tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750966252794891890.post1355646513201313928..comments2024-03-07T00:20:16.083-07:00Comments on Denton Sanatorium: Rambling Aroundjenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01313127576303289593noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750966252794891890.post-32921389420466950332016-02-11T06:23:36.265-07:002016-02-11T06:23:36.265-07:00Regular days are nice, aren't they...I hope yo...Regular days are nice, aren't they...I hope you get some of those soon. <br />Oh, I'm with you on that negative self talk. My son has tried it a handful of times with tennis and I really don't have much of a tolerance for that at all. It makes me angry. My husband is much better at handling those situations! (It's funny how I don't have tolerance when he does it but I talk negatively to myself all the time!)<br />I have a friend who sits with her son every night doing homework and watches over him and checks everything. He gets straight A's. This is just not me. I don't think holding someones hand all the time teaches them to be very independent ...what happens in college? My son gets all A's and B's all on his own. He's admitted that he could get all A's if he put more into it...but it's not his main focus and I've never put high importance on grades. I'm all about the effort. Maybe this isn't right...but you have to have balance and like you said....you can't excel at everything. And perfect kids? I like what Susan said about that! :) Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261448185892388252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750966252794891890.post-35634846407703528322016-02-10T17:54:06.969-07:002016-02-10T17:54:06.969-07:00It's so hard to be at home with sick children ...It's so hard to be at home with sick children when you know they'd give anything to be out racing around and you'd give anything for a little peace and quiet. It will look all be over - the sickness and the various stages of negative self-taught and procrastination. These young ones will be every bit as well-adjusted as their older siblings and you will get those 'regular'days. In the meantime you are doing a wonderful job of mothering. Pat yourself on the back!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750966252794891890.post-72122677530417020992016-02-10T11:03:47.942-07:002016-02-10T11:03:47.942-07:00I don't think anyone has perfect kids, and I s...I don't think anyone has perfect kids, and I sometimes worry that the ones who look too perfect are holding in feelings/reactions that may come back to bite them later. At any rate, I often had periods of time in the winter when my kids were nothing but sick, and that's about as demoralizing as it gets. When everyone finally does get well (and they will!) it will be like a breath of fresh air gusting through the house…and your endorphins will soar. In the meantime, hunker down and wait for that coming spring, knowing that you are a good mom who is loving her imperfect kids into caring, responsible adults. (I know, because I've seen evidence in your "older" generation!) ;)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2750966252794891890.post-16867582551999786442016-02-10T10:33:44.833-07:002016-02-10T10:33:44.833-07:00I hope you get a few regular days, too. I totally...I hope you get a few regular days, too. I totally hear you. Parenting IS hard. You worry about a certain child so much and then when you think that child is ok, you worry about another one. Sometimes you are overwhelmed with worry, sometimes you are overwhelmed with joy. Sometimes you are calling in back up (Dad) to deal with the attitude. HOw many times can your heart break? It's not as easy as you make it look.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com