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21:03:30 |
Webmama_Tina |
http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/6920
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21:03:33 |
alealynette |
I tried to vote, but the website was
messed up that day. |
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21:03:42 |
Webmama_Tina |
i think its working now |
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21:03:55 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
i don't know who it is but ill vote |
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21:04:02 |
alealynette |
I'll have to try again. |
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21:04:28 |
Webmama_Tina |
yup seems to be |
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21:04:34 |
Webmama_Tina |
www.thecowgoddess.com |
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21:04:48 |
Webmama_Tina |
http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/6921
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21:04:49 |
Webmama_Tina |
also |
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21:05:27 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
ok |
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21:05:39 |
Webmama_Tina |
there's some pretty amazing blogs on
there |
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21:05:42 |
Webmama_Tina |
hiya hathor! |
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21:05:48 |
hathor |
Ooooh, there I am! |
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21:05:49 |
Webmama_Tina |
just was voting for your blog and
passing along the links |
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21:05:51 |
Webmama_Tina |
:) |
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21:06:07 |
hathor |
Hi ya! I'm so glad there are people
here, I forgot to addy for it today! |
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21:06:14 |
Webmama_Tina |
:) |
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21:06:15 |
Webmama_Tina |
yup |
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21:06:16 |
hathor |
Oh, good, thanks for voting! |
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21:06:23 |
Webmama_Tina |
i'll go post to the IM group...brb |
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21:07:00 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
brb |
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21:07:02 |
hathor |
At first I wasn't going to try to get
votes, and then I saw that it is
possible for a comic about attachment
parenting to actually win.. |
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21:07:12 |
hathor |
wouldn't that be cool? |
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21:07:15 |
Webmama_Tina |
yeah that would be! |
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21:07:28 |
Webmama_Tina |
makes me want to work more on mine! LOL! |
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21:07:30 |
alealynette |
I was really excited to hear about it. |
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21:07:42 |
Webmama_Tina |
i am impressed by some of the designs on
some of those blogs! |
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21:07:55 |
Webmama_Tina |
and i just need to find more time to
blog! i do it in spurts |
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21:07:58 |
Webmama_Tina |
hard to find time! |
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21:08:01 |
mom2radata |
They make me feel inadequate, I haven't
had time to blog lately |
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21:08:04 |
hathor |
Yeah, some of them are great, have you
seen prairie mom? |
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21:08:14 |
Webmama_Tina |
no but i like the woulda coulda shoulda
one! |
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21:08:24 |
Webmama_Tina |
i'll check out the others when i get a
chance |
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21:08:29 |
alealynette |
LOL I haven't updated mine since before
I got preggo...that was 7 mo ago! |
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21:08:51 |
Webmama_Tina |
looks like i need to look into some
other programs cuz there are some neat
possibilities with things like wordpress...i
just use blogger |
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21:09:14 |
hathor |
http://www.thepioneerwoman.com/
|
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21:09:18 |
Webmama_Tina |
i really like sharp, crisp, colorful and
fun looking blogs |
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21:09:22 |
hathor |
her pictures rock. |
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21:10:05 |
mom2radata |
I haven't seen prairie mom. Do you
know juliepersons? We might start a
blog on this website. http://www.iowansforchildbirthoptions.org
Do you think we would get more attention
as a group, if we did? |
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21:10:27 |
hathor |
so, I showed up a bit late, should we do
some questions? |
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21:10:51 |
Webmama_Tina |
yes lets get officially started, sorry,
got sidetracked reading blogs, LOL! |
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21:10:56 |
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21:11:07 |
hathor |
yes, starting a blog as a group on an
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21:11:40 |
Webmama_Tina |
any particular topic you'd like to cover
today hathor? or just open the floor up
to questions? |
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21:11:54 |
hathor |
Oh, we can talk about whatever! |
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21:12:07 |
hathor |
any questions? |
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21:12:28 |
hathor |
they can of course be about how amazing
I am, (as hathor of course;o) |
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21:12:33 |
Webmama_Tina |
lol\ |
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21:12:37 |
hathor |
I'm pretty normal really as heather |
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21:12:51 |
hathor |
really normal |
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21:12:59 |
Webmama_Tina |
how about what are you up to this week
in your unschooling world? :) |
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21:13:11 |
hathor |
Well, this week we |
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21:13:14 |
