tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14290006.post5845808139935002048..comments2023-10-17T09:01:45.081-05:00Comments on Creative Kerfuffle: not the mamacreative kerfufflehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08645362903422740070noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14290006.post-47952773027346566752009-08-26T11:02:26.578-05:002009-08-26T11:02:26.578-05:00pls. i have one for a reason. and even i can't...pls. i have one for a reason. and even i can't handle just one is more than i can take some days. it doesn't make you a bad parent, if anything i think acknowledging our short comings makes us good parents. the bad ones are the ones that lie and say they love their kids all the time. NO ONE loves their kids all the time.broad mindedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10134715899154851051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14290006.post-24455884532642297492009-08-25T21:53:53.100-05:002009-08-25T21:53:53.100-05:00I think the last week of vaca is to make it so we ...I think the last week of vaca is to make it so we don't miss them once school starts!<br /><br />Try to think of it this way - they can barely remember what they did at school all day when you ask them that very evening, so remembering a trip to WV that was like, two months ago? Never.Astartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337583910910454897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14290006.post-42531301577914142262009-08-21T12:21:28.980-05:002009-08-21T12:21:28.980-05:00Let's see...I am the mom who was counting down...Let's see...I am the mom who was counting down the days until my kids moved OUT. <br /><br />I love my children dearly, but dude, the only kid that talks more than Eli is College Kid.Hotch Potcheryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205620637311970766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14290006.post-15173026564944729472009-08-21T02:30:15.354-05:002009-08-21T02:30:15.354-05:00I think that any parent that says they never get i...I think that any parent that says they never get irritated or aanoyed with their kids,is a big fat liar.It's totally impossible for people,even if they are related,to always get along,especially if they spend long periods of time together.<br /><br />You are not alone in feeling the way you do.I think you are definitely a normal mom,and not some pretentious,unrealistic idea of what a mother should be.<br /><br />Stop being so hard on yourself.Pandorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02733319139135157714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14290006.post-71603728708967384972009-08-21T00:04:27.342-05:002009-08-21T00:04:27.342-05:00I'm going to be driving home from NC next week...I'm going to be driving home from NC next week with 2 teenaged daughters and I'm doubting both will make it back in one peice.the Mayorhttp://www.sasstown.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14290006.post-7297210322638446202009-08-20T21:19:42.001-05:002009-08-20T21:19:42.001-05:00I got on antidepressants to help me with such an i...I got on antidepressants to help me with such an issue, but my children are a lot smaller than yours. I'm dreading going back to school, for various reasons, but I'm also starting to become a proponent of 3 months on, 1 month off. This summer vacation crap gets LOOOOOOOOOOOONG.Antoinette Meatersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15312281104283171702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14290006.post-12013803083780914202009-08-20T18:27:36.554-05:002009-08-20T18:27:36.554-05:00You need to get some more Chinese take out (wink, ...You need to get some more Chinese take out (wink, wink) and just wait it out. They will be in school soon and then it is momma time!Not Your Aunt Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11170586207423260492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14290006.post-57652713959434654872009-08-20T17:27:09.378-05:002009-08-20T17:27:09.378-05:00I am so there with you! I feel guilty a lot of ti...I am so there with you! I feel guilty a lot of times because I don't mind that Eli goes to daycare, in fact I prefer it, because I suck at being a stay at home mom...I have very little patience, I suck at playing, and I can't deal with the CONSTANT talking. I suck.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648049238771250699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14290006.post-59139741341948352372009-08-20T15:29:26.853-05:002009-08-20T15:29:26.853-05:00I will thank D when I get home for getting snipped...I will thank D when I get home for getting snipped. :)<br /><br />Sweet TAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14290006.post-28523023200826324432009-08-20T13:58:24.446-05:002009-08-20T13:58:24.446-05:00Deep breath. You'll be done soon and then you ...Deep breath. You'll be done soon and then you can focus on you, while they are at school. If it helps any, all kids say they did nothing when asked. My kid still says he did nothing this summer. As the kids say... w/e.<br /><br />Good luck w/ the cellphone battle.cheatymoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328903955238115971noreply@blogger.com