tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785733064682096737.post4941133835486364788..comments2023-07-01T09:50:51.453-04:00Comments on pieces of me...: That's What I Get For Thinking Out Loud...HeatherVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160848024423305349noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785733064682096737.post-70057952139003123832010-08-20T15:59:15.366-04:002010-08-20T15:59:15.366-04:00Sign me up for a t-shirt!
Parenting sucks alot of...Sign me up for a t-shirt!<br /><br />Parenting sucks alot of the time. I agree with your friend that 10 hours in the car each week only make YOU crazy and not a great mother. Just remember that while it's important for Ben to be happy it's also important for you to be happy. That's my 2cents! :)<br /><br />Good luck with your decision.Beth C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785733064682096737.post-32616003866496058612010-08-20T09:12:12.733-04:002010-08-20T09:12:12.733-04:00I would think the majority of the craziness of thi...I would think the majority of the craziness of this summer is the MASSIVE transition from 1-2. Ben was used to being the only kid and getting all your attention, getting lots of alone time. Then Ian comes along and he needs a lot of stuff and Ben got left to do his own thing. <br /><br />The thing is, you have to decide what makes YOU a better parent. 10 hours a week driving in a car to take him to school is probably not going to give you more energy at the end of the day. And now you know he doesn't do as well adapting and you can focus some extra time on him during this transition. <br /><br />My boys have always done SUPER CRAPPY when transitioning to new rooms, we have about a month of tears and terrible schedule and night waking from Alex and terrible behavior at home. We know the transition will be tough so we plan for it and make sure they get plenty of down time and extra time with us to compensate. No running them to the grocery store after school, no dragging them on errands, we just bring them home, eat dinner, and hang out so they have consistency at school.<br /><br />I've heard as they get bigger the problems only get bigger. Sounds true to me!LauraChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322568136833382134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785733064682096737.post-60713846851926996812010-08-20T08:06:18.948-04:002010-08-20T08:06:18.948-04:00I seriously want one of those tee shirts.
Not o...I seriously want one of those tee shirts. <br /><br />Not only does every single aspect of parenting stress me out (which I often do to myself by choosing to do things the least convenient/mainstream way), but I swear like a sailor and use the word pussy way too often. As in, "I'm glad the swim teacher dunked Nina three times in a row without warning because I can't believe she won't even blow bubbles in the water, this is her 5th swimming lesson and OMG OMG I don't care if she's afraid of getting her hair wet, my daughter is NOT going to be a pussy." (In my defense, we have a pond on our property and the girl needs to learn how to swim, dammit.)<br /><br />Or, "I don't care if she picked up a garden snake, I told her to put it down, it's a GARDEN SNAKE and she is NOT going to be some scaredy-cat pussy who's afraid of spiders, snakes, and the like."<br /><br />When I get her therapy bill in about 20 years for warping her with my Tough Love, I'll just put on my "parenting is not for pussies" shirt and pay up.<br /><br />Did you hear the TAL about superheroes? I would be so psyched if my daughter had that awesome list like the chick in Act II. Not gonna happen, but it would be so rad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com