Comments on: Once my baby, always my baby

By: Blogging For Church Ladies | What About Mom

Blogging For Church Ladies | What About Mom — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:47:01 +0000

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By: tracey

tracey — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 15:25:19 +0000

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By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:41:48 +0000

All I’ve been able to think about since reading this post is … when is Spot having her first dentist’s visit? Because whenever she’s having hers is when I should be scheduling M for her first … and I can’t remember back that far to know when I started seeing the dentist, but given the number of fillings I have, it probably wasn’t early enough!

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:38:27 +0000

Oh, I could really use more patience with my kids. It is hard, but I too have noticed when I behave with patience and compassion things go a lot better. Thanks for the good reminder.

Now I need to go make a few dentist appointments too.

By: Shea

Shea — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:08:34 +0000

I took my kids to the dentist on Monday and I also have this feeling like “look at me, affordin this fancy dentisty stuff!” I didn’t grow up poor and we saw the dentist often so I don’t know why it makes me feel this way but I do. Both kids were having a filling done and when H was having hers, G came and held her hand. Isn’t that just freakin adorable? Made me think having kids was a good idea also.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:32:43 +0000

My kids are screwed, basically. I hate the dentist (as I am sure many people do) but I think my hatred borders on pathological (unremembered trauma from childhood, maybe?) I haven’t been in years (I won’t go into details on that because it’s not pretty.) Poor Joseph…

By: Gladis

Gladis — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:17:07 +0000

Perfect analogy there… (the school office people one)

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:44:48 +0000

Wow, I’m really proud of you. I will say that as my impatience and stress level rises so do the kids. The more upset I am, the more angry/stubborn/annoying they get. Two moments in one day when you could have yelled and you didn’t. Watch you grow!!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:32:52 +0000

When will people stop asking if their shoes are on backwards? LOL I get that EVERY SINGLE STINKING TIME. Yes, they are backwards, and yes I let my kids put their own shoes on so they inevitably end up backwards on occasion, and yes I’ll change them now.

Ew! Mushy post, I love it! You’re girls are absolutely adorable. I’m so thankful I had at least one girl. Also, I agree with the “Try a little patience, a little empathy, understanding, and compassion, and this mommy gig is suddenly not so hard.” I work on that everyday.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:56:53 +0000

I remember when my oldest was 8. Such a great time. Now he is an old man at 13. Such a sweet way to spend the day with your kids. I am looking forward to summer break to have days of just Mommy and boys time.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:48:22 +0000

Sharla, I’m happy to provide a space for you to vent here, and I’m sorry my wonderful, patented technique didn’t work on your offspring, but I gotta tell you that it’s not a reflection on you. And I know you’ve been reading this blog long enough to know that moments like this one of mine are the exception and not the rule with my kids.

(And last night, after I read Mr. Fine, Porcupine for the 7 millionth time, I locked myself in my bedroom while Dick did the actual putting down. When the rustling finally stopped, I let myself out and did some kissing rounds. Sometimes you have to let someone else do the chore part and focus on the sweet, almost-asleep part.)

Sounds to me like your kid is 1000% normal, AND lucky to have you for a mom.

By: Sharla

Sharla — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:34:28 +0000

“And three stinky-cute kids have taught this dense mommy another fundamental truth of life: “Try a little patience, a little empathy, understanding, and compassion, and this mommy gig is suddenly not so hard.”
This morning I tried that with my 8 year old. He didn’t want to go to school, he hates life, life is hard, I’m mean, school is hard, he hates school, etc. I swear to you, I was sweet, patient, compassionate, understanding, but the sweeter I was the bigger fit he threw. I swear, I don’t even know my 8 year old half the time. It’s like what planet are you from? I even asked him if he wants Daddy to give him a blessing and he said no, he hates blessings, they’re stupid. Where on earth does this come from? So today I am definitely feeling like the worst mother of all time that my sweet 8 year old is already acting like a teenager. Anyway, not that this has anything to do with your post. I’m just venting. I had so much fun last night reading stories and singing songs with my boys and then this morning I get this. So maybe I’m just a teensy bit jealous of you and your fun day out. It will get better, I hope.

By: Tara

Tara — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:06:52 +0000

Man – I sure miss you and your girls. I think we better come up to see you guys afterall. You are looking good – is that makeup? Lipstick at least? I like the lips.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:50:47 +0000

Yes — her shoes are on backwards. I fixed it after I took the pictures. Because, you know, I don’t really look at my kids unless there’s a photo opportunity.

By: suedonym

suedonym — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:29:50 +0000

“which is kind of like a cashier at the grocery store telling me it’s okay to feed my kids leftover spaghetti for lunch”. EXACTLY how I feel about that situation!

This was a beautiful post.

By: kikibibi

kikibibi — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:43:41 +0000

Awwww, aren’t you all just so dang cute?!?

One questions, are Susan’s shoes on backwards?

By: Michelle Glauser

Michelle Glauser — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:56:00 +0000

So sweet.