tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post1590337253690548805..comments2023-06-29T07:42:33.071-04:00Comments on The Lone Woman Diaries: Mean MotherMegan Coakleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422558504606256516noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-49982869227637926352011-06-16T23:41:42.363-04:002011-06-16T23:41:42.363-04:00Oh I'm sure you misunderstood the Don't Hu...Oh I'm sure you misunderstood the Don't Hurt message... it's for the KIDS. The Parental Units on the other hand... well. For them it's survival of the fittest. You are, after all, outnumbered.<br /><br />;-)<br /><br />"How I failed 5 Today: I am mortal."London Mabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04344685160375710889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-8951260703589633832011-06-15T11:26:44.190-04:002011-06-15T11:26:44.190-04:00What you are teaching your kids is that it's o...What you are teaching your kids is that it's okay not to be perfect and that it's good to express your feelings. Very important lessons.Judy, Judy, Judyhttp://www.noveltruths.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-84331722773123488682011-06-15T00:49:55.873-04:002011-06-15T00:49:55.873-04:00Losing your shit is a fact of life. Ordinarily it ...Losing your shit is a fact of life. Ordinarily it happens when someone doesn't take responsibility for their own actions and we have to fix it.<br /><br />True Story: A colleague who teaches kindergarten once made her whole class wave goodbye to her as she walked out the door and reentered, saying "That's it. You did it. Nice Miss Lilly is gone and now MEAN Miss Lilly is your teacher because you wouldn't follow the rules." So tell them, they had a nice mom. They drove her away!<br /><br />Also, I once said to a student (not my best moment): When you need to pee, go to THE BATHROOm do I need to like WRITE THAT ON YOUR HAND so you remember?lora96https://www.blogger.com/profile/08171062741089674769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-22078613135695690662011-06-15T00:34:39.514-04:002011-06-15T00:34:39.514-04:00OH Honey, I WAS the Mean Mom! They even have diff...OH Honey, I WAS the Mean Mom! They even have different names for the different <b>Looks</b> I made at them.<br /><br />Here's what you do: from now on it's all about the guilt for the older ones. Don't yell, just sigh loudly, look extremely put-upon, be sad and tremendously disappointed in them, and how they apparently can NOT be depended on to help while Dad is away..."<i>that's fine, I'll just let him know when he calls tonight that Four and Five really contributed, but you guys, well. **sigh** You guys...</i>"<br /><br />Our, threaten to send them here. I can still put on that Mean Mom Look, and ya know, Dan has cite books and guns.<br />JulieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5318625078248654911.post-65135136391908153802011-06-15T00:23:19.009-04:002011-06-15T00:23:19.009-04:00Even the best of us lose our shit. And, to be clea...Even the best of us lose our shit. And, to be clear, I'm not among the best. You're holding up better under the circumstances than I do on most ordinary days. Try not to worry so much (yeah, I know). You will make it through, and so will they. Anyway, it'll likely not scar them for life. The things that do are always the ones you thought were perfectly reasonable.Deliahttp://delia-moran.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com