tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post2268533471336000224..comments2023-10-30T03:47:52.028-07:00Comments on WHAT NOW?: Break out the tissues, it's back to school timewhatnowdadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16544558673040524645noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-57112473065309216732009-08-30T05:54:36.837-07:002009-08-30T05:54:36.837-07:00My youngest just went off to kindergarten too. No...My youngest just went off to kindergarten too. No tears around here though, well not from me anyway.WeaselMommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695797746467444304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-46443158270324169262009-08-28T21:54:12.293-07:002009-08-28T21:54:12.293-07:00Oh how I can't wait till both kids can make br...Oh how I can't wait till both kids can make breakfast themselves. It feels like I haven't truly slept in for going on 4 years now.Scotthttp://simplefather.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-23032340718639875482009-08-28T11:48:19.526-07:002009-08-28T11:48:19.526-07:00My kid is so excited for Mother's Day Out, I a...My kid is so excited for Mother's Day Out, I am scared for the future when it is real schoolBuck Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596939184875803376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-41351571861381729872009-08-28T11:29:37.431-07:002009-08-28T11:29:37.431-07:00My kids did all of the crying on the first day of ...My kids did all of the crying on the first day of school. It was not a pleasant way to start the day.Mocha Dadhttp://www.mochadad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-68920816326874241932009-08-28T08:21:43.356-07:002009-08-28T08:21:43.356-07:00All this talk about school starting has me dreadin...All this talk about school starting has me dreading that day to come in the future. Tears will certainly flow at our house too.Otter Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10218675244540656914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-60459045587193541652009-08-28T08:10:27.384-07:002009-08-28T08:10:27.384-07:00btw all day kindergarten?? up until last yr i was ...btw all day kindergarten?? up until last yr i was picking up kids at different times even if they were at the same school :-/Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365631315923740004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-79626014384886511842009-08-28T08:04:33.817-07:002009-08-28T08:04:33.817-07:00Hell I tear up when she discovers a new word, a ne...Hell I tear up when she discovers a new word, a new phrase and I think WOW, school is JUST around the corner....Sniff Sniff!BellaDaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469029319230742802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-71434389734900098832009-08-28T01:46:36.884-07:002009-08-28T01:46:36.884-07:00Congratulations on your advances toward a simpler ...Congratulations on your advances toward a simpler lifestyle. The kids' autonomy is win-win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-70855121197969532292009-08-27T23:40:19.876-07:002009-08-27T23:40:19.876-07:00My experience is that the time gained is taken bac...My experience is that the time gained is taken back pretty quick. It's cool when they start using a spoon and feeding themselves but it leads to a lot more mopping of the floor.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608353887632290461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-42079147489335217492009-08-22T03:38:51.991-07:002009-08-22T03:38:51.991-07:00I hear you on the tears, my wife started tearing u...I hear you on the tears, my wife started tearing up when our son started walking a few months ago because he was no longer her 'baby'. It seems to be her standard thing to say whenever he hits a new milestone. We have a few years to go before school, but those little victories rock.PJ Mullenhttp://www.realmendriveminivans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-79369874256454847672009-08-21T17:33:03.732-07:002009-08-21T17:33:03.732-07:00my kids and i just all completed our first wk of s...my kids and i just all completed our first wk of school. my girls are tweens so can definitely make their breakfast tho i do confine it to things that are easy to make. no real cooking. i wish that i could sleep in on the fridays when i don't have school, but i have that internal clock and that mother's maternal whateveritis that has a need to make sure they're up, ready, and off to school on time. i'm hoping when they're in hs i can maybe relax a bit lolPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365631315923740004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-73529174627195083812009-08-21T05:31:42.512-07:002009-08-21T05:31:42.512-07:00Nice.
Unfortunately I am at the stage of adding t...Nice.<br /><br />Unfortunately I am at the stage of adding to my morning drops. At least there is light at the end of the tunnel!<br /><br />MarkSmallprinthttp://readsmallprint.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-14760560015113714002009-08-21T04:20:24.851-07:002009-08-21T04:20:24.851-07:00I can't wait for school to start next week! I ...I can't wait for school to start next week! I totally understand the little time victories. I'm hoping to get out of my summer blues and back onto my regular schedule. <br /><br />Oddly enough, my wife didn't cry when we sent our oldest off to school, though, he grew up in daycare and she was a bit clingy on his first day there.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05107035581921810659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-52809520614965594862009-08-20T20:18:09.765-07:002009-08-20T20:18:09.765-07:00My mother once told me: "You raise them to be...My mother once told me: "You raise them to be independent, then you're heartbroken when they are." Our goal as parents is to set them free and it ain't easy.Teacher Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7987289166725937319.post-23097342840772871422009-08-20T12:22:54.284-07:002009-08-20T12:22:54.284-07:00I am crying today. I just sent my oldest "bab...I am crying today. I just sent my oldest "baby" off to college. She's thrilled to be on her way. Just like in pre-4 on her first day of school she waved and walked in with a smile on her face. She wouldn't let me walk her in. I cried that day, too.<br />Strange, my husband wasn't crying today or then.SurprisedMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474705305996978532noreply@blogger.com