Webmama_Tina |
anything special? topics of interest
worth strewing for |
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21:13:19 |
Webmama_Tina |
?) |
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21:13:24 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
ok im back |
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21:13:26 |
Webmama_Tina |
woops i mean :)\ |
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21:13:31 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
what do we do here |
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21:13:32 |
Webmama_Tina |
can't type tonite |
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21:13:38 |
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21:13:40 |
hathor |
have started a singing class, went
surfing, went to dance class, history
class |
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21:13:50 |
hathor |
pretty un un schooly huh? |
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21:13:52 |
Webmama_Tina |
singing class...how fun! |
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21:14:00 |
hathor |
yep, the kids love it |
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21:14:18 |
Webmama_Tina |
oh i don't know...unschooling sometimes
seems to be in the eyes of the beholder,
lol...so many variations :) |
|
21:14:30 |
hathor |
and tomorrow we're doing a sale of
mother's day crafts, that we've been
elves for for months now |
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21:14:32 |
Webmama_Tina |
not like there's any strict rules ;) |
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21:14:33 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
sorry first time here |
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21:14:39 |
Webmama_Tina |
no worries jessica :) |
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21:14:44 |
Webmama_Tina |
glad you're here! |
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21:14:49 |
hathor |
and Friday we go t o San Diego to go
paddle boarding |
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21:14:55 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
ty for having |
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21:14:57 |
Webmama_Tina |
how fun! |
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21:15:01 |
hathor |
phew! we sound busy |
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21:15:07 |
Webmama_Tina |
definitely |
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21:15:08 |
alealynette |
History class??? |
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21:15:09 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
me |
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21:15:19 |
Webmama_Tina |
:) |
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21:15:29 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
what r we doing tonight |
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21:15:35 |
Webmama_Tina |
anyone have a question for hathor? just
post a single question mark and i'll
start a queue |
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21:15:53 |
hathor |
Yeah, some mothers we know do a charter
strict homeschooling and they invited my
kids to come do a history class, they
liked the idea and have been going all
year. |
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21:16:07 |
alealynette |
Oh ok. |
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21:16:12 |
Webmama_Tina |
if you're not familiar with our cow
goddess guest, lol,
www.thecowgoddess.com might spark
some questions |
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21:16:24 |
Webmama_Tina |
*cow*\ |
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21:16:30 |
Webmama_Tina |
oops |
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21:16:32 |
alealynette |
? |
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21:16:33 |
Webmama_Tina |
*cow* |
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21:16:36 |
hathor |
It's on wed. and seems to feed their
love of playing 'school'. they can of
course decide not to go at any
time...;) |
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21:16:38 |
Webmama_Tina |
alealynette, go for it |
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21:17:14 |
alealynette |
How do you document unschooling
activities for the school system? |
|
21:17:14 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
? |
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21:17:32 |
hathor |
We don't have to here in California, |
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21:17:42 |
cubanayogini |
? |
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21:17:46 |
hathor |
but about this time of year we start
making a list |
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21:18:08 |
alealynette |
That's it, I'm moving out of ohio. |
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21:18:09 |
hathor |
of everything we've done, and divide it
up into class |
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21:18:40 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: alealynette ...upcoming
chatters: Jessica_mother_of_1,
cubanayogini |
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21:18:46 |
hathor |
descriptions and list all the library
books and make this HUGE 10 page sheet
and then I 'share' it with my
grandmother |
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21:18:52 |
Webmama_Tina |
yeah california rocks for homeschooling
(CA here too)\ |
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21:18:55 |
hathor |
and my 'mother and my MIL |
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21:19:03 |
mom2radata |
? |
|
21:19:15 |
hathor |
Yes, you should totally come out, the
weather is awesome though the smog is
icky! |
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21:19:22 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: alealynette ...upcoming
chatters: Jessica_mother_of_1,
cubanayogini, mom2radata |
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21:19:46 |
hathor |
Jessica_mother_of_1 your question? |
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21:20:31 |
hathor |
But I don't technically have to show it
to anyone if I don't want to |
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21:20:51 |
hathor |
I just like to 'share' :p |
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21:21:02 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
im trying to get my son to sit and read
