ita, all the ~ma in the world for your cousin and the rest of your family.
Book: I am a Shepherd. Folks like a man of God. Mal: No, they don't. Men of God make everyone feel guilty and judged.
'Safe'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
quester - Sep 21, 2009 7:08:31 pm PDT #10126 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Theodosia - Sep 21, 2009 7:10:50 pm PDT #10127 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Willful is a double-edged sword indeed. I swear that's all that's kept my Mom alive at times, but this past winter she was ready to stubborn herself to death.
At least Grace is going to grow UP... eventually.
quester - Sep 21, 2009 7:11:01 pm PDT #10128 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
And Gud,
I should point out that the Royals are no longer the worst team in the AL. This could be a good year for them. They even have a shot at not being the worst team in their division.
Until you just JINXED THEM!
Burrell - Sep 21, 2009 7:12:49 pm PDT #10129 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'm so sorry ita.
But Kat, great news that Grace is walking! It's just YAY!
Besides, you can always bring the willful ones to heel with lots of timeouts when it's necessary. Sometimes.
You can? I find that so far nothing has really penetrated with my younger one. Speaking of, he's starting to get into fights with his friends at school. He came home today covered in scratches. Oy.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Sep 21, 2009 7:16:50 pm PDT #10130 of 30001
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
~ma for you and your family, ita.
Burrell - Sep 21, 2009 7:18:52 pm PDT #10131 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh Hec, I just read Emmett's essay. It is absolutely wonderful, really really sweet. I love his description of Mathilda's eyes.
DavidS - Sep 21, 2009 7:21:53 pm PDT #10132 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You can?
I don't know. I only know what worked with Emmett. But he did get at least one, sometimes two awful, screechy, meltdown timeouts a day when he was 2 and 3 years old. I mean, and I gave him timeouts for bad attitude too, though most of them were for fairly egregious tantrumy behavior.
I gave Matilda a timeout today and it was the first time in a month and a half. That's not what it was like with Emmett at the same age. He was exhausting.
Seriously, I'm no expert. I only know my kids. But I did have to find a consequence that was powerful enough to make him unhappy and make the behavior mod work. And I am not by inclination a strict disciplinarian.
But he was just pushing all the time against boundaries that he knew were there. So I'd look for reasons to drop the hammer when I had a controlled situation. Anyway, that was a couple of unfun years of my life.
On the plus side, he's pretty great now.
Trudy Booth - Sep 21, 2009 7:21:55 pm PDT #10133 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Face it, Gud, jinxing the Royals is just not all that tough.
Sophia Brooks - Sep 21, 2009 7:28:06 pm PDT #10134 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
That is a lovely essay from Emmett. Brought a tear to my eye.
Yay Grace on the walking!
I have called in the big guns. My mother is coming to help me sew. I have to clean my apartment, because she is getting a ride on Friday, and she may be able to stay until Sunday. This is a lifesaver.
Burrell - Sep 21, 2009 7:28:38 pm PDT #10135 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'm just joking Hec. I am not truly concerned about Isaac's behavior, but I do notice time outs and toys taken away for misbehavior don't seem to have any long term effect on him. Sure he changes his behavior in the short run, but the next time he's out of sorts he's right back at it.