tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205826.post3972737004888171160..comments2023-06-25T08:14:04.091-04:00Comments on Brad and Claire: Thanks for the inspiration, SJ!Bradhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17248248999320718608noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205826.post-36445436923904501602008-08-15T21:14:00.000-04:002008-08-15T21:14:00.000-04:00Since listening to a segment on NPR about children...Since listening to a segment on NPR about children discussing all their activities, and how the commentator remarked that not so long ago, "play dates" didn't exist, that they were called Summer, Afternoons, and Weekends, I have been highly against over scheduling children's lives. Think of how frightening these children will be when they grow up...micromanaged since birth!<BR/><BR/>I'm also not a fan of the whole, "Baby needs this <I>amazing new thing</I> to develop properly!" I think quite a few of us have turned out okay without Teletubbies and Dora. (Do you have to pronounce it "Dor-uh the Explor-uh" too, because otherwise is does not rhyme?!?!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205826.post-47146133959644202672008-08-15T20:01:00.000-04:002008-08-15T20:01:00.000-04:00I could not have said this ANY better! I know exac...I could not have said this ANY better! I know exactly what you mean, Claire. I truly try to not get caught up in all of that. When Maisy was supposed to turn over at a certain age, Brent said "what? Is she still not going to turn over when she's 16?" and we both decided all those stupid silly rules are kind of worthless. She turned over when she was ready to. She walked when she was ready to. Most of it has been right on schedule or early, but I don't want to get caught up in all of the things I'm supposed to make her do, or be doing myself in order to make her a better person. The one thing I do, consistently, is pray for her. Then the rest will come.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760819644411162762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205826.post-77607967990710253542008-08-15T06:45:00.000-04:002008-08-15T06:45:00.000-04:00AHA! A book! I thought that rang a bell... but I d...AHA! A book! I thought that rang a bell... but I didn't know it was a book bell...Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03821358083272070291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205826.post-82853470134227757102008-08-15T02:41:00.000-04:002008-08-15T02:41:00.000-04:00no--I know you didn't say it..what you wrote just ...no--I know you didn't say it..what you wrote just reminded me of the title of that book....kwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594842428816959547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205826.post-3675944384909145122008-08-14T09:04:00.000-04:002008-08-14T09:04:00.000-04:00Okay, Claire...I must concur. You are right. Bus...Okay, Claire...I must concur. You are right. Busyness is overrated. I have four children, ranging from ages 5-15. None of them are involved in anything right now. We play together, (as you can see on my latest posted movie) and it's good! Mel works at the library, but other than that, we visit with friends. It's a good life. I have had the times of busyness...ballet(5 years ago), baseball(2 years ago) and horsebackriding(1 year ago), and yes, it was good at the time, but we didn't do it all at once...we did one thing at a time. NEVER sacrificing dinner time with the family. I just don't get the overly busy lifestyle of people today. All I ever hear from people is how miserable they are. Well, they can decide how much or how little they do. I have chosen quiet. <BR/><BR/><BR/>sorry this was so long!!!Susan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15577678756514109484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205826.post-42719967153571131502008-08-14T08:31:00.000-04:002008-08-14T08:31:00.000-04:00Mmmmm...nooooo...Did I say that? I can relax a-ple...Mmmmm...nooooo...Did I say that? I can relax a-plenty...I don't think that's my problem. Sorry if I miscommunicated...Oh- I think you're referring to the thing where I say I second-guess myself and sometimes feel guilty that I'm not doing enough...or not doing it right or whatever... BUT THAT'S why I have to keep giving myself reality checks to JUST RELAX - is that a better way of putting it?Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03821358083272070291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11205826.post-16190880890742849372008-08-14T03:08:00.000-04:002008-08-14T03:08:00.000-04:00"When I relax, I feel guilty"?"When I relax, I feel guilty"?kwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594842428816959547noreply@blogger.com