and try to identify things but he is not
interested, what can i do to get him
interested |
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21:21:18 |
hathor |
how old is he? |
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21:21:18 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: Jessica_mother_of_1
...upcoming chatters: cubanayogini,
mom2radata |
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21:21:46 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
16 mths what i mean is sit and let me
read and teach him but hes not
interested |
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21:22:22 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
but he is ssoo smart i dont understand |
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21:22:30 |
hathor |
Oh, yeah, well he'll probably love it in
about a year and a half...you have a
while of playing hand games I think! |
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21:23:14 |
hathor |
do sing song gamesand hand things now,
he'll be interested later...I also read
to my girls while they nurse, help to
give them something to do |
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21:23:17 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
well my friends child is hes age can
talk better |
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21:23:38 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
he wont let me read to him |
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21:23:42 |
hathor |
It'll happen...trust in his time |
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21:23:51 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
ok |
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21:24:00 |
Webmama_Tina |
he's still a bit young for sitting and
listening...my 21mo won't eithere |
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21:24:08 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
if u say so its my first child |
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21:24:09 |
hathor |
my eldest is sooooooo smart and she
didn't read (to herself) until she was
8! |
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21:24:09 |
Webmama_Tina |
either |
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21:24:31 |
Webmama_Tina |
all kids are different |
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21:24:42 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
but he is ssoo brillant |
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21:24:50 |
hathor |
and my 2.5 still only sits for a couple
of board books...so just deep breath
andknow that it'll happen |
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21:24:50 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
and indepentant |
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21:24:51 |
Webmama_Tina |
but he's still 16mos :) |
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21:25:10 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
yea i know lol |
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21:25:12 |
hathor |
well, the cool part about him being
brilliant is that book learning stifles
young kids |
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21:25:15 |
hathor |
IMO |
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21:25:15 |
Webmama_Tina |
yup, hathor knows :) |
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21:25:36 |
Webmama_Tina |
follow his lead |
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21:25:40 |
hathor |
and soooooooo, play and movement and
song and wild outdoors will give hime
the basis |
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21:25:40 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
hes done a lot of things other children
has done |
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21:25:42 |
Webmama_Tina |
not the other way around ;) |
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21:25:49 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
ok |
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21:25:54 |
hathor |
to be book brilliant when he's 10 |
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21:26:06 |
Webmama_Tina |
*nodding, agreeing with hathor* |
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21:26:07 |
hathor |
and at Yale when he's 15 |
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21:26:11 |
Webmama_Tina |
lol |
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21:26:31 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: Jessica_mother_of_1
...upcoming chatters: cubanayogini,
mom2radata |
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21:26:33 |
hathor |
is there another question? |
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21:26:35 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
sorry first time mom concorns |
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21:26:42 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
consern |
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21:26:43 |
Webmama_Tina |
no worries, that's what we're here for
:) |
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21:26:55 |
Webmama_Tina |
we were all first time moms at one time
:) |
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21:27:00 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
lol |
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21:27:01 |
Webmama_Tina |
we've all been there :) |
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21:27:25 |
hathor |
I'm having them right now because my 6
year old won't hold her pencil the right
way! |
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21:27:35 |
Webmama_Tina |
cubanayogini, you're up! :) |
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21:27:42 |
cubanayogini |
Hi |
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21:27:46 |
cubanayogini |
Fan of the blog here |
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21:27:49 |
cubanayogini |
question: |
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21:27:51 |
hathor |
Hi cubanayogini ! |
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21:28:12 |
cubanayogini |
I am very attracted to the idea of
unschooling! |
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21:28:31 |
hathor |
good, it starts with attraction |
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21:28:41 |
hathor |
and grows! |
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21:28:45 |
cubanayogini |
in DS's time of course--he is only 5 mo.
