Comments on: Five vs. the iPhone

By: followthatdog

followthatdog — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:41:33 +0000

I prefer not to look out of planes, keeps me from thinking how unnatural is it to be up in the air in a very heavy piece of machinery. But I do know my boys seem to think flying is amazing, and that alone makes it more tolerable for me when we travel together. followthatdog’s last blog post..Nice

By: A Modern Mother

A Modern Mother — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:14:30 +0000

My darlings would have said — you just didn’t see it because you were on email!

And no one ever said life was fair

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By: Mothership

Mothership — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:16:11 +0000

exromana: Yes, cute, but cheeky as hell. And sometimes rather rude!
The Mother: I like to keep an open mind. I think there is a huge amount of ‘drivel’ out there, but I’m not absolutely certain I’m not teaching a fair amount of it to her myself. If she can give me a window on to some spiritual enlightenment, or at least a few moments of shared joy, I’m all for it!
Iota: You’re spot on. My children also seize every raised bar as the bare acceptable minimum. I admire them for it. Why did I accept so little? They will go far..
Metropolitan Mum; I hope that you are right, that our children are lucky for not knowing what pain we have known. But also privilege can bring arrogance if we are not careful. Humility is a beautiful characteristic but it is not necessarily born of being given every advantage. Oh! Where is the line??
Brenda. Do you make them toe the line at some point? I have started to do that with Five and Two (up to a point, he is less trouble) but then I feel like Stalin half the day!
Hi Rachel, thanks for stopping by. Yes, it’s NOT FAIR! I saw myself as perfectly reasonable mother with a sweet smile on my face all the time and beautifully behaved children due to my superior understanding but I get teenage Five who rolls her eyes and snorts at me when I ask her what she wants for lunch.
Clareybabble. I, too, will be keeping my eyes open from now on. I think Five shows me many things I couldn’t see before. My adult eyes had shut down so much of the world and my own imagination.

By: clareybabble

clareybabble — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:00:19 +0000

I wish I could see Heaven from a plane!She oviously has a very good imagination, fantastic!

By: Rachel Pattisson

Rachel Pattisson — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:43:10 +0000

Hello! Just found your blog! Five sounds really cute. Even FP, who is almost two, has her stroppy moments and sometimes I’m the one silently screaming, “It’s not fair!” too. You’ve just gotta love them

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By: brenda

brenda — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:24:26 +0000

Love the post, I think all children go through phases where "lifes not fair", I too have tried to provide a family life for my kids that I felt I did not have in my childhood, but I have come to realise that whatever you do, it is never enough and as they grow older, they just become stroppier and stroppier, until they hopefully become adults and will then appreciate it. brenda’s last blog post..People!

By: Metropolitan Mum

Metropolitan Mum — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:31:47 +0000

This again is so beautifully written! You describe one of my #1 mummy worries, being a 'child with a troubled childhood' myself. I can feel your frustration when giving your daughter what you craved as a child doesn't lead to what you imagined. In a way I think this is a good thing, because it shows that she never had to long for what you didn't have. Metropolitan Mum’s last blog post..Wednesday Weigh-In Vol.7. Or: I’m losing it

By: Iota

Iota — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:05:39 +0000

Life isn't fair. One of the jobs of being a parent is to prepare a child for that fact. I love your daughter's take on life. Every time I have tried to be more present to my kids, they haven't seen it as a gift. They've seen it as the new base line for what is a barely acceptable minimum. Iota’s last blog post..Swim nappies

By: The Mother

The Mother — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:43:32 +0000

It's not easy, being a non-theist parent, and listening to the drivel that society teaches our children. My solace lies in the fact that they do, eventually, grow up. And learn that this stuff is just hype. It takes a while, and a lot of cautious head nodding, but it does happen. The Mother’s last blog post..The Pythagoreans Have a Number for That

By: exromana

exromana — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:16:47 +0000

aww, made my eyes tear up. she’s adorable. xo