tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post3518519299426024656..comments2024-03-23T02:42:09.727-07:00Comments on BooKiNG with MaNiC™: Mental LotteryMaNiC MoMMy™http://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-64163657465323131472007-08-19T17:25:00.000-07:002007-08-19T17:25:00.000-07:00Awww... Moms are full of self doubt, knowing that ...Awww... Moms are full of self doubt, knowing that they're always being judged by their children's behavior and performance. It's always: Am I handling this right? Am I teaching the right lessons?<BR/><BR/>You're definitely on track, MM. You taught that boy about empathy and kindness right there.<BR/><BR/>Nothing, nothing feels so good as when my sis or friends compliment me on the way I've Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-23636423960224585812007-08-19T04:15:00.000-07:002007-08-19T04:15:00.000-07:00You are an awesome Mom! I wish I could be more lik...You are an awesome Mom! I wish I could be more like you. I am having trouble adapting to three little ones. <BR/><BR/>I was at the park the other day and I could feel this other Mom judging me because the boys would not listen to me. I finally got the boys together and we left the park. I wanted to cry. <BR/><BR/>All I can say is I can't wait until school starts even if Big Cubby is gone half a cubmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030503566130596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-89201076847746115412007-08-18T10:10:00.000-07:002007-08-18T10:10:00.000-07:00Woo hoo! It's so rare that I feel like I'm doing ...Woo hoo! It's so rare that I feel like I'm doing any of it right!<BR/><BR/>You, GO! Good mamma!OhTheJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031731198115388411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-25674552184314041902007-08-17T16:11:00.000-07:002007-08-17T16:11:00.000-07:00Ah Trish! Isn't it just nice to know that somehow ...Ah Trish! Isn't it just nice to know that somehow we're doing some things right in this motherhood gig!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-89780694949500815452007-08-17T16:04:00.000-07:002007-08-17T16:04:00.000-07:00oh yeah....a couple of years ago a woman I had jus...oh yeah....<BR/><BR/>a couple of years ago a woman I had just gotten to know had asked me what it was I did to have such great kids, that SHE wanted to know so that she could have kids just like mine.<BR/><BR/>*GRIN*<BR/><BR/>Best cpmpliment ever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-68096903532307593062007-08-17T14:44:00.000-07:002007-08-17T14:44:00.000-07:00Wow! The rest of moms and moms-to-be have a lot t...Wow! The rest of moms and moms-to-be have a lot to live up to. Perhaps I'll need to use that advice someday.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07219227009437285352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-17655498887009800722007-08-17T14:35:00.000-07:002007-08-17T14:35:00.000-07:00Hey, "boy and me" sounded great to me. And that's ...Hey, "boy and me" sounded great to me. And that's definitely the mental lottery!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-4557851331636782472007-08-17T14:20:00.000-07:002007-08-17T14:20:00.000-07:00^ gaaaaa....boy and i...boy and i were out shoppin...^ gaaaaa....boy and i...boy and i were out shopping...Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716215892504806470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-66645491436810767602007-08-17T14:19:00.000-07:002007-08-17T14:19:00.000-07:00once me and boy were out shopping. he was about 1...once me and boy were out shopping. he was about 14 or 15. i think i was buying him a baseball cap and the lady ringing us up told boy, "your sister is so nice to buy you a hat!"<BR/><BR/>he burst out laughing, and i didn't correct her. man, that was good.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05716215892504806470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-2087803321099539642007-08-17T12:44:00.000-07:002007-08-17T12:44:00.000-07:00I would have probably died laughing, too, but hope...I would have probably died laughing, too, but hopefully Tree Faerie will be used to that by the time she's old enough for it to matter. :)<BR/><BR/>I love compliments that come from nowhere, especially when they come during a stressful time. It's like it reminds me that yes, I really am doing an okay job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654221659666974164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-70557277847685239082007-08-17T12:27:00.000-07:002007-08-17T12:27:00.000-07:00That was really lovely advice! I really like how y...That was really lovely advice! I really like how you turned it into a lesson that would really make sense to your son without it feeling like a lecture. I am not so good at that. I need lessons from you! My girls are really sensitive and their feelings are easily hurt. I haven't thought to do what you did. It is a great idea and I will be using it soon! <BR/><BR/>I love hearing stories about how Ello - Ellen Ohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18311917335471167591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-15886755858538732422007-08-17T09:15:00.000-07:002007-08-17T09:15:00.000-07:00Don't you love when someone compliments your "momm...Don't you love when someone compliments your "mommy skills". My problem is I laugh when stuff like that happens, but my kids are used to it, LOL.