Comments on: Time Out Or Time In?

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:33:16 +0000

Oh how true. Smiling at the sweet child that is making your hair fall out… But hey, EVERY SINGLE MAMA I know has been there.
And it is so worth it.

By: Minnesotamom

Minnesotamom — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:12:48 +0000

And this…is my LIFE these days! and

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:07:23 +0000

Still chuckling. Can so identify.

By: fern

fern — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:41:40 +0000

I so miss those toddler days, and the baby days, and grade school days. I imagine I will someday miss the teenage days.

Time-out for parents are a wonderful thing. My mom still tells how she locked herself in the bathroom to keep from killing my older sister.

By: Ann Kroeker

Ann Kroeker — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:51:07 +0000

I have a list of things I want to write about … or, rather, I have many lists. I either (a) can’t find the lists or (b) can’t read my writing.

Wish I could find them or read them, so that they could take me back to a vivid, memorable moment like this.

Wonderful storytelling, woven with wisdom; punctuated by sound effects!

You are so good!

By: Donna W

Donna W — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:33:42 +0000

Dear Lord, you’ve just brought back memories of when my now-over-forty-years-old son was an infant.

I’d give a few thousand dollars to have just one of those days back.

Just one, mind you. Not all of them.

By: mythoughtsonthat

mythoughtsonthat — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:29:36 +0000

Oh! Those toddler days!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:59:28 +0000

I’ve got a 2 1/2 y.o. boy with split personality at times. Loved reading your post.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:18:42 +0000

My 13-month-old is starting to push boundaries like nobody’s business. Well, really he’s just been such a sweet little baby that these glimpses of toddlerhood are very foreign. Either way, we have those days when he just needs some perspective time, so I put him in his playpen with two or three toys and he seems much happier. Some days I empty a bag of ball-pit style balls into the playpen, and he entertains himself for about 30 minutes with picking them up and dropping them over the edge. Great to get some time to get something done around the house… if I’m willing to hunt down all of the plastic balls later!

By: Megan (FriedOkra)

Megan (FriedOkra) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:38:02 +0000

Awww… And now look at that sweet little boy of yours. Gives me hope! As I was reading this, my 11-month-old managed to drag 2 wine bottles off the top shelf of the rack and nearly kill himself with a metal-framed family portrait that was on top of the wine rack. When did he get so strong and so TALL? Time to move baby proofing a level higher and get out my Pack-n-Play. Thanks to your gentle counsel though, I think I’ll just put in the SOFT toys.