tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post8428217590904418166..comments2023-08-08T03:42:51.846-07:00Comments on Adventures of the Laundry Queen: Parenting with Blinders OnThe Laundry Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18034433447948441389noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-47238348677190498422014-06-20T09:49:19.061-07:002014-06-20T09:49:19.061-07:00I LOVE THIS POST!!!!!!!!! This is an awesome post....I LOVE THIS POST!!!!!!!!! This is an awesome post. So well-said. So true. I am the anal and uptight mom, too, and I feel ALL KINDS OF GUILT because I don't take my kids and 20 of their friends to the park. I would rather die. And so I just feel guilty instead. Great perspective you shared, and I'm glad other (little) people are stepping up. (Don't worry about taking more paragraphs than Sassy. You KNOW how long my blog posts are! And my comments, too, now that I think about it...)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16965258020708974143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-16315873328175822892014-06-20T09:47:05.416-07:002014-06-20T09:47:05.416-07:00Good for you!
I find that whenever I get caught up...Good for you!<br />I find that whenever I get caught up in comparing myself to other mothers I only feel worse about myself. Because I inevitably compare my worst to their best.<br /><br />So I am very happy for you that the last six weeks have meant less comparisons, a more equitable sharing of work, and a simpler focus.<br /><br />Well done:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364312924098468850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-3315921263658978932011-04-15T14:50:17.975-07:002011-04-15T14:50:17.975-07:00I totally love this post. I have stopped reading ...I totally love this post. I have stopped reading most blogs and I have spent a lot less time on the social networking site you talk about because I am sick of comparing myself and not feeling enough. I decided to stop doing all that and just live my life and be the kind of mom I know how to be. Some days are better than others...but hey...we are all human!Lindseybabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315254015446998994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-30884997569979152802011-04-13T12:52:37.189-07:002011-04-13T12:52:37.189-07:00Erin-- I'm not good at field trips, either! An...Erin-- I'm not good at field trips, either! And, yes, forgetting to breathe while eating was exactly Edith!The Laundry Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034433447948441389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-15447574311977039112011-04-12T20:27:46.357-07:002011-04-12T20:27:46.357-07:00I'm so glad I read this. I have friends who t...I'm so glad I read this. I have friends who take their 2 perfect children to the zoo every single Tuesday, and do not understand why I wouldn't want to tag along with my brood. I'm not good about field trips. But like Melody, my kids get three squares, and we eat at the dinner table! That deserves some props!<br /><br />My Kara, who was full term, was in the NICU for a while for forgetting to breathe when she ate. Sounds similar to your Edith.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294198875320106358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-68972213363451394482011-04-10T20:11:19.516-07:002011-04-10T20:11:19.516-07:00Thanks for visiting, Kate, and I'm so glad you...Thanks for visiting, Kate, and I'm so glad you commented! To answer your question-- Edith was a 9 pound 7 ounce bruiser at birth who just forgets to breathe. I hope you will continue to read (and enjoy!).The Laundry Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034433447948441389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-26556493232151830552011-04-10T14:26:49.364-07:002011-04-10T14:26:49.364-07:00A friend just forwarded this on to me and I'm ...A friend just forwarded this on to me and I'm so glad she did. I can totally relate (and I only have two kids)! But I'm so glad you found that home balance. Was your Edith a preemie? I clearly have to go back and read more. I look forward to it!kate hopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08761820572827505993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-53709571731644949982011-04-10T12:41:04.223-07:002011-04-10T12:41:04.223-07:00Love this post. Love you, Sis!Love this post. Love you, Sis!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891498590350065159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-54951226600842959052011-04-10T08:59:07.049-07:002011-04-10T08:59:07.049-07:00You are my daughter! I can remember struggling wit...You are my daughter! I can remember struggling with much the same issues and a friend of mine said, "you can't be all things to all people, and the sooner you learn that, the happier you'll be" and the other thing said to me was that there is a time and a season for all things and you have to live in the time and season you're in and not try to be somewhere else or to be someone else. Love you!patti's placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08660644920612399539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-26435557421571198592011-04-09T20:57:44.276-07:002011-04-09T20:57:44.276-07:00*HUGS*
you are an awesome mom raising awesome, ...*HUGS* <br /><br />you are an awesome mom raising awesome, intelligent, amazing kids. <br /><br />you're also an awesome person - wife, friend, photographer.CarrieMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748959131382797114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-23560663400230675892011-04-09T20:33:19.945-07:002011-04-09T20:33:19.945-07:00I don't mind that Sassy said it so succinctly-...I don't mind that Sassy said it so succinctly-- I just think it's funny that I struggled and took so many paragraphs to get my point across. <br /><br />I am the QUEEN of guilt, jww. I could have called my blog Adventures of the Guilt Queen, but it doesn't have quite the same ring.<br /><br />Melody-- my kids clothes come from a can, too. I love your comment, thanks.The Laundry Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034433447948441389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-2668651300165427262011-04-09T20:16:48.719-07:002011-04-09T20:16:48.719-07:00You are amazing! Look at you trying to feed a chil...You are amazing! Look at you trying to feed a child 24 hours a day only to watch her spit most of it up and forget to breathe. Most of our children eat and breathe without us having to think about it. So good for you for not comparing yourself to other moms, because we would pale in comparison. <br /><br />I have a friend whose children all look perfect everyday. She hang dries all their gymboree clothes, irons them and hangs them in closets. They don't own dressers, because the clothes might get wrinkled. But they eat a lot of cereal for dinner. My children eat 3 squares a day and look like their clothes came out of can.<br /><br />Everyone makes choices, and your choices are what's best for your family, because you're the mom, and mothers do know best!Melody Joy Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115858701910894436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-67120084176943338482011-04-09T19:18:11.184-07:002011-04-09T19:18:11.184-07:00I LOVE THIS POST!!!!!!!!! This is an awesome post...I LOVE THIS POST!!!!!!!!! This is an awesome post. So well-said. So true. I am the anal and uptight mom, too, and I feel ALL KINDS OF GUILT because I don't take my kids and 20 of their friends to the park. I would rather die. And so I just feel guilty instead. Great perspective you shared, and I'm glad other (little) people are stepping up. (Don't worry about taking more paragraphs than Sassy. You KNOW how long my blog posts are! And my comments, too, now that I think about it...)Jennifer https://www.blogger.com/profile/12948795763094052260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-15448857361299928302011-04-09T14:30:52.093-07:002011-04-09T14:30:52.093-07:00Sassy-- look how succinctly you put it! And I just...Sassy-- look how succinctly you put it! And I just wasted so many paragraphs trying to get my point across.... ; ) I guess that's what multi-tasking gets me.<br /><br />Rophone-- of course. ; ) I love you, too.The Laundry Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034433447948441389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-50136204038559199452011-04-09T14:27:37.737-07:002011-04-09T14:27:37.737-07:00Does this mean I have to keep up what I am doing?
...Does this mean I have to keep up what I am doing?<br /><br />I Love YouMichael Maughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557757800573787160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573015215229860870.post-53744063282170132042011-04-09T14:26:02.813-07:002011-04-09T14:26:02.813-07:00Good for you!
I find that whenever I get caught up...Good for you!<br />I find that whenever I get caught up in comparing myself to other mothers I only feel worse about myself. Because I inevitably compare my worst to their best.<br /><br />So I am very happy for you that the last six weeks have meant less comparisons, a more equitable sharing of work, and a simpler focus.<br /><br />Well done:)SassyMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018022347771467869noreply@blogger.com