now LOL |
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21:28:51 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: cubanayogini
...upcoming chatters: mom2radata |
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21:28:53 |
hathor |
hee hee. |
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21:28:55 |
cubanayogini |
but I worry about |
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21:29:04 |
cubanayogini |
DS wanting to go to college later |
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21:29:08 |
cubanayogini |
and having trouble getting in |
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21:29:16 |
cubanayogini |
because of lack of \formal\" education" |
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21:29:18 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
? |
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21:29:22 |
cubanayogini |
any comments? |
|
21:29:32 |
hathor |
Of course you worry about it now,
because you have a 5 mo old! but in a
few years |
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21:29:54 |
hathor |
you'll start to 'get' it as you see your
child really excel |
|
21:30:10 |
hathor |
or maybe excel is the wrong word, thrive
would be better... |
|
21:30:36 |
hathor |
and then you can just network and learn
all the ways that unschooled kids are
entering college |
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21:30:55 |
hathor |
or like a lot of people in the movement
you get inspired by other thoughts
altogether |
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21:31:17 |
cubanayogini |
yes I remember what college was about
for me |
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21:31:22 |
cubanayogini |
party party party |
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21:31:22 |
hathor |
like a friend whose daughter took the
college money and opened her own theater
and started to produce plays |
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21:31:37 |
cubanayogini |
and then stay up all night just to earn
some \grade\"" |
|
21:31:49 |
hathor |
now she's 23 with her own thriving
theater company, that's thriving! |
|
21:31:58 |
hathor |
and oh yes, I partied like crazy! |
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21:32:05 |
Webmama_Tina |
lol me too |
|
21:32:16 |
cubanayogini |
I see what my 7 yr old niece is doing in
school |
|
21:32:28 |
hathor |
it's cool, if my kids want to, but if
they'd rather just hang aroung europe or
start a business |
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21:32:32 |
cubanayogini |
the homework |
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21:32:46 |
hathor |
yes, the workload is ridiculous! |
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21:33:02 |
cubanayogini |
being forced to read certain books
because they are the ones on the \list\"
that will help her move up in reading
levels" |
|
21:33:24 |
hathor |
another friend with a 16 year old, he
tried a year of school and it sucked |
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21:33:40 |
hathor |
so he 'dropped out' and his dad and him
went to New orleans |
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21:33:54 |
cubanayogini |
year of college? |
|
21:33:55 |
hathor |
and volunteered to build houses and he
started a newspaper |
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21:34:19 |
hathor |
no, h ighschool... and writes from the
road |
|
21:34:47 |
hathor |
so anyway, read some yummy jOhn Holt and
enjoy baby land! |
|
21:34:54 |
cubanayogini |
hathor where do you find \wild nature\"
in L.A.? i am in Culver City" |
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21:34:59 |
cubanayogini |
gotcha |
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21:35:10 |
hathor |
hee hee, good question! |
|
21:35:18 |
cubanayogini |
he is sleeping in my arms now while I
type |
|
21:35:27 |
hathor |
sometimes wild nature is found within
:? |
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21:35:35 |
cubanayogini |
LOL |
|
21:35:54 |
hathor |
is there another question? |
|
21:35:58 |
Webmama_Tina |
lol hear ya there...stuck in the armpit
of california (central valley) |
|
21:35:59 |
Webmama_Tina |
bleh |
|
21:36:11 |
cubanayogini |
TYVM |
|
21:36:17 |
Webmama_Tina |
mom2radata |
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21:36:19 |
Webmama_Tina |
you're up! |
|
21:36:27 |
sagansmom |
? |
|
21:36:31 |
hathor |
I'm right near you in El sEgundo |
|
21:36:56 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: mom2radata... upcoming
chatters: sagansmom |
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21:37:01 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
? |
|
21:37:02 |
cubanayogini |
in the path of the fumes LOL |
|
21:37:13 |
mom2radata |
cool so I am veering a bit off the
unschool topic although I am worried
about the fact that I have done precious
little unschooling these last few weeks |
|
21:37:16 |
hathor |
Ah yes, the refinery is right next door |
|
21:37:30 |
hathor |
no problemo veer away! |
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21:37:33 |
Webmama_Tina |
yeah and here in the valley we have all
your air stuck against the mountains,
lol...yours and the bay area..thanks a
lot! LOL! |
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21:37:40 |
Webmama_Tina |
