tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post5475075769801401552..comments2023-04-21T22:43:23.609-06:00Comments on A Musing Mom Speaks: Nobody's Mom is in 4th GradeLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-39940205458034463222008-10-24T09:32:00.000-06:002008-10-24T09:32:00.000-06:00I love this post, Lara. Just this summer my son r...I love this post, Lara. Just this summer my son rememembered back to when he was in fifth grade. He had forgotten all about his science fair project, and it was due the next day. He was shocked that night as my husband and I said good night and went to bed; it was the first time he'd stayed up later than we had. And it was the dawning of the realization that he, indeed, was responsible for Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16562989307286675615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-14689888838537678102008-10-17T18:54:00.000-06:002008-10-17T18:54:00.000-06:00Hi there, just dropping by from Tekeme to check ou...Hi there, just dropping by from Tekeme to check out your blog design. They did a great job! Also saw your links to books on writer...I'm a writer-in-process myself. Glad I dropped by. Blessings, Amy in ORAmy Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06723131712935063028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-879034769933244732008-10-16T21:23:00.000-06:002008-10-16T21:23:00.000-06:00I haven't heard of this book, but I think the idea...I haven't heard of this book, but I think the idea is GREAT. I'll have to go find it now!<BR/><BR/>-bmThe Beast Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614186892665439229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-62078283212657109862008-10-11T18:45:00.000-06:002008-10-11T18:45:00.000-06:00Everyday Mom - Amen! Balance is one of the trickie...Everyday Mom - Amen! Balance is one of the trickiest things as a mom, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Lysa - Thanks for stopping by! I think I may adopt your mantra as my kids get older (although there's always hope I won't have to, right?).Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-46901845477886073112008-10-11T06:55:00.000-06:002008-10-11T06:55:00.000-06:00This is great. I have been talking with my kids a...This is great. I have been talking with my kids about this for a while.<BR/><BR/>I think I'll go meander a book store or our library and see if they have this book.<BR/><BR/>My mantra is "Your irresponsibility is not my emergency."Lysa TerKeursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580756193466146575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-26048963505675933852008-10-09T08:16:00.000-06:002008-10-09T08:16:00.000-06:00Just to clarify... because I am in SUCH agreement ...Just to clarify... because I am in SUCH agreement with what you are saying! <BR/><BR/>My mantra is, "let's take some personal responsibility here, kids!" My expectations are pretty high... do your chores... remember your homework ... you eat healthy foods because they are GOOD for you, not because it's a rule... etc.<BR/><BR/>Then, we go to a karate class and I see that half the kids can't even everydayMOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812990338739856399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-23471521525184865632008-10-09T07:23:00.000-06:002008-10-09T07:23:00.000-06:00Emily - I could only hope that the child who came ...Emily - I could only hope that the child who came home that day complaining that she only had a sandwich and raisins for lunch (read: no sweets) would one day have sweeter memories of the incident.<BR/><BR/>An important distinction here as I think about this whole subject of responsibility: I agree that <I>academic expectations</I> seem to have risen for children of today. However, giving them Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-29668389190571526252008-10-09T07:09:00.000-06:002008-10-09T07:09:00.000-06:00Craver - just to clarify, Tekeme Studios are the b...Craver - just to clarify, Tekeme Studios are the brains behind the new look. And yes, Amusing Mom is unveiled!Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-19377250240567486112008-10-09T05:23:00.000-06:002008-10-09T05:23:00.000-06:00I'm soooo with you about teaching kids responsibil...I'm soooo with you about teaching kids responsibility. But I also have to constantly remind myself that they ARE KIDS!! The pressure that is on kids today is amazing. I couldn't have forgotten my flute (saxophone, actually) in grade school because we didn't even have band until high school!! The expectations on us weren't nearly as high.<BR/>Your daughter will someday smile and remember the day everydayMOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812990338739856399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-81679913002079254982008-10-08T20:17:00.000-06:002008-10-08T20:17:00.000-06:00Wow, I love the way you've rearranged here! Great...Wow, I love the way you've rearranged here! Great new look! (Maybe I was just slow to notice.) You're tagging your posts with your name? Now <I>that's</I> a-musing!Craver Viihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882284402568264182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-40377220268867302872008-10-07T20:07:00.000-06:002008-10-07T20:07:00.000-06:00Gwendolyn - I think you've got something there. We...Gwendolyn - I think you've got something there. We moms probably need that book as much as our kids do. Even now I think about the fact that I was "reminding" my daughter to take responsibility to remember her flute, but oops! I'd already done it for her, hadn't I? It's so hard to let them alone to potentially flop. But I guess it's harder for them if we don't.Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-13403510870663865372008-10-07T12:49:00.000-06:002008-10-07T12:49:00.000-06:00I loved this! Two of my children started public s...I loved this! Two of my children started public school this year after homeschooling...and I'm having a hard time staying out of it! Maybe I need to read that book. LOLGwendolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240586927377902359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-35376461858288739592008-10-07T10:29:00.000-06:002008-10-07T10:29:00.000-06:00Llama Momma - you got it! And I definitely like yo...Llama Momma - you got it! And I definitely like your reminder lists by the door, for those in your family who <I>are</I> in first grade.<BR/><BR/>Beth - We do forget quickly, don't we? But hey, at least we know our kids are bright - bright enough to trick us into taking on their jobs.Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395699574182189503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-63176236240224345082008-10-07T09:27:00.000-06:002008-10-07T09:27:00.000-06:00I am not in Preschool, 1st Grade (but he thinks I ...I am not in Preschool, 1st Grade (but he thinks I am!), or 10th grade. However, it is MY responsibilty to make sure he has just the right size styrofoam ball for a biology project, and that I make sure the homework is in the backpacks before we leave.<BR/><BR/>Wait, I'M NOT IN <I>ANY</I> GRADE!!! Where can I get a copy of that? :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08304258552185464265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37037092.post-1793007511938076402008-10-07T09:12:00.000-06:002008-10-07T09:12:00.000-06:00I am not in the first grade. And I don't wear glas...I am not in the first grade. <BR/><BR/>And I don't wear glasses. :-)Llama Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07354122767693691797noreply@blogger.com