Comments on: Living Through my Son(s) (& Failing) http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/10/30/living-through-my-sons-failing/ The Family Side of Fire Life Thu, 24 May 2012 12:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Claire http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/10/30/living-through-my-sons-failing/comment-page-1/#comment-3482 Claire Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:49:54 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=654#comment-3482 I love your bags. They were PERFECT. Our pre-school just asked for kids to bring contributions for the bags and they poured them into two giant bowls. The kids decorated their own paper sacks and filled them with candy from the bowls. Honestly though, I don't think that the kids care one way or another what the bags look like etc. or whose mom/dad is cooler (only the parents care about that stuff). They just care that they got something! I'm boring... I sent in a bag of organic pretzels and some carrots for his party while all the rest of the parents brought chips and cupcakes. I love your bags. They were PERFECT. Our pre-school just asked for kids to bring contributions for the bags and they poured them into two giant bowls. The kids decorated their own paper sacks and filled them with candy from the bowls. Honestly though, I don’t think that the kids care one way or another what the bags look like etc. or whose mom/dad is cooler (only the parents care about that stuff). They just care that they got something! I’m boring… I sent in a bag of organic pretzels and some carrots for his party while all the rest of the parents brought chips and cupcakes.

]]> By: AmyGabbard http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/10/30/living-through-my-sons-failing/comment-page-1/#comment-3479 AmyGabbard Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:34:51 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=654#comment-3479 Last Tuesday was my sons preschool fall party and he was sick so he missed the whole thing. He was feeling better so he got to go today and he came home with all the baggies the other Mothers had made. He missed out on his first party and didn't get to take any bags. Last Tuesday was my sons preschool fall party and he was sick so he missed the whole thing. He was feeling better so he got to go today and he came home with all the baggies the other Mothers had made. He missed out on his first party and didn’t get to take any bags.

]]> By: Burgh Baby http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/10/30/living-through-my-sons-failing/comment-page-1/#comment-3478 Burgh Baby Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:11:44 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=654#comment-3478 Let me spin this the way I see it, if you don't mind. Parents today have gotten WAY carried away with trying to outdo one another. You, my friend, rock for keeping things reasonably under control. Let me spin this the way I see it, if you don’t mind. Parents today have gotten WAY carried away with trying to outdo one another. You, my friend, rock for keeping things reasonably under control.

]]> By: Liz@thisfullhouse http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/10/30/living-through-my-sons-failing/comment-page-1/#comment-3477 Liz@thisfullhouse Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:54:49 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=654#comment-3477 Oh, I've been doing the "little bags of candy" for years and they are a family favorite here, too! Good goin' Momma! By the way, you just got GHOSTED! http://www.thisfullhouse.com/this_full_house/2008/10/holy-hannah-mon.html Oh, I’ve been doing the “little bags of candy” for years and they are a family favorite here, too! Good goin’ Momma! By the way, you just got GHOSTED!

http://www.thisfullhouse.com/this_full_house/2008/10/holy-hannah-mon.html

]]> By: suz http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/10/30/living-through-my-sons-failing/comment-page-1/#comment-3476 suz Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:35:18 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=654#comment-3476 I remember the days...so cute. (And kudos to you on the non forcing of sports. My oldest son is NOT an athletic kid. We tried soccer, hockey, etc. Its just not him. I refused to force it. I get annoyed when people question why he is not playing sports. Um, cuz he doesnt WANT TO!!) Off I got to read 8 things about polish americans on your share list....LOL. Caught my eye being Polish and all. I remember the days…so cute. (And kudos to you on the non forcing of sports. My oldest son is NOT an athletic kid. We tried soccer, hockey, etc. Its just not him. I refused to force it. I get annoyed when people question why he is not playing sports. Um, cuz he doesnt WANT TO!!) Off I got to read 8 things about polish americans on your share list….LOL. Caught my eye being Polish and all.

]]> By: ru http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/10/30/living-through-my-sons-failing/comment-page-1/#comment-3475 ru Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:05:03 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=654#comment-3475 for what it's worth, i think your little bags of candy are absolutely and exactly what they should be. more power to you! for what it’s worth, i think your little bags of candy are absolutely and exactly what they should be.

more power to you!

]]> By: Meaghan http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/10/30/living-through-my-sons-failing/comment-page-1/#comment-3474 Meaghan Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:17:39 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=654#comment-3474 Thanks for entering the giveaway for 1 lb of gourmet coffee or tea! We do this giveaway every Friday so check back often. We are also doing a big surprise giveaway in November so be sure to get in on that one! www.getthebean.blogspot.com Also, did i tell you about our cancer blog? We raise money to fight cancer and i noticed you were also a cancer fighter :) Visit at www.gtbfightscancer.blogspot.com Thanks for entering the giveaway for 1 lb of gourmet coffee or tea! We do this giveaway every Friday so check back often.

We are also doing a big surprise giveaway in November so be sure to get in on that one!

http://www.getthebean.blogspot.com

Also, did i tell you about our cancer blog? We raise money to fight cancer and i noticed you were also a cancer fighter :) Visit at http://www.gtbfightscancer.blogspot.com

]]> By: Katie http://stopdropandblog.com/2008/10/30/living-through-my-sons-failing/comment-page-1/#comment-3473 Katie Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:13:58 +0000 http://stopdropandblog.com/?p=654#comment-3473 Aww, too cute! Glad you had fun with the bags. :c) But man, over-the-top parents like that drive me crazy. Especially when, as it's always been in our schools, parents are specifically told NOT to send in treats for parties. (In our preschool, a couple parents get assigned to take care of the party treats in lieu of their snack day that month...in elementary the teachers take care of it). So one preschool year for Kelsey I was assigned Halloween, and I made cute treat bags and cookies. The other Mom and I showed up with all our cute little Halloween stuff all excited...but of course, the hyper-parents had sent in much more elaborate, super cool things WHEN THEY WEREN'T SUPPOSED TO! Argh. And it happens at EVERY. SINGLE. PARTY. EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR. It drives me CRAZY, because those of us who are actually, ya know, following the teacher's directions (imagine that) end up looking like the jerkheads. Aww, too cute! Glad you had fun with the bags. :c)

But man, over-the-top parents like that drive me crazy. Especially when, as it’s always been in our schools, parents are specifically told NOT to send in treats for parties. (In our preschool, a couple parents get assigned to take care of the party treats in lieu of their snack day that month…in elementary the teachers take care of it).

So one preschool year for Kelsey I was assigned Halloween, and I made cute treat bags and cookies. The other Mom and I showed up with all our cute little Halloween stuff all excited…but of course, the hyper-parents had sent in much more elaborate, super cool things WHEN THEY WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO! Argh. And it happens at EVERY. SINGLE. PARTY. EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR. It drives me CRAZY, because those of us who are actually, ya know, following the teacher’s directions (imagine that) end up looking like the jerkheads.

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