We were at the park today, and a father there with two children - probably around 9 or 10 - was hurrying them along to go home. They were standing behind the bench where I was sitting and nursing Cole, and I heard the dad reprimanding one of the kids for getting something at the playground dirty. The child said, "I didn't mean to! I didn't know that would happen." The dad replied, "I know you didn't know that would happen, but you should and that's what the problem is." Huh? If that isn't the most idiotic thing I've ever heard aside from some choice words of certain politicians. I felt like turning around and saying, "Excuse me. If this is something your child is supposed to know and apparently doesn't, why haven't you talked with her about it? And why are you getting upset with her? It's not like we have a master list of things we should absolutely know."

I just hope that I've made it clear to Accalia and will continue to do so to always question what you hear. It doesn't matter if the person is an adult or a doctor or anyone! And I certainly hope that if I ever say something like that father said to his child, that Accalia will call me on it.

Accalia crashed early tonight, and I was actually able to put Cole up in bed for a while after she fell asleep. What a weird feeling to be sitting downstairs without any children in my arms or near me. It was really nice just to sit and read for a bit. Right now I'm reading "Taking Charge of Your Fertility". I've never used the Fertility Awareness Method (almost exactly like Natural Family Planning), but I am this time around. This book is definitely a must read for every woman. This is something I will be passing along to Accalia once she's ready to read it.

Oh, Cole has started doing the most annoying thing while he nurses. He'll tweak my elbow with his finger. Better than twiddling nipples, I guess :)