finally caught up on babs' latest vlog - is it just me, or is there a distinct difference between composing a christmas present list for wet san - and i genuinely imagine babs sitting down, cutting and sticking pictures of her demanded gifts on paper, proper 80s i-want-santa-to-bring-me-half-the-argos-catalogue style! - and actually going out and buying her own presents to ensure she receives exactly what she wants, to deliver to wet san to wrap and then give back to her on christmas day?! she is beyond controlling!
and i'm sure the details in that vlog were exactly what erin wanted publicly shared just before she starts high school!
- babs is going to tidy her room and hang her clothes for her until october, because her precious baby girl will be all tired out from her "big transition" attending big school and reading timetables and stressing about whether she uses pens which write in blue or black ink, so babs needs to be "super kind" and "super gentle" with her baby and not expect her to do any chores. plus the obligatory sharing of footage of inside erin's bedroom, with the reminder that she has her books organised in colour order to match with her rainbow shelves.
- a quick clarification that although she's eleven years old, yet babs is debating not permitting her to take drinks upstairs.
- footage of erin running around shop disney, excited at the mickey ears and cuddly toys. not that it's an issue that erin likes disney soft toys etc, but it's the kinda thing that she doesn't need plastered over the internet as ammunition for bullying.
-the utter embarrassment and humiliation of having to accompany babs on shopping trips for the next couple of months, while she proudly parades around with that hideous halloween tote bag!
- babs has bought her a matching disney t-shirt so that she can twin with her younger brother on their next disney trip - and even planned her outfit ahead of time, deciding that erin will wear the tee with cycling shorts. although the joke will be on babs when erin rebels and totally refuses to wear it!
- babs is packing a specific toiletry bag to store at the bottom of her school bag - she may as well have announced that erin has started her periods, complete with photos of the banners and balloons and celebratory breakfast she undoubtedly prepared in celebration.
- mummy bought her a special school purse and an umbrella and an expensive coat to keep her darling girl protected from the rain - all complete with name labels.
- babs bragging about how great her bum looks in cycling shorts.