tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608003494386157154.post6837411716542302947..comments2023-10-22T04:27:59.431-07:00Comments on What Matters: GrowingCatrinkaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09383407884034887408noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608003494386157154.post-37178362943425547472009-04-28T14:07:00.000-07:002009-04-28T14:07:00.000-07:00Another awesome post! Me, totally. I have "grown...Another awesome post! Me, totally. I have "grown" enough in my parenting skills/experience/behavior to observe both my kid and myself sometimes before The Loudness descends. And I will note, while it's happening, that I have asked her to take her shoes to her room once...then twice...without yelling...and I see her respond to this request by petting the cat...at which point, I say, "See the results I get by not yelling? My not-yelling-voice gets you to pet the cat. My yelling-voice gets the shoes moved. Hmmmmmm. So you WANT me to yell? Because we both know I can! I can also get Mean Mommy to show up. I think I hear her car now." That usually works.gudnuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09404362959136843111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608003494386157154.post-51580728472668449632009-04-18T15:09:00.000-07:002009-04-18T15:09:00.000-07:00I love it! Ah, the honesty of parenthood. I stil...I love it! Ah, the honesty of parenthood. I still get mean, grumpy pants, and I don't have kids! What's that say about me? :)KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118050484198584115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608003494386157154.post-67392773040296202082009-04-17T10:51:00.000-07:002009-04-17T10:51:00.000-07:00You can't be so hard on yourself! I have met your...You can't be so hard on yourself! I have met your kids and I adore them! They are smart, funny, clever, impish, kind and lots of fun to be around. They will never grow up afraid to voice themselves or to tell their parents anything. You are giving them a gift of a mouth. Speaking as one who grew up in a house where "everything is fine" when it clearly was not, they are very lucky kids!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398290484412332767noreply@blogger.com