Mondays...

Look who has a case of the Mondays (or the Mommy)...Some days you wake up crying for mommy. See the tears on the pillow? But Tayo fixes that pretty quickly. Anyhow, I'm sorry we didn't win the lottery so mommy has to work early on Mondays and Wednesdays and random other days. Thanks for waking up early though. I was able to drop you off and get to work on time without rushing (I even had time for a potty break).

Now mommy and you are struggling to eat your dinner and you keep asking for me. I guess you only want her when she's not around. WWW for mommy. TL (That's Life is mommy's saying). I bought you some mochi ice cream today. I hope you like it. I don't think you ate that much at the restaurant, so now I'm wondering...

Fish On!

I mean, Happy Mother's Day to your mommy...Did you have fun today? Sure seems that way. Sorry it was so warm. Glad I dressed you in a t-shirt. Today was only made possible because of you. So thank you for making your mom a mommy. She really does love you even though she la you a lot...

It's going to be a fast next few weeks. We have so much going on. It was nice to be able to have an easy day today. Sorry that you were not happy at church this morning. At least you got a donut (and donate to church causes). Anyhow, good nap. Ate okay. I think you're finally asleep. I have to get you up early tomorrow if you don't wake up on your own. Wonder if you hate Mondays like everyone else does...

Mother's Day Eve

You got (2) Mother's Days this year. One today and one tomorrow. You're soooo lucky!!!! I didn't get any photos of you in the pool (because you were rarely in the pool), but look at mommy's statute (tattoo). Isn't it super tute? I'm super excited to be able to print and make my own tattoos for you. I just created a back tattoo for you.

Not sure how big to make it, but now I know how to do it. Anyhow, we really need to work on the whining and the tantrums. I know you don't know how to process your feelings yet, but there's got to be some improvement. You live an easy life, I really wish you knew that and could appreciate it. You're very fortunate...

TGI MF

Play hard, work hard. Balance. Moderation. Blah, blah, blah...As a parent, I want to shield you from all the bad stuff and only expose you to the good stuff. Unfortunately, that's not realistic, it's not healthy, and it's not possible. Which is why you should really accept that life is about give and take. If you happen to get it all, that's great, but remember that getting half is pretty good.

I work early in the morning, late at night, on weekends and holidays and vacations, but it allows me the freedom to go golfing before work. I don't have to mark all my time off. I get to drop you off and pick you up from daycare and when So is closed, I get to open the doors to Daddy Daycare for you. I wish I could have it all, but I'm learning to be okay with what I got. Make juice out of whatever life throws at you son.

Happy Mother's Day

Better early than late right? I think you suffer from my ability not to be able to hold in good stuff because you want to share so much. It's a pretty hilarious card. I'm surprised that you wanted to draw more and I had to stop you. There was only so much space...

Without you, Mommy couldn't be a great mom and I couldn't be a dad. Thank you. I'm sorry I had to smack you, but I hope it works. Have to nip the issues in the bud if possible. Don't forget to wish mommy a happy Mother's Day Sunday okay? Maybe we'll go somewhere for Mommy's Day...

Seis De Mayo

We still didn't have tacos...But someone had chocolates from Uncle Tony. You're doing good, but you can do better. I really hate repeating myself and I think it sucks that mommy has to because she won't smack you. I'm gonna start smacking you rather than repeating myself. I find it funny that Ong and Ba don't like me smacking you, but I'm sure they had no problem smacking me. I recall getting smacked when I stole gum from the grocery store...

I firmly believe that you owe me nothing. It's my responsibility to give you the best life possible and that I owe you. However, I also believe that I only owe you enough to get you started on the life path that is better than my own. I can't take care of you forever. And I'm sure I can't teach you forever. I hope more of the good stuff sticks sooner than later. But I also realize that it's also about me being a good example. I'll work on that. #betterman

Cinco De Mayo

And we didn't have any tacos today. I'm also very tired, but I can't go to sleep yet. I have to wait for you and the laundry. I feel like I get tired around 8PM, but I have to stick it out because you don't sleep until 10PM and I have things I need to do. Nice photo. I don't recognize this truck. Mommy donated a lot of toys today. We also saw a little frog today too. And no you can step on living things...

I hope that you keep your compassion as you get older. The world has a way of sometimes stealing innocence and joy. While the negative things you say may reflect how you feel, you need to find a way to regulate your emotions better. I'll try to be a good example for you. Emotional intelligence is something I can emphasize the importance of to you. You control your emotions, don't let them control you or others control them for you...