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I just got home from dinner with 14, yes 14 people: 6 adults and 8 small folks.(I'll blog about that later).  And as I popped online to read emails I saw this purty little thing that made my flipping day:

So, first off I just want to say to all my followers

and thanks for joining me on this crazy ride we call parenting! I appreciate you all taking the time to click that button and hopefully once in awhile reading how I am slowly losing my sanity!

For those of you who have also recently joined my Facebook Fan Page, thank you!!! I'm having a ball keeping that up. If you haven't joined, c'mon over and hit that little LIKE button on the top of the page. I keep that updated often with little things that make me happy, but are not big enough for a blog on it's own. However if you're not into sarcasm or you don't have a quirky sense of humor, it may not be for you. This blog may not be for you either....

And last, as we parents are wont to ram into our precious snowflakes skulls that SHARING IS NICE DAMMIT!!!!!, please, show your kids how well you share by sharing this blog with your friends and family ;) And if you don't I may have to send each of your kids a RedBull and a puppy ;)


Kiss kiss!

Roleplaying Woes

I'd like to lodge a complaint against Nintendo. It has come to my attention that their most popular games are sexist. I find myself in a reoccurring situation where my children role play their favorite Nintendo games and I am always stuck as the stupid princess who needs rescuing.

Every day Ashe dresses up as Link, his favorite character EVER, and races off to fight Gannon, the evil wizard. And every day he comes up to me with soulful eyes, caresses my cheek and tells me that I am his Princess Zelda, and he will save me. I should not be afraid, because he is brave, and strong, and he will defeat Gannon and rescue me!!!

Or....

Ashe will dress up as Mario and come to me with soulful eyes, caress my cheek softly and tell me that I am Princess Peach, and he will save me from the evil Bowser, who has me captive in his dungeon. I should not be afraid for he is brave, and strong!

Ok look. I get that, as the only female in a house of five I will sometimes have to role play for my children characters I don't necessarily like. But c'mon! I don't always want to be the stupid princess that keeps getting caught by evil wizards or turtle dragons!!! I don't want to be told that I will be rescued and to not be afraid! Can't I be someone cool? Someone who can also fight too? Someone who isn't delegated to the couch a la high tower? I want to have my sword and fight evil villains! And I HATE pink dresses!!!! I hate pink in general!!!

I AM NOT A PINK KIND OF FEMALE!!!!!!!

/sigh

The things I do for my kids. They better remember as they grow up how much I love them. I love them enough to keep my mouth shut and nod at them, and I am polite enough to turn my head away when I roll my eyes, when I am told yet again, that I need to be rescued. And to not be afraid.

Stupid sexist video games.

Good Times Dad

Long ago when I was new to the blogging community and had just created SRM, a fellow parental unit blogger reached out to me and commented on one of my stories. Feeling oh so excited that someone, SOMEONE actually read my blog, I clicked over to check out his own blog. And I've been hooked ever since.

I've read Good Times Dad over the years, laughing at his boys antics (often nodding my head in utter sympathy having been there myself and glad it wasn't me this time), GTD's responses, and even the entrance of his third child, The Rocket Queen.  Recently he had me chuckling when his wife left for a business trip. GTD had the sense of humor to create teeshirts for everyone with the quote "I survived Dadageddon 2012". It's stuff like this that keeps me coming back for more.

So why am I writing this? Well for a couple of reasons. For starters, if you love blogs, especially sarcastic blogs on parenting, it would be a disgrace if I didn't tell you about this one. If you like a sarcastic mom writing anecdotes about raising three kids, you'll like a sarcastic dad writing anecdotes about raising three kids. I also know I have some followers who are dads, and I think you guys would appreciate the perspective of Good Times Dad.

The other reason is because GTD and I are in discussion about doing some guest blogging together. So keep your eyes peeled on both blogs for some cool insights on subjects related to parenting.

So folks, do me a favor, and go check out his blog. Let him know SRM sent you and you demand to be entertained. Then pass on the word to any of your parental unit friends ;)