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Comment on Favorite Things Friday: Not by Babette

Babette — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:38:45 +0000

Oh, my sympathies, but you really had me laughing…I hope you laughed as you wrote this. But I am wondering–drugs? Won’t that help?

Me? I hate to fly because THE AIRLINES TREAT ME LIKE DIRT. Not because i have any fear of it. This year, I am going places (when I can) by train and I can’t wait! how much fun will this be? Well, we’ll see, right? These days most of my trips by plane (bec. you have to gt there early to park–earlier for those cheap long-term lots, get thru security, make a connection (if, like me, you fly cheap), get the rental and get there in the end…recenlty, I could have about made the same time as flying…on a 10-hour drive…
I hate to fly.

Comment on Favorite Things Friday: Not by Amy

Amy — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:16:20 +0000

I understand the fear of flying, my husband has it!! He is good about keeping it together on the plane. (there are a lot of white knuckles though.) For him it is the fear of a plane crashing, he would rather drive just about anywhere. In fact, we took our first family trip to Disney in October, we drove to VA and then took the train. All five of us crammed into our little minvan for 13 hrs down and 10hrs back!! (That was the time from MA to VA) I love my husband really I do, but I promised if we ever go again, I would be more than happy to let him drive, I would take the kids and fly.

Comment on Favorite Things Friday: Not by Fran

Fran — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:51:39 +0000

How awful for you! I’m one of those weird people that enjoy flying so I don’t have much advice to offer. At least you understand what your fear stems from and that’s a big step towards conquering it. I applaud you for still getting on the plane.

Comment on When Baby Says No by celia mccrink

celia mccrink — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:14:00 +0000

NO TV, DSI , DRESS UP U NAME IT I TRUER IT SOMETIMES IT WORKS MOST TIMES THE REPLY IS “I DON’T CARE….” WELL NO ONE SAID IT B EASY…

Comment on My Kid Can Ride a Bike by MarthaandMe

MarthaandMe — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:47:58 +0000

Oh, that’s so great! Congrats to her! We taught our daughter (who was a bit of a klutz) to ride in our backyard on a small hill. I read about that method somewhere and the idea was they can just hold and on and the bike will go slowly down the hill and if they fall, they’re on grass. It worked well for us. And I know that I would beam if I saw a kid learning to ride a bike as I was driving by! It would make me remember my grandfather, who taught me, and my husband teaching our kids.

Comment on My Kid Can Ride a Bike by sheri

sheri — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:36:11 +0000

This is so beautiful! I smile thinking about it, for me it is remembering the independence & pride I felt at riding the bike all by myself and my parents looking at me the way I am sure you were looking at your daughter. They were smiling and proud, and for a moment just a little bit sad. Those are the moments that get us through the rest aren’t they?

Comment on My Kid is Louder Than Your Kid by Christine

Christine — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:23:07 +0000

I’d give you what I think is the right advice, ignore it, except the problem I have with my child (same age) is that she ignores me. So, I’ll keep my advice to myself and be just as perplexed as you are.

Comment on My Mother, the Organic Doubter (Or why I Hung Up on My Mother) by Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:36:09 +0000

I like the information and agree with all the reasons why you are making the choices you do (I make them to). However, in our house is where we control options and when the grandparents look after the kids I let freedom rein. You will never be able to control all situations, like when the kids are at school, friends houses etc so we control the majority and try to instill good ideas and ideals so they will choose to pick good options.

But I will never get the image out of my head of my cousin (more like my children’s age than mine) licking the inside of a yogurt container for over 10 minutes desperate to extract every last molecule of flavoured yogurt. No exageration. There isn’t the ban of plastics in her house but there is a ban on all sugars, sweets/sweetners candy or anything remotely unhealthy. It’s a sad image that I can’t erase from memory!

So this is our compromise-grandparents can do as they like withing reason (return them in the same or similar frame of mind/behaviour you would want them delivered in). They are happy, kids happy, and what we don’t know about doesn’t make us unhappy!

Comment on My Kid is Louder Than Your Kid by Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:10:57 +0000

I have a screamer-boy do I! However, this is my 22 month old daughter who is delayed in language (that or lazy, haven’t figured that out yet). She’s stubborn as an ox, luckily so am I, understands everything but is frustrated and or having a temper tantrum. Hands balled in fists, arms rigid at her sides, all body stiff as a board and she opens her mouth and SCREAMS, SCREAMS, SCREAMS her head off. Seriously awesome parenting moments and sometimes it’s annoying and sometimes I am empathicitc since her frustration is palpable.

Now my son is a ripper. Rips books, stickers, pretty much anything. I’ve tried to give him paper to rip so it’s sanctioned, but it doesn’t matter. Yesterday morning he came and told me he had ripped all the foam pieces off the front cover of his book (he’ll be four at the end of the month). I took all the library material, books and movies back, since I want him to know that if he can’t be trusted he can’t borrow other peoples things. I have removed privileges, sent to bed early, taken all the books away but it’s not working. Plus my daughter now wants books so I can’t take them all away anymore.

Oh and they both officially suck when it comes to any writing impliments. My white couches, walls, buisness invoices can all attest to their abuse

Any suggestions welcome!!!

Comment on My Kid is Louder Than Your Kid by susan delg

susan delg — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:20:01 +0000

Karen, we’ve all been there. It’s the hardest thing to walk away or put up the wall when the screaming starts, especially when you’re in public. That tough veneer that deflects the screams can look so cold to someone who doesn’t know what’s going on. Stay strong!
I used to tell Joy that the only excuse for that kind of noise would be that she was seriously hurt. And yes, we have a book of fables in the house and read the wolf one incessantly and bring it up often at home. We also have a book of fables about very strong women that reinforce strong behavior. (will get the title for you later, it’s a good one.)
I’ve also found that threats that I don’t intend to go through with are useless. Once I give an answer, it’s not going to change. (No more cookies, turn the TV off, you may not shave the cat, etc.) The “if you do that one more time, I’m going to _____” threat has to be followed up on. So I try to make myself think and be reasonable because I know I have to do it if I threaten it.