i have recently done a poster with my childrens handprints and a lovely verse to go with it as a keepsake if anyone is interested in doing the same or something simular this is the verse.

There used to be so many
of my handprints to see
on furniture and walls
and things from sticky me

But if you stop and think a while
you will see i am growing fast
those little handprints disappear
you cant bring back whats past

So heres a small reminder
to keep-not wipe away
of tiny hands and how they looked
to make you smile one day :D

That is lovely Monster Mummy (what is your real name? ) My son made me a calender when he was two with the same verse on it and his tiny handprint and I have kept it all this time (he is 11 now and not so tiny or cute ) A couple of the words were different (fingerprints instead of handprints, but essentially it is the same verse).
It is tucked away in a drawer somewhere, forgotten until I read your posting, so thanks for the revising memory. :D

jacqui,my real name is julie and i am not realy a monster its just that my 6 year old daughter is mad on monstersinc at the moment and she gave me this name,i am glad that this verse has gave you something to look back on as that is the reason i had decided to do it as it is so easy to forget.

Hi.
I love your rhyme. It reminds me of having to clean my oven door every hour!
As soon as it is nice and shiny again, my son comes and puts a hand print and a smeary face print on it :p
I knew I should'nt have chosen brushed chrome!
Lin
(Haven't done it for a while tho' because of the message boards! It just gets a quick wipe now!) :D

hi julie, i had this for mothers day of my 3 year old, really cute. if only they could stay that way.....

lin that reminds me of my little one but insteadgetting their prints the messy way why dont you stick some tape on your oven door then you will have the prints forever and the tape may even clear your oven door julie

if only clair my eldest is nearly seven and my youngest is 13 months you would have thought we should have learnt the first time but hay you forget dont you till it happens again julie

Hi Julie.
I have their prints already saved.
I bought a canvass from 'The Works' book shop (really cheap) and got them to hand and foot print it, (boy in blue and girl in red). It looks great.
Very modern 'arty.'
I also have my sons graffiti in the study wall, which looks like a naked lady
which has been there since he was three, I guess it's about time that room was decorated!

Lin.

Lin before you redecorate take a picture of his drawing,then you have that as a keepsake too. Sandie

i took plaster cast mouldings of both my childrens hands at about 2 year old. they have pride of place on my unit, i can't wait till they start bringing home boy/girlfriends so i can really embarress them!: :D

nice one my daughter has just got a hard back plain paper book and she has named it her treasure book to write down and stick photos of her, and things she likes so when it is finished i will keep it in a safe place until she starts dating too. :D

are we really cruel mothers or what? i can't remember my mother embarressing me like this until i'd been married for a couple of years :D

Ha Ha, the joys of motherhood LOL My son (11) has a crush on the girl next door (15) - a bit ambitious I know
As we are all good parents we have already done the exchange of the baby photos - the kids were mortified, but we thought it was great fun LOL
I can't wait til he brings a real girlfriend home :D

Julie, did you write that poem yourself? It's lovely whether you did or didn't - but well done girl if you penned it

Jacqui,
Trust me girl,having them bring the girls home is a nightmare.

My two eldest 15 and 19 have their girls here EVERY NIGHT and dont even think of suggesting they go to hers.

You get caught up in their silly rows and of course the tears

It of course dosent help,if you are not keen on his/her choice of partner or like my eldest sons g/friend controls him and talks to him like dirt in front of me i have to sit on my tongue :p and :D smile sweetly.

Sorry just an insight to the joys of your kids dating .....anji

Sorry guys im on a role here,got to get it off my chest,
as above, the eldest son of mine has been seeing this girl for 2 months,he is besotted with her,give her her due,she is very sweet to me but i see the other side to her.
She totally controls him,she doesent like him seeing his mate,going out to pub for a few hrs or anything,steves mate actually asked her if him and steve could go to the pub the other day (he was being sarcastic) and when she was going she said to steve "dont you dare spend to much money"

she now wants to get engaged on the 28th june they would have been going out 4 months shes choosing an engagement cake with her mum when i said whats the rush she said well i want a ring {{{alarm bells}}}

She speaks to him so abruptly, shows little affection to him,yet hes all over her.
It breaks my heart to watch,as he has a heart of gold, i have very tactfully mentioned this but he wont have anything said about her.
Her friend goes out with my other son,they have been together 3 years,she told me the other sons g/friend never talks affectionatly about steve.
I remember when i was dating my husband for months its like walking on air,you cant stop talking about your bloke...but not here..

My husband tells me to let them get on with it, not easy though.

My other son and his girlfriend i get on brill with,they fight but she is so loving towards him and its so different.

Sorry to go on guys,some advice to an interfering mum would be good right now ...anji

hi anji,
i'm sorry i can't help much, my kids are still very young. i do feel for you though, i hope your son realises how young he is and doesn't rush into anything. maybe with a bit of time he'll see whats happening. does he have a friend who can talk to him on your behalf?
claire

Anji i hope your son comes to his senses before she gets her way and has a ring on her finger,my thoughts are with you Sandie

Thanks guys,
yeah he has a mate he can talk to but hes been told not to discuss there personal life with him whats she like eh..i feel for him so much the hardest thing in the world is to sit and watch your beloved child get walked over. :(

hi anji,
i don't know if this helps but this is my mums policy.
my brother married at 19 to a woman my mother couldn't stand, she was very controlling and made him move abroad and cut of all contact with us. mums policy was not to push as this would only drive my brother further away and that she was always there ready for him. when the marriage failed she welcomed him with open arms and never said i told you so. she says we have to make our own mistakes in life and as a parent all you can do is be as supportive as you can, and comfort your children when they do make mistakes. sorry this is so long, but i hope it brings some comfort, thanks for my other message too :D
claire

Thanks claire and thanks claires mum,
i know what she is saying is 100% correct and yes i will take her advice because all me and him do at the moment is argue and i know if i carry on he will not turn to me if it goes wrong.
Did your mum interfere at the beginning and give her opinion?
speak soon
anji

hi anji,
mum did tell him how she felt but left it up to him to makes a discision( again saying sh'ed support him no matter what)
good luck
claire

Hi Anji,
I bet it breaks your heart to see your son manipulated in this way and that he can't see what's going on. Does he really want to get engaged or is he just going ahead just to shut her up(an expensive dummy)? It's such a shame that there are some lovely blokes around and they seem to end up being dominated by some bossy girl making all sorts of unreasonable demands. I'm suprised that her mum is helping her choose cakes though!!! Does her mum actually agree that this 'engagement' should go ahead? Could you not have a discreet word? Thinking of you.....Hani

As far as i know her mums fine and has suggested she and he get a flat {{{aaaahhhh}}} dont know her mum.

Im not saying my son is lovly,just because hes my son,he honestly is a lovly,nice looking lad. (my other son is a swine to his girl,leads her a song and dance)honestly hani hes obsessed,but he looks miserable, dont know if its me making him miserable or what.

but as claires mum said im keeping my mouth shut

thanks for all your kind words will keep you posted

jillmayor know i didnt write the poem myself i got it from a friend but i have done a shorter one for my course work at crech ,i thought i would take this oppertunity, to give you this little keepsake,its just to remind you of all the times you have or will wipe away all the handprints i have or will make,so when i am older and the handprints have all gone,you will always have this keepsake to -think back to-remember and to move on.