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Mommy, is that a bear?

Perhaps my daughter will grow up to be a veterinarian because she keeps thinking people are animals (i.e. do you see the monkey?). Anyway, while we were in Florida, Danae said "mommy is that a bear?" Who was she talking about? Aunt Debbie from Atlanta!!! That girl is crazy. Lesson learned: lay off the animal/nature lessons a little.

Why does She.ryl.Crow think we can use one square of tissue when we go to the bathroom? Lesson learned: she is nasty and in the off chance that I ever meet her we will not shake hands.

Why did my son, Brayden, almost kill himself by choking on a piece of his sister's toy? Why did I not think it would be a hazard to him? Because that piece can barely fit in my mouth (not that I've tried) but it's sorta large. He couldn't close his mouth once he jammed it in so he started crying with a muffled sound. That's when we noticed what happened. One of my friends has a daughter and son also. She told me that if she had her son first, she would probably have stuck with only one kid. I now see what she means even though I still want more children. Lesson learned: watch that sucka all the time no matter what because little boys are nuts.

We can't find people our own age at church in this area. We've visited 3 churches and have noticed a gap between 18/19 year olds and 40-somethings. We can't find people our own age. The people here say they are still "in the world". They send their kids to church with the grandparents. This is somewhat depressing. I know I said I wouldn't make any friends here because I don't want any emotional attachments making it sad for me when I leave but...I would like to meet someone in my age bracket at church. Lesson learned: the devil is seriously seeking whom he may devour.

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Anonymous said…
I am curious, are u going to churches where there are large numbers of the dominant culture? We had that same experience in New England, and we found in the Black churches there was more diversity in age, while the predominantly white churches had no teenagers nor young adults. It was quite disheartening to say the least. I totally understand about the "making friends" issue... that's all :D. Be blessed!!

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