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21:05:33 |
Webmama_Tina |
ok so today we are so happy, as always,
to have our resident cow goddess.... |
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21:05:34 |
HATHOR |
amyirony your question? |
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21:05:36 |
Webmama_Tina |
everyone give a moo! |
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21:05:39 |
Webmama_Tina |
*cow* |
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21:05:40 |
amyirony |
Thanks. I have 2 questions (if that's
ok). |
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21:05:49 |
amyirony |
*cow* |
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21:05:50 |
Webmama_Tina |
and amy can start us off! |
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21:06:19 |
Webmama_Tina |
go for it amy |
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21:06:34 |
amyirony |
I just found out I'm pg w #2 (!). I
want to do a homebirth (dd was born in a
birthcenter). We live in a 650 sf apt
-- any tips for birthing in such a small
place? Oh, and it's a 5th fl walkup
(NYC) |
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21:06:37 |
He-mom |
This is my first cyberchat, ever....
Talk amongst yourselves... I'll watch
and learn from the masters. |
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21:06:57 |
HATHOR |
Aaaah, and when will you be giving
birth? |
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21:07:09 |
Webmama_Tina |
okey dokey he-mom :) |
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21:07:12 |
amyirony |
End of August (if all goes well) |
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21:07:15 |
HATHOR |
With me it was the dead of summer with
no air conditioning |
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21:07:24 |
Webmama_Tina |
i'll be posting the welcome announcement
periodically, don't mind me.... :) |
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21:07:25 |
HATHOR |
and I closed all the windows! |
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21:07:28 |
mommyto5 |
Thanks! Your right. LOL |
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21:07:53 |
Webmama_Tina |
right now we have hathor and amyirony up
to bat....if anyone else has a question
for hathor, please post a single
question mark and i will let you know
when its your turn :) |
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21:07:54 |
HATHOR |
One thing I've noticed is that there
seems to be a veil that |
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21:08:00 |
Webmama_Tina |
that way we can keep things from getting
too confusing :) |
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21:08:07 |
HATHOR |
protects you from your neighbors |
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21:08:18 |
HATHOR |
I consider myself to be pretty loud |
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21:08:30 |
HATHOR |
but no one heard me or said anything
about it |
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21:08:31 |
amyirony |
lol, I was pretty loud w dd, fer sure |
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21:08:52 |
HATHOR |
we didn't tell anyone we were planning
it so they weren't really listening |
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21:08:58 |
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21:09:26 |
HATHOR |
and my other two kids didn't even wake
up tho I could hit them with a shoe from
where I was birthing |
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21:09:39 |
HATHOR |
I never would of course hit them with a
shoe. |
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21:09:41 |
HATHOR |
hee hee |
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21:09:56 |
mommyto5 |
? |
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21:09:57 |
HATHOR |
YOu're gonna do great! |
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21:10:01 |
amyirony |
Yeah, I'm a little worried about dd.
