Sunday, March 4, 2012

Is it just a matter of Physics?

I hate labels.  I hate being called one thing when in all honesty I'm not.

One most recent thing I've realized that I'm not 100% on board with is this Attachment Parenting thing.  Although I practice it almost 100% with my  11 mos old; I realized today, that I'm not 100% on board!

He had pushed someone over, his cousin, and my first gut reaction was to tell him what he had done was wrong.  Yes, I told an 11 month old that pushing his cousin over was wrong...  Oh. Em. Gee!

I don't think I could go without telling him that pushing his cousin over to the point where she bumped her head was wrong.  I don't think I could have ignored that teaching moment.  No I didn't punish him.  No I didn't fuss at him.  I just simply stated that it wasn't right to push her over and when you push something; something is going to happen in a "reaction" type manner.  It's basic physics. 

I dunno; call me particular.  Call me strict.  Call me not so AP.  It just came out...  It just happened!  And honestly, I'm not ashamed of it.  So If you want to write me off the AP bandwagon then go ahead!  I honestly don't care.  I'm tired of the labels and I'm tired of the separating of mothers. 

We do the best we can in the moments that we have.