Helena tested for her orange belt last Friday.
I let her, even though I’m not big fan of orange. I would have preferred the purple belt because then, when we get home after class and she rips off her gi and the belt goes flying across her bedroom and winds up hanging from her curtain rod, it will at least color coordinate with her freshly painted walls.
But apparently, when it comes to the progression of belts in mixed martial arts, the powers-that-be could not care less about home decor or what ensues after a sweaty, impatient nine year old drops trow so … orange belt it is!
Although personally, I don’t think it would hurt the powers-that-be to unbunch their panties, have an open mind and switch it up every now and then.
I would never tell Sensei Sean to unbunch his panties because he can break approximately 278 pieces of wood at one time with his forehead so if he wants Helena to get an orange belt before a purple belt, that’s OK with me.
Besides, I highly doubt Sensei Sean wears panties. Although if he did, that’s OK with me too. It’s none of my business. That’s between Sensei Sean and his forehead. Or his groin, as the case may be.
I used to take kickboxing and tae bo so I’d like to think that Helena gets her natural talent for the martial arts from me.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
That’s my family, doubling over in hysterics. Although you probably can’t hear them over the howling shrieks of laughter coming from everyone who has ever met me.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I bet they wouldn’t do this if I wore Sensei Sean’s forehead on my face.
Here’s my baby right after she donned on her brand new orange belt that doesn’t coordinate with her room. I may be biased but I think she is the cutest, bestest orange belt that ever was or will be. She is simply beaming with pride, not only because she executed perfect roundhouse kicks, side kicks and katas but also, I believe, because her mom showed enormous restraint by not shouting:
- THAT’S MY BABY! WHOOOOO HOOOOOO POOPERS!
- SORRY I CALLED YOU POOPERS, POOPERS!
- CAN YOU MOVE TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE?
- A LITTLE MORE?
- CAN YOU TELL THAT RED HEADED BOY TO MOVE TO HIS LEFT?
- FIX YOUR GLASSES, PEANUT!
- HEY RED HEADED BOY! CAN YOU MOVE OVER JUST A BIT? I CAN’T SEE MY BABY’S FACE.
- I’M SO PROUD OF YOU, HONEYBUNS!
- NOT YOU, RED HEADED BOY. SORRY!
- SMILE PUMPKIN!
- CAN YOU FIX YOUR BELT A SMIDGE? IT’S A LITTLE LOP-SIDEY.
- I LOVE YOU!
- NOT YOU, RED HEADED BOY. SORRY!
- THE BELT, SWEETIE.
- DO YOU HAVE TO GO POTTY?
Let’s hope the purple belt testing goes just as smoothly, although I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to contain my glee in anticipation of all the color coordination that will be going on in our house afterward.
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29 thoughts on “I can’t wait until she gets her black belt since black goes with everything”
Why does she look so grown up all of a sudden??? What are you feeding that girl?? Congratulations to her for earning her orange belt!!! She looks like hot stuff in those pics!!
I love that you call her Peanut…I have a Peanut too!
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Hey! Orange is a complementary color to purple, so it’ll be ok! So will green…
I have a brown belt with a black stripe in Tae Kwon Do… =) Brings back fun memories!
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Way to go Helena!
I’m just so, so glad that my kid has no interest in karate. I don’t think I could stand to be in a room with so many bare and sweaty feet.
Bleargh, I want to barf just thinking about it. Now I need to go douse my brain in Purell.
Oh how I have missed thee. After moving and being CJ-less for what feels like eleventy-billion years, I vow to never let that happen again. Amen.
Lauging at Missus Smith’s comment about feet. As a veteran martial artist, I really had to get over that foot thing and quick. I am a bit jealous that they get to wear black uniforms, however. We were all white all of the time, which is both annoying and impractical on so many levels.
Tell Helena that Auntie Babs is cheering her on! She’ll do great!
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She’s so cute! And orange is the new brown, you know, so it goes with just about everything.
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I just think it’s awesome that she painted her toenails. Because even ninjas and karate champions can still be feminine.
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Congrats to her! My little demons just got their orange belts as well. Fortunately orange is one of their favorite colors & looks just fine laying around the back of my silver mini van.
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awww Look how proud she is. Good for her.
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She looks great! Congratulations to your daughter for earning her orange belt and congratulations to you for raising such a strong girl.
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she did good! 🙂 love your posts.
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Congrats to her! It’s our responsibility as a parent to embarrass our children at all times, but especially at big events like this. You did a great job, Mom!
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You will just have to keep her in Karate until she gets that black belt.
Gotta love a proud mummy moment 🙂
(and it makes great blog fodder too!)
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I used to hate belt testing because it seemed like we’d just get the old one broken in to where tying it was easy, and then they’d go and get new ones.
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Congrats on the belt-yeah!
I would have rather had purple too.
Too funny! Congrats on the orange! Can she beat momma up yet? LOL
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I remember karate classes. I think I only lasted a week ’cause I got bored xD But she looks so cute and bet she’s really good. 😀
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Is there a red belt? Red is my favorite color. With my luck that’s the belt for “thanks for showing up, but you’re safer if you just sit and watch”.
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Trisha was right! You are hilarious!
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Congrats to your little girl!
I would have paid money to hear you yell out “fix your belt it is lop sided”LOL that would be so funny to see her reaction!
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Congrats on getting a new belt.
This cracked me up! Poopers!
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Spoken like a true mamma fashionista! I would have thought along the same lines. It seems like yellow and black is a little bee like, orange and black is a little halloweenish but purple and black is a great color combo!
I absolutely LOVE your header! Your daughter looks a lot like you…and hopefully she will get your sense of humor as she gets older. My husband is looking at me like I’m a crazy person because “nothing on the computer could be THAT funny”! 😉
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LOL love it! We had a similar “belt ceremony” a few months back and I sat talking about how “I wish that damn blonde haired kid would move over”….. naturally it was his mother sitting in front of me. *sigh* how does that ALWAYS seem to happen to me!? LMAO
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Wow, great job!!!
Congratulations to Helena! Of course she can be the cutest orange belt around…until Katy gets hers 😉
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It is nice too see soo many kids that training martial arts. We make a club now but ther is no soo many of them. look our page Boxing.
best regards
I like girls that can protect themselves…
Will enroll my daughter in any martial arts she would like. 🙂
discipline is what I want from this sports.
thanks!