she will be almost 3, and we don't have
family close by. Not sure if she'll be
old enough to be ok with it. |
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21:10:04 |
HATHOR |
do you have another question? |
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21:10:10 |
amyirony |
Oh, yes thanks |
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21:10:30 |
amyirony |
I still nurse dd (2.3) everywhere,
including subway trains at rush hour |
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21:10:35 |
HATHOR |
I hear from lots of people that their
kids sleep right through |
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21:10:43 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: amyirony .....upcoming
chatters: mommyto5 |
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21:10:46 |
HATHOR |
good for you! |
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21:11:03 |
amyirony |
But in spite of my belief that people
need to SEE nursing to get used to it, I
can't help but feel a little embarrassed |
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21:11:20 |
amyirony |
(which is so unlike me, I'm usually an
exhibitionist). Any tips for getting
over myself? |
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21:11:29 |
HATHOR |
it can feel embarassing can't it,
sometimes? |
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21:11:39 |
amyirony |
yes, I hang my head to avoid eye contact |
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21:11:43 |
amyirony |
I hate that feeling. |
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21:11:53 |
HATHOR |
You know some places/ public spaces just
have a |
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21:12:12 |
HATHOR |
ominous and embarassing feel to them |
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21:12:31 |
HATHOR |
we all feel like that sometime and
there's no problem with that |
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21:12:42 |
Webmama_Tina |
yeah i feel that way too |
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21:12:43 |
amyirony |
I've had some people who were friendly
and chatty to dd, until they saw her
nurse. Then they give her the cold
shoulder |
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21:12:52 |
HATHOR |
just try to make yourself feel
comfortable so that you can hold your
head up and feel confident |
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21:12:53 |
Webmama_Tina |
mine is cuz i don't want any sort of
confrontation |
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21:13:05 |
amyirony |
And I feel like I'm doing wrong by her
when that happens. |
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21:13:24 |
HATHOR |
if that means that you cover a bit more
than you would like its okay as long as
you are feeling in control |
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21:13:50 |
HATHOR |
and perhaps you could make sure you have
some breastfeeding advocacy bags with
you or something |
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21:13:53 |
amyirony |
Thanks. I try. I always think of your
cartoon where the baby pulls off to show
off the nipple and I laugh! |
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21:13:58 |
Webmama_Tina |
yeah \act as if\" you feel confident and
that really helps me :)" |
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21:14:25 |
HATHOR |
Its all in the 'ACT ' somedays, isn't
it? ;) |
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21:14:43 |
Webmama_Tina |
yup...that little quote really helps me
when i want to feel something i'm not |
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21:14:46 |
HATHOR |
mamato5 ? |
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21:14:49 |
Webmama_Tina |
act as if, and eventually you will :) |
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21:14:54 |
Webmama_Tina |
yup go for it mamato5 |
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21:14:57 |
mommyto5 |
Your last few comics have really hit
home for me. I have been feeling like
that for sometime, that we care more for
things than each other. That children
are an afterthought and that STUFF is
most important |
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21:15:10 |
HATHOR |
Amen sister! |
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21:15:12 |
He-mom |
? |
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21:15:29 |
HATHOR |
And speaking of that, I wanted to say
thank you for the wonder full stuff! |
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21:15:43 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: mommyto5 ....upcoming
chatters: He-mom |
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21:15:52 |
mommyto5 |
Your so very welcome! |
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21:16:01 |
HATHOR |
I don't think I mentioned to you(i
spaced it today when we were talking
on-line) that the books you sent for
xmas totally rocked! |
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21:16:24 |
HATHOR |
That book small houses is
sooooooooooooooooo great, I wish I had
written it! |
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21:16:51 |
HATHOR |
And Gwynnie LOVED jamberry big (we have
the bored book) it totally cracked her
up |
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21:16:59 |
mommyto5 |
We are also planning a UC. I finally got
up the guts to let the midwife go and
just take back my power. How did you
help your dh get comfy in the whole
idea? I love the book too! |
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21:17:22 |
HATHOR |
Well, my dh got comfy with the idea the
day AFTER the birth. |
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21:17:39 |
mommyto5 |
LOL! That is good to know! :) |
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21:17:41 |
HATHOR |
Then he was talking on the phone giving
the play by play like he thought of the
whole thing |
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21:17:51 |
HATHOR |
god love him :wub: |
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21:18:24 |
HATHOR |
I bought him the book Emergency
childbirth by Gregory White? I think |
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21:18:40 |
mommyto5 |
I thought the book Spiritual Midwifery
would be good, but as I skimmed thru
it... AGH! A bit clinical. LOL |
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21:18:48 |
HATHOR |
Its like a how-to manual for birth and
is pretty comforting |
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21:19:11 |
HATHOR |
it says that any 8 year old can assist a
birthing mother, that helped a LOT |
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21:19:18 |
HATHOR |
though it is pretty clinical. |
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21:19:33 |
mommyto5 |
Thanks! My son will be so into that!
