Comments on: Now With Extra Furrowed Brow!

By: RockStar Nanny

RockStar Nanny — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:04:00 +0000

Contracts are brilliant for kids!! One set of kids that I nanny for have them and they are well behaved… and if they do disobey a rule they know that there are consequences and what they are. Kids with contracts know what is expected of them and therefore feel a bit more secure!

By: Melly

Melly — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:11:14 +0000

I’d say that having that kind of day balances with all the love, hugges, kisses, and “secret” kisses.

Keep it up! You’re an amazing mom!

By: Ciaochow

Ciaochow — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:50:34 +0000

I just got home from work and I’m drinking leftover morning coffee while my two terriers snuggle me on the couch. It’s relaxing and calm and quiet in here…. but I’d trade some of it for a little of what you had today. (Am I crazy?)

Parenting sounds like a very challenging and very rewarding state of being.. or should I say “doing”.

Thanks for sharing!

By: Nicholina

Nicholina — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:54:38 +0000

I have had interactions just like you describe with people at my son’s school! Ahrg, it ticks me off.

And, my 10 year old sometimes (often?) talks about her 6 year old brother the same way as Oldest was talking about Middle.

Yeah. Totally been there. And so sorry for you being there!

By: Sylvain

Sylvain — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:28:03 +0000

I am exhausted just reading about your day. I guess parents with two or three kids probably have days like this all the time. I seriously have no idea how anyone gets through it. Makes Mothers day and Fathers Day not seem like such a manufactured silly commercial holiday.

By: baggage

baggage — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:52:24 +0000

Oh my word. I’m so sorry. I’ve had a lot of days like that. Hope you got some rest!!

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:28:29 +0000

Yup, I remember having to wear old bread bags inside my boots, to keep my socks dry.

I also remember being totally indignant and tossing a fit around age 10 because I was being made to re-write my homework. I felt that actually doing it was enough, why did it also have to be legible?

Wow. No wonder valium is called “mother’s little helper”.

By: happykat

happykat — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:22:22 +0000

ummm…i think you need my phone number!

i had that sort of day on monday.

i almost moved out. without them all.

By: Annika

Annika — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:20:41 +0000

Oh, Mama.

All those things that you think you are doing wrong, or that other people will think you’re doing wrong? You are figuring out how to parent YOUR kids. If Middle One responds well to the responsibility of signing a homework contract, then you are BRILLIANT for writing one up. End of story.

And everyone needs some unnaturally yellow food sometimes.