Imitation does NOT = flattery

Imitation isn't uncommon. However I think it is important for someone to act...idk like themselves and NOT someone they strive to be. However we all know that as parents monkey see monkey do...and do...and do...and do. Unfortunately it seems that they like to copy the behavior that you least want them to! But for purposes of this blog this isnt just about being imitated by just your children, but also by those people who strive to be better than you or out do you to make themselves look better. But in reality they just succeed in making themselves look....well...stupid!

First lets start with our children. It is so cute when they want to put on your make up, or even better when they pick up the broom or mop to help out...after all we all strive to have our children pick up the slack that we sometimes just dont have time to get to right??? However the first time they repeat a naughty word...or god forbid a manuerism that you are oh so guilty of-all of a sudden you first hand have to see the flaws in your parenting!!! The thing I am most famous for-just ask my mother- is rolling my eyes. Honestly I don't even realize I'm doing it...Hubby even yells at me for doing it. Seriously I think it is an involuntary movement that I aquired at birth! Well apparently so did my beautiful wonderful DRAMATIC daughter. Really...REALLY??? I suppose it has all just started. She dispises wearing clothes...this also is a trait she learned from me, and pretty sure my son will be following in the same footsteps. Now lucky for me I do not smoke (over a year smoke free...yipee) and husband does not chew so I will never have to witness my children copying this behavior. Yes I have seen it before...a little girl pretending to smoke her pen, a little boy wanting to spit in a cup like his daddy. This out of all the thing I find the most disturbing. If you couldn't quit for your child in the first place-seeing them copy your horrible habits should easily make you get your priorities straight!!!! What are you gaining by keeping up these habit...teaching your children to kill themselves...fantastic..wow you deserve "Parent of the Year" Award!!! I dont think a lot of parents understand the reality of the situation. Children want to be JUST like their parents. Therefor your eating habits, conversations, manuerisms, and even your bad habits are under 24hr microscope by that "mini me" of yours. If you just feed your kids fast food, spaghetti o's, PB & J, Mac and Cheese do you think you are teaching them good eating habits?? Sure your teaching them GREAT...they are right on the road to being clinically obese...HIGH FIVE!!! It is not unlikely to watch my daughter go take the cucumber out of the fridge and eat it liek an apple. She prefers cheese sticks and celery to fishes and chips. I have fought to keep good food in my home, and this starts young, introduce veggies before fruit. I don't make my children sandwiches for lunch when they are really young. Instead they get a slice of meat rolled up, a couple high fiber crackers (aka: triscuts, wheat thins) a cheese stick a a couple celery sticks or carrot sticks or whatever veggie is laying around. I also do not make them eat EVERYTHING on the plate...but anyway food is another topic for a blog. All I am tryin to say is...act as you wish your children to act...or else you will have a little you running around making your life well...not fun!!

Next onto adults. We all know this person...and unless you ARE this person...we all want people like this to go crawl in a hole and stay there, because we have absolutely no use for them. Yep it's the I thought of it first, I'm going to do it, I did it too, well I can do it better person. My grandmother is dating one, and I also have to put up with one that I have been soo good about keeping my mouth shut about cuz in all reality I'd like to punch her. You know what I mean??? Now if you are this kind of person for the love of God...STOP!!!!!! Quite honestly I'm telling the people I care about of what is happing in our lives right now, and you have managed to look like a COMPLETE MORON because you are constantly saying somehting to try and rival it or out do it. I dont know maybe your not even realizing you're doing it. But let me just say you wont be teaching your kids A THING in becoming and INDEPENDENT, self suffieceint, creative human being. Instead they will become, like you, copy catters (lol...took you back to middle school with that put down didn't I) I'm sorry but there is nothing that peturbs me more!! Are you really that boring of a person that you cant find your OWN way to do things??? I mean I get why you want so bad to be like me but really...tsss...you can't touch this!! LOL