well and all the ag garbage |
|
21:37:50 |
Webmama_Tina |
in the central valley i mean |
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21:37:55 |
hathor |
its a wonder we can breathe at all |
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21:37:59 |
Webmama_Tina |
seriously! |
|
21:38:15 |
mom2radata |
My CPM is being prosecuted for
practicing medicine without a license
here in Iowa and while I love the
homebirth cartoons you have up on the
blog |
|
21:38:21 |
hathor |
I'm eating pizza and one hand typing |
|
21:38:32 |
mom2radata |
you don't have anything you could take
out and dust off to address that do you |
|
21:38:33 |
hathor |
are you kidding me? |
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21:38:57 |
mom2radata |
nope it's a class D felony she has six
kids and is looking at five years in
prison |
|
21:39:02 |
hathor |
can you send me the info (I may have
heard of it already actually) |
|
21:39:13 |
hathor |
and I can make an all new one or 10 |
|
21:39:13 |
mom2radata |
Yeah I can |
|
21:39:23 |
mom2radata |
that would be so cool |
|
21:39:24 |
hathor |
I'd love to, it's so important |
|
21:39:49 |
hathor |
I just got a NARAL package in the mail
and -regardless of how you feel about
the issue- |
|
21:40:17 |
hathor |
it was 10 pages of stuff and I kept
thinking wouldn't it be great if the
women's groups |
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21:40:33 |
hathor |
ie feminists would get upset about
midwifery |
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21:40:48 |
hathor |
and throw some of that money at it |
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21:41:01 |
hathor |
can't they see that it is a feminist
issue?!!!!! |
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21:41:17 |
mom2radata |
Pynki and I were just talking about that |
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21:41:40 |
mom2radata |
she is from Iowa too and she wrote a
great article and submitted it to some
papers addressing homebirth as a
feminist issue |
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21:41:57 |
mom2radata |
It doesn't seem to get the cause very
far |
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21:42:22 |
hathor |
A few years ago I searched a bunch of
feminist sites abortion 10000 entries,
homebirth zilch. |
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21:42:29 |
hathor |
pretty out of touch. |
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21:42:37 |
hathor |
send me the article... |
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21:42:40 |
mom2radata |
I know, it is very frustrating |
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21:42:48 |
mom2radata |
I will |
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21:43:10 |
mom2radata |
in the meantime tell me my son will
survive the utter lack of anything
remotely resembling a book |
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21:43:29 |
mom2radata |
for a few weeks at least |
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21:43:39 |
hathor |
he will survive, think christopher
robin! |
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21:43:48 |
mom2radata |
LOL thanks hathor |
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21:43:58 |
hathor |
is there another question? |
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21:44:01 |
rabbmari |
? |
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21:44:17 |
Webmama_Tina |
ack |
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21:44:18 |
hathor |
sagansmom ? |
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21:44:22 |
sagansmom |
so, is there a topic? i arrived late |
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21:44:28 |
hathor |
nope! |
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21:44:46 |
Webmama_Tina |
i believe jessica had another question |
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21:44:58 |
Webmama_Tina |
sorry, my toddler just crawled into my
lap to nurse and distracted me |
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21:45:02 |
Webmama_Tina |
y'all know how it is, LOL |
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21:45:04 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
what is unschooling |
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21:45:33 |
sagansmom |
I just had my baby this morning! I had
to share. We had him UC and I wanted to
thank you for your email advice. It
helped alot! |
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21:45:35 |
hathor |
aaaah, unschooling is homeschooling
without a curriculum and following your
child's lead |
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21:45:46 |
hathor |
Holy cow!!!!!!!!!!! |
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21:45:51 |
hathor |
Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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21:45:52 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
o |
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21:45:57 |
hathor |
Congratulations!!!!!! |
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21:46:00 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
sorry i didnt know im only 18 |
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21:46:02 |
Webmama_Tina |
wow congrats sagansmom! |
