Random Things to Shock You

shocking photo by jen

If you follow me on Twitter (JenX67), then you know how excited I was to find THREE pair of SHREK underwear for my soon-to-be three-year old for the low cost of just two whole bucks. What you don't know is that each pair of underwear has an image of Shrek and Donkey on the seat. Thus, when S wears the Donkey underwear he is actually sporting an a** on his rear end. Furthermore, after weeks of trying to potty train him (actually, four months worth of weeks) unsuccessfully, I put a clean pair of the Shrek underwear on him today. I pointed my finger in his sweet little angelic face and said, “Do NOT Poop on Shrek’s face!”

I’m just a wee-bit weary of having TWO children in diapers.

SHOCKING ITEM #2
A couple weeks ago, I visited my favorite bookstore in Oklahoma City, Full Circle Bookstore. I purchased three items while I was there: 1) The New Earth 2) The Shack and 3) Bitch Magazine. I couldn’t resist picking up Bitch. The name stunned me, nearly offended me and certainly made me apprehensive. But, after looking it over, I couldn’t resist buying it. I LIKED BITCH! There was a terrific article in it by Deesha Philyaw (http://deeshaphilyaw.com/) about why there aren’t more Black women bloggers.

When I brought the magazine home, I put it in a discreet place so not to completely freak out my 10-year-old daughter and 70+-year-old mother -- and the pastor or one of the Carmelite Sisters – should they just happen to drop by. But, one day I was reading it while the babies napped, and accidentally left it out. Later that evening, Robert appeared before me in the family room holding Bitch. With a look of complete bewilderment on his face, he said in a monotone, nearly-catatonic state, “I found this in the living room next to your Bible.”