tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32614013.post8741853430418504041..comments2023-10-29T05:40:21.408-06:00Comments on zimmerhouse: A little bit of this and a little bit of that.....tzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12586960868908412491noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32614013.post-39762389547484082942011-04-30T12:30:43.598-06:002011-04-30T12:30:43.598-06:00Thanks or mentioning my blog. That is so sweet of ...Thanks or mentioning my blog. That is so sweet of you. I'm glad I can share some inspiration. I hope the weather here warms up soon too. I'm tired of watching soccer games and track meets in my coat, hat, gloves and sometimes an umbrella too. Blah! I can't believe the kids aren't freezing. Have a great weekend.Leannehttp://www.organizeyourstuffnow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32614013.post-78980239210326707292011-04-26T08:43:29.206-06:002011-04-26T08:43:29.206-06:00So you found my blog, and now I've found yours...So you found my blog, and now I've found yours! Great to meet you, because I am also very FREAKIN' INSANE! In truth, you don't really sound crazy, but as that's the opinion of a crazy person... take it with many grains of salt (and some booze! LOL). Better to be a mom who thinks too much than not enough (and there are plenty of those). Better to care too much and not enough (plenty of those as well). <br /><br />As for therapy, yeah, I'm pretty sure my kids will end up going. So much so that I will sometimes say to my daughter when she doesn't like something I've said or done (translation: I didn't allow her to do something she wanted to do): "You can complain to your therapist about it one day. But I'm sticking to my decision." <br /><br />We question ourselves because we wanna get it right. Problem is, there's really no such thing. what's right today might not be right tomorrow. Our kids change, the world changes, the culture changes... We change. But the point is that simply wanting and striving for the right thing is totally valuable and important. It's the never ending cycle of mom-insanity. <br /><br />One tactic I use is being really open with my kids about being a parent and often struggling to make the right decisions on their behalf. My kids are 6 and 9, but they do seem to understand. I tell them that no one's perfect, that I can't be sure of anything, but that my ultimate goal is to make sure they're healthy, happy and safe, and that whatever I decide is always based on that goal. That I love them and am doing my best, even if I'm pissing them off.<br /><br />I also remind them that I'm here to be their parent, not their friend, and that they can be as angry as they want -- they're allowed to be angry, but I can live with that. Because I'd rather have them dislike me for a while then go with a decision I don't feel is right. <br /><br />Carry on with your organizing! It's a cleansing experience that i should probably do more of! <br /><br />And btw -- I do exactly the same thing with my kids when they're sick. I actually (perversely) seize the opportunity to make them stay still and lie around so that I can get sh*t done! Ha!Minkahttp://www.righteousventing.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32614013.post-57417080470553223202011-04-26T05:05:06.362-06:002011-04-26T05:05:06.362-06:00Just posted a photo of my Tres Leche cake...Just posted a photo of my Tres Leche cake...Rock Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259561583833857901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32614013.post-2332298766218404432011-04-25T21:14:20.420-06:002011-04-25T21:14:20.420-06:00Oh man, reading this was like peeking into my own ...Oh man, reading this was like peeking into my own head. Must stop over-analyzing.Claudya Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17034216831504207496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32614013.post-91023614099408776212011-04-25T20:09:19.626-06:002011-04-25T20:09:19.626-06:00Getting organized is a great feeling, one I don...Getting organized is a great feeling, one I don't know all that well, sadly. I do know the parenting feelings you mentioned, though. I'm sure we have nothing to worry about :)<br /><br />Happy Spring! (when it gets here for real, of course)Mrs4444https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426176094895489541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32614013.post-5742936508062252462011-04-25T19:45:37.422-06:002011-04-25T19:45:37.422-06:00Ok, this made me laugh and tear up a bit. Laugh be...Ok, this made me laugh and tear up a bit. Laugh because my middle girl is having Eastercandyitis today too. But I sent her to school. She is now so constipated...misery. But the baby smell paragraph and the freakin insane part? Yup. Are they trying to win points with me because I'm the crazy parent or do they really want me to be with tthem right now? Sigh. I ask myself that a lot.Bridgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843150280542615265noreply@blogger.com