My weekend update

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Registered: 02-15-2008
My weekend update
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Mon, 07-28-2008 - 1:56pm

Looking back it was a nice weekend.

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Registered: 10-07-2005
Mon, 07-28-2008 - 3:29pm

Ugh- I HATE the demand hugs to grandparents!!!

A friend of mine, before she had kids, was always going on and on about her "spoiled neice" because this little girl of 2 yrs old didn't want to give hugs to grandma and auntie and uncle and... Every sunday at church, this poor kid would throw a fit because everyone would be trying to touch her- I can imagine her not wanting to go at all!

And then she was going on about the mother not MAKING the girl give hugs- what the heck!?!

Kid doesn't want to do it, you don't force them- it wrecks their self esteem!

Just like ds and speaking in class, he has a hard time with it- and gets poor marks on that part of his report card because of it... but I completely understand, because I was the same way, so I don't push him about it at all... we have talked about it, and he's doing better, but he's just shy/ nervous about it. But forcing him to do it will just make him feel upset, and he once lashed out at a daycare teacher for physically forcing him to be in a play rehearsal- WELL! you can imagine MY reaction to that one when they wanted to talk to me about ds lashing out--- what did YOU do to him to MAKE him lash out, was my first question... I know my kid! And sure enough...

"Admire what you DO have, and stop asking for what you don't." Ds-age 8


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Registered: 09-01-2006
Mon, 07-28-2008 - 3:40pm

I almost cried when I read that!

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 07-28-2008 - 5:04pm

Happy Birthday!!!


Mark





We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanese Proverb







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Registered: 05-13-2005
Mon, 07-28-2008 - 5:14pm

Happy Birthday!!!!!!! Glad to hear it was happy and that CM was part of it!!

"It never fails to amaze me how different he is from my exh. "

AMEN!

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Registered: 12-06-1998
Mon, 07-28-2008 - 5:22pm
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
I'm glad it was perfect!

 



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