When is to short a reason to hold a child back?

This post was inspired by a comment I made on Facebook. This all began when I took my son Colten to the doctor for his kindergarten exam, which was yesterday April 1. He did so good he had three shots and didn't cry, but felt really bad cause they hurt. His weight was good and his blood and yearn were good, so all in all a really healthy little boy. At the end of our visit the doctor came back to the room and began asking me about his height and what I thought of it. Yes this was all done in front of Colten. I told the doctor that he is a little short for his age but it is just something he will have to learn to deal with through out his life. The Dr. then told me about his son and how they pulled him out of public school and put him in private school for two years while they gave him growth hormones. After hiding him for two years (is how I see it) they let him back in public school but still held him back a year cause he still was not the same height as his peers. After hearing his story I told him I would not put that kind of stigmatism on my child and make him feel like something was wrong with him because he is short. He told me that he did not agree with me and gave me a number and name of a specialist to see. After leaving the doctors I went to the school to get Colten signed up for kindergarten and when I handed them the papers from the doctors I noticed some writing at the bottom. It said, This child is normal except for height and we have recommended a specialist for him..... I am sorry my son is normal in every way yes he is short and little but its in his genes. That to me is like saying your child is not normal because they are to tall or to fat. Everyone is different and that is what makes them special. Who knows Colten could hit a growing spurt when he is 8 or older. What happen if I give him growing hormones and he grows 5 inches and then when he is older hits his growing spurt and gets really tall? Kids get picked on all the time for being short or to tall or to fat or what ever. I mean come on what gives him the right to say that to someone? If it is not a concern to the parent don't say anything let it be, if it is a concern then tell them about your pathetic story!! Short or tall it does not matter my child will learn to deal with adversities in his life and work around them and he will be a better person for it. Mike, my second oldest, is one of the shortest in his class and he gets teased a little but he has lots of friends and plays basketball all the time. He will come home sometimes cause someone has called him shorty, and I always tell him that I bet that person cant do the splits like you can or run as fast as you can. I always tell him that being short is not a bad thing cause he will be able to do things that tall people wont be able to do. I then ask him if he teases other kids and he says yes so it is a good way to let him know that teasing is not a nice thing to do. My kids are going to know that they will be able to over come any obstacle in there lives and it will be due to the fact that they are short and will know that nothing can stop them from living there dreams. I will always be there for my kids and let them know no matter what they are just as good as everyone else. Yes I am rambling but there is a point to all of this and I will get to that right now. Don't let anyone tell you you are not normal just cause you are short, tall, fat, reading disability, or any other short comings in your life. Everyone has something that makes them different!! My kids will be proud of who they are and I will always be there to encourage them in this journey called life.

Funny E-mail pictures

This the inside of a One Way Mirror bathroom. You can see out but no one can see in. Would you use it?

This the bathroom from the outside.

This floor is painted to look this way. I don't know If I could feel safe to step in. Its still pretty cool looking!

This is a smokers lounge. HAHA!! Makes ya think hu? This one is creepy but way cool. I found these really interesting so I thought I would share them with all of you. I hope you liked it.

Just the weekend!!

Well this weekend was spring break for the boys. It is a good thing the weather wasn't to bad. Mike had a sleep over at his friend Brandon's house. They said they stayed up all night playing video games. Brandon and his brother Jessy walked mike home that next day (late afternoon). Later that evening Mike and I played a little kick ball. Colten was on both of our teams and Carson just ran when ever on of us took off. It was a lot of fun, even though mike kicked my but!!Taylor got to go Skiing with the scouts up at Brian head on Friday. He has never been. I had him take my camera so I could have some pictures, but he didn't take any pictures. He said he tried snowboarding first but it was to hard dragging that big board around. He did like skiing even though he ate it a few times. He said he fell one time and his skies went down hill and his poles went up hill and of course he landed in the middle of it all. He was all pumped up when he got home that night (11:00 pm ) I couldn't get him to go to bed. That next morning which was Saturday, We all got up and cleaned the house. Robert went for a horse back ride all day!! Me and the boys played outside a little until the stupid wind started to blow, it was a long day!! Sunday afternoon Roberts parents came up for a early dinner. They try to get up here once a month. It is always fun when we get together. Robert and his dad played golf on the WII. They get into it and it is so dam funny, Shauna and I just laugh and tease them when they miss. They left around five or so. I bought the movie Twilight so we all sat down and watched it, in mom and dads room on our bed. We all curled up and hung out. The movie was ok not as good as it was hyped up to be but not bad. After the movie I looked outside and it was snowing. What the hell, I thought it was spring!! So today which is Monday I am doing a post and the boys are playing Medal of Honor. It is freaking cold outside and at least a inch of snow. HAHA happy spring break!! That's ok it was a good weekend. As soon as it gets warmer we are going to start hiking and doing more outside and I just cant wait. I have the worst case of spring fever!!! I am ready for green grass and planting my garden and lots of flowers.

Michael Turns Ten

Mike had a Friday the 13th Birthday, so I tried to make it as much fun as possible for him. Mike invited a few of his friends over for a party, unfortunately only one showed up. Brandon is mikes best friend and I swear they should have been twins! We started the party out with Video Games, presents, and playing with balloons. The balloons were so huge and of course they all POPPED!! HAHAHA. While the kids were playing I made mikes cake. They heard what I was doing and had to come help. We added some food coloring and the kids mixed it all in.