haha |
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21:20:09 |
HATHOR |
I've heard some mothers assure their dh
that they will be willing to transfer
when they *know* that they need to |
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21:20:34 |
HATHOR |
and assure them that women are made to
*know* but you have a few births under
your belt |
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21:20:50 |
HATHOR |
so I'm sure you are pretty tried and
tested*) |
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21:20:57 |
HATHOR |
hee hee |
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21:21:01 |
mommyto5 |
LOL |
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21:21:29 |
HATHOR |
he-mom? |
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21:21:32 |
He-mom |
This is a question directed to Heather
the artist... Are you familiar with
[i]Drawing on the Right Side of the
Brain[/i] and if so, do you think it
would be helpful for a young artist (my
9yo dd)? |
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21:21:45 |
HATHOR |
Absolutely! |
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21:21:55 |
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21:22:13 |
HATHOR |
That's one of the books I used when I
was teaching drawing... |
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21:22:47 |
HATHOR |
With drawing its all about the easel and
setting up so that you can see the |
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21:23:07 |
HATHOR |
see what you're drawing AND your |
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21:23:16 |
HATHOR |
paper without really moving your head. |
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21:23:41 |
He-mom |
What kinds of things have you done with
your kids to help them think like an
artist... without getting schoolish on
them iykwim? |
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21:23:42 |
HATHOR |
I'd love to teach drawing again... |
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21:24:18 |
HATHOR |
Just giving them free reign with art
supplies really. |
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21:24:51 |
HATHOR |
and letting them explore, and also
letting them watch you be creative |
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21:25:45 |
HATHOR |
I think if you find something to work on
(besides the computer, I find if I'm
working on the box the kids are at loose
ends or off somewhere else) but if I'm
working on a comic at the table |
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21:25:59 |
HATHOR |
they sit down and get out paper and
start doing it too |
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21:26:52 |
HATHOR |
That's the way I'm starting to think of
everything I want to \expose\" the kids
too, that I should just drop the
pretense and teach myself :D " |
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21:27:02 |
HATHOR |
whatcha think? |
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21:27:25 |
He-mom |
Yeah, this is one of those uncharted
territories for me... not knowing how
much I need to actively participate or
just let nature take its course. |
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21:27:27 |
Webmama_Tina |
good idea! |
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21:27:30 |
nurturenature |
The former art teacher in me has to say
\don't be afraid to let them make a
mess\" since the best stuff comes from
those free moments." |
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21:27:31 |
HATHOR |
Hey, ya'll we need some question marks! |
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21:27:52 |
HATHOR |
nurturenature, so true, so true... |
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21:27:59 |
mommyto5 |
? |
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21:27:59 |
Webmama_Tina |
yup, no questions in the queue...who's
got a question for hathor? |
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21:28:06 |
Webmama_Tina |
ah there we go, go for it mommy |
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21:28:11 |
HATHOR |
mommyto5 ? |
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21:28:58 |
mommyto5 |
OK, me again... Do you think because you
are an artist it is easy for you to just
let them go and explore and make a mess?
I am no clean freak, but I get all weird
when they do art! |
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21:29:01 |
HATHOR |
My kids make giant cities of printer
paper and scotch tape for their bobble
heads. |
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21:29:02 |
amyirony |
? |
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21:29:19 |
HATHOR |
I do have trouble with painting |
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21:29:44 |
nurturenature |
Outside! The grass forgives. |
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21:29:45 |
HATHOR |
I live in a rental and I try, but I walk
out of the room and voila! gigantic
mess, unbelievable mess |
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21:30:09 |
HATHOR |
yes! We just got a new house and we have
outside! We |
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21:30:24 |
mommyto5 |
I want to relax but I get all uptight, I
think that sort of ruins the whole art
experience when mom is there saying...
