tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post6048357687255536971..comments2024-03-27T05:30:11.462-05:00Comments on The days are JUST packed: One of THOSE morningshokgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971689914882302078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-3167402499500888952008-06-28T22:51:00.000-05:002008-06-28T22:51:00.000-05:00You know, I'm going to be honest with you, and I'm...You know, I'm going to be honest with you, and I'm not doing it to scare you. I'm telling you this to let you know that you, too, will find your groove. You will learn how to deal with them. I've just now gotten there - and Nemo is 19.5 months old. We took all four to Antietam today (civil war battlefield) and my husband and I had the divide and conquer down to a science. It's taken us this long, though. And earlier this week I got together with another mom who has 4 kids about the same age as mine, and we took all 8 to a nearby splash playground. The kids ran around and played, the bigs helped out with the littles, I got to visit with my friend, and everyone had a great time. I spend more time with the littles during the day and at parties like you described and such, but I make sure I spend special time with my bigs later, after the littles have gone to bed, or I plan special things with just them. It keeps everyone on an even keel. We all have bad days from time to time, but we did that when there were fewer of us, too. <BR/><BR/>I promise you that you can do this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-45610941577862078052008-06-28T15:49:00.000-05:002008-06-28T15:49:00.000-05:00You know, I think there needs to be more discussio...You know, I think there needs to be more discussion about how we all feel we are terrible parents or not parenting as well as we should. I feel terrible ALL THE TIME about my parenting. And there is so little positive reinforcement. I feel like I constantly wonder if my kids wouldn't be better off with a different mother or in some kind of day care situation. And shouldn't we be having more fun at all this? Wasn't there a point at which this whole parenting gig wasn't ALL WORK?<BR/><BR/>I don't know. Struck a nerve with me today.Barb Matijevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469997012394334517noreply@blogger.com