Friday, September 29, 2006 by Amy
Riley's second day of school went off without a hitch. Again, she didn't cry. Not that I wanted her to cry, but a little would have been okay. I guess that's what attachment parenting is supposed to do. It's really weird that Riley now has a part of her life that I'm not part off. Rudi came with us to pick up Riley, so he finally got to see the classroom. I've always liked the Montessori approach since studying educational theory in college. The kids think that they're playing, but the teachers guide them in the activities which are richly educational. There's more information at www.montessori.edu if anyone cares to take a look.
Riley had no luck yesterday meeting new kids. We went to a toy store/bookstore that has a huge play castle in the back and a ladder that goes up to a loft. Riley climbed up the ladder, but the girl sitting at the top wouldn't move to let her up. I asked the girl to move (she was about 4yo) and she gave me an attitude. I thought I was going to smack her. Then Riley was playing with a toy sheep and the girl comes to me and says that Riley took it from her, so I took it from Riley and gave it to the girl. Rudi told me that Riley actually had it first, the girl took it from her and the girl's mother gave it back to Riley, and then the girl comes up to me. Sneaky little brat. Then we went to the library and Riley was playing on the lego table and another girl comes to play, and Riley says hi and do you want to play with me and do you want to be my friend, and the girl says don't talk to me and don't bother me. What a bad day for the newly friendly Riley. I hate to see her shot down like that.
I have been so incredibly tired lately, probably a combination of a new diet that I haven't perfected yet and a breast infection. Desperate, I put on PBS for Riley to watch a show and was shocked to see commercials! They had an advertisement for the Little Mermaid and the Weebles, like we need to see Disney absolutely everywhere. I guess PBS can no longer be a haven for parents who don't want their children exposed to excessive commercialization and mindless consumerism. Thanks probably to the ruthless Republican cuts in PBS funding. Thanks a lot!
Rudi went grocery shopping for lunches and stuff for him to eat at work next week, and I thought that since we don't have any food in the house, he'd buy something that I could eat too. No such luck, the only thing I could eat that he brought home was chips and salsa. That'll be great for breakfast tomorrow.
Some kid in our neighborhood has a gas-powered little motorbike and every kid over the age of eight takes a spin on it. It sounds like a loud lawn mower. That's the soundtrack of our evenings and weekends. I hope the thing falls apart soon. I'm such a grinch. What happened to good old fashioned people-powered bicycles?
Riley had no luck yesterday meeting new kids. We went to a toy store/bookstore that has a huge play castle in the back and a ladder that goes up to a loft. Riley climbed up the ladder, but the girl sitting at the top wouldn't move to let her up. I asked the girl to move (she was about 4yo) and she gave me an attitude. I thought I was going to smack her. Then Riley was playing with a toy sheep and the girl comes to me and says that Riley took it from her, so I took it from Riley and gave it to the girl. Rudi told me that Riley actually had it first, the girl took it from her and the girl's mother gave it back to Riley, and then the girl comes up to me. Sneaky little brat. Then we went to the library and Riley was playing on the lego table and another girl comes to play, and Riley says hi and do you want to play with me and do you want to be my friend, and the girl says don't talk to me and don't bother me. What a bad day for the newly friendly Riley. I hate to see her shot down like that.I have been so incredibly tired lately, probably a combination of a new diet that I haven't perfected yet and a breast infection. Desperate, I put on PBS for Riley to watch a show and was shocked to see commercials! They had an advertisement for the Little Mermaid and the Weebles, like we need to see Disney absolutely everywhere. I guess PBS can no longer be a haven for parents who don't want their children exposed to excessive commercialization and mindless consumerism. Thanks probably to the ruthless Republican cuts in PBS funding. Thanks a lot!
Rudi went grocery shopping for lunches and stuff for him to eat at work next week, and I thought that since we don't have any food in the house, he'd buy something that I could eat too. No such luck, the only thing I could eat that he brought home was chips and salsa. That'll be great for breakfast tomorrow.
Some kid in our neighborhood has a gas-powered little motorbike and every kid over the age of eight takes a spin on it. It sounds like a loud lawn mower. That's the soundtrack of our evenings and weekends. I hope the thing falls apart soon. I'm such a grinch. What happened to good old fashioned people-powered bicycles?
