tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post3130708054530240181..comments2023-10-26T07:41:45.395-04:00Comments on RACING WITH BABES: open letter to Dizzle ...TMB @ RACING WITH BABEShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12670409852045798697noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-72398592780759879232011-01-12T01:20:59.766-05:002011-01-12T01:20:59.766-05:00I could write this, almost word for word about my ...I could write this, almost word for word about my almost 7-yr old daughter. I often at am such a loss about how to parent her independent, strong-willed, intelligent personality.Corrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04491213912278655711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-67269924073722355532011-01-06T13:02:09.832-05:002011-01-06T13:02:09.832-05:00OMG! I SO needed this today. My 9-year-old son put...OMG! I SO needed this today. My 9-year-old son put me through it this morning. Can you call him? Just kidding. Sort of.<br /><br />Winks & Smiles,<br />WifeyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01531001180084362992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-11058781932247434202011-01-05T11:41:02.274-05:002011-01-05T11:41:02.274-05:00the good news is: i'm pretty sure that i was s...the good news is: i'm pretty sure that i was stubborn as a mule and strong headed...always wanted to "do it myself."<br /><br />and now...some 20 years later...i call my mom all the time. sometimes to ask how to make "her" lasagna. sometimes for financial advice. sometimes for therapy. we all grow up eventually and learn what amazing women are mothers are!dawn @ running the dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189689892227962182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-24165587307251014632011-01-05T08:16:52.019-05:002011-01-05T08:16:52.019-05:00Good luck my friend!Good luck my friend!Love and Puppies, Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11499264617694298652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-28105605779436118942011-01-04T21:53:53.530-05:002011-01-04T21:53:53.530-05:00hahahahhahahaha...that's funny. DINK's wil...hahahahhahahaha...that's funny. DINK's will definitely not get this...hahahha still laughing!!!!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676282646399721560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-27624695525868506012011-01-04T20:03:56.515-05:002011-01-04T20:03:56.515-05:00Wait... did I write this? Certainly feels like I ...Wait... did I write this? Certainly feels like I did... luckily not today, but on many, many other days. Prayers for you and Dizzle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-54889704642992469552011-01-04T19:11:24.767-05:002011-01-04T19:11:24.767-05:00LMAO!! I always wondered why my Mom would say &qu...LMAO!! I always wondered why my Mom would say "I have to yell because you all dont listen when I talk normal." Now I know.. KIDS!!!Mel -Tall Mom on the Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777751504773574393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-43859113091063210012011-01-04T18:50:54.374-05:002011-01-04T18:50:54.374-05:00Pretty sure my mom wrote me a letter like this eve...Pretty sure my mom wrote me a letter like this every day of my life from age 2 through 18 :) Yay parenting. Can't believe I'm honestly considering it.LookingUpAgainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13539965861428975704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-45389945865428296582011-01-04T17:13:52.622-05:002011-01-04T17:13:52.622-05:00Hang in there Racing With Babes!! Aside from the ...Hang in there Racing With Babes!! Aside from the whining and not listening on the kid's part, I usually feel the worst about MY behavior/reaction (not theirs!). "Love and Logic" parenting has helped me immensely with these situations...as has getting my kids up earlier in the morning. More time to work through the difficulties...and more time for me to calculate a reasonable response that I can feel good about! This too shall pass!tara martinakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10876599630137652824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-69681287637504933052011-01-04T16:56:48.395-05:002011-01-04T16:56:48.395-05:00Isn't being a Mom an adventure? I'm sure ...Isn't being a Mom an adventure? I'm sure we all have days when we could write similar letters. I know I do.Staciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08392397315932068766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-71935734816562440062011-01-04T16:28:21.886-05:002011-01-04T16:28:21.886-05:00Tough morning, huh? That's the thing with kids...Tough morning, huh? That's the thing with kids - it's their job to test us (over and over again) and our job to make sure that they don't win.Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819714901550763235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-20294428470502517372011-01-04T16:02:30.447-05:002011-01-04T16:02:30.447-05:00freaking kids! My 4year old decided this morning t...freaking kids! My 4year old decided this morning that her feet were too tired to stand....with 10 mins left to go I said very calmly and rationally "I will make sure your feet never work again if you don't get your bummed dressed now" she some how managed to get dressed after that....Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493145398091462192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-58028235352962503922011-01-04T15:31:44.712-05:002011-01-04T15:31:44.712-05:00Gosh, do we have the same children? Don't thi...Gosh, do we have the same children? Don't think I have commented on your previous posts...Congrats on a great 2010!!! Incredible. Good luck in 2011!!Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08422741135790771406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-87724813155036404542011-01-04T13:40:07.774-05:002011-01-04T13:40:07.774-05:00great letter- always good to have something like t...great letter- always good to have something like this on record :)!akjenniekthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083245173768904065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-399028753654994892011-01-04T11:17:58.625-05:002011-01-04T11:17:58.625-05:00I hated sending my son off to school after a morni...I hated sending my son off to school after a morning like what (it sounds like) you had...raising kids is a tough job. Sounds like both of you could use a hug today.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268130692900152965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-60061300173314253162011-01-04T10:57:25.727-05:002011-01-04T10:57:25.727-05:00I can not wait for her reply!!! ;-)I can not wait for her reply!!! ;-)Shellyrm ~ just a country runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03822262051285512641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-66914447121463393302011-01-04T10:56:56.501-05:002011-01-04T10:56:56.501-05:00You must have the patience of a saint. Seriously!You must have the patience of a saint. Seriously!Marlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230997094889375925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-74084307640313345702011-01-04T10:52:34.701-05:002011-01-04T10:52:34.701-05:00Can I steal this... and say, "Dear Kiera"...Can I steal this... and say, "Dear Kiera"?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07897053755749839079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-25498808341851293202011-01-04T10:08:21.355-05:002011-01-04T10:08:21.355-05:00Wow, we have a cosmic connection. I was just openi...Wow, we have a cosmic connection. I was just opening this up when I said to my kiddos 'You guys need to go to the playroom, because if you're not going to listen to me, you need to not be in the same room as me.' Oy!Sally HPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321583478635164338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-78601207183824685182011-01-04T10:00:32.253-05:002011-01-04T10:00:32.253-05:00I've heard my mom say all those things to me a...I've heard my mom say all those things to me at some point in my life. it's so funny bc mom's are always right!! it just takes about 20+ years to learn that tho.Bethany + Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15378086868631816980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-34414118745363367262011-01-04T09:49:19.191-05:002011-01-04T09:49:19.191-05:00I am glad I am not alone after reading your post a...I am glad I am not alone after reading your post and all of the comments. My daughter and I are both very stubborn and she is only 2 and a half ( going on 16). I can't not even imagine what awaits me when she is pre- teen and beyond!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-14883069481612228392011-01-04T09:31:06.823-05:002011-01-04T09:31:06.823-05:00Oh boy!! Can I relate! My daughter and I are both ...Oh boy!! Can I relate! My daughter and I are both the most stubborn people. It's HARD! She MUST do everything on her own. I hate yelling and I hate that feeling after dropping the kids off at school that a war just happened and I'm left to lick my wounds until it's time to pick them up again. <br /><br />I am positive that this stubborn trait will get her far in life, though, so I'm just riding it out :-)A Prelude To...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09701584163226867775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-43099126865956973382011-01-04T09:14:25.435-05:002011-01-04T09:14:25.435-05:00I have constant guilt at times for the way I react...I have constant guilt at times for the way I react. At times they push me to my human limit and beyond. I certainly don't handle it always in a Godly way. I find this so hard now they are growing older and trying to exert their independence. Sigh.... Doing what they are told is such a great lesson to learn. I am constantly trying to instill this.<br /><br />Have a great day, you sound like a great mom who did what was needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-84915209713172955532011-01-04T09:03:12.174-05:002011-01-04T09:03:12.174-05:00Try 3 kids doing the same thing. I feel terrible s...Try 3 kids doing the same thing. I feel terrible some mornings.mommaof3ontherunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304875653490732002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732829991335734426.post-69886162732214276772011-01-04T08:57:23.061-05:002011-01-04T08:57:23.061-05:00Dizzle sounds an awful lot like my older son. He &...Dizzle sounds an awful lot like my older son. He & I are frighteningly similar in personality, which leads to much butting of heads and demonstrations of will. It has gotten slightly better as he has gotten older - our battles have become fewer and far between, yet retain their intensity. Good luck!!UltraMamaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769976707261828456noreply@blogger.com