Comments on We Are THAT Family: I Am Not a Professional

I do not cut my hair. Ever. I had a tragic bang ...

2008-07-11T19:13:00.000-05:00

I do not cut my hair. Ever. I had a tragic bang experience in 11th grade. I also never cut my kids' hair. Ever. I gave my daughter a tragic bang experience when she was 2. I hung up my scissors after that.

THAT PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM IS SO CUTE

2008-07-08T21:28:00.000-05:00

THAT PICTURE AT THE BOTTOM IS SO CUTE

I feel ya dawg. My mom permed my hair too...once....

2008-07-07T20:33:00.001-05:00

I feel ya dawg. My mom permed my hair too...once. She, however, learned from her 1st BIG mistake...I'm sorry yours didn't. ;)

PS ~ Ann Taylor Loft is my home away from home. 75% of my wardrobe comes from that store.

I feel ya dawg. My mom permed my hair too...once....

2008-07-07T20:33:00.000-05:00

Brestfeeding while grocery shopping? Now that is ...

2008-07-07T12:06:00.000-05:00

Brestfeeding while grocery shopping? Now that is good. All the skills you listed I think are much more important than the others. I mean what would are children do if we did not know how to open a capri sun??

Your blog is a choking hazard. I have just learne...

2008-07-07T09:52:00.000-05:00

Your blog is a choking hazard. I have just learned to never read any of your posts while eating or drinking. Seriously, you should put some sort of disclosure or notice from the surgeon general up there. I'm just sayin'.

Oh, those 80's perms! What were our mothers think...

2008-07-06T23:24:00.000-05:00

Oh, those 80's perms! What were our mothers thinking?!? No more perms for me. EVER. I don't even color my hair - what you see is what you get.

(I do occasionally trim my bangs, only because I'm too cheap and lazy to go have someone do it for me! If I hold my mouth just right they turn out OK.)

You go girl! I can't even put the straw in the Ca...

2008-07-06T21:57:00.000-05:00

You go girl! I can't even put the straw in the Capri Sun without bending the straw all up! I usually break out a knife to start the hole for me! : )

Bwahahaha!!!I can relate to so much of that.

2008-07-06T21:34:00.000-05:00

Bwahahaha!!!

I can relate to so much of that.

See if only I had read this 8 years ago. I too cu...

2008-07-06T21:06:00.000-05:00

See if only I had read this 8 years ago. I too cut my own hair as a pre-teen, of course it was a horrible cut...that I quickly blamed on my sister, who was 2 years younger..."why did YOU let me do this..." I had wet my bangs...stretched them WAY down on my face...and cut them with sewing scissors...above my fingers..not BELOW..so they were about 1/4 of an inch long, or short...not sure how to say that! But see I didn't end with me. When my oldest was about 2, I decided that paying (all of $8) for a haircut was not necessary, so I decided to cut, actually BUZZ his hair. Not with clippers, NO, I used a beard and mustache trimmer. YEP! He of course was NOT still, so, he was the only 2 year old I have ever seen with a comb-over. It was pitiful! But I decided then, that I was not a stylist either. But I, like you am a pro at many things. I am a professional eater, and breather, you should see me, I can inhale followed by exhaling without even thinking about it! And trip, I do this almost EVERY time I walk-PRO! My best professional quality would most definitely have to be BLINKING, it is amazing just how well I do it!

Oh my goodness, that was great. ps- missed ya on ...

2008-07-06T20:09:00.000-05:00

Oh my goodness, that was great.
ps- missed ya on my trip. Glad to be able to read you as my daily pick me up.

When I read the part about breastfeeding while wal...

2008-07-06T18:58:00.000-05:00

When I read the part about breastfeeding while walking, I said to myself " I can do that too!" and then I finished the sentence "while pushing a cart in the grocery store without exposing a breast." Beyond my capabilities...lol. You are definitely a PRO!

Do you write professionally as well? I am contemplating a career as a part-time freelance writer. Just wondered if there is any advice you would care to pass on to a novice? *said oh-so hopefully* :)

I love your writing style and enjoy going to your blog every day to giggle, meditate on the Word, and be thankful for my life as a SAHM. You are truly using the talent He has given to you for His glory.

Blessings!

Mrs. Q

Thanks for reminding us that we aren't professiona...

2008-07-06T17:32:00.000-05:00

Thanks for reminding us that we aren't professionals so that we can use that argument against our hubbies next time things don't go well.

HUGE GINORMOUS SMILE!I love this! And I just real...

2008-07-06T16:38:00.000-05:00

HUGE GINORMOUS SMILE!

I love this! And I just realized that I probably should have saved my post from yesterday on my daughter's recent hair identity crisis for fro me to you. Hmmm...shucks!