stop, wait, ohhh, watch out! |
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21:30:24 |
Webmama_Tina |
if i can pipe in here...i have a TOTAL
artist daughter....and i've found that
if she's doing art in a non-designated
art area i have a hard time with
it...but we have an area set up for her
to do art and that has really helped her
creative juices flow and keep me from
freaking out about the mess :) |
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21:30:28 |
HATHOR |
re going to put up andeasel |
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21:30:47 |
He-mom |
As an unschooler, do you inhibit
yourself when you see a \teachable
moment\" i.e., to teach some art concept
like perspective, etc.?" |
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21:30:54 |
HATHOR |
man, that made no sense at all! |
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21:31:31 |
HATHOR |
Yes, I do try to keep from ruining the
moment and if I forget my 9 year old
reminds me! |
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21:31:42 |
mommyto5 |
LOL |
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21:32:07 |
HATHOR |
I bought my kids a tape dispenser and
unlimited scotch tape with reams of
printer paper and they buile cities |
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21:32:21 |
HATHOR |
its a great way to have art without
freaking out |
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21:32:35 |
mommyto5 |
Right now it is a bit chilly, but maybe
the outside would work as I can hose
everything off. :) |
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21:32:48 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: mommyto5 ....upcoming
chatters: amyirony, Webmama_Tina |
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21:33:07 |
HATHOR |
amyirony? |
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21:33:11 |
amyirony |
Any tips for co-sleeping w a toddler and
newborn? Not only is dd in bed w us
every night (which we all love), but she
still night-nurses. Is it unrealistic
to think she can still night-nurse w a
newborn? I dread the thought of weaning
her. |
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21:33:26 |
He-mom |
Thanks, Your Goddessness :) |
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21:33:48 |
Webmama_Tina |
its nice to have an art area that you
don't have to always put everything away
before you do something else....i let me
daughter have ongoign projects in
hers...although cleaning up is
admittedly an issue too, lol |
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21:34:02 |
HATHOR |
All my babies weaned during my
pregnancy, alas! so I don't have any |
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21:34:15 |
Webmama_Tina |
(\"
2007-01-03" |
|
21:34:19 |
Webmama_Tina |
ack |
|
21:34:32 |
HATHOR |
but my recommendation to all is bigger
bigger bigger bed |
|
21:34:32 |
Webmama_Tina |
(\i let me daughter\"...what do i have a
cockney accent now? LOL!!!)" |
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21:34:49 |
HATHOR |
the only thing in life that needs to be
bigger:p |
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21:34:55 |
Webmama_Tina |
yeah i think there should be a family
bed manufacturer...seriously! |
|
21:35:06 |
HATHOR |
Totally! |
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21:35:11 |
Webmama_Tina |
make it in units that you can just keep
buying pieces to add on |
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21:35:17 |
nurturenature |
I nursed a 2 and 1/2 year old and
twins. You can do it so long as they
can. |
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21:35:25 |
Webmama_Tina |
some kind of velcro attachment for the
mattresses |
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21:35:38 |
nurturenature |
Sleep that is another story... |
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21:35:41 |
HATHOR |
I think if you have plenty of bed real
estate you can easily sleep with all |
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21:35:59 |
HATHOR |
And if you can roll a bit away from
toddlers they can sleep a bit longer |
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21:36:03 |
mommyto5 |
A California king turned sideways (if
everyone is on the shorter side) makes a
nice big space. |
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21:36:03 |
Webmama_Tina |
bed real estate, LOL! |
|
21:36:14 |
HATHOR |
my two year old wakes if she feels my
breath |
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21:36:30 |
Webmama_Tina |
i read somewhere of families that have
one room for sleepign and one for
changing...so the dressers go in a
separate room...i have half a mind to do
that! |
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21:36:45 |
HATHOR |
