tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589529739723308403.post8039083060670449559..comments2023-06-01T09:25:49.087-04:00Comments on Wonderfully Ordinary: My first attempt at greater honestyOrdinary Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04097349591385452530noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589529739723308403.post-75166893773153153562012-04-22T17:07:58.876-04:002012-04-22T17:07:58.876-04:00I love our librarian too and I love it when Bean g...I love our librarian too and I love it when Bean gets dirty too, most of the time :) I've had my moments where I go, hmmm, wasn't prepared for that, but then parenthood is full of that! Bean on the other hand isn't as excited about getting dirty. She kind of repeats "Getting dirty is fun" over and over trying to convince herself the whole time.Ordinary Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097349591385452530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589529739723308403.post-68384312954190688592012-04-22T17:03:30.139-04:002012-04-22T17:03:30.139-04:00Mina, I agree with you completely. I honestly thi...Mina, I agree with you completely. I honestly think the reason that our librarian does it is because she knows that some of those kids wouldn't have those kinds of experiences otherwise. Because even though they might complain and do it as fast as possible, I haven't seen one parent yet who has refused to participate at all. Otherwise I can't imagine how she deals with all the Ordinary Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097349591385452530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589529739723308403.post-13020585528456341932012-04-22T17:01:39.483-04:002012-04-22T17:01:39.483-04:00Julia, I actually thought of you when I was at the...Julia, I actually thought of you when I was at the library and heard what people were saying! Good for you for saying something in return. I felt so bad for the mom with the twins and wanted to jump in and talk to her just to get her out of that situation.Ordinary Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097349591385452530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589529739723308403.post-59319738322323479382012-04-22T17:00:38.122-04:002012-04-22T17:00:38.122-04:00Thanks for stopping by Cindy! I think I know EXAC...Thanks for stopping by Cindy! I think I know EXACTLY what you're talking about from Facebook. My Brother-in-law jumped on that band wagon and it made me feel kind of ill. I think there are always moments as parents where we need a break, and sleep is certainly a way for that to happen, but to use the words and descriptions that I saw to describe those situations, is heartbreaking to me. Ordinary Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097349591385452530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589529739723308403.post-56918658030937023372012-04-22T16:55:56.687-04:002012-04-22T16:55:56.687-04:00Thanks for the kind words Leigh! I feel so lucky ...Thanks for the kind words Leigh! I feel so lucky to have found the library we go to and see all the amazing things she's doing for kids. I feel sorry for those kids too.Ordinary Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097349591385452530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589529739723308403.post-24043640309762330302012-04-22T14:00:00.078-04:002012-04-22T14:00:00.078-04:00I love your librarian! I love it when bug gets her...I love your librarian! I love it when bug gets her hands dirty. Daycare apologized once for how dirty she was when I picked her up and I laughed, I want her to get dirty and have fun! <br /><br />It is hard to be a parent, and admittedly some days when bug is a pill I can't wait for bedtime. But always, 20 minutes after she's asleep I miss her. She's the light of my life and I want Emmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08761362136697332510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589529739723308403.post-6613847819186823482012-04-22T05:23:57.327-04:002012-04-22T05:23:57.327-04:00I hate it too that nowadays children are seen as a...I hate it too that nowadays children are seen as an inconvenient disruption of adult life. And they are expected to do loads of stuff too early. And they are to be contained, instead of letting them explore, discover life and all its wonders. <br />I would have given up a long time ago if I had been that librarian. Lucky you, she is not me and she still comes up woth amazing stuff.Minahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148000699685037451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589529739723308403.post-91510126922223102952012-04-20T18:50:56.236-04:002012-04-20T18:50:56.236-04:00That is a cool librarian! I love that my girls lov...That is a cool librarian! I love that my girls love to play in the dirt. And---whatever they wear, I want them to be able to play freely in it. <br /><br />I get the: "Your hands are full" type of comments ALL the time, and I always respond with something along the lines of, "Yes, full of good things!" <br /><br />I never, never want my girls to hear me bitching about being Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10227900123820813021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589529739723308403.post-90682397377825612372012-04-20T14:52:06.744-04:002012-04-20T14:52:06.744-04:00I totally agree with you. I wrote a post about an ...I totally agree with you. I wrote a post about an article I had read that people were posting all over Facebook in which the general theme was "I can't wait until my kid is asleep." The people who had no trouble conceiving or sort of had an "oops" when they were wanting to wait a little longer to have kids were the ones who really supported the author of the article. It&#Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547529969231544833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8589529739723308403.post-43579258311244309822012-04-20T13:26:21.668-04:002012-04-20T13:26:21.668-04:00First of all, what a cool librarian you have. I be...First of all, what a cool librarian you have. I bet she too is frustrated with the grumpiness of the other parents. As for the other parents. It seems sometimes as if some parents just want a doll to dress up and look at instead of getting down on the floor with their child and experiencing life with them. That's sad and I feel sorry for their kids. It sounds like you are doing an awesome jobLeslieGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659562153250075178noreply@blogger.com