tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17828790.post5435067384739865410..comments2023-05-08T05:35:43.632-07:00Comments on Blog of Muffy: You can take the girl away from the farm, but you can't make her into a 'responsible' enough mother. ;)Kristiannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05635110361473119954noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17828790.post-8617540084627337902008-07-24T10:53:00.000-07:002008-07-24T10:53:00.000-07:00Oh but her question was intelligent since she had ...Oh but her question was intelligent since she had a PhD in biology (obviously not epidemiology). Ha. :)Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00353935790945568475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17828790.post-69477940808943551882008-07-24T09:33:00.000-07:002008-07-24T09:33:00.000-07:00IMO, it's our job to prepare our kids to leave one...IMO, it's our job to prepare our kids to leave one day (to be self-sufficient, responsible, educated and experienced enough in day-to-day life things to stand on their own) and it starts now. Yes, I'm much more relaxed with kid #2 than kid #1 (she was hermetically sealed til the age of 2 and even then...). Is it because I'm more confident as a mom and just more relaxed? Yes. Is it because he is a boy? Yes. I was overly "protected" as a child and the minute I had any independence, I ran with it and never looked back (re: hostile rebellion). <BR/><BR/>I would be very happy to receive a letter from one of my kids saying how much fun they were having without me. And I would probably be having just as much fun without them (for a little while)- ha ha!Heidi-Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138520561783138040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17828790.post-39700064079954218262008-07-24T09:23:00.000-07:002008-07-24T09:23:00.000-07:00I remember you telling me about that really stupid...I remember you telling me about that really stupid question. Do you also make them play outside during thunderstorms? How about if there were a tornado?<BR/><BR/>I know there are supposedly no stupid questions. But that's a load of bull. There are *for sure* stupid questions. And 'do they play outside in the rain' is one of them. :)Kristiannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635110361473119954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17828790.post-9572690726898020332008-07-23T21:31:00.000-07:002008-07-23T21:31:00.000-07:00When I taught K I had this one mother who was, sh...When I taught K I had this one mother who was, shall we say, a bit obsessive about germs and dirt and anything that might make her kids sick or hurt. Her daughter, my student, actually had one of those tiny bottles of Purel attached to both her backpack AND her lunchbox, and she was adamant about using that Purel at all costs. She once fretted over the fact that another child had touched her and she was pretty sure she hadn't washed her hands. The little girl was in hysterics. Of course a learned behavior...and ironically this same child missed over 20 days of school from getting sick constantly throughout the year. Anyway, said mother also used to follow her 2 year old son around the playground within about 4 feet. I saw him trip and she grabbed him and dusted off his hands and legs, and then she checked them for any cuts...yes, it was one little stumble. Oy. I felt badly for that boy. And the little girl? Well, let's just say she had a few visits with the counselor about her preoccupations with dirt and germs. In this mother's case, yes, I would say she went too far. This was the same mom who asked me if I still made the kids play outside when it was raining or snowing. Oy.Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00353935790945568475noreply@blogger.com