When my daughter was a baby I told everyone to be a sportscaster and constantly narrate. “Mommy is doing the dishes they are soapy!” Even if it was so boring. Now she’s not even 2 and has been speaking in full sentences for months.
How do I talk to my 15 year old boy? When I think about how fun and easy it used to be, my heart aches. Maybe I'll try the same advice. Talk my ass off, narrate, be as verbal as possible. He'll be forced to converse with me, just to shut me up!
Only child here and have an only son. Thanks for saying we get a bad wrap. We do! Personally I think I’m pretty awesome. Maybe a tad controlling at times but awesome none the less :) And we are loyal as fuck!
I don't think I ever even thought about when I surpassed that year... I had my first at 27. She is 29 now, holy shit, and her brother is 25. Yours is such great advice. I was also a talker/narrator, and my daughter was spelling 3 and 4-letter words phonetically by age 2, and acting out very emotional plays with her beanie babies a little later. Listening to your children is also so so important. They are entire people and should be nurtured, not belittled or shamed.
Great advice. I constantly blabbed to my baby for my own sanity during those early years because literally nobody else was around! It was good for us both.
Turning 44 on the 24th. 20 + 24 = 44. It’s easy to imagine you being an awesome mama.
100% agree with all of your advice!! You boiled it down to the essence of what's important! ❤️
When my daughter was a baby I told everyone to be a sportscaster and constantly narrate. “Mommy is doing the dishes they are soapy!” Even if it was so boring. Now she’s not even 2 and has been speaking in full sentences for months.
That is Amazing ✨🤩✨
First time mom-to-be six months pregnant over here, and I would love to soak up any knowledge you have to share based on what you included here!
How do I talk to my 15 year old boy? When I think about how fun and easy it used to be, my heart aches. Maybe I'll try the same advice. Talk my ass off, narrate, be as verbal as possible. He'll be forced to converse with me, just to shut me up!
Kelly - have you ever considered authoring a parenting book that contains detailed explanation of your personal experience?
All good advice.
Only child here and have an only son. Thanks for saying we get a bad wrap. We do! Personally I think I’m pretty awesome. Maybe a tad controlling at times but awesome none the less :) And we are loyal as fuck!
I don't think I ever even thought about when I surpassed that year... I had my first at 27. She is 29 now, holy shit, and her brother is 25. Yours is such great advice. I was also a talker/narrator, and my daughter was spelling 3 and 4-letter words phonetically by age 2, and acting out very emotional plays with her beanie babies a little later. Listening to your children is also so so important. They are entire people and should be nurtured, not belittled or shamed.
It's so sad when they move away. It's awesome they get to start their adult lives, but I miss my kids so much.
My daughter is only 15 but I think about this all the time. I find myself thinking that she just got here and now she's gonna be leaving again?
Same.
Q: is it weird for Sal to think that she’s the age you were when you had her?
Thanks for the kindness to only children. I’ll be 83 when I click over to being a mom longer than not-mom. That’s crazy.
Great advice. I constantly blabbed to my baby for my own sanity during those early years because literally nobody else was around! It was good for us both.
Agree that talking to babies is so much. Read, sing, rant...engage them.