I have two queens pushed together but am
thinking 2 kings! |
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21:36:47 |
Webmama_Tina |
cuz ours is currently crammed |
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21:37:08 |
HATHOR |
but we have a 9 year old, 5 year old, 2
year old and two almost 40s |
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21:37:40 |
HATHOR |
You definitely don't need to wean, its
just how it worked out for me |
|
21:37:41 |
mommyto5 |
I wanted to do that... just have one
room that is all bed. LOL 10X8 bed! LOL
But dh was not so hip on that, though
the kids loved the idea... lots of
jumping space |
|
21:38:01 |
amyirony |
I'm sorry, firefox crashed and I missed
all your responses! Thanks tho... |
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21:38:06 |
HATHOR |
so webmama? |
|
21:38:07 |
Webmama_Tina |
woops! |
|
21:38:35 |
HATHOR |
here we were talking away! |
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21:38:51 |
HATHOR |
see? its true I'll talk to myself if
need be |
|
21:38:53 |
Webmama_Tina |
ok so i'm wondering about
unschooling.....i've kinda fallen into
it accidentally and realized it is
actually working, for the most part.... |
|
21:38:54 |
amyirony |
lol, I could hear the *blips* - it was
so frustrating cuz I couldn't see
anything! |
|
21:38:56 |
Webmama_Tina |
lol |
|
21:39:22 |
Webmama_Tina |
i am unable to do what i WANT to do
(enki education, i bought the
curriculum)....because of my toddler... |
|
21:39:29 |
HATHOR |
See, that is the best part about
unschooling! It just happens while
you're living! |
|
21:39:46 |
Webmama_Tina |
i'd love some ideas on how to do things
with my 6yr old ....the 18mo makes it
darn near impossible to do anything |
|
21:40:05 |
Webmama_Tina |
even when he naps...cuz he's in a phase
right now where he won't be put down to
sleep |
|
21:40:19 |
HATHOR |
I have had some years that I look back
on as a complete wash, I was busy and
frazzled |
|
21:40:22 |
Webmama_Tina |
so nap time for him is computer time for
me and private quiet time for dd, even
if she doesn't really want it |
|
21:40:39 |
mommyto5 |
Hathor, how is your hubby with the whole
lifestyle you all are living? Has he
brought any of it to the table or is it
mostly you? |
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21:40:47 |
Webmama_Tina |
how do i keep things inspiring and
enriching when i'm so frazzled with my
18month old, i guess is my question? |
|
21:41:11 |
HATHOR |
but when I think about that, I remeber
that the kids got to just hang and
'that's okay' to quote stuart smalley |
|
21:41:31 |
Webmama_Tina |
he is sooooo needy and whiney during the
day...the only way i've found to break
out of the vicious cycle is to get out
of the house, even just to run
errands...otherwise i end up yelling a
lot |
|
21:41:36 |
HATHOR |
in a few months you'll be back, give
yourself some time to just be |
|
21:41:48 |
Webmama_Tina |
really? i feel like i am failing at
homeschooling! |
|
21:41:56 |
Webmama_Tina |
but yet...she does have things she
does.... |
|
21:42:04 |
HATHOR |
yeah, oh we all have those days! |
|
21:42:04 |
Webmama_Tina |
i just don't get any one on one with her |
|
21:42:12 |
Webmama_Tina |
well mine are months |
|
21:42:29 |
mommyto5 |
You know, outside is a great place to
learn. Maybe take the stuff outside you
want to do, and then your little one can
run about?? |
|
21:42:41 |
HATHOR |
My toddlers give up their naps realy
early |
|
21:42:41 |
Webmama_Tina |
the baby makes it all hard...and he's
such a joy, really he is...but if i try
to do anything with big sister, he's
there whining to be a part of it...and
he WON'T be distracted! |
|
21:43:00 |
Webmama_Tina |
maybe....he DOES love to be
outside...but requires a lot of
supervision still, unfortunately |
|
21:43:01 |
HATHOR |
I think it helps to assume that he will
be a part of it |
|
21:43:14 |
Webmama_Tina |
we do do things on the sidewalk with
chalk... |
|
21:43:20 |
HATHOR |
and try to find a way to make that work |
|
21:43:36 |
Webmama_Tina |
right i do try that but he makes it
really really hard...can't play any
board games (and she got some COOL ones
from discovery toys this xmas!) |
|
21:43:46 |
HATHOR |
we do reading outside on the blanket
which helps |
|
21:43:46 |
mommyto5 |
Can you garden? Great learning, living
and little ones love the dirt! LOL |
|
21:44:08 |
nurturenature |
Is he happy if you wear him? |
|
21:44:12 |
Webmama_Tina |
reading ends up being him crawling all
over me and making a lot of noise so we
cannot hear the story...he's SO
active... |
|
21:44:15 |
HATHOR |
Aw man, we jsut started board games
again (my littlest is 2.5) you'll get
there |
|
21:44:22 |
HATHOR |
and yes, I wear her alot! |
|
21:44:29 |
Webmama_Tina |
sometimes...but i tell ya...he's HEAVY!
