Comments on: On A Roll. http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2008/02/07/on-a-roll/ suck it up, buttercup... Thu, 24 May 2012 01:08:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Reasons to Smile « http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2008/02/07/on-a-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-99094 Reasons to Smile « Sat, 09 Feb 2008 21:10:49 +0000 http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2008/02/07/on-a-roll/#comment-99094 [...] you so rock for walking the walk, not just talking the talk, and letting Little One go to school in his jammas when he refused to get dressed in the [...] [...] you so rock for walking the walk, not just talking the talk, and letting Little One go to school in his jammas when he refused to get dressed in the [...]

]]> By: Kikipotamus the Hobo http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2008/02/07/on-a-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-98993 Kikipotamus the Hobo Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:41:49 +0000 http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2008/02/07/on-a-roll/#comment-98993 I think it's AWESOME that you let him go to school in his jammas. This is a very clear and immediate consequence. I'm sure your credibility just shot way up. Mom means what she says...these are no idle threats...like with parents who count to 2.5 and 2.75 and never get to three because they don't have the gumption to follow through, doing their kids a huge disservice in life and also costing themselves so many future tantrums. Maybe one day your book on adoptive parenting will be on library shelves everywhere. I think it’s AWESOME that you let him go to school in his jammas. This is a very clear and immediate consequence. I’m sure your credibility just shot way up. Mom means what she says…these are no idle threats…like with parents who count to 2.5 and 2.75 and never get to three because they don’t have the gumption to follow through, doing their kids a huge disservice in life and also costing themselves so many future tantrums. Maybe one day your book on adoptive parenting will be on library shelves everywhere.

]]> By: Nicholina http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2008/02/07/on-a-roll/comment-page-1/#comment-97972 Nicholina Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:06:42 +0000 http://miserablebliss.ca/blog/2008/02/07/on-a-roll/#comment-97972 First of all - I think you are doing remarkably well with your kids, from what I've read on your blog. Go you. I have to admit to succumbing to yelling and even shoving with my (adopted) son, even though I'm ardently anti physical punishment. It's amazing how good they (kids who've been through some shit) are at pushing buttons. Also with kids with this sort of background, even though the problems are "normal", they also aren't. They are a special brand. All the normal 10 (8, 4) year old stuff taken to a stronger degree. It kind of chapped my hide when my son was new to us and people would tell me, "Oh, my 5 year old does that, too. It's normal." But, if I really dug, it turned out that their 5 year old only did it once a week for 5 minutes, where as mine was doing it many times a day for 15 minutes. Normal, but taken to extremes. About your ride to school this morning...I don't know if it's an issue for you, but my son would be purposefully late every morning to get a ride to school, rather than having to walk. I do a strict out the door time no matter if he's totally ready or not - much like the pj deal for Little One. And man, oh man. Keep up the good attitude! Really. I'm very impressed. First of all – I think you are doing remarkably well with your kids, from what I’ve read on your blog. Go you.

I have to admit to succumbing to yelling and even shoving with my (adopted) son, even though I’m ardently anti physical punishment. It’s amazing how good they (kids who’ve been through some shit) are at pushing buttons.

Also with kids with this sort of background, even though the problems are “normal”, they also aren’t. They are a special brand. All the normal 10 (8, 4) year old stuff taken to a stronger degree. It kind of chapped my hide when my son was new to us and people would tell me, “Oh, my 5 year old does that, too. It’s normal.” But, if I really dug, it turned out that their 5 year old only did it once a week for 5 minutes, where as mine was doing it many times a day for 15 minutes. Normal, but taken to extremes.

About your ride to school this morning…I don’t know if it’s an issue for you, but my son would be purposefully late every morning to get a ride to school, rather than having to walk. I do a strict out the door time no matter if he’s totally ready or not – much like the pj deal for Little One.

And man, oh man. Keep up the good attitude! Really. I’m very impressed.

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