Comments on: A Parenting Progression http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/ Crunchy Freaks R Us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:29:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: threeundertwo http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9814 threeundertwo Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:05:33 +0000 http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9814 My kids have never had tv (we don't have cable so we get zero reception) but I try to be careful of the sugar. The result? They go *insane* on Valentines Day, Easter, Christmas, etc when other people give them mass quantities of sugar. We have to be so careful of the floodgates we open. Once we asked a waiter if there was some kind of slushee the kids could have. Do you know what my little angels all order in restaurants now? "Virgin strawberry daiquiri please" Argh. My kids have never had tv (we don’t have cable so we get zero reception) but I try to be careful of the sugar. The result? They go *insane* on Valentines Day, Easter, Christmas, etc when other people give them mass quantities of sugar.

We have to be so careful of the floodgates we open. Once we asked a waiter if there was some kind of slushee the kids could have. Do you know what my little angels all order in restaurants now?

“Virgin strawberry daiquiri please”

Argh.

]]> By: Stacie http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9803 Stacie Fri, 30 May 2008 18:57:06 +0000 http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9803 We're still the tv holdouts. Once they hit 2 I plan to get Mr Rogers DVDs though. I don't bring junk to playgroups - I bring fruit, LaraBars, rice cakes etc. There are so many kids with food allergies in my parenting group that you have to be super careful what food you bring. Of course, I DID make peach sorbet for the art group at my house in (crap - where did the day go?) 30 minutes. With sugar. And organic peaches. And I emailed both of the other mothers to make sure there were no peach or citrus allergies. We’re still the tv holdouts. Once they hit 2 I plan to get Mr Rogers DVDs though.

I don’t bring junk to playgroups - I bring fruit, LaraBars, rice cakes etc. There are so many kids with food allergies in my parenting group that you have to be super careful what food you bring.

Of course, I DID make peach sorbet for the art group at my house in (crap - where did the day go?) 30 minutes. With sugar. And organic peaches. And I emailed both of the other mothers to make sure there were no peach or citrus allergies.

]]> By: Claudia http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9802 Claudia Fri, 30 May 2008 17:52:36 +0000 http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9802 That's why we all set our expectations so high, so that when we've got to let them slide we're still in a pretty good place. At least that's what I'm telling myself, anyway. That’s why we all set our expectations so high, so that when we’ve got to let them slide we’re still in a pretty good place. At least that’s what I’m telling myself, anyway.

]]> By: CableGirl http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9801 CableGirl Fri, 30 May 2008 15:53:14 +0000 http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9801 Dunno, maybe I'm an idealist.... or maybe MJ is just still cooperative, but a cup of cheerios still works for us. I hate it when moms bring chocolate chip cookies to story hour or art class. I mean, my kid doesn't want that crap until she sees some other kid eating it.... Dunno, maybe I’m an idealist…. or maybe MJ is just still cooperative, but a cup of cheerios still works for us. I hate it when moms bring chocolate chip cookies to story hour or art class. I mean, my kid doesn’t want that crap until she sees some other kid eating it….

]]> By: Jennie http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9800 Jennie Fri, 30 May 2008 11:14:23 +0000 http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9800 Haha, I was thinking it but I wasn't going to say it. 0=) Haha, I was thinking it but I wasn’t going to say it. 0=)

]]> By: katie http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9798 katie Fri, 30 May 2008 06:37:37 +0000 http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9798 I was like this with juice. He's three and loves it now. Sigh.... I was like this with juice.

He’s three and loves it now.

Sigh….

]]> By: Baby B http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9797 Baby B Fri, 30 May 2008 05:47:53 +0000 http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9797 When I saw your blog's name on a twin blog's blogroll, I just about fell over. My sister and I call ourselves "twinkies," but I had never met another family that used that term. Love your blog! When I saw your blog’s name on a twin blog’s blogroll, I just about fell over. My sister and I call ourselves “twinkies,” but I had never met another family that used that term.
Love your blog!

]]> By: Rae Leytham http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9796 Rae Leytham Fri, 30 May 2008 03:54:56 +0000 http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9796 ahhhh....yes. That sounds familiar. ahhhh….yes. That sounds familiar.

]]> By: Dara Lee http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9795 Dara Lee Fri, 30 May 2008 03:07:14 +0000 http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9795 I so did this! That and "my kids will not watch TV." Yeah, that didn't work either. I so did this! That and “my kids will not watch TV.” Yeah, that didn’t work either.

]]> By: Dawn http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9794 Dawn Fri, 30 May 2008 02:18:15 +0000 http://twinkies.bastetweb.com/2008/05/29/a-parenting-progression/#comment-9794 Oh so familiar. Oh so familiar.

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