tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637299678197896762.post5191149408172959801..comments2023-09-24T09:08:50.636-07:00Comments on Finding What I Am Looking For: What is it with kids these days?pippasmumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07386184818117314750noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637299678197896762.post-40500827381803487222009-02-13T18:37:00.000-08:002009-02-13T18:37:00.000-08:00I agree. I am not ready to think about homeschool...I agree. I am not ready to think about homeschooling (I don't have the money and I do think that there are social benefits to going to a public school) but I am with you, I see so much damage and children who are just so lost. I would really like my daughter to grow up in a world that is safe for childhood and right now, that's not how the world looks to me. Let's just hope that we can give our children that solid start and that our children can go out as examples to the other students. Maybe they can be the positive influence on the others and give the other students a vision of what life might be. Maybe I am too optimistic but for now, that's my prayer.pippasmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386184818117314750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637299678197896762.post-32887824587456202302009-01-20T10:14:00.000-08:002009-01-20T10:14:00.000-08:00I used to teach second grade and often asked mysel...I used to teach second grade and often asked myself the same question. I often felt so sad at the thought of my daughter going to school with the kids I taught. I've since decided to homeschool her. If, for some reason, that doesn't work out, I hope to send her to a christian school. I wonder when the shift happened- when troubled kids became the majority. Such a sad situation- I wanted to rescue so many of my kiddos that I taught- it just broke my heart.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04329739899662290306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637299678197896762.post-62311400942890878452009-01-13T08:13:00.000-08:002009-01-13T08:13:00.000-08:00Welcome, welcome! Kittenpie sent me. I started m...Welcome, welcome! Kittenpie sent me. I started my blog when Big C was about 18 months, so I don't really have a record for him earlier. BUT, Little G is 14 months, and perhaps they might find something in common?<BR/><BR/>Anywho, it's nice to have you here.Run ANChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088821030860597465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637299678197896762.post-38652058595051576262009-01-12T21:12:00.000-08:002009-01-12T21:12:00.000-08:00Hello and welcome to the blogosphere. Sounds abou...Hello and welcome to the blogosphere. Sounds about right. Your friend kittenpie is a lovely and generous -- thoughtful -- commenter I will try to repay a couple years I owe here in this little white box tonight.<BR/><BR/>2 things dear pippasmum -- from my window on 16 months <A HREF="http://motherwoman.blogspot.com/2006/01/parenting-bad-habit-confessional-1-do.html" REL="nofollow">this is what I have.</A> A three year anniversary post on the kp post to you.<BR/><BR/>And just because this was fun I'm throwing this <A HREF="http://motherwoman.blogspot.com/2006/02/post-natal-indulgences.html" REL="nofollow">in too.</A><BR/><BR/>But reading this one I want to give you the <A HREF="http://motherwoman.blogspot.com/2008/04/reckless-mothers.html" REL="nofollow">'years hence view'</A>. I love what your saying, I know it well And I'll, add, it is just what our little blogourhood of the Interweb seems to do well.<BR/><BR/>Welcome, once again. See you.mo-wohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10934156423936866994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637299678197896762.post-64539843943190011872009-01-12T06:42:00.000-08:002009-01-12T06:42:00.000-08:00Welcome! KP sent me, and I'm glad she did. She ask...Welcome! KP sent me, and I'm glad she did. She asked that we point you to archives of when our kid was 16 months old, but I figure, I now have 2 (3 1/2 and 13 months), and I go fairly berzerk on a daily basis, so any of the posts you read at my place should make you feel more on top of it as a parent ;)<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty crunchy as well, so feel free to stop by for a cup of fair trade coffee and some organic carrot sticks or something for the kids.karengreenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488069680575426742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637299678197896762.post-319034214288522912009-01-11T05:30:00.000-08:002009-01-11T05:30:00.000-08:00I was watching an episode of Nanny 911 - a show th...I was watching an episode of Nanny 911 - a show that I rarely watch - and the parents admitted (somewhat grudgingly) that the video game system was their babysitter. They had a very young child - about the same age as my son, who is 3 and a half - who BROKE DOWN when he couldn't find his gun during the video game he was playing.<BR/><BR/>It was quite jarring, that episode. The parents clued in at the end, but I sat there for a few minutes after the credits rolled, feeling a little stunned.<BR/><BR/>My son had surgery on Tuesday and both kids on either side of us had portable dvd players. I don't have a problem with them, I think they're a great idea, but I don't have them for my kids and I really don't plan on it. I brought crayons, paper, books and a blanket for my son to keep him entertained. I had my iTouch with me, and I let him play a few games on that, but the most fun we had was with the blanket. We played for a LONG time with just the blanket. At one point, the boy beside us had his dvd player up so loud I asked the nurse to have his mother turn it down. <BR/><BR/>ANYWAY. It's early and I've had a really crappy sleep and I'm not through my first cuppa yet so this comment probably doesn't make much sense. Which is what you get from me most of the time. ;) <BR/><BR/>My name is mamatulip - I haven't gone through my archives like Kittenpie requested. Apologies. But - welcome to the 'sphere. Glad you're here!mamatuliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692442843330582571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637299678197896762.post-83728574387878460502009-01-10T07:13:00.000-08:002009-01-10T07:13:00.000-08:00Hello, and welcome to the blogosphere! I'm here v...Hello, and welcome to the blogosphere! I'm here via kittenpie. You can see where I was at when my daughter was 16 months in my November 2006 archive. Cheers, Juliemetro mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00461160881873679783noreply@blogger.com