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Comment on When bad things happen at the holidays by Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:44:40 +0000

Oh crap, I am so sorry. I don’t even know what to say, you just got there! Please let me know if there’s anything we can do to help. Sending all our love and good thoughts your way. Hugs.

Comment on Another marketing genius at work by Caroline

Caroline — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:41:10 +0000

No. Just no. You should make NFW a hatch tag (#) because I’ve seen some doozies lately that would fit perfectly with this. Sadly.

Comment on On moving by Victoria Calvin

Victoria Calvin — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:17:09 +0000

Moving can be a drag! Especially with children!!

Comment on Winding down — and speeding up — to moving day by Rebecca

Rebecca — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:11:05 +0000

Kendra–I thought you’d already moved!! Any chance we can squeeze in a goodbye LSSD-ish breakfast, lunch or dinner before The End? Of course I understand if it’s too hectic, but I’m sure Bill, Heather, and others would love to say a formal goodbye. xo
Rebecca

Comment on Never enough. Never, ever, enough. by Winding down — and speeding up — to moving day « Mommy, PhD

Winding down — and speeding up — to moving day « Mommy, PhD — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:43:46 +0000

[...] long, lovely days are changing pace now, picking up in a panicky rush toward the day we actually board the plane and [...]

Comment on Anna and the Real Girls by Caroline McKeown

Caroline McKeown — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:11:45 +0000

p.s. Elliot doesn’t like this because he “only wants to see Anna happy”. Sigh…..

Comment on Anna and the Real Girls by Caroline McKeown

Caroline McKeown — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:08:55 +0000

I don’t know why, but I love this. Love her! Maybe it’s the look on her face, or maybe it’s the fact that those women really don’t look like the dolls/movies/books that she is used to seeing, yet they are trying so hard to keep up the fantasy. I only hope that this doesn’t shatter her innocence in some way. Maybe you can come up with a “princess helper” story like we do for Santa Claus?

Comment on Pedicures for preschoolers? Or even pre-teens? by MommyPhD

MommyPhD — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:25:42 +0000

Your comment reminds me that we’re surrounded by people offering us services all the time — and that we offer services back, in various ways. I like the idea of helping her see the world as a social world with an exchange of services, rather than simply as a commercial world where we services = money; I think it can go deeper than the simple economic model. Yet, i think I’ll wait a while before addressing it with Anna. At four, the subtleties would be hard to convey. In her world every time she sees someone kneeling she thinks it’s a prince proposing to a princess. Which has its own pitfalls …

Comment on Pedicures for preschoolers? Or even pre-teens? by Laural Out Loud

Laural Out Loud — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:03:46 +0000

If you’re worried that the child sitting in the chair is learning to look down on an adult because they are providing a service to them, I don’t think it’s the act of getting a pedicure you have to worry about- it’s what the parent is teaching the child about the value of being human. I’m teaching my daughter that all people are equal, regardless of things like jobs, so that she’s not above or beneathe anyone else. When I take her to get a pedicure, it’s simply a fun bonding experience for us. I really hope that it’s the same for all the other little girls in the salon, too.

Comment on Pedicures for preschoolers? Or even pre-teens? by Becca

Becca — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:58:07 +0000

This question makes me glad I have boys! I have no idea, but I agree with you. I think painting kids’ nails is fine, but the salon pedicure is unnecessary. But once in a while? Who knows.