tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798914461149907138.post8544391757796837327..comments2024-03-28T17:35:04.789-05:00Comments on Understand Blue: Bored? Well, get some inner resources!Lydia Fiedlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03913680862479518524noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798914461149907138.post-29172859136184422872012-07-05T13:51:15.908-05:002012-07-05T13:51:15.908-05:00Lydia, thanks so much for this post. You have some...Lydia, thanks so much for this post. You have some very insightful thoughts here. I sent a link to your blog to my daughter, who just had baby #7. She pretty much parents in the old fashioned way, and I knew she would like what you had to say. Thanks also for the link to the original New Yorker article.<br />BuggainOKBugga in OKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664766220635564682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798914461149907138.post-24930106115752663842012-07-04T12:03:14.589-05:002012-07-04T12:03:14.589-05:00We were raised to say "yes sir" and &quo...We were raised to say "yes sir" and "no sir" to my dad. Sassiness was something you never attempted either. Ahhh, memories of childhood. Lol.<br /><br />Sparkly little card. Love it!Scrapcollectrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05914711946030891677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798914461149907138.post-23059480683899349902012-07-03T19:03:33.468-05:002012-07-03T19:03:33.468-05:00I always enjoy your posts, Lydia. I heard (and use...I always enjoy your posts, Lydia. I heard (and used it often enough) a phrase when my daughters were growing up. When they would say they were bored, I would respond with "you're boring, so go find something to do." I was also prone to respond to their complaints of boredom with a list of jobs. It drives me crazy when I carry on a conversation with a friend and her 3 year old is saying "Mom, Mom" NONSTOP to get her attention.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016863758745337986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798914461149907138.post-84629846205306174752012-07-03T08:18:42.168-05:002012-07-03T08:18:42.168-05:00Hear! Hear! Bravo! Thank you! I thought not bei...Hear! Hear! Bravo! Thank you! I thought not being able to tolerate the child-centered world was just a side effect of my "getting up there."<br />I am tired of playing second fiddle to out of tune and out of touch kids and parents.Jean Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02092855444598470191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798914461149907138.post-84529463058834791862012-07-03T07:51:20.250-05:002012-07-03T07:51:20.250-05:00Cute card. I love the vintage images with kids pla...Cute card. I love the vintage images with kids playing. <br />I brought my kids up with the understanding if they said they were bored, I would find chores to keep them occupied. On the rare occasion they actually took me up on the chores and did something I suggested I usually took pity on them later on and found something of interest for them to do...once the chore was completed, of course and not as a reward for doing chores. Our daughter has carried on the tradition. Guess it worked! :DAuntie Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395086888097356747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798914461149907138.post-89810192265820653982012-07-02T22:57:07.834-05:002012-07-02T22:57:07.834-05:00What a great post! When I was a kid, the common s...What a great post! When I was a kid, the common saying was "children should be seen but not heard" and it was true. Never would we think to interrupt a conversation between adults. I am trying to teach my children the same manners, but I really don't think they understand that life doesn't revolve around them! Great card, too, BTW. Love the retro look of that stamp.Karrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282186745582708906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798914461149907138.post-78513767063824779852012-07-02T17:26:31.280-05:002012-07-02T17:26:31.280-05:00Oh Lydia!! This is simply a GENIUS post! I'm...Oh Lydia!! This is simply a GENIUS post! I'm going to read the article that you suggest but I absolutely understand EXACTLY what you're saying!! <br /><br />Thanks for the fabulous post!!<br /><br />Crafty Hugs!<br />MeredithCraftyMomOf3https://www.blogger.com/profile/02645020912885256914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798914461149907138.post-81911165031609120392012-07-02T16:20:34.096-05:002012-07-02T16:20:34.096-05:00Do parents even say "go outside and play"...Do parents even say "go outside and play" any more? I read that article as it made the rounds the other day - great observations, and I wish we could go back to the good ole days.Leslie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514397178022946975noreply@blogger.com