tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post5117754776903561081..comments2023-05-15T01:45:58.082-07:00Comments on We Never Landed In Holland: Bumps along the wayhaddy2dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04034188486446894352noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-7582385961817676252010-04-21T20:05:10.964-07:002010-04-21T20:05:10.964-07:00Katie you make me giggle! Thank you for you though...Katie you make me giggle! Thank you for you thoughtful response. You are very insightful.haddy2dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034188486446894352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-39596877969863785042010-04-09T21:02:51.784-07:002010-04-09T21:02:51.784-07:00Whatever, it's just stuff. Don't worry so...Whatever, it's just stuff. Don't worry so much, buy it cheap if you can. I have an older friend who has a daughter who loses her cell phone like every month. They just get the cheapest cell phones they can buy and act as if they are disposable. NO BIG DEAL. You could have bigger problems. I think it's kind of cute, endearing in a way.<br /><br />I am reading this book by Anne Lamot that says:<br /><br />"Clutter is wonderfully fertile ground...Tidiness suggests that something is as good as it's going to get."<br /><br />Again, I love your blog. You are so brave to chronicle your son's journey through life and let us all in on the fact that you are imperfect people trying to do the best you can by each other. I totally relate to that.<br /><br />Your son will reconcile the seemingly conflicting bits of himself, and I cannot imagine that a native ASL user would ever be INactie in the Deaf community. He will just infuse it with new life, a new perspective, and be articulate enough (through the exemplary education you are providing for him) to express himself in light of his experiences.<br /><br />:-) You have every right to be proud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-85628953316541647652010-04-06T19:16:02.397-07:002010-04-06T19:16:02.397-07:00Dianrez! That is such a great idea! I feel like I ...Dianrez! That is such a great idea! I feel like I wish I could have been more effective and I think I will try your idea, The problem with my kid is he may use his whole middle school life to get it. *Mel fastens her seat belt*<br /><br />Ericka, I am told by my teacher friends this happens a lot with boys. I am a big fan of "Love and Logic" but do as I say not as I do.haddy2dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034188486446894352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-53302362349588962382010-04-03T17:39:11.610-07:002010-04-03T17:39:11.610-07:00Sounds just like my 4th grade son! I can't eve...Sounds just like my 4th grade son! I can't even imagine how my son is going to make it in junior high if he's losing and forgetting everything now.Erickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549817077033717629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098293668088212810.post-71581684959363213202010-04-03T14:02:21.848-07:002010-04-03T14:02:21.848-07:00Sounds so familiar. Even with my son in college, w...Sounds so familiar. Even with my son in college, we still have the occasional crisis of lost items, etc. <br /><br />Looking back, I would do things differently: give each kid a set amount of money to cover clothes and supplies, and a strong caution that any lost items have to be replaced from that finite money supply. <br /><br />If the money lasts till the summer, they keep it for fun. If it runs out too soon, TB. They have to work it off if they want replacements.<br /><br />Great idea. Tho I wish I had thought of it sooner.Dianrezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077219189139398901noreply@blogger.com