Comments for Crissy Blanos

Comment on Poor Obama by Kiirekass

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:11:00 +0000

Hey now, even those of us in big SUV’s like smooth roads I say have Aiden write Obama and ask for some of those stimulus $$ for the roads in your town. Supposedly road’s are where a lot of the funds were supposed to go, weren’t they? Obama might get a chuckle out of it!

Comment on Why?!? by Kiirekass

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:07:26 +0000

Sounds very familiar, though now I am getting the reverse. As I explain very thoroughly why my oldest shouldn’t do something, she frequently tells me, “That’s enough talk about that, let’s move on.” I kid you not, just happened again today as I explained to her why she shouldn’t climb on the counter, stand up and get the lollipops from the shelf in the cabinet. I don’t know which is worse, the why’s, what’s or let’s move on’s. It’s all frustrating somehow.

Comment on Why?!? by Stephanie

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:45:39 +0000

Oh the why phase! My son is in the ‘what’ phase. He asks what everything is even when he knows darn well what it is. I’m dreading the ‘why’ phase. But hey, isn’t it great that they are so inquisitive? I hear that’s a sign of intelligence. What no one tells us is that while our children are exhibiting signs of intellect we mommy’s are slowly going insane.

Comment on Passionless by Kiirekass

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:53:45 +0000

Great to see you writing again! Good luck rekindling your passion for teaching. I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up and just seem to dabble in this and that which is interesting in its own way. Just don’t get stuck in a rut, life is too short!

Comment on How Romantic by Stephanie

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:30:12 +0000

Aren’t anniversaries with kids just wonderful?

Comment on Half Way There by Kiirekass

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:59:07 +0000

Now all Aiden needs is a crab! My oldest was playing in the Gulf of Mexico last week when we saw a crab in the water near her. After a year of swimming lessons, using floats, she all of a sudden swam with no floats! After she calmed down, she started exclaiming, “I can swim on my own!” and she was right. After that, like magic, she was swimming completely on her own and now I am the mother of a 3 year old fish.

Comment on Too Many Playdates by Audrey

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:18:16 +0000

Commendable but…I used to teach and think it was sooo important that my son “learn” to socialize. But you know what honey? They learn that on their own. We used to have 3-4 playdates a week and would find the kids playing by themselves on things THEY were interested in rather than playing together. Finally I said enough and just joined a “once a week” Moms group. Not one of those highly organized ones with guest speakers and such but a very casual one through a local church - no speaking religion and no speaking politics allowed so it was very open to people of other religious beliefs. The pastor would set up a large play area for the kids every Thursday - crawl through tubes, ball pit, movable shelves of toys the kids could also borrow for a week. We had upper income all the way through to mothers having to rely on social services for food on their table and roof over their heads. Kids would play and chase one another while teens from the youth group watched over them and played with them. Mothers would just sit and relax and laugh over coffee at a table set aside just for them and be waited on by other youth group teens. It was nice because we could still see our children, they would be playing, and we could just “relax”. If we needed to talk about parenting, we would, otherwise we could talk about what ever struck our fancy. Then a new pastor took over when kiddo was 4 and the program ended but after that, I never worried about “socializing”. Kiddo made friends with neighbourhood kids and played with them if the mood struck him rather than when it struck Mommy. He is a normal, well adjusted almost 7 year old now who is socially outgoing when he feels like being socially out going.

Comment on Moving Right Along by Stephanie

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:14:54 +0000

Just wanted to let you know that the basement looks great. Love the wall color and the rugs. Larry liked the bookshelves too. We’ve finally decided on a contractor so we’ll be in our own basement mess soon. Also, Aiden’s room looks nice too. Can’t wait to see it when the bedding is on.

Comment on I Should Know Better by Rob Usdn

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:44:16 +0000

My daughter exhibited similar behavior after watching the PowerPuff Girls for a period of time. She wanted to fight and rough house more than usual. We stopped watching them and she hasn’t really asked to see them again. She is more into the Disney Princess movies, which don’t have as much violence in them.

Disney movies can be pretty wholesome, but like you said they do have their moments of violence. You might try switching to more PBS programs. Record blocks on videotape (or DVR if you have one) for extended period of time. Even if a show is above his learning level (for example:Super Why - which is a phonics reading show) he will still enjoy the show itself, the characters and plot. We have even bought DVDs of The Electric Company which my daughter loves and which you can put on to play a number of episodes in a row.

–*Rob

Comment on Happy Easter Froggie by Stephanie

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:20:27 +0000

I don’t know how but I missed this post and am just now reading it. It’s amazing what they can do with all that button pushing. Our button pushing toddler has changed ringers and setting on our phones countless times and now the TiVo is the latest victim. We were wondering why it was recording all these kids shows, including ones we never allow him to watch. Well apparently someone was hitting the thumbs up button and rating all these random kids shows as three thumbs up. Fortunately, as of yet, we haven’t had to pay for his love of buttons. I’m sure many parents of toddlers can relate to this post and got a good chuckle at Aiden’s “finger play.”