I recall the PERM! YIKES! Yes, the bondage is broken! AMEN!

It is my sincere desire that you know that your lack of professional skills in these areas is our gain! That is, in sharing your areas of what may be weakness to you, you help us to remember that we are not alone. We need to be real. And oh, YOU are not alone! TRUSTTTT ME!

Besides, in our weakness, HIS strength is made perfect! Guess that means for you and me at least...lots and lots of God's strength! ;)

And it's not that easy poking those straws in Capri Sun. Tricky....if you're not careful, you're soaked!

Okay, one more thing, I promise, just one...my teen daughters- the middle one especially- BEG me to buy Hamburger Helper. Puzzling?? I mean, over a home cooked meal? I will tell you this day (with shame) that I was quite embarrassed throughout the years when I put those boxes in my buggy. I mean, what would everyone think? That's all I cook? Or can I afford anything else? I suppose this was due to years of eating Hamburger Helper growing up. Because it was cheap, mainly and we had many mouths to feed and few dollars.

How silly to think that people have really been concerned with the box in my buggy! Kinda' haughty! Heavy sigh of repentance....

I shall proudly place these boxes in my buggy and think, "I am not the ONLY one...there is THAT mama!"

So, thank you!

LOL... thanks for the giggle! I love the comment a...

2008-07-06T15:44:00.000-05:00

LOL... thanks for the giggle! I love the comment about touching the dust, but don't write your name in it.

I cut my 6 yr old's hair... I wish I never had, lol. However, she screams bloody murder when in a salon chair, yes, even at this age, so it saves my sanity. She'll have to deal with bad hair until she gets over the fears.

I, however, refuse to cut my 2 yr old's hair. I don't need two kids with bad hair, lol.

Does anyone still SELL perms? Do they still give ...

2008-07-06T13:45:00.000-05:00

Does anyone still SELL perms? Do they still give them in salons? Having a massive head full of unruly curls (thank goodness for flat irons!), I'd probably be the first to buy and use chemical straightner...sans any sort of license. *lol*

Oh and now that you've claimed you are a pro at de-dog-pooping shoes, I'll be sending you a box soon. Just kidding. I tend to NOT deal with that. The hubby does! He's the pro in our house.

I loved this line,"I can nurse a baby walking, whi...

2008-07-06T13:39:00.000-05:00

I loved this line,"I can nurse a baby walking, while pushing a grocery cart WITHOUT exposing a breast." You are def more of a professional mom than me b/c I KNOW I would show the whole world WAY more than they wanted to see if I did that! :-)

What a great post. I cut my own hair all the time...

2008-07-06T13:20:00.000-05:00

What a great post. I cut my own hair all the time, not because I'm good at it. I'm really pretty terrible, actually, but I never get the urge for a haircut when Supercuts is open. So I just hack away in the bathroom until someone comes in and rescues me.

Oh how I hear you loud and clear!I need a better '...

2008-07-06T13:10:00.000-05:00

Oh how I hear you loud and clear!

I need a better 'special look' tho, mine isn't working.

You are the bomb-diggety, girl.

2008-07-06T13:04:00.000-05:00

You are the bomb-diggety, girl.

I know that perm.....I lived with it atleast once ...

2008-07-06T12:08:00.000-05:00

I know that perm.....I lived with it atleast once every year and a half(my perms keep for a year)while growing up.It was always a fro if ever there was one! All my school pictures were with a perm or my mother would tease my hair in an almost bouffant sorta way(and I'm only 28,so this was in the 80's)!

You ARE also a professional comedian .. I cut my c...

2008-07-06T11:39:00.000-05:00

You ARE also a professional comedian .. I cut my children's hair until they start school. People don't seem to excuse a lopsided haircut once they enter kindergarten ...

I wont go near a capri sun, they explode if I look...

2008-07-06T11:37:00.000-05:00

I wont go near a capri sun, they explode if I look at them.

My mom also seemed to think permanent solution wou...

2008-07-06T11:20:00.000-05:00

My mom also seemed to think permanent solution would solve all my hair problems in elementary school. And she refused to use the bigger permanent rods, only the smallest would do for her little poodle in the making.
While I do cut my husband's hair (not well) I do not think I'll cut Little Elvis' hair. Fortunately for us, the first cut is still a long way off.

I just found your blog and I must say...I am rolli...

2008-07-06T11:14:00.000-05:00

I just found your blog and I must say...I am rolling with laughter. But rest assured I am not judging you for being THAT family...I am laughing because I can totally relate! Your blog is fabulous and so is your family!
angela fontenot
www.fontenotkids.blogspot.com