Today I’m confessing* to another Bad Mummy Moment.
Swept away by a tide of maternal pride and enthusiasm, I entered our firstborn (now Mr 19) in a couple of baby shows. Actually, it was more for something fun to do with a friend who was hugely into that sort of thing.
I only did a couple because I didn’t like how competitive and over the top it was.
Besides, every Mum thinks her bub should win and there is no justice in the world if they don’t bring home a prize!
Mr 19 was a placid smiley baby, and easily won over the judges’ hearts – he won a couple of ribbons for random categories like “Prince of the Baby Show” (whatever that means!).
In the interests of fair parenting, I really should have done the same for our second child. But I didn’t.
In my defense, I was pretty well crippled by PND when #2 (now Miss 16) came along, so I just never got around to it despite all good intentions.
Mr 19 loves to tease his sister that the reason I never entered her in any baby shows was because she was an ugly baby!
Have you ever been caught out by your kids for not being “fair”?!
*Linking up with My Home Truths for another Monday edition of “I Must Confess”
I’m a stickler for trying to even things out – but I have started mentioning a ‘fire’ where we lost all the baby photos of a certain child.
LOL, it’s hard being fair with trivial matters like this. I entered Esther into the Bonds Baby Comp but I didn’t enter Magdalene because she was too little. Maybe next year?
I always felt my mum wasn’t fair anytime her attention was on my brother. Its just the nature of parenting.
They were both such cute babies! I’m guilty of this. I had a birth notice published in the paper for my first two. Number three? Nothing. Oops.
Lol I once asked each of my three girls if they thought I had a favourite child and they all said the same thing, they each thought they were the favourite child. Not sure if I’m doing something right or something wrong. Parenting is such a hard job and I fail at it most of the time.
This time last term I sent Miss 13 back to school on a pupil free day, Miss 12 stayed at home when school was on and Miss 15 who took it upon herself to be in the know went off no dramas. In my defence the girls all go to different schools and I was rather unwell and not on top of things.
My brother was the favourite with my mum (only boy) my sister with my dad (the youngest) and I am think I was the favourite grandchild with my grandma. With 3 boys I try to even things up but know I will fail every so often. Baby number 3 doesn’t have many photos around the place x
My kids ask me whether they’re my favourite all the time and try to one-up each other to prove it. I try to treat them all equally but I’m sure Matilda misses out a bit as she is the most self-sufficient – I hope I’m not setting her up for middle child syndrome down the track…
One of the good things about having an only child, there’s only one to spoil!
Ohhh Gosh yes! And don’t they remind me of it! That is the CUTEST photo of your little prince 🙂
Don’t you just wanna pic ’em up and cuddle ’em?!
Oh my gosh yes…many, many years ago between the two boys in my life at the time! That smiles above are absolutely priceless, Janet! 🙂