he's over 30lbs already and it kills me
to wear him too long |
|
21:44:31 |
nurturenature |
Sorry |
|
21:44:40 |
HATHOR |
If she's feeling whiney and clingy I |
|
21:44:41 |
mommyto5 |
Big boy! |
|
21:44:44 |
Webmama_Tina |
i suck at gardening |
|
21:44:46 |
nurturenature |
Backpack? |
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21:44:54 |
HATHOR |
ll pop her in the sling |
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21:45:09 |
Webmama_Tina |
i sometimes put him in the backpack...i
have a frame pack...that helps sometimes |
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21:45:11 |
HATHOR |
and you could do more books on tape that
you both listen to and talk about |
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21:45:16 |
mommyto5 |
Don't need to be good at it, just plant
some seeds and get messy. :) |
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21:45:25 |
Webmama_Tina |
lol mommy, maybe so |
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21:45:36 |
Webmama_Tina |
i just feel so bad all the time cuz i
get no time alone with her |
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21:45:56 |
HATHOR |
yeah, just keep your confidence your big
girl is learning plenty and living and
loving and that's what's improtant |
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21:45:58 |
Webmama_Tina |
last nite i told my dh that we were
going to have time, just her and i, and
he was going to have the baby.... |
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21:46:06 |
Webmama_Tina |
10min into it he's banging ont eh door
and crying and dh is frustrated |
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21:46:11 |
HATHOR |
Also, who says you need alone time with
each child? |
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21:46:17 |
Webmama_Tina |
don't you? |
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21:46:25 |
Webmama_Tina |
i mean i know its not possible all the
time...but... |
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21:46:37 |
HATHOR |
Nope. I'm always with all three of them |
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21:46:46 |
nurturenature |
I never get alone time with my twins. |
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21:47:10 |
HATHOR |
there was a period when I thought I
should do some alone time with my elder
girls |
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21:47:13 |
Webmama_Tina |
with such a large age difference in mine
(nearly 5yrs), it just feels like i
should have special time with just her |
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21:47:29 |
Webmama_Tina |
maybe i should just let go of that.... |
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21:47:39 |
HATHOR |
and I found it created a Lot of tension,
sort of gave her an excsuse to be mad at
me and the baby. |
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21:47:44 |
Webmama_Tina |
guess i just feel like i should be DOING
more with her |
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21:47:48 |
HATHOR |
She would yell, we need alone time! |
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21:47:49 |
nurturenature |
It will all fall together in time |
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21:47:54 |
Webmama_Tina |
hm, that's a good point |
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21:47:59 |
mommyto5 |
I very rarely get alone time with any
one of them. Maybe you and your oldest
can go out... to the zoo or museum or
park, for just a short time maybe an
hour? |
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21:48:05 |
Webmama_Tina |
yeah maeven does that...\i haven't had
any time with mommy!\"" |
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21:48:22 |
HATHOR |
But later I found that she was only
saying what I had said. And when I
stopped worrying about it I've never
heard it again |
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21:48:34 |
Webmama_Tina |
hm, interesting point |
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21:48:38 |
Webmama_Tina |
i'll have to watch that |
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21:48:40 |
HATHOR |
The girls really can't imagine not
being with each othe rwhich is nice |
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21:48:56 |
Webmama_Tina |
i guess what i need is to shift my way
of looking at things.... |
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21:49:02 |
HATHOR |
You do have a larger spread, but try
letting yourself off the hook |
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21:49:19 |
HATHOR |
Mommy to 5 had a question |
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21:49:28 |
HATHOR |
can you repost it? |
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21:49:29 |
Webmama_Tina |
thanks! :) |
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21:49:32 |
Webmama_Tina |
og for it mommy |
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21:49:37 |
Webmama_Tina |
i mean GO for it, lol |
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21:49:53 |
mommyto5 |
hmmm give me a sec. LOL |
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21:50:08 |
HATHOR |
it was a good one too! |
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21:50:13 |
HATHOR |
all about dh! |
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21:50:23 |
mommyto5 |
How much of your lifestyle has your dh
brought to the table? |
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21:51:07 |
HATHOR |
Oh, him? he's an old stick in tthe mud!
