Comments on: Firm but Gentle

By: MommyGeek

MommyGeek — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:46:47 +0000

@Kekibird, I can’t even imagine how much more difficult it must be without that support system! I think Swiss Boarding School is slightly more acceptable than labor camp The Swiss are great. Very organized. Efficient. No-nonsense. ::wink::

By: Kekibird

Kekibird — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:21:15 +0000

Oh yes…we are there too. And it sucks. Especially being a single parent because I have no one to fall back on and check to see if there is another option. I’m starting to think time in a labor camp might work….
Kekibird´s last blog ..Aloha Friday #9

By: MommyGeekology

MommyGeekology — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:35:54 +0000

@Jessica, I really, really, REALLY hope so!

By: MommyGeekology

MommyGeekology — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:35:25 +0000

@Diapers and Wine, yeah no. Clearly, from the comments and this post.. not so much alone. In fact, if anyone pipes up here saying their kids are well-behaved, they will surely be flamed. lol. .-= MommyGeekology´s last blog ..Firm but Gentle =-.

By: MommyGeekology

MommyGeekology — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:34:40 +0000

@Kel, I'm thrilled that I'm not alone, but also feeling a bit sorry for you! lol. I can't wait to be the cool grandma. I am so taking my grandchildren to get (Tasteful) tats. .-= MommyGeekology´s last blog ..Firm but Gentle =-.

By: MommyGeekology

MommyGeekology — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:33:53 +0000

@Colleen, So basically what you're saying is that we're doomed, and I should mix the Kool-aid now? .-= MommyGeekology´s last blog ..Firm but Gentle =-.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:12:49 +0000

oh God, thank you Lord, my kid still does that and she will be six on Sunday. Does it ever end?

By: Diapers and Wine

Diapers and Wine — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:38:08 +0000

Sweet Jeebus, thank you for this post.

Mine is the exact same way. The EXACT same way, and some days I just feel like no matter what I do, I am doing it all wrong.

It helps to know I’m not alone.
Diapers and Wine´s last blog ..Am Addicted to These Cheeks. And Facebook. But Mostly These Cheeks.

By: Kel

Kel — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:03:00 +0000

Oh honey you are SO NOT ALONE! My kiddos try to drive me crazy daily, I’ve laughed at them (to my own demise) and taking them to the store can be a test of true patience (which I have little). But they eventually grow up and no longer are we the ‘bad’ mommy but the ‘cool’ grandma!
~K

By: Colleen

Colleen — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:29:37 +0000

I adore you.

Yes, you have jumped in to my brain, seen my thoughts, mirrored my frustrations and figured out a way to write it waaaaay better (and much more funny) than I ever could.

I’m having lots of the same issues with my 3.5yo Bug. Today was a great day but yesterday not so much. I find myself yelling a lot more and God, with two of them acting up together (the other is 20mo) and a double time out that I had to stand between yesterday… I did cry.

And oh, don’t laugh. Don’t laugh. Don’t flinch. Don’t blink or even breathe in the stare down that follows a warning. If you do, they WIN. OMG THEY WIN!

Clearly I’ve been defeated this week. And it’s only Tuesday. The toddlers have united. I’m doomed.
Colleen´s last blog ..I ? Faces – Beaches