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21:46:06 |
hathor |
how was it telll me everything! |
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21:46:07 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
congrats |
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21:46:35 |
sagansmom |
Thanks! He is HUGE! 10 lbs! It went so
well. |
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21:46:40 |
Webmama_Tina |
jessica, i'm right now working on
uploading last week's chat with sandra
dodd, who's chat was all about
unschooling...i'll post the link when i
get it up |
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21:46:58 |
hathor |
oh that's excellent! they wouldv'e gone
in after him |
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21:47:09 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
ok |
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21:47:13 |
hathor |
how fast was it? |
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21:47:16 |
amyirony |
WOW. Congrats. I don't think I could
ever get DH to agree to UC |
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21:47:33 |
sagansmom |
9 hours. Which is quick for me. The
other 4 have taken well over 12 hours. |
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21:47:34 |
mom2radata |
congratulatins |
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21:47:53 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
dang i was in for 16 hours |
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21:47:57 |
hathor |
I'm just so excited, I have baby buzz
just from the keyboard! |
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21:48:30 |
sagansmom |
LOL |
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21:48:45 |
hathor |
well, that's wonderful. Can you give him
a kiss from me? and promise that you'll
send me the birth story when you send
it? |
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21:48:56 |
sagansmom |
Yes I will! |
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21:49:20 |
hathor |
rabbmari your question? |
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21:49:35 |
rabbmari |
family bed -- how does it work when they
start to wiggle, or if you want to go
out in the evening? |
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21:49:49 |
hathor |
I have a couple of tricks... |
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21:49:54 |
rabbmari |
congrats to the new mom! |
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21:49:56 |
hathor |
one is mattress on the floor |
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21:50:20 |
hathor |
the other is pillows around UNDEr the
mattress so that the mattress tilts up |
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21:50:34 |
hathor |
I've never known a little baby to roll
up! |
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21:50:48 |
rabbmari |
tilts up around edges? |
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21:51:27 |
hathor |
yep on the sides, just while I'm out of
the bed...but, I'm a big fan of
dismantling the bed altogether and
putting the mattress on the floor, then
they |
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21:51:45 |
hathor |
can climb out when they start walking
and come and get you when they wake up |
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21:52:09 |
hathor |
my first walked out into the living room
at 9 months and gave us a cotton picking
heart attack! |
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21:52:34 |
hathor |
my other two never came out of the room,
I think because they aren't alone on the
bed, their sisters are there |
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21:52:51 |
rabbmari |
i like the bed on floor idea, just need
to convince dh -- amazing how kids can
surprise -- |
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21:53:02 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
? |
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21:53:12 |
hathor |
I also have a baby monitor so that I can
hear the slightest wake-up sound and can
get to the baby before they roll |
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21:53:38 |
rabbmari |
do you ever go out and leave kids? |
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21:53:46 |
rabbmari |
i mean at night? |
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21:53:54 |
hathor |
no, we haven't left them... |
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21:54:24 |
rabbmari |
i see |
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21:54:26 |
hathor |
But we don't have grandparents near
by...so our options are limited |
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21:54:47 |
rabbmari |
or some grandparents aren't up for it
even if they are around -- where are
yours? |
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21:54:53 |
hathor |
my MIL sent us on a date and I was so
morning sick we were back in an hour ;o) |
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21:55:02 |
hathor |
they're in NC |
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21:55:06 |
rabbmari |
nice of her |
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21:55:07 |
hathor |
and FL |
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21:55:46 |
hathor |
But, I put my kids to bed at about 7:30