hee hee, naw he's really really great
and proud of my cartoon, turns people
onto it all the time. He blew a |
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21:51:24 |
HATHOR |
fiend's mind the other day when he told
someone I was a |
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21:51:35 |
HATHOR |
cartoonist and not a stay at home mom |
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21:51:49 |
HATHOR |
she thought that was cool, but about the
parenting I'm most of that |
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21:52:31 |
HATHOR |
He doesn't have a hippy bone in his
body, but really likes being around his
family which is great |
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21:52:55 |
HATHOR |
and he started me on the path, because
he met a LLL leader (wife of his boss) |
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21:53:09 |
HATHOR |
and she told him to have me call her
when I was pregnant |
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21:53:16 |
mommyto5 |
Most of what we \do\" is because of me.
(not to sound snotty) although he goes
with the flow pretty easily. I just
wondered if anyone had a dh that
suggested things like unschooling, or
what not. " |
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21:53:28 |
HATHOR |
so he FORCED me to when I was new to it
all |
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21:53:39 |
Webmama_Tina |
lol, mr cow goddess isn't a hippy? that
sounds like my family! LOL |
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21:53:43 |
HATHOR |
I've never met that kind of dh |
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21:53:50 |
HATHOR |
tho I heard they exist |
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21:54:06 |
nurturenature |
I do. Blessed I am. Scott is...right? |
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21:54:07 |
mommyto5 |
well give your man a smooch! If he
hadn't pushed who knows... LOL |
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21:54:28 |
HATHOR |
My dh often rebels against my ideas then
later acts like he thought of them
:wub: |
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21:54:34 |
HATHOR |
its endearing. |
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21:54:35 |
Webmama_Tina |
gawd i wish my dh did....*sigh* at
least he doesn't fight me on it for the
most part though |
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21:54:44 |
mommyto5 |
LOL |
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21:54:56 |
HATHOR |
Well, we definitely have different
styles! |
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21:55:13 |
mommyto5 |
So I am not alone. |
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21:55:18 |
HATHOR |
for instance, last night I tried to make
cranium less competitve |
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21:55:49 |
HATHOR |
and he couldn't BELIEVE I was trying to
grow pansy kids hee hee (not in so many
words of course) |
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21:56:08 |
HATHOR |
are ther any more questions? |
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21:56:29 |
amyirony |
so many... and yet, I'll wait til the
next time! |
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21:56:33 |
HATHOR |
I wanted to point out that i'm NAK while
standing with babe in sling |
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21:56:35 |
Webmama_Tina |
how about sense of humor? he's got to
have a good sense of humor, right? i
cannot imagine you married to someone
without an awesome sense of humor... :) |
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21:56:44 |
HATHOR |
she's topping out at 36 lbs... |
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21:56:49 |
Webmama_Tina |
lol |
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21:56:59 |
HATHOR |
Webmama_Tina, we never laugh. |
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21:57:00 |
mommyto5 |
You rock! |
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21:57:02 |
Webmama_Tina |
LOL |
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21:57:08 |
Webmama_Tina |
yeah right |
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21:57:12 |
Webmama_Tina |
serious household |
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21:57:15 |
Webmama_Tina |
hawhaw |
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21:57:22 |
Webmama_Tina |
hey you have a son, right? how old? |
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21:57:26 |
HATHOR |
He thinks I'm the straight guy to his
straight guy |
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21:57:29 |
HATHOR |
hee hee. |
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21:57:46 |
Webmama_Tina |
i'm just steeling myself for when my son
is older and more issues come up like
violent play....*sigh*....i'll be
picking your brains then :) |
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21:57:49 |
HATHOR |
Me? I'm only about girls here. |
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21:57:56 |
Webmama_Tina |
oh i thought you had one son, woops |
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21:58:01 |
Webmama_Tina |
oh well...scott, you have a son? |
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21:58:05 |
He-mom |
nurturenature, I am a very bad hippy...
