Confession #2: Potty Mouth

Okay, I admit it: I have said some not-nice words with my precious child nearby. There! Now you know...but I'm trying to quit! Actually, I am and I think I've been doing a pretty good job at it. For a while these words were known to my kid as, "Mommy's Mean Words." Luckily I have a kid that wouldn't dare repeat what I say (yeah, right). No, like I said before, he's really a good kid.

Swear words were used A LOT in my house growing up and I placed myself in the company of others that used the ignorant lingo, so the habit is hard to break...even as I quickly approach 40! Why am I so harsh with the words and the people who use them? Because I think I'm right (yet another confession for another day). I have been around people and have participated in dropping F-bombs and the like for many years and I can tell you that it never sounds brilliant! It hurts my soul when I hear parents using them on their children (although, at times I can almost understand why...confession?)

Confession #1: The Babysitter

First and foremost, before you get any preconceived ideas about me; let's just get one thing straight: you're probably right! What I do or don't do is probably screwing up my kid and his future as a law-abiding, contributing member of society. So all that aside, let's get started with the confessions, shall we?

I let my kid watch TV!! That's right, the good ol' boob tube is my kid's babysitter especially when I go take a shower. I let my kid watch Netflix Kids. Of course he's a good boy and doesn't watch anything I wouldn't let him, right? That's right! He really is a good boy, so there!

I don't have any other children or anyone else at home with me. Sometimes he'll choose to play with his assortment of 1,000,000+ toys (that's another confession for another day) or even play a computer game (all educationally based, of course). But more often than not he will choose his best Zen buddy, TV.

All kidding aside, my kid really is a good kid. He's just like any other 4 1/2 year old, but better, because he's mine. So I let allow some time with the tube every day. Does that make me a bad mother? Am I truly messing him up? To be honest with you, I don't like that I choose this option but I'm still figuring things out. I was babysat by the wonderful school of TV back in the day, so I'm hoping to make my kid's life a bit better than mine. But baby steps. He doesn't watch all day, unless either one of us sick. And if given the option of watching TV or playing with me, he'll choose me EVERY TIME! So I must be doing something right.