Jackalopes Aboundin’
What does a lamb, a jackalope, and some groundhogs have in common? They’re all a part of Boundin’, a short Pixar film that Buzz adores. Basically, it’s a lesson in not being ashamed of who you are. Although, of course, Buzz is too young to care about a synopsis. He simply likes it for what it is.
Now sometimes you’re up and sometimes you’re down,
When you find that you’re down well just look around:
You still got a body, good legs and fine feet,
Get your head in the right place and hey, you’re complete!
For the 5 minutes that it’s on screen, we shuffle and dart about the room. I hold Buzz’s preschool-sized hands as we swing back and forth, our feet kicking up with the beat. The lyrics I know from heart by now, so I’ll sing along with silly faces while he acts out the words. We jump, we bounce, we slide, we smile. For a minute or two I feel like the Lord of the Dance.
Now every year, along about May,
They’d load him up and they’d haul him away,
And they’d shave him and dump him all naked and bare.
He learned to live with it, he didn’t care.
He’d just bound, bound, bound and rebound!
Most of the time, I don’t feel like a very fun parent. I’m either busy washing dishes or changing diapers or refilling milk cups or breastfeeding Abby or clearing noses or picking up messes or scolding or cooking dinner or recovering for a quick minute. Very rarely do I have an opportunity to play. So this. This is our thing. Mine and Buzz’s. This is our time just to laugh, together.
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I’ll have to try that video. We watch toy story over and over and over
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Boudin’ is so cute. I don’t think my kids have seen it. I’ll have to show it to Tabby. I’m sure she’d get a kick out of it.
I share your angst over not being a fun mom. I can’t help but think of the 100 things I should be doing. I know I should soak in this time when they’re little and still want to be around me, but it is hard. It takes a lot just to keep the wheels from falling off. Perhaps I should learn to live with a slightly messier house?
I’ll bet my kiddo would like that too…
It’s a lovely thing to have, those are the good moments!
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So sweet! I love these little moments. I struggle with that, too…wondering if I’m making the most of my time with my son, if the balance between what has to be done, and what’s fun for us to do together isn’t out of wack. I try to remember that these little moments, these unplanned moments, are what memories are made of.
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