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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 9/5/2009 6:44:11 PM
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peculiar_lady2
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I thought of this thread a few hours ago, when I was sitting in the ER waiting for my 4th (Jack- 3yo) to get stitches. My kids amazed me today!!! They were just awesome!!! They stepped up to the plate and hit a home run for me today!!!
Life can be hard sometimes as an Army wife, especially when hubby is gone. Right now he is gone to Korea, so I am sorta of "single parenting" for a while. One bad thing about living away from family is that when things like this come up I can't just call someone up to watch the kids. So they had to trudge along with me today as we went to the ER. All five kids were totally awesome though!!! I want to brag on each though...
Jake was a great help. He watched the others when I had to go into other rooms. He took his sister to the bathroom for me. Just generally a great helper and such a grown up kid for being 10yo.
Hannah was great too. She was so nervous for Jack and didn't want him to have to get stitches, but she prayed for him when he was back with the dr getting them.
Emma is always pretty good, but today she was extra special good. She just sat and colored, and helped the others when they needed it. She didn't whine (she tends to sometimes in situations she doesn't handle well). Great, awesome day for her.
Justice was great too!!! Amazingly so!! Usually he can be a bit fussy in the afternoons. He is kind of switching from taking 3 naps to taking just 2, so afternoons sometimes he has a rough time. Today however he just sat with me or Jake and played quietly the whole three hours we were at the ER.
Jack I am especially proud of today. He let them poke and prod him and do the stitches and take the x-ray's without fussing. He just laid there and let them work on him, just holding my hand. The Dr was so amazed at his attitude!!! He was such a trooper!!!
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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 9/5/2009 8:44:33 PM
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Josh is beginning to regularly and spontaneously say please. And often says "no thanks" when declining something. We have worked for months on please and this week he just started popping out with it!
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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 9/5/2009 9:24:58 PM
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When my son was in high school, the first thing his teachers would say when I met them at parent/teacher conferences was: "Your son is the most polite student in my class!"
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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 9/6/2009 12:24:13 AM
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Tinkerbell_
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Thing 2 talked to my boyfriend for the first time today and after he said, "He seems nice, but is he nice to you? If he isn't he and I are going to have to have a talk."
Then later he said when he and Thing 1 see him they're going to take him for a "walk" for a "man to man" talk about his Mommy. 
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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 9/6/2009 6:41:22 PM
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I've been amazed at my son's handling of his dad being gone (temporarily). Of the three, the oldest is feeling it the worst, but he's also handling it best. He's open about how he's feeling and doesn't let it bleed into his behavior. Today his SS teacher (brand new, first time at that church) told us that when they asked for prayer requests, he raised his hand to ask for prayer for my dh, and for the family to not be too sad. So sweet.
He totally amazed me when he got his first two-wheel bike and taught himself to ride without any help from me. He just did circles on our front porch until he was confident, and then he took off! I had been envisioning long hours of awkwardly running behind him holding him steady, but he didn't need me at all! 
Brag on all of them: Although "They're so cute!" is a regular compliment I get, I also very often get compliments about how my children are the most polite and well-behaved kids at their ages that people have seen. By the grace of God, and not my parenting, it's true. I am blessed!
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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 9/24/2009 1:40:36 PM
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YAY YAY YAY!!!!!!
(Hey Manda, this is cool huh!!!)
Hannah got to pick the Netflix movie for the kids this time, so she got to check the mail until it came too. This job is new to her. She usually freaks out about animals (always has), but we have been working with her to not be so scared. So getting out of the fence is hard for her sometimes.
WELL- Today she went out there, then came back and asked what if a dog comes over to her. So I told her to go to the fence edge, look up and down the street to see if someone was walking their dog, then if it was all clear, go to the mail box and get the mail. So that's exactly what she did...she stoically and bravely went to the fence edge, looked to make sure it was all clear, then without hesitation went to check the mail!!! (then ran back excited that the movies came in...lol)
WOOOOOHOOOOOOO...progress!!!
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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 9/30/2009 3:19:12 AM
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I have 2 daughters, aged 11 and 17.
DD11 is a gifted swimmer, a very creative child, well behaved, marches to the beat of her own drum and isn't easily led! She doesn't care if the whole world thinks she's weird because she kisses and hugs her mom in public! She's open and honest and believes that we are all inherently good! She will not do chores voluntarily to save her life, but she will create the most amazing art pieces to brighten up my day!
DD17 is bright, hardworking, outgoing and very opinionated, but always willing to argue the cause of a disadvantaged person or group. She is a GREAT big sister! DD17 doesn't like chores too much either, but I was very impressed to see her do laundry (not just hers) without being asked!
I am the very proud mom of 2 very different, but equally wonderful girls.
Right now, we are going through a pretty rough time financially! The girls aren't whining about it, rather they are contributing in their own way to making life more bearable.
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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 9/30/2009 6:44:50 PM
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I'm at home sick with the flu and the Things went to my mum's for the duration. They came by today to bring me some food and small conversation.
Thing 2 stood about 6 feet away from me the whole time and every time I'd look at him he looked like he was going to cry. Finally I asked what was wrong. He burst into tears and said, "Mama said not to hug you!!! I want to give you a hug so bad!!!!!" Finally my mum said he could give me a hug and he flew into my arms and squeezed me as tight as he could.
He went home happy, but still misses his Mommy.
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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 9/30/2009 7:12:49 PM
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Aww. How sweet. How old is he again?
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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 10/4/2009 2:41:12 PM
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My son (8) can drive me crazy but he is a great kid. Last weekend he spent most of Sunday helping me clean house before a meeting. He did it with a good attitude and cheerful manner (and because I told him he couldn't play with the new erector set until the house was clean...).
This weekend I took my son and his horse to a horse show. It was a 4 hour drive, we arrived late the night before. Then up early in the morning. My son worked with his horse all day--showing in 4 halter classes (not an easy task, this horse is a performance horse, not a halter horse and doesn't like the standing around), then showed in 5 performance classes. Even when the horse was not at his best my son kept working with him. The hard work paid off, and my son and his horse took 1st place in their last two classes.
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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 10/4/2009 2:56:59 PM
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quote:
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Aww. How sweet. How old is he again?
He's 9...he'll be 10 in a couple of months.
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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 10/10/2009 1:19:07 AM
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Now that my oldest has gone to college, my 16 year old boy is my babysitter while I work part time at our church (I'm the custodian for the sanctuary building)....he does this everyday for up to 4 hours without complaint...and when I get home, even though I know he is MORE than ready to hand the other three back to me, he will ask me if I need a hot bath or a nap first. Before his sister left for college...they took turns doing the sitting...and yes...I do pay them...but at way less than minimum wage!
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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 10/10/2009 1:29:40 AM
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Ah, that's sweet, W.O.F.
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RE: Parents Brag Thread... - 10/16/2009 3:48:49 PM
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Yesterday while I was at the store, the bottom dropped out of the sky, and I ended up having to go to my car and load my groceries in the pouring rain. When I got home and opened the door, my kids were already waiting with shoes on to help me unload so I wouldn't get more wet. It was small, but very very thoughtful.
I am just blessed in general. My kids are good kids. They don't argue (11 and 13), they don't have rowdy or questionable friends. They do what they are asked without attitude. They still let us kiss them goodnight, even!
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