tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post5651463770773279944..comments2023-09-06T08:23:46.896-07:00Comments on oreneta aground (but missinaibi's afloat!): I will never be the same here.orenetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-33544281277133774152007-04-25T12:06:00.000-07:002007-04-25T12:06:00.000-07:00ya know what Oreneta? One day, your kids will see...ya know what Oreneta? One day, your kids will see the advantage that they have over so many other kids....they get to see life as it really is, not through rose colored glasses. It's important to know that you're not alone in the world and that the world does not revolve around you. there are so many people who have it better than you and there are so many people who have it worse off than you.<BR/><BR/>I think you are doing wonderful things for your kids...teaching them things they could never get anywhere else.<BR/><BR/>Congrats.Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245554563405436101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-82774200935942630962007-04-25T11:53:00.000-07:002007-04-25T11:53:00.000-07:00I'm with Boo on this (not surprising really) and d...I'm with Boo on this (not surprising really) and do feel that one of a parents' main roles in life should be to embarass their children. it sets them up in life for when they later make fools of themselves. The not fitting in thing is difficult. I moved continent at 8 years old and definitely didn't fit into the first (fairly working class) school I went to. Then i went to boarding school for the first 4 years of secondary school so didn't fit in at home much either as the schoolfriends were 23 miles away. The latter I was determined not to repeat so my kids lived within walking distance of school. For the rest - kids are very adaptable, and if you have to follow the flock on the little things (number of bags etc) nevertheless they will have a sense of themselves which will enable them to be themselves and do what is their thing when bigger decisions have to be made. But being an individual gives kids a good role model, being yourself and not a clone gives them a better one because it enables them to see that being themselves is more important then being a part of the crowd, and sometimes that can be critical. This is turning into a rant, so I will stop.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201306601361606616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-31528835475955787112007-04-25T05:50:00.001-07:002007-04-25T05:50:00.001-07:00Hey DD: did you see the baby emu pics?Hey DD: did you see the baby emu pics?orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-2985463289726098332007-04-25T05:50:00.000-07:002007-04-25T05:50:00.000-07:00Boo: I bet she and her friends still laugh about ...Boo: I bet she and her friends still laugh about that....after seening you with your kids, I have tried to emulate you in your use of honesty and humour with them....it looks like a good recipe.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, I think it is a law somewhere that we have to embarass our kids at least a bit.<BR/><BR/>Beth: Thank you, it is a balancing act they have to discover between being one of the tribe and being themselves...alsways a difficult line to find.<BR/><BR/>DD: Your absolutely right, they were embarassed by me there, and they will be again, just the potential for embarassment is so much greater here....thanks for the comment.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-90766990814798322362007-04-24T22:00:00.000-07:002007-04-24T22:00:00.000-07:00This was a very good post. But you know, I think t...This was a very good post. But you know, I think that even if you did stay home in Ontario and lived a "normal" life there, your kids would still find some way to be embarrassed by you, because they're your kids, and that's what they're supposed to do. I think y'all are doing something pretty darn cool.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737980462115396236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-90300248442434212942007-04-24T16:32:00.000-07:002007-04-24T16:32:00.000-07:00Yes, children do want to "blend in" - and not be d...Yes, children do want to "blend in" - and not be different. But it sounds like your girls already appreciate the way of life you have given them. As they get older, they will appreciate it even more. <BR/>You're doing a fabulous job!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-50505950642245849122007-04-24T11:31:00.000-07:002007-04-24T11:31:00.000-07:00I have found that they do eventually get over bein...I have found that they do eventually get over being embarrased by you. I found this out when Erin was about 14 and I was picking herand her friend up from Karate. There was a TV programme I really wanted to see and they were taking ages farting about. I peered through the doors and I thought they had finished they had all gone to the side of the room. I rushed in and said Come on Erin I need to get home for "I'm a celebrity get me out of here" The entire class stared at me. They hadn't finished! They still had to do their stupid bowing thing at the end! Luckily, Erin and her friends thought it was hysterical.<BR/>Hope the girls enjoy their trip!<BR/>Anyway, I think it's the law that one should embarras one's kids!Boo and Trevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180278448934122491noreply@blogger.com