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784603803076224510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-18264208026928242502007-08-17T06:58:00.000-07:002007-08-17T06:58:00.000-07:00well done on the parenting..funny that lady can sa...well done on the parenting..funny that lady can say "I got this great advice in a public restroom once..."March2theSeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824771918572184205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-2266848155455071462007-08-17T06:54:00.000-07:002007-08-17T06:54:00.000-07:00Wow, great story! You are a great mom!These are th...Wow, great story! You are a great mom!<BR/><BR/>These are the things that make me realize that maybe I'm better off childless. Because 1) I would have laughed too when he fell in and 2) I would have admitted that yes, they were laughing at you.<BR/><BR/>That is an awesome way to teach him! And I'm happy that the woman said it to you! Compliments rule!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-36880228079998529982007-08-17T06:43:00.000-07:002007-08-17T06:43:00.000-07:00Oh my god MM, You really are the coolest. Will you...Oh my god MM, You really are the coolest. Will you be my mom? Oh that's right, we are the same age!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing this.Stephanie J. Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997433466625207454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-48312198179651537642007-08-17T06:15:00.000-07:002007-08-17T06:15:00.000-07:00Nice. Nice. Nice. On behalf of my girls, who hear ...Nice. Nice. Nice. On behalf of my girls, who hear nasty comments and get dirty looks from people all the time, THANK YOU.Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-69196587671567796472007-08-17T02:40:00.000-07:002007-08-17T02:40:00.000-07:00That was really a fantastic advice you had given y...That was really a fantastic advice you had given your little Tukey... and I'm very sure you're a fantastic mom!la bellina mamminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480564746644285382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-77493580454318117822007-08-17T01:30:00.000-07:002007-08-17T01:30:00.000-07:00Awww ... that is so sweet! And she was great, you ...Awww ... that is so sweet! And she was great, you ARE a great mom!xxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348725618072239708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-13574311793376991642007-08-16T19:27:00.000-07:002007-08-16T19:27:00.000-07:00Kim, yes, we got some mean-ass bugs here!Kim, yes, we got some mean-ass bugs here!MaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-80745726278602467742007-08-16T19:11:00.000-07:002007-08-16T19:11:00.000-07:00btw- was in your neck of the woods Tuesday and cam...btw- was in your neck of the woods Tuesday and came home with a couple of itchy spots. Nice bugs ya'll got there.<BR/>WT Heck?kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393608709089617036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-90963711694042454762007-08-16T19:08:00.000-07:002007-08-16T19:08:00.000-07:00awwww. And that was great advice you gave Tukey -...awwww. And that was great advice you gave Tukey -- I put it in the mental file for sure.<BR/><BR/>I did have a moment like that once, it's hanging out in my unfinished posts section. <BR/><BR/>IT WAS like "winning the mental lottery". Like you, I banked it and made a mental note to hand out more compliments because truth be told, I may have been coming up with some great advice for my kid, kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393608709089617036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-5639813766353251712007-08-16T19:00:00.000-07:002007-08-16T19:00:00.000-07:00Those unsolicited, out of the blue compliments are...Those unsolicited, out of the blue compliments are the best. You earned it today!T with Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870996927675120152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-18777323590969068152007-08-16T18:12:00.000-07:002007-08-16T18:12:00.000-07:00You da Momma!You da Momma!TTQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09888187290526881563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-85920558080316912382007-08-16T18:06:00.000-07:002007-08-16T18:06:00.000-07:00awww that is sweet. I haven't gotten compliments a...awww that is sweet. I haven't gotten compliments about things like that, obviously because I'm not a mom, but I have gotten compliments that make me feel so positive and so happy! <BR/><BR/>You are an awesome mom!Andiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02985102922053973445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-17989856068070296082007-08-16T16:40:00.000-07:002007-08-16T16:40:00.000-07:00What a sweet story!What a sweet story!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14019009149011549894noreply@blogger.com