tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512644569309593651.post2452820538715056723..comments2023-09-16T07:22:38.105-05:00Comments on Keeping Her Cool: A Little Reminder... For Me... and For You, Too!Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17681823790863039856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512644569309593651.post-3095820230649391282011-07-14T21:37:14.735-05:002011-07-14T21:37:14.735-05:00It helps me to remind myself (over and over and ov...It helps me to remind myself (over and over and over again) that I not training circus animals, and am RAISING HUMAN BEINGS. If I leaned on them a little harder, I probably could teach them more stupid human tricks, but what would be the point? I want my kids to grow up secure in themselves, not always looking for the next opportunity to show off for the neighbours. Keep leading with your heart, and leave the score keeping for the soccer field.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485646970090858379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512644569309593651.post-20842658833429295722011-07-14T12:50:45.383-05:002011-07-14T12:50:45.383-05:00Ha ha, I refer to my daughter as "a handful&q...Ha ha, I refer to my daughter as "a handful" often. I think it's a compliment - she is full of spirit and energy as is my favorite four-year-old!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004506008854463921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512644569309593651.post-56594016267149327692011-07-14T12:20:54.429-05:002011-07-14T12:20:54.429-05:00I did. Thanks.I did. Thanks.Annehttp://copycurmudgeon.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3512644569309593651.post-92174404977309967622011-07-14T10:43:43.091-05:002011-07-14T10:43:43.091-05:00Everyone gets caught up in this game once in a whi...Everyone gets caught up in this game once in a while...if for no other reason than that you are worried about your little ones.<br /><br />My favorite though is when parents of older children remind you about how so and so didn't speak until they were three and then full sentences came out and now they are graduating from Yale. Didn't you worry about him? I respond...I can't remember is usually the response.<br /><br />Or, when the parent of the most well-behaved teen reminds you about the massive tantrum that teen once threw in the middle of the grocery store when they were six and should have known better.<br /><br />Those stories remind me that kids grow up too fast and we should enjoy the babbling, the grunts and all the other crazies that make your kid your kid.<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com