Showing posts with label skinnyscoop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label skinnyscoop. Show all posts

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Gender sterotypes - do you follow them?

I have 2 boys. I love my boys. Julien has always been a "stereotypical" boy in the fact that he loves cars, loves sports, loves to be rough.  If he isn't dirty, I think he is probably ill.

Although he is in to all things "boy" - he is also drawn to nail polish and lipstick; women's shoes and purses.

I imagine this is because he spent the majority of time with myself, my mom and my MIL.  I have no problems painting his nails if he asks for it; I will put light lip gloss on him if he see's me doing it, and I get a kick out of seeing him try to walk in my shoes!

I don't want him growing up thinking that there is anything wrong with the colour pink; having a tea party or playing with dolls. Just as I don't see anything wrong when girls want short hair, to play with cars or to play sports.

What are your thoughts?

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

where did you meet?

A friend and I were talking yesterday, about where/how we met our husbands. It got me thinking about when we first got together.

Our initial "meeting" was at a friends house, although we didn't speak to each other. The next time, was at a local bar on karaoke night, and that was really the start of it all. In my drunken haze, I kept pulling him up to dance with me.  The next time, was again at this same bar on karaoke night, and he asked me for my number.

We saw each other a few times, but November 12, 1999 - after the backstreet boys concert I attended with a few friends, was when we made it "official". After a few weeks - I told him that we were going to get married - I don't think he believed me - but here we are, 11.5 years later - house, married and 2 children!

So, what's your relationship story?