What is a Dragon?

My Dearest Dragon:

I gave a short description of what a dragon baby is in my blog title, there are 3 categories, Dragon, Dragicorn, and Unicorn. unicorn being an easier baby that has a more even temper and good sleeping habits, a dragon being the opposite, and a dragicorn being somewhere in the middle. My little Gagey fluctuates between all three but usually remains somewhere on the dragon, dragicorn scale.

 

No I do not find this term offensive, who has read the series "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini? Maybe not very many as the movie they attempted was a washout. The books however, are wonderful! They describe dragons as majestic, beautiful, powerful, intense, intelligent, beings with a presence you cannot deny....that tend to have the temper that can take out an entire village. 

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Perhaps reading this series in my teenager years is why I never felt the term offensive, though I do understand why some (including my husband) might need an explanation. As mom's we are not able to say anything about our children other then they are wonderful, beautiful, amazing, perfect beings...which of course they are, but, that does not mean they are easy, and that does not mean you can't struggle, and having to struggle with a more "difficult" baby should not be looked at as negative quality in the mom or in the child itself, even though society may make us feel this way.

As a mom, you are not just "doing things wrong" or "haven't found the right trick", as we are told all the time, your baby is just got his or her own mind, and thats going to help them one day. 

I actually think this is a good quality, it's exhausting, because they tend to enjoy stimulation, life in general and are allergic to sleep, but I think with these personality traits, he will have the ability succeed at whatever he sets his mind on in the future. 

My little dragon sways deeply on both ends, when he is happy, the world shines with him, he has a presence that just lights up the room, when he sways to the other end, it is equally as powerful haha. 

My suggestion if you have this baby, as you down your fourth coffee, wipe an unknown substance off your pjs, and throw your unwashed hair into a bun, try not to look at it as a negative, attempt to see this temperament as a positive, your baby will need your patient guidance to become the very best he or she can be.