November 2011
The most glutenous time of year is the end of November. When we give thanks to the Pilgrims or Indians for introducing to us that it is okay to eat until your sick, sit on a couch with your belt unbuckled, watch football and fall asleep in the middle of the day. They taught us to be glutenous and to blame a chemical in turkey for our laziness.
Ryan is having an appreciation (scratch that) an thankfulness problem. It seems that he is in the zone as a baby. To the minute we make sure Ryan is fed. I think he has started taking this for granted because if he isn't fed by a certain time, he starts to cry - what's that about? Further, if he eats and runs out of food, he whines for more...ungrateful turd! Well, as a fellow eating overachiever I find his new appetite pride welling, but the provider side of me kicks in and wonders where he gets off being so rude? Can't he ask nicely, "may I eat now daddy?"..."may I have more please?" Ang is becoming an enabler parent by coming up with excuses for him. She comes up with the most outlandish things like, "he can't even talk yet!" or "he'd go get it himself but he can't walk!" I mean, talk about about your coddling parent. Funny, she knows just when to change his diaper without him saying a word and I don't see him crawling over to change his own diaper. But I digress, what is it about this baby that makes him feel entitled?
Thanksgiving is here and it will be the day I can unleash the Kracken. This is the day I let Ryan have as much as he wants, what ever he wants because quite frankly, I hope it will eliminate the tradition leftovers problem. If he eats all the turkey and two weeks from now I don't have to throw out a reused cool whip container filled with leftover turkey, I am game! So if you hear, "Release the Kracken!" in a few days, you know why. I must warn you, guard your plate:)
I baby's lack of being thankful may seem a bit extreme or nit-picky, I'll admit. But it does help you to start thinking about how you handle certain issues with your child now, how it may affect him later. I guess all I can do is over look that Ryan has an thankfulness issue and hope that he just has a hard time expressing just how much he loves all Ang and I do for him. All I can do this season is be thankful that I have such a great kid and that he fills my heart everyday and also, that he is the solution to my left-overs problem..."Release the Kracken!"
Happy Thanksgiving!
