to Japan! Her husband took the 2 younger children (2 years old and 10 month old) on a 1:2 trip to Hawaii during the same time and they met up afterwards in Hawaii!
5 Places I Want To Travel To With My Child(ren) Before They Turn 18
- Bhutan during Chinese New Year - where Daddy's big extended and loving family is!
- Paris, France in Christmas - so we can experience a different sort of Xmas celebration
- China (Hong Kong, Guangzhou, and Beijing) - it will be a first for all of us to learn our heritage and culture first hand.
- Bangkok, Thailand - this is the 'easiest' common stop for our international family gatherings
- Australia & New Zealand - absolutely looks gorgeous on the Travel channel
I tag the usual suspects:
Allison
Lynette
Kristy
Lin
Miriam
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