tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post8760385523773342427..comments2024-02-06T09:15:39.401-05:00Comments on The Mother Load: Quick Takes FridayAimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16332125903937752882noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-36863279485175596762009-02-23T13:34:00.000-05:002009-02-23T13:34:00.000-05:00Bird would still let me cut his meat if I would do...Bird would still let me cut his meat if I would do it..you know that! But I do understand your frustration...I am Mrs.S, T is Mrs.B, and R is Mrs.O to all my kids (who are all adults, themselves). Sometimes, if a last name is particularly difficult to pronounce we would go to Miss Aimee, etc. which I still find respectful as long as there is a title which shows the child that there is a difference between them and the adult....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-13466087360678225172009-02-23T12:53:00.000-05:002009-02-23T12:53:00.000-05:00Thought I would leave you a comment just because o...Thought I would leave you a comment just because of #4. I am hoping it will help hold you over until the end of Lent. <BR/><BR/>As for #5, I got an adorable picture of Bun as a baby bird in my head when I read it. Very cute. He'll get it, eventually. :)A Mom Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822319397897350974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-49597136860851508622009-02-23T07:10:00.000-05:002009-02-23T07:10:00.000-05:00I just wanted to say that we address number two by...I just wanted to say that we address number two by having the kids refer to many adults (i.e. friends of ours) by Mrs. Maria or Miss Amanda or Mr. Nik. Yes, there are some adults who tell them to use their first name and then, we also ran into some confusion because Tom and I were not refering to Jean as Mrs. Smith, but rather as Jean. They seem to have still learned the point of showing respect to your "elders" and we have alleviated the confusion.<BR/>Mirabella Mom<BR/>PS- Annaka was a feed me kind of kid and even after she had the concept would flip back and forth. I don't remember using any special trick just good ol' persistance. ( I know, not what you were hoping for).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-66553640226711550282009-02-22T15:25:00.000-05:002009-02-22T15:25:00.000-05:00Well, given my last name, we do accept substitutes...Well, given my last name, we do accept substitutes....I am varyingly known as Mrs. Szyszkiewicz, Mrs. S, Miss Barbara, Aunt Barbara (by children not related to me), Miss Barb, and Mrs. Alphabet. I rather enjoy the last one. Oh yeah, Adventure Boy calls me "Little Brother's Mom."<BR/><BR/>I don't like when kids call me by my first name. I generally correct them and say, "You should call me (fill in appropriate name). Just grownups call me Barb." I like it less when parents only use my first name around their children, telling them, "Please hand that to Barb" so that the child does not get the idea that to them I should be Mrs. S. Now THAT situation I don't know how to handle. I am not good at telling the parents to cut that out.<BR/><BR/>I'm guessing Bubba likes all the attention he gets when he makes you feed him. What about when others give him the food? What does he do then?Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-24749808759481519642009-02-21T22:22:00.000-05:002009-02-21T22:22:00.000-05:00I hate it when the kids want to call me "Sara". O...I hate it when the kids want to call me "Sara". Or grown ups who don't know me. Hate hate hate it! Even Miss Sara is better than plain Sara. <BR/><BR/>Debt? Same same with us. House and student loans are all that's left.<BR/><BR/>Trash cans: got one for food under the sink and one for paper in the pantry.The Estrogen Fileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02995416882864545267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-5238891835869852202009-02-21T12:41:00.000-05:002009-02-21T12:41:00.000-05:00The poor little west philly second graders I taugh...The poor little west philly second graders I taught for a few weeks could barely manage to read the letters of my last name let alone put it into a coherent word. Hence, I had them call me Miss Johanna... for that matter, there are quite a few adults (most of my teachers fall into this category) who won't even attempt to pronounce my last name! I'm all for titles though... some of my cousins refer to their aunts/uncles by first name - it drives me CRAZY! I always want to correct them... it's Aunt Nancy!BECA Hawkettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969505929956115986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-76871244997523017502009-02-21T11:15:00.000-05:002009-02-21T11:15:00.000-05:00Good for you on all of those! Credit cards have c...Good for you on all of those! Credit cards have caused a huge crisis in this country. I try not to use ours very often and if we do, we pay it off when the bill comes in. <BR/>My youngest took forever to self feed. I have no suggestions for you other than time will take care of it.ChupieandJ'smama (Janeen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12367131116081742274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-61032895700345711782009-02-20T15:41:00.000-05:002009-02-20T15:41:00.000-05:00#4. You are brave :) !!