tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post2549278436362559239..comments2023-05-30T07:17:01.773-04:00Comments on Mystery Woman: MomentsMystery Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06261372717440893787noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-31686218762639592862010-02-16T10:39:47.953-05:002010-02-16T10:39:47.953-05:00Bored Jewish Guy...
That's why the moments ar...Bored Jewish Guy...<br /><br />That's why the moments are so important. Those are the times we remember.<br /><br />Staying Afloat...<br /><br />That IS one of the hardest things. <br />Funny thing is...just after I put up this post, I got a call from my son's school saying that he missed his bus because he ran back in to get his glasses...or his gloves...or whatever it is he's always forgetting. I was at work without my car, because I still hadn't dug it out of the snow. I would have to walk at least 20 minutes in the cold to get him, then walk with him home...another 20 minutes. I was annoyed. And I was gonna let him know that. <br />But I JUST put up this post...and it made me stop and think. <br />I went to get him, smiled when he came running out, and we walked home together while he told me all about his day. I didn't say a word about his forgetfulness...or his irresponsibility.<br />Did I do the right thing? I don't know. I think I did.<br />Will this happen again and again...because there were no consequences? <br />Time will tell. But I think not.<br /><br />Anonymous...<br /><br />There are times I let the moment pass. We are rushing to the bus stop, and he remembers something he left home - something that seems unimportant to me, but is terribly important to him. And we just can't go back. <br />When that happens, his sad little face haunts me all day. I think he forgets about it before I do. <br /><br />David...<br /><br />Those strong bonds...that's what I hope I'm doing.<br /><br />Hasya Ya'ara...<br /><br />Thank you!Mystery Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261372717440893787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-67416059298070273522010-02-15T16:27:13.210-05:002010-02-15T16:27:13.210-05:00Thank you so much for visiting me and leaving a co...Thank you so much for visiting me and leaving a comment. I'm afarid to say that Boise has no mikvah whatsoever. No kosher restaurants, or grocery stores.<br /><br />I can only dream of what it must be like to live in a city that has such amenities.<br /><br />Your blog is lovely, and by the way, I think you did the right thing, too, by buying the soda.Hasya Ya'arahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277283281453966588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-71596680754514681342010-02-15T10:50:52.745-05:002010-02-15T10:50:52.745-05:00There's always the einiklach
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Yes...the th...There's always the einiklach<br />:-)<br /><br />Yes...the things we do for our children...not the things were obliged to do...the things that show that we go out of the way for them..because we love them...they're what form the strongest bonds that last a lifetime.David_on_the_Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755322374991538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-13254702729757045762010-02-12T09:34:02.284-05:002010-02-12T09:34:02.284-05:00This post hit home. It's always a balance, sho...This post hit home. It's always a balance, should we have them feel the consequences, or should we cushion them and get them out of their predicament. As parents, we naturally err on the side of giving in, and I think it's natural. <br /><br />But it's that moment, just as they are about to go to school, where we are the most vulnerable. We are soft. The thought of the sweet little kid going off for the day on a sad note. We can't stomache it. We can handle the burden of discipline when we know we have the time to mop it up and close the loop. Like when he doesn't put his toys away on Shabbos, so no ices in the afternoon. But when they are about to get on the bus, waving goodbye, I for one would fold. And be glad I did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-79648944982560503332010-02-12T06:03:22.273-05:002010-02-12T06:03:22.273-05:00I find one of the hardest things about mothering t...I find one of the hardest things about mothering to be distinugishing between negligent irresponsibility and basic childhood behavior. And then, to filter out my convenience factor. When one of my kids had to have licoriche twists for a siyum and had forgotten to tell me the day before, I got very frustrated. In the end, because she was old enoug, I required her to babysit for all the other kids while I went and picked them up. <br /><br />What would you have done in this exact situation if this was the fifth time the child had done this?Staying Afloathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228636990839399469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-665385599853681934.post-65857833051566593132010-02-11T21:44:16.936-05:002010-02-11T21:44:16.936-05:00Of course you did the right thing, you're a go...Of course you did the right thing, you're a good mother. I still remember when I was about that age and my mother did things like that for me, it's important for kids that age to feel that someone is listening to them.BJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284005539217450744noreply@blogger.com