At this point we started the experiments for the party. The first one we did was vinegar, baking soda, and water in a plastic bottle. The bottle I used was to tall so it didn't blow up like it was suppose to but it was still fun. We next took some milk, dish soap, and food coloring. The soap makes the food coloring move away from it and makes for some pretty neat designs. As you can see I think they got more color on there hands then anything.

The cake was done by this point and Taylor and Brandon wanted to decorate it so I let them do there worst! It turned out really cute. They used two large lemon heads for eyes and a mint for a nose, they then added licorice for a mouth and a fruit roll up for a tough. When I served it up with ice cream I think they were more excited about eating the candy! Brandon was able to stay the night and they played Video Games tell midnight. I had to make them go to bed cause Brandon had a wrestling match at eight in the morning. They had so much fun. Mike is turning into such a great kid and has such a big heart. I am so proud to say I am his MOM. Robert and I have watched him go from a shy kid to a out going full of life young man. He loves wearing his cowboy boots and hanging out with his dad. He wants to be able to ride a horse by the time he is eleven so Robert is working on helping him get over his fear of horses. I love that all my kids look up to there dad so much. So this time next year I hope to do a post of Mike on a horse. Happy Birthday mike and I hope this next year brings you everything you want. We love you MOM and DAD!!!!

Tagged By Raelene

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  The 8 mysteries of me


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  8 favorite tv shows


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  1) CSI (Vegas)


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  2) Burn notice


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  3) GHI


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  4) Medium


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  5) Ghost whisper


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  6) Breaking Bad


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  7) Life


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  8) Girls Next Door. This is all possible thanks to DVR!!!


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  8 things I did today


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  1) Changed a Diaper!! (Best thing to wake up to)


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  2) Made breakfast


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  3) car pooled kids to and from school


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  4) Got Robert off to work


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  5) Did Laundry


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  6) Made lunch


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  7) Did homework with kids


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  8) Ate Dinner and watched some T.V.


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  8 things I'm looking forward to


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  1) Finishing my Yard


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  2) Getting back in shape


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  3) Warmer Weather (Is winter going to ever End!!)


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  4) The boys to play Baseball


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  5) Being out of debt LOL!


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  6) All my kids to be out of diapers


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  7) family vacation!


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  8) growing a garden


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  8 favorite restaurants


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  1) Olive Garden


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  2) Texas Road House


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  3) China Palace


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  4) Subway


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  5) Chilli's


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  6) Iggy's


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  7) My Back Yard BBQ'S


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  8 things on my wish list


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  1) Re-Do the siding on my house


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  2) Re-Paint my room


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  3) Get my well drilled (8yrs is long enough)


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  4) having more patience with my kids would be nice (I agree Ray)


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  5) get together with friends more often (Again I agree)


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  6) Find more time for me


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  7) Go skydiving


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  8) Learn to ride a dirt bike


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  8 people I tag


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  Brandy


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  Shanna


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  Trinity


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  Stephanie


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  Michelle


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  Sara


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  Cindy


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  Angie

Mommy Tag

I stole this tag from Cindy I thought it was really cute. 1: WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED? No! 2: WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME? Yes.3: WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS? I was excited and scared to death. I was only 19 and just married. 4: WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU? Not at all! 5: HOW OLD WERE YOU? 19. 6: HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT? I had just bought a jar of pickles. I ate the whole jar and sent my ex back to the store for more and a test! 7: WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST? My parents of course, well after my then husband. 8: DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX? Oh yes! 9: DUE DATE? January 1. He was suppose to be a new year baby!10: DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS? Oh did I ever it was horrible!! 11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE? Well pickles and BK whoppers 12: WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST? Not being able to hold down water, and trying to quite smoking! 13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX? A beautiful baby boy Taylor.14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING! No I was just excited to be a mom 15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY? 25 lbs, so not to bad! 16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER? Yes I did.17: WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW? I knew.18: DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY? Other than not being able to keep stuff down for the first three months, I was suppose to be on bed rest for the last few months. I went onto early labor! 19: WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH? St. George Ut!
20: HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR? about 8hrs
21: WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL? My Ex-Husband, we drove from Cedar to St. George, that was a really long drive it felt like forever!!
22: WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH? My Ex, my Mom, and Raelene and of course the doctor and nurses. 23: WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION? Natural.
24: DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN? Oh ya!! I had to have the good stuff!! And they gave me way to much LOL!!
25: HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH? 7 lbs. 00 oz.
26: WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN? Dec 12, 1996 at 4:05 in the afternoon
27: WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER? Taylor Brian Roberts
28: DID ANYONE COME HELP YOU WHEN YOU CAME HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL? I went and stayed with my mom for a few days
29. FUNNIEST MEMORY OF NEW BABY? The black tar poop Yuck!!!
30. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRSTBORN TODAY? He is 12 and turning into such a young man.

Mike playing with Rex

Well while Taylor was working with the horse, Mike decided to build a hut out of the hay and pallets. He had one of our dogs (REX) with him. This kids loves his dogs!! I took a few other pictures but they all turned out blurry, I hate when that happens! He is so funny, he would rather build a hut then ride a horse. One of these days I will get him to get on a horse with out his dad being on it with him. Oh mike you are my silly little boy and you will always be my mycola!!!