#5. I most certainly agre...#4. You are brave :) !!<BR/><BR/>#5. I most certainly agree!An Ordinary Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497066145696617241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-21444872379989696082009-02-20T13:25:00.000-05:002009-02-20T13:25:00.000-05:00I don't like kids calling adults by their first na...I don't like kids calling adults by their first names either. Period. It's a big rule in our house.Scribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178711182424809035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-56565514864101844252009-02-20T12:53:00.000-05:002009-02-20T12:53:00.000-05:002. Someone once told me, when I semi-scolded Bella...2. Someone once told me, when I semi-scolded Bella for calling an adult by their first name, that I was holding onto 'archaic southern manners'. It's good to know that my manners aren't so archaic or so southern.<BR/><BR/>3. The other day at a restuaurant Bella went to use the automatic hand dryer and actually screamed and ran away - I checked it out myself (I was accusing her of being overly dramatc) and the wind speed on the thing must have been set at 'jet engine' level - I amazed the bathroom remains grounded in the force of such wind.<BR/><BR/>4. I've been considering what to give up for Lent, and I'm seriously considering TV. Yikes! I don't have enough readers for a lack of commenting to really be a sacrifice on my part, so I could do that but I don't think it would count.<BR/><BR/>5. Bubba is the same way - he will shovel food into his mouth, but he flatly refuses to hold a spoon for any purpose other than flinging food around. And he still refuses to take him milk from a cup. Water, juice, that's fine, but in his book, milk comes from a bottle. Period.<BR/><BR/>6. Good for you! We are on our way there, too, but not close enough for my tastes. Baby steps!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487791937532979173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-89114989050427647172009-02-20T11:01:00.000-05:002009-02-20T11:01:00.000-05:00We recently bought a new trashcan as well. Becaus...We recently bought a new trashcan as well. Because Tigercub wouldn't stay out of it...So, I bought one with a fancy, shmancy lid...it just became even more tempting. Now he can remove the trash AND the lid...good times!<BR/><BR/>We live in the south, so everyone is referred to as Miss first name or Mr. first name. I don't really mind as long as the miss or Mr. is there, but it makes my skin crawl to hear a child just use an adult's first name!<BR/><BR/>I totally understand the comment thing. Although as Baptists, we don't do Lent, our church is doing a 40 day fast during the Lenten season and I have been wrestling with the same thing. I don't really want to stop blogging, because it is sort of a journal of our life, but I get way too consumed by comments and traffic. Last week, I took the first step by removing my site meter. Comments or no, I'll be here with ya!<BR/><BR/>The more kids I have, the more I KNOW I don't know anything, I am just that much closer to a complete breakdown!<BR/><BR/>I have been to the Nesting Place site a couple of times. It does have some neat stuff. However, I am in my elementary school girl jealous phase and have been boycotting blogs that don't talk back to me or have more followers than I can shake a stick at...how stupid is that?One More Equals Fourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15272351409752530133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33252138.post-14127188166078991482009-02-20T10:45:00.000-05:002009-02-20T10:45:00.000-05:00Well, I've already told you I will miss comments, ...Well, I've already told you I will miss comments, but that is what email is for, right?<BR/><BR/>I actually made notes on what I wanted to say in the comments today. Hello, I am a nerd.<BR/><BR/>1. We had to do the same thing with our trashcan a couple of years ago and it took me forever to remember. And we still have family members visit and forget and put trash in the recycling can (under the sink, where the trash can used to be). So good luck with that.<BR/><BR/>2. We are those people. We don't mind kids calling us by our first names, although I prefer a Mr. or Ms. in front of it. We tend to defer to the adults in question. Our kids use first names with some, last names with others, but always last names with teachers. <BR/><BR/>6. AWESOME! I want to be you. We are still in the debt snowball portion of Dave's plan, and we will be for a while because we are making very limited progress due to minimal income. We were in a similar situation with the credit cards a few years ago. Husband had more than one month where he made zero dollars and we used credit to bet by. We are still paying for that. But, we haven't used a credit card in close to two years and we have paid some off. It is such a freeing feeling to live on cash, even when it means going without. <BR/><BR/>Happy Friday!nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06605426195521274662noreply@blogger.com