tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post4700348517419037033..comments2024-01-30T21:31:09.198-08:00Comments on Living - In Theory: Spirited CriesSugar Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14350485179045324078noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-66493297111340808312009-02-01T19:38:00.000-08:002009-02-01T19:38:00.000-08:00Thank you! I give both of my children my time, bu...Thank you! I give both of my children my time, but it's not always the loving affirmation that they need. My older daughter and I spend way too much time butting heads. I really needed to hear what you wrote to remind me to give them what they truly need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-47228915146401214502009-01-31T19:12:00.000-08:002009-01-31T19:12:00.000-08:00Sugar, this was very meaningful to me, thank you f...Sugar, this was very meaningful to me, thank you for sharing your pain and also your answer...you are a beautiful person. I'll be thinking of you and your family. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-38998608325494868202009-01-29T16:51:00.000-08:002009-01-29T16:51:00.000-08:00Thanks. This sounds very much like the last few m...Thanks. This sounds very much like the last few months here. I am embarrassed to admit that. Alot of that has to do with how I feel about myself and the depression I feel (it honestly runs in my family). Furthermore, my stress causes them to be stressed. I have taken steps to rectify this situation. Thanks for sharing. I was feeling alone in this. And furthermore, I hope that one day, you can rectify your relationship.Corina - Down to Earth Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575054747704794655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-28868852652984613502008-09-10T13:15:00.000-07:002008-09-10T13:15:00.000-07:00Zereh:Thanks for sharing that wisdom. I learned th...Zereh:<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing that wisdom. I learned that lesson far too late. That was the main reason behind this post. I was seeing my relationship repeat itself in another family. I've since met many people who were struggling with the same issues. Your comment may give them some pause... which would be wonderful, wouldn't it?Sugar Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350485179045324078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-5763535547511971062008-09-10T11:37:00.000-07:002008-09-10T11:37:00.000-07:00A very wise woman once told me that children have ...A very wise woman once told me that children have a very specific "attention quota" that they need to have met every day. <BR/><BR/>Ideally a parent chooses to meet that requirement positively (reading together, playing a game, walking, watching spiders build a web, rolling marbles down the driveway, etc.). It doesn't take a child long to learn to settle for negative attention just to keep themselves in the spotlight long enough to get their quota... <BR/><BR/>ZerehAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-53490728271807157522008-08-25T10:25:00.000-07:002008-08-25T10:25:00.000-07:00This is a beautiful post, Sugar - and I can imagin...This is a beautiful post, Sugar - and I can imagine it was hard to write. Its amazing how days can be sucked away into "getting stuff done." This is a wonderful reminder to take a breather now and then!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553576332320270146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-25520387284979292922008-08-21T15:36:00.000-07:002008-08-21T15:36:00.000-07:00I needed to hear this today. I'm so glad I stumbl...I needed to hear this today. I'm so glad I stumbled across you. I have one very spirited 5-year-old, four others who see the attention she gets and try to mimic her behaviour, and a naughty puppy. Today was not a great day. I yelled an swore and yelled some more. Now I'm crying. This mothering thing is just not easy.E. Tyler Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06715686459337831034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-14935917658917695412008-08-21T14:33:00.000-07:002008-08-21T14:33:00.000-07:00I have a special place in my heart for all you mom...I have a special place in my heart for all you moms... thanks for commenting... for reading... and for loving your kids... no matter what.Sugar Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350485179045324078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-56193699841423533332008-08-21T10:47:00.000-07:002008-08-21T10:47:00.000-07:00Your story was like a flash back for me. I remembe...Your story was like a flash back for me. I remember a time when my parents would spend time with my brother and I. And I also remember a time when they didn't. Thank you for being so honest. Thank you for being so bold. Now that I am the parent I make it a point to spend time with my boys. To listen, to cuddle, to just be. Thank you for reminding me my time with them is short and precious.RR Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180100343784111284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-78964691015578601272008-08-18T13:34:00.000-07:002008-08-18T13:34:00.000-07:00I have that 7 year old living at my house right no...I have that 7 year old living at my house right now - and I am constantly immersed in being a single, professional mom of the most willful, demanding, disrespectful child I've ever known. And my focus is always only to get through the day, and never on the idea of enjoying the time we might have together - though I see the occasional evidence that it's what she really wants. But that evidence gets lost in the tiredness and the constant, relentless battles with her. I will try very, very hard to remember your words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-90468339043806983332008-08-17T09:34:00.000-07:002008-08-17T09:34:00.000-07:00Oh ouch. I'm right there with you. I have a 17 yr ...Oh ouch. I'm right there with you. I have a 17 yr old who no longer lives with me, who I barely speak to, and who just told me to "eff" off a few days ago.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03303016217423833793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-16243173091042292932008-08-17T07:31:00.000-07:002008-08-17T07:31:00.000-07:00Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for w...Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for writing this.Kim @ Ponytaildiaries.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106809118792122459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-33797615102788621302008-08-17T07:29:00.000-07:002008-08-17T07:29:00.000-07:00Your awesomeness was featured on BS Sunday on the ...Your awesomeness was featured on BS Sunday on the Houston Chronicle Online: http://tinyurl.com/6c2w4uJenny, the Bloggesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13718481135182612620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-17572229460316987682008-05-05T23:55:00.000-07:002008-05-05T23:55:00.000-07:00I thought this entry was very touching, and it rea...I thought this entry was very touching, and it really hit home with my feelings about my youngest son. For Valentine's week, his kindergarten teacher sent home homework for Mom or Dad to complete. We were to write 5 reasons that we love our child. I wrote mine out and he just treasured the affirmation of my love and was a little angel for the next two days. Amazing what the power of love, which we sometimes take for granted, can do. I need to remember to be there for him more. It's hard when the challenges of life weigh on my mind, but I need to remember that despite what feels like his efforts to push me away, he is just calling out to me in need of being reminded about what a terrific person he is and how my life is blessed by loving him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-4085430601352298312008-02-18T21:59:00.000-08:002008-02-18T21:59:00.000-08:00Ski Chick:Thanks for your comments. AMEN to that!L...Ski Chick:<BR/>Thanks for your comments. AMEN to that!<BR/><BR/>Lela:<BR/>Wow... thanks for checking in. And your welcome. :)Sugar Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14350485179045324078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-72405560501950990212008-02-18T17:26:00.000-08:002008-02-18T17:26:00.000-08:00This is great. Always a needed reminder because w...This is great. Always a needed reminder because we all get busy and forget what's right in front of us. Thanks.Lelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16717197869029965870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1646757887620573282.post-46559263573135977402008-02-17T22:58:00.000-08:002008-02-17T22:58:00.000-08:00I found your blog very touching, thank you. I hav...I found your blog very touching, thank you. I have two young "spirited" children of my own and have to constantly remind my husband that life is too short! The house can be clean when they're gone, cracker crumbs never hurt anyone, and we need to treasure our kids because they are gone too quickly! It's hard to remember that in the hustle to get out of the house in the morning but I try.skichick1968https://www.blogger.com/profile/03420951291466795351noreply@blogger.com