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Comment on F-BOMB the MCAS by raeann

raeann — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:25:00 +0000

From one “crazy hippie” to another……I share your pain. My 9 year old, highly intelligent and creative as she is (piano player, singer, and painter), views the MCAS with sheer terror. She LOVES school….science and math especially. But as a highly energetic fourth grader, the very thought of writing a 5 paragraph essay frustrates her to tears. I find it extremely unnecessary and upsetting for both of us.
As for your longing for a better school for your child despite your belief in public schooling, I share your pain there as well. A die-hard public-school advocate, I entered my daughter’s name in the lottery for the Community-Arts charter school this year with genuine shame. The funding for the charter takes money away from the public schools, and while the few students who are lucky enough to be chosen in the lottery get a great education, the rest of the students suffer. I know that this is inherently wrong. Still, when my daughter’s name was chosen, I knew that I could not deny her this chance for a first-rate, arts-based education. My ideals are important. But my child is more important, and until there is more money put into all of the districts in the state, more parents will make the same decision that I did.
Now only I only wish that her charter didn;t have to administer those damn MCAS.

Comment on Here’s to Beginnings! by Lisa/Jasra

Lisa/Jasra — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:01:00 +0000

Yay! I’m so glad you’re giving yourself some space and time! And I’m sure he’ll be fine once he figure out that you haven’t gone to Mars while he’s sleeping. *hugs*

Comment on Parenting: Dealing with Encopresis by Margjones

Margjones — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:00:00 +0000

My two year old has had diahrea pretty much since he was born. Have been seeing a peaditrician for almost a year… who told me it was toddlers diahrea and he will outgrow it by the time he is five. It continued so I asked my family dr. to send him to a GI. Saw her last week. She said he had encopresis. He is on two liquid laxatives a day for a month and on top of that to give him 5 squares of exlax both Sat and Sun of this weekend and on Sat. only for the next 4 weekends. Then come back to see her. I feel this is excessive, but am follwoing drs. advise. My two year old is pooping out only water since taking these laxatives. Do you think this is normal? PS. He is not toilet trained.

Concerned Mom

Comment on Distracted from Awesomeness by Sarah Twichell

Sarah Twichell — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:57:00 +0000

I don’t really believe in too old to learn new tricks. I don’t have any evidence either way on this, but I know that feeling stuck nearly always sucks, and since I don’t know for sure one way or the other, I choose to believe the thing that works better for me, which is that I have choices and options and possibilities.

Comment on Girl Scouting Grows Up by Chenoagmeg

Chenoagmeg — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:17:00 +0000

I saw this too, and I was so excited. And then I realized even better — I have a daughter now! Girl scouts might be part of my future, too, not just my past.

Comment on Extended Breastfeeding, Part I: It STILL Does a Body Good! by An ode to my girls | mommygolightly

An ode to my girls | mommygolightly — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:38:24 +0000

[...] then my friend Yasmin sent me this article and it made me smile and feel happy about [...]

Comment on Committing to Co-Sleeping by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:07:00 +0000

My son is 9 years old with an anxiety disorder that we are at the tail end of working through. He now sleeps in his own room by himself 90% of the time. When I do sleep in his room he has 2 twin beds pulled together on the floor so as not to have “an under the bed” for monsters to hide. Here is the interesting thing. One year ago my fiance and I moved in together. Before that of course as a single mother not only did I have my son in
my bed but I also had my daughter as well. She is 3 years older. He knew when we did this that he would not share a bed with me until my son was ok. I am such a lucky woman. He has never grumbled, moaned or whined about this situation. There is always an end to cosleeping in sight, fear not one morning you will wake up…………..and your little boy will be gone.

Comment on Extended Breastfeeding, Part I: It STILL Does a Body Good! by 08meansnewbeingings

08meansnewbeingings — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:29:00 +0000

I like this very much.. I’m a black women who is nursing my 13month old son and I’m so sick of people putting me in the rest room in order to feed my child.. but then again I live in NYC where there is a lot of wack jobs.. I would love to nurse my baby in public but because you don’t know who is who and they use breast as a object people are crazy… I went to a females house who suppose to have breastfed both of her children about 8-9 month a piece when I asked just to see what she would say I ask where could I go to feed my baby hoping she would say stay where you are she told me I have a bedroom or the bathroom.. I was like what the hell and you suppose to be one of us and you sticking me behind close doors.. sad!! I see my son is starting to realize that mommy is being put into weird situations and he just waits sometime until we get home to eat..

Comment on Extended Breastfeeding, Part I: It STILL Does a Body Good! by Ngaqly

Ngaqly — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:07:00 +0000

Love the entry! Love the pic! I’m nursing my 17 month old with no plans to force a weaning anytime soon. Thanks for having the courage to be a role model to other nursing mamas! You encourage me to do the same!

Comment on My Baby Hates the Internet by Lisa K

Lisa K — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:17:00 +0000

That boy! It’s nice to see you post though.