tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post672868852536010563..comments2023-09-06T08:23:46.896-07:00Comments on oreneta aground (but missinaibi's afloat!): Strange parenting momentorenetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-50752147188325743612008-05-10T23:11:00.000-07:002008-05-10T23:11:00.000-07:00Dawn that is so true...it is difficult sometimes t...Dawn that is so true...it is difficult sometimes to know if you are doing the right thing, but I think that part of our role as parents is to push our kids a bit...orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-60874466201015079862008-05-03T17:14:00.000-07:002008-05-03T17:14:00.000-07:00Wow, the people there do some odd things. It does ...Wow, the people there do some odd things. It does sound rather fun though. I push my kids to have experiences they wouldn't normally venture into, especially times they may never get back. When the kids were quite young we went to see the Musical Ride in Fort Saskatchewan. We sat very close to the front and we got to pet a horse at the end. Our daughter C was 4 and too timid and the 5 minutes passed and she began to cry. It was the perfect teaching moment on missed opportunities one may never get back. When we went up to see the town's grazing sheep, she chased them around until she had pet each one. She has been the type of kid ever since who although shy and timid will go out on a limb to not miss an opportunity that may not come up again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-18201450459325182282008-05-02T15:35:00.000-07:002008-05-02T15:35:00.000-07:00elPadawan, yes indeed a good thing, kind of ruins ...elPadawan, yes indeed a good thing, kind of ruins an evening if your hair catches on fire.<BR/><BR/>Lynda, I am not sure you can buy them on the open market in Canada either, but they love them here, you should SEE the sales in June for St Joan day...OMG<BR/><BR/>Trevor. I swear to you, no. Never a month goes by without some kind of festival. It is the truth.<BR/><BR/>Beth, it was weird, I didn't have the nerve to bring the camera into the inferno. The children, no problem. The camera, no...sorry, no can do.<BR/><BR/>Pretty warped, eh?orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-77098566386270211202008-05-02T13:37:00.000-07:002008-05-02T13:37:00.000-07:00Yes, shoving them into the fireworks would go agai...Yes, shoving them <I>into</I> the fireworks would go against all prior parenting inclinations.<BR/>Would have been great to see a picture of you running/walking all bent over!<BR/>(Glad you emerged safely from the spark inferno.)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-59601500324421575162008-05-02T01:05:00.000-07:002008-05-02T01:05:00.000-07:00Goodness, is there ever a month without a festival...Goodness, is there ever a month without a festival of some sort in Spain? You've certainly immersed youselves in the culture. Well done you. Not sure our kids would have liked the mass sparks, they were always cowering at Guy Fawkes events - mind you some of the bangs these day shake houses! Keep it up.<BR/><BR/>TrevorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-81797493690630685492008-05-02T00:29:00.000-07:002008-05-02T00:29:00.000-07:00Fireworks are an odd thing for most Australians. ...Fireworks are an odd thing for most Australians. It has been over 30 odd years since they were sold on the open market, the effects of them on our dry bush in summer has been devestating. Now we just get an Ultra Big show on NYE.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I think my kids have missed out on something....Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037350189933791568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-7966345369013957142008-05-01T22:47:00.000-07:002008-05-01T22:47:00.000-07:00what a strange and interesting tradition :). Good ...what a strange and interesting tradition :). Good thing your hair survived the event ;)elPadawanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870668413989993257noreply@blogger.com