tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995876652383238082.post563136472508489144..comments2023-08-28T05:35:23.205-07:00Comments on Crabmommy: Summer School! Yay!Crabmommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06167006707545335140noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995876652383238082.post-16608909965873390732008-07-11T08:24:00.000-07:002008-07-11T08:24:00.000-07:00Mommyjenny,I disagree with you completely. I think...Mommyjenny,<BR/>I disagree with you completely. I think having children is love and kisses SOMETIMES and also, other times, JUST AS IMPORTANT, it is letting go. There was recently a piece in the LA Times (or SF Chronicle, maybe), about how parents these days are having such a hard time letting their kids go to summer camp that camps have to prep the PARENTS for the separation. Ad I think that's ABSURDLY pathetic. Why bother having children, you ask? I could ask the same of those people and of you who see camp and the like as wrong. When you have children your primary goal, in the end, is to let them go out into the world excited and ready to take it on. How can you foster independence when you yourself are clingy? I think parents who spend too much time attached to their children are selfish. And for the record, the summer "camp" my kid is attending is 4 hrs a day. but you can be sure when she is old enough I will encourage sleep-away camp and exult in my 2 weeks or whatever of childlessness. Make your child the clingy center of your universe all through her childhood and you are sure to raise a high-maintenance pain in the ass human being. Encourage them to do things on their own once in a while while Mom GETS A LIFE too, and they'll grow up to be adventuresome and engaged in the world beyond Mom and Dad. To summarize: sometimes love is hugs and kisses and sometimes love is saying "goodbye, sweetheart. have a great time." then instead of gnashing your teeth and weeping like a toss, you walk away quickly and then you go and do great childless things for yourself too...like light a cigarette in your car or whatever version of freedom you long for. If you don't long for some childless activities then I think you have a problem.crabmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126119863662468820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995876652383238082.post-30416362581442470612008-07-10T23:06:00.000-07:002008-07-10T23:06:00.000-07:00Shame on Adam who has NO idea what love is.Love is...Shame on Adam who has NO idea what love is.Love is absolutely hugs and kisses.It is spending time together and missing eachother,not being excited about dropping them off to camp and letting other people bring them up. Why bother having children?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995876652383238082.post-75299338453621121362008-06-23T12:08:00.000-07:002008-06-23T12:08:00.000-07:00Love your blog & have linked to it on mine. If you...Love your blog & have linked to it on mine. If you would like to check it out:<BR/>http://doulamomma.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>best,<BR/>KimDoulaMommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436946151898233317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995876652383238082.post-17439388439650184492008-06-21T12:55:00.000-07:002008-06-21T12:55:00.000-07:00hhmmmm...as for the PPP...when someone invents a s...hhmmmm...as for the PPP...when someone invents a soundproof booth with wheels where my 3 year old twin boys can have a hissy fit or fight over a piece of string while I continue on shopping, CALL ME!!Two Mittenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866849032659445790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995876652383238082.post-78014955583634015662008-06-20T03:43:00.000-07:002008-06-20T03:43:00.000-07:00It's good to have some "me" time on both sides. K...It's good to have some "me" time on both sides. Kids need to be able to be out and about, to learn independence, etc... I'm with you on this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995876652383238082.post-55260272417167544082008-06-19T17:02:00.000-07:002008-06-19T17:02:00.000-07:00I happily drop the kids off at summer camp, and th...I happily drop the kids off at summer camp, and they have a great time without me. You're right. We all need this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995876652383238082.post-40550636834949982642008-06-19T13:52:00.000-07:002008-06-19T13:52:00.000-07:00I still feel this way when I drop off Amigo at cam...I still feel this way when I drop off Amigo at camp. I'm so happy to have time for me! And he's not a tot - he's a teen!Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995876652383238082.post-73024888841869514132008-06-19T07:52:00.000-07:002008-06-19T07:52:00.000-07:00Thanks for a good laugh at motherhood this morning...Thanks for a good laugh at motherhood this morning. I love the site - it's true, just because you complain about your day or wanting a part of your own life for yourself doesn't mean you don't love your child to pieces. If anything, humor is always the best way to get through anything!Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18197393425168974494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995876652383238082.post-44261130963273042292008-06-19T04:54:00.000-07:002008-06-19T04:54:00.000-07:00I agree 100%. When I returned FT back to work at ...I agree 100%. When I returned FT back to work at about 5 months, the ONLY thing I ever felt guilty about was not feeling guilty, and even that was a barely there emotion.Linahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00078254501612582401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995876652383238082.post-85718931913322091942008-06-18T13:33:00.000-07:002008-06-18T13:33:00.000-07:00I like it. Too many people forget that love does ...I like it. Too many people forget that love does not always mean hugs and kisses.<BR/><BR/>Adam<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://adam-finch.eachday.com" REL="nofollow">http://adam-finch.eachday.com</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15134441068357919437noreply@blogger.com