too lazy to take care of the long hair
so I cut it all off. All my tie-die
shirts faded... I don't like the
Grateful Dead... etc, etc. |
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21:58:15 |
Webmama_Tina |
LOL scott |
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21:58:22 |
HATHOR |
hee hee scott |
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21:58:27 |
Webmama_Tina |
by the way mamas, scott will be back
next week for his own chat |
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21:58:38 |
Webmama_Tina |
that would be scott noelle of
www.enjoyparenting.com |
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21:58:42 |
HATHOR |
So glad you're going to be chatting
Scott that rocks! |
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21:59:09 |
Webmama_Tina |
and thank you again, hathor, for another
wonderful chat! |
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21:59:17 |
Webmama_Tina |
and can you believe it...2 months in a
row i haven't forgotten! |
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21:59:21 |
amyirony |
is this archived so I can read the
answers to my questions that I missed
when my system crashed? |
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21:59:22 |
Webmama_Tina |
i'm getting there! |
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21:59:22 |
Webmama_Tina |
:) |
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21:59:23 |
He-mom |
Thanks to you, Hathor! |
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21:59:34 |
Webmama_Tina |
yup amy, i will have them up in the next
couple days, if all goes well |
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21:59:38 |
mommyto5 |
Thank you Hathor |
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21:59:40 |
Webmama_Tina |
i post to the egroup when they are
uploaded |
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21:59:42 |
amyirony |
Yes, thank you Hathor, and thank you
Tina. |
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21:59:45 |
HATHOR |
No problem-o it rocks! Thanks everyone,
I'll see you next month!!!!!!!! |
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21:59:46 |
Webmama_Tina |
Please join the Mommy Chats egroup at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mommychats
to receive notices about upcoming chats
and changes to Mommy Chats. |
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21:59:47 |
nurturenature |
Thanks, Hathor! |
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21:59:57 |
HATHOR |
thanks nurturenature! |
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22:00:18 |
HATHOR |
Got to go read mary poppins and put the
kiddos to bed! |
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22:00:45 |
nurturenature |
Scott, I did not mean you were a hippy.
I was refering to the unschooling, so
sorry. |
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22:00:46 |
Webmama_Tina |
ok mamas, i must go back to my family
now! make sure you are on that egroup
for more wonderful news! we have more
great chats in the works, including
another chat with dayna martin, radical
unschooler extraordinaire from the
recent dr phil show.... |
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22:01:12 |
Webmama_Tina |
there are a couple other things in teh
works as well...stay tuned! i will
announce on the egroup as i get word! |
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22:01:54 |
Webmama_Tina |
nighty night mamas and papa! :) |
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22:02:01 |
Webmama_Tina |
scott....we'll see you next week! |
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22:02:12 |
Webmama_Tina |
i'm very excited! |
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22:03:48 |
He-mom |
No worries, nurturenature. Yes, we're
unschoolers. |
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22:04:09 |
He-mom |
(Sorry, experimenting with color) |
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22:04:47 |
nurturenature |
Good night. Looking forward to your
chat. |
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22:05:35 |
Webmama_Tina |
*outtahere* |
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22:05:51 |
Webmama_Tina |
*niteynite* |
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22:05:57 |
Webmama_Tina |
toodles all! |
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22:06:01 |
He-mom |
This was fun! Looking forward to next
week! |
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22:06:13 |
Webmama_Tina |
glad you liked it! see ya next week! :) |
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22:07:12 |
He-mom |
Thanks, Heather... You ROCK! :) |
