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CR: A Hard Habit to Break…
- July 30th, 2010
- Filed under: Caffeinated Randomness, Kids and Dogs, Dogs and Kids
Whew. After yesterday’s post, we are going to go nice and easy today…
We have a horrible addiction going on at our house.
Thankfully, it’s not drugs. It’s not alcohol or porn. It’s not food (Well. Maybe sometimes it is.) It’s not gambling.
Holy Chow, as I’ve recently taken to saying. It’s the freakin’ paci. Or “ci-ci’s” as they are called in our home.
Sawyer is almost three and a half and is still allowed to feed his addiction during nap time and bed time. He is already older than Susannah was when we cut her off and his dentist father is getting antsy.
I’m leaving next week and will be going to Orlando with 12 wonderful women from my MOPS group for the MOPS Convention (No. I am not excited about this in the least. HA!)
One of my dear friends who is also our neighbor mentioned that sweet JJ told her in passing, while I was occupied with the children, that he was going to pull the plug on the paci.
Good luck. (Cue evil scary laugh…)
But seriously, I know he will be able to pull it off and it will only irritate me just slightly. When I was sleep-training my babes, I always had to snooze in the basement because I couldn’t stand to hear their cries. Thankfully, my husband took the reigns on that one, too.
He’s definitely the “tougher” parent, the one that takes no bull. Mr. No-Nonsense.
And yet he is incredibly silly with them as well – he’s really just a wonderful daddy. (Cue the gag.)
The saving grace will be the fire station by Imaginex that Sawyer has been coveting for three weeks now. As I explained to him, the “Paci Fairy” will take his paci’s and give them to his baby brother (who needs to wean too for that matter but I am only doing one at a time, thankyouverymuch) and she will then leave him something as a prize for this accomplishment.
He wants that fire station, by golly.
I am not above bribery.
But this is JJ’s gig. We shall see.
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Christy
July 30, 2010 at 5:42 am
I am laughing over here because well….I had the same addiction. And had a horrible overbite to prove it. At least paci’s are a lot better now…..
My Mum tried forever to get me to not take it anymore. One day my Aunt Marie took it from me and told me I did not need it anymore and she was going to throw it away….I was a big girl.
And I was.
My Mum? Still astounded 27+ years later. She use to joke she was just going to get my Aunt to discipline me ;)
Hope the paci detox goes well…and that you have FUN at your convention :)
GlowinGirl
July 30, 2010 at 6:37 am
We had paci addiction in our house too — long ago. Now, with the girl, it’s the thumb. I have a fear that she’ll be 16 and sucking on it at school. Any ideas? ;)
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Maggie S.
July 30, 2010 at 7:03 am
Before I was a mom, I had all sorts of opinions about the age a child should not be sucking a paci anymore. God in his infinite humor gave us not one, but two babies who sucked their index finger. One until she was five and looked at me and said, “I don’t do this anymore.” The second one until she was…TEN. You just can’t throw their index fingers in the trash.
Neither of them need braces. And I have a lot less opinions concerning the one right way to parent.
Funny, funny, Jesus.
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Missie
July 30, 2010 at 7:32 am
That is always such a hard habit to break!
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Erin
July 30, 2010 at 9:04 am
It sounds like we were lucky in that department. I think we just took it away and said “you’re done” but I don’t remember for sure. I remember my Mom told either my sister or me that ours got lost and at that age it didn’t occur to us that they came from the store. I’m not offering any help, I see that now. Good luck!
And have FUN on your trip!!
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Sheri
July 30, 2010 at 9:16 am
Let’s see,ours were: 2 1/2, 2, 4, and 3 1/2 (somewhere around there anyway). My oldest would not go to sleep without a pacifier in his mouth and one in each hand! LOL
CUTE pic though!
Tracy
July 30, 2010 at 9:34 am
No matter what…leaving is brilliant. Go Hubby! I fully support the strong handed father role, when necessary. You might not even have to do basement time. I am sure that it will be all cleared up before you get back.
Goodbye ci cis!
Have such a wonderful time on your trip. I know that you and 12 ladies will treat Orlando right.
Blessings.
Perico
July 30, 2010 at 11:26 am
I had coffee with JJ yesterday, and he was still using his ci-ci.
Jen
July 30, 2010 at 11:36 am
Ah, the paci addiction. At least you know you are not alone! I had to do it with my oldest daughter — it was hard! Have a great time with your friends!
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Jennifer
July 30, 2010 at 10:07 pm
LOL… but he sure does look adorable in this photo! :)
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Amanda
July 30, 2010 at 11:26 pm
I don’t have kids, but my friends’ daughter was ridiculously addicted to hers. I think they just cut the “sucky” parts all of them and that was it. I hope it goes smoothly for you!
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Kela
July 31, 2010 at 7:31 am
Yep! Been there with the paci 5 times! Woulda been 6 but the one that REALLY “needed” the paci refused it!
Hoping for success!!
Be blessed and enjoy your getaway!
Kela
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Sadie at heyMamas
August 6, 2010 at 1:40 pm
Same addiction here. Lily used to carry about five oin her hand plus the one in her mouth. They were purple and cute but one day I just took them away!
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Lisa-Jo @thegypsymama
August 9, 2010 at 6:33 pm
It must be an epidemic – ’cause our household is suffering from the same thing!!
:)
Lisa-Jo