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Eat and Sleep
I was in Bakersfield this weekend for my nephew's T-Ball game. It was the cutest thing to see EVER. I loved it. I hope I get the opportunity to go watch him again.
My own boys didn't have any games this weekend but that's not always the case.
Anyways, on our way back I was looking for a place to stop and get something to eat and guess what I saw?
A DRIVETHRU SUBWAY.
Wow. Apparently they are everywhere but that was the first one I'd ever seen. To me, it was like witnessing a unicorn, or a three eyed elephant or something. I mean, they just don't exist.
How does a restaurant that encourages you to "eat healthy" and live a healthy lifestyle promote you to be too lazy to get out of your car to buy it? It's kinda like an oxymoron, right?
Of course you KNOW I had to try it out.
I pulled up, ordered my three sandwiches. Then I turned my car off. And waited. I was a little tired so I closed my eyes. And literally took like a five minute nap.
It was perfect.
I think Subway is on to something here. Next time I'll order five sandwiches just to increase my sleep time.
Speaking of subways... I just read this article about a lady who allowed her 9 year old son to ride the subway alone. She's gotten lots of hate mail from other parents calling her irresponsible, etc.
It made me think of a conversation I had with Big Mickey the other day.
He asked if he PROMISED to look both ways each time, could he PLEASE cross the street to his friend's house whenever he felt like it.
I said, NO! He had to let me know where he was going at ALL TIMES and he must NEVER ever EVER cross the street without asking me first.
Do I over coddle him? Maybe.
All I know is that for my child, that's just the right thing to expect from him right now. I've seen him play outside when he thinks I'm not looking.
He doesn't look both ways. In fact, I've seen dart accross the street without thinking to grab a runaway ball. Which is why I started the DO NOT CROSS THE STREET without me out there to watch you.
Does this make me a better mother than the lady who allowed her son to ride the subway alone? NO!
I think that as a parent it's our job to asses our own children's maturity levels and make decisions based on that.
BUT.. what do YOU think?
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I remember walking blocks to the nearest store with my friend to buy her mom cigarettes. ha. this of course, before the cigarette laws were passed. You know, the pesky "no selling cigarettes to minors" one?
We have just started letting our daughter go to the store pretty much directly in front of where we live alone and she is 9yrs old. We watch her from the porch the whole time lol. But, it's not the subway. Oh hells naw! haha.
I think we need to let our children learn to become independant while still keeping a firm foot on the ground. I completely agree with you! Maturity levels are the only basis we can decide for our children what they can and cannot be aloud to do. And, some grown ups, too lol