Before you judge my mothering, listen to my reasoning. Zack has been begging for a mohawk for at least 6 months. Actually, he has asked for a mohawk, a motorcycle, a tattoo and an earring!!!! Crazy kid. He just wants to be tough. Anyhow, I told him that he could have a mohawk for the summer.
My thoughts are that if I let him do things like this early in life he won't need to go overboard when he is older just to try to get people's attention. I grew up in a home where we weren't allowed to do anything out of the norm, and then when we all became teenagers, we began trying to gain our independence by doing all of the things we were told were wrong. I don't want my kids going that route so things like faux-hawks just won't bother me. And, honestly, I'd let him dye it blue for the summer if he wanted to do that. The earring and tattoo will have to wait until adulthood!!!! The motorcycle will come in the form of a jr dirt bike or quad at some point. He'll love it.
But for now, here is Zack's first real "big" decision he made all on his own:
And, I did not tell him to pose!
The boy hates to show his boxers which is a good thing, but he's so tiny that his size 5 pants are always falling down! His belt seems to walk away on it's own every third day. We've gotta find that thing!
And, the girl with her favorite pink ball!!!! She is a card, and I love her soooooo much!
And, the girl with her favorite pink ball!!!! She is a card, and I love her soooooo much!
On a side note, I can remember vividly going with my mom down to the church one day, and when she realized I had on a "Welcome Back Carter" t-shirt, she had me stay in the car. It felt like hours, but it was likely only 30 minutes or so. However, it made an impact. These types of little things teach kids to wear masks, and this mom is not much into that. Don't get me wrong. My goal is not to raise punk rock kids, but if they ended up with that sense of style, it'd be okay as long as their hearts are filled with a solid understanding of Jesus.
4 comments:
love love love zack's hair
I love it. He is too cute in his little big boy poses. :) We have talked about fun hair like that if we get a little boy. I think we will have similar parenting styles.
:) Krista
Forgot to ask, where did you get Sofia's adorable shirt? The color is gorgeous on both the kids with their tanned skin. The bright print is too cute!
Zack is so cute with his hair cut. We just got back from Universal Studios in Florida... there were three boys there (ages 10-13), all of whom have been adopted within the last year. Guess what the biggest hit at the park was??? Tattoos. There were "temp tattoo" stands everywhere and they could never walk past one without stopping. My son even designed his own at night on scraps of paper. One of the boys went in to great detail about how they made their own tattoo machine at the detsky dom and some of the older kids used it to "self-tattoo." Maybe it is a genetic thing in Russia? :) Needless to say, they all ended up with tattoos.
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