From the mouths of babes....The other day I was sitting in my son's room and out of the blue this short conversation ensued:
Baby Toots: "Boys are tough!"
(Ok, I'll play along.)
Me: "What about girls? Aren't girls tough too?"
BT: "No, girls are soft."
Me: "Aren't some girls tough? What about Mommy? Isn't she tough?"
BT: (laughter from son) "No! You're soft, like Jell-O."
(can you hear my ego deflating like a punctured balloon?)
I am not sure where this is coming from (actually I do know, he fessed up it was the babysitter, we need to have a talk), but I am somewhat disturbed by this. I am doing my best to raise a boy who will grow into a man that appreciates and celebrates the differences between men and women, but also realizes that women are as capable and sometimes more so, than men at certain things. Yeah, too much to heap on the shoulders of a (soon to be) 4 year old.
Snow...we are getting more....They are predicting 8-14" by Friday
night. It has been falling in HUGE snowflakes the size of small
aircraft all morning. See?
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| It's only the beginning |
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| Yeah, I'll stay in today |
I think my son tried to make amends for his incensitive take on women by making me a necklace in school. I accepted his peace offering.
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| Damn melasma..aging sucks |
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| It spells "PHMYN"; a very passive aggressive spelling of "feminine", no? Damn! the boy is cunning! |
On the training front I have enjoyed my rest week. They go so quickly though and move at an even more lightening pace when I get next week's training schedule on WEDNESDAY!! (hint to you-know-who).
I also mentioned in a post that I was accepted as part of the Brooks Inspire Daily Program. I recently received a Brooks racing uniform in the mail (I don't have to wear it for tri's). The whole thing looks impossibly small. I am not a svelt girl. The top will do, but the shorts.....I cannot wear those type of running shorts. I have large thighs from years of weight training and soccer (ok, they may have some fat on them...geez). You think those friction burns were something from the indoor tri? A few laps around the park and I'll set myself afire if I wear these. Not to meniton they wad up in the 'hinterland' area. I'll stick to compression shorts, thank you. With my 40% discount from Brooks, not a problem!
I have a 4 mile race on Sunday. I will be wearing some form of Brooks apparel to represent! Including my beloved Brooks Launch. I've been instructed to 'suffer like a dog' for this race. I'm hoping I can manage, being soft like Jell-O and all.
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It's funny the things we see in others that we don't always see in ourselves... when I looked at your self portrait pic, and before I read your caption, my first thought was "wow, what a happy, healthy glow she has"
See, and I thought I was doing you a favor sending your schedule out so early... I was thinking, "Wow, I'm really on top of it and ahead of the game this week!" ;) Actually, I have a rest week too so I've got all this free time on my hands to think of fun new workouts for you... like vertical kicking in the pool. Lol.
Love Phmyn.
love the brooks attire...and i sooooo badly want in on the team
"Soft like Jello?" Where do they come up with this stuff? I don't blame you for being a bit sad at all!
I'd love to hear more about the Brooks Inspire team? What is it? How did you join?
Can you believe I'm missing another frickin snow storm??!! Love the necklace. Looks like he has him mom's talent!
I have accepted that we are getting more snow, but could it have been a pretty snow? It looks like mother nature took a big ole white dump out there....
Nice gear! Are you running the Prospect Park 4 miler?
Oh...I have a 4 yr. old too and sometimes I wonder where some things he says come from. Being called "soft like Jell-o" would have totally deflated my ego too...even if it did come from a 4yr. old. But, that necklace he made for you is soooo sweet! :)
That's awesome that you're part of the Brooks Inspire Daily program! I love Brooks stuff, and that top looks super comfy!
Good luck on your race this weekend!
I still havent recieved my uni yet.
Congrats on the Brooks program acceptance! Though I don't love Brook shoes, I love that Brook tank top. And I really like running in compression shorts too nowadays. Good luck at your race!!
(wassup with that Jell-o remark?)
I love Coach Michelle's words of instruction for the race.
! :) It will be a great one!
I hear you on the shorts... I actually have never been able to wear that kind unless I lube up with a ton of body glide.
Don't sweat it with Baby Toots. It's good he says these things aloud, so you can combat them... If he is quiet about what he thinks you will never hear how societal influence is getting to him. You know?
Love the blogs, been trying to catch up!! and your necklace .... hope he makes grandma one!! LOL Jello huh? hahahaha Do you remember Danni telling me that I was not fat, just fluffy! hahaha - out of the mouths of babes!!
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