ish, and dh and I have some time alone
in the evenings, just talking |
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21:56:03 |
hathor |
or watching tv or what not :D |
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21:56:08 |
amyirony |
May I pipe in and say we have a couple
of close friends who watch our dd some
nights when we go out. When she was a
baby they put her down in a crib and I
would bring her to bed with me when I
got home. Now she is 2.5 and has a
toddler bed, so on those |
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21:56:20 |
amyirony |
nights she wakes and joins us when she
wants to. |
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21:56:42 |
hathor |
When my babies are tiny I keep them in
the living room with me sleeping on my
stomach nursing... |
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21:57:01 |
Webmama_Tina |
i do that with my toddlers even :) |
|
21:57:15 |
hathor |
but my youngest is 2.5 now so she and
her sisters sleep and we have grown up
time... |
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21:57:17 |
Webmama_Tina |
in my arms while i'm watching tv til i
go to bed :) |
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21:57:19 |
rabbmari |
how on your stomach? hard for me to
picture it |
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21:58:07 |
hathor |
yeah, I do too, I just stopped bringing
her down with me, but get her if she
wakes before I'm ready to ggo to bed |
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21:58:34 |
hathor |
on my stomach, the flabby giant thing
under my breasts:embarassed: |
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21:58:38 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
[b]i love it when im baby sleeps on my
stomach its comforting |
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21:58:54 |
Webmama_Tina |
so many different bedtime routines...i
find it so fascinating how so many
people do it so many different ways and
yet still manage to stay tuned into our
little ones :) |
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21:58:55 |
hathor |
and its a great way to watch the
batchelor |
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21:59:05 |
Webmama_Tina |
lol hathor |
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21:59:18 |
Webmama_Tina |
yeah he'll stay asleep longer if i just
keep him with me |
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21:59:21 |
hathor |
yep, staying in tune is the key, and
finding a way to keep the love alive too |
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21:59:38 |
Webmama_Tina |
otherwise i'll be up a couple times to
get him back down...just easier to keep
him with me |
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21:59:45 |
hathor |
were there anymore questions? |
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21:59:52 |
Webmama_Tina |
i think jessica had one more? |
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22:00:00 |
hathor |
cool, jessica? |
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22:00:00 |
Webmama_Tina |
and that, if i didn't lose anyone,
should be our last? |
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22:00:09 |
hathor |
and I love the fact that you're 18! |
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22:00:28 |
Webmama_Tina |
forgive me if i have forgotten you, feel
free to pipe up if i missed ya...my
toddler really is distracting me, lol |
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22:00:32 |
hathor |
the world is your oyster, and you
already know the empowerment of a baby! |
|
22:00:33 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
what do you think about play dating or
whatever its called |
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22:00:39 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
its ok |
|
22:01:03 |
hathor |
Oh we playdate all the time! |
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22:01:16 |
hathor |
It's a great way to talk to other
mothers |
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22:01:38 |
hathor |
I like to troll the La Leche League
meetings to find friends and playdate
like crazy |
|
22:01:44 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
my friend's friend whats her little girl
and my little boy to do that |
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22:01:58 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
but the thing is ur baby is sssooo
clingy |
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22:02:08 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
her i mean |
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22:02:18 |
hathor |
Only do it if you like the mom, your
baby doesn't need it you do! |
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22:02:29 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
and is sssoo selfish |
|
22:03:00 |
hathor |
I mostly like meeting mothers in parks
so that our kids can play together or
not, and we can chat |
|
22:03:01 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
i like her but she is a little on the
b@@@@y side |
|
22:03:39 |
hathor |
did you have anymore questions Jessica? |
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22:03:47 |
hathor |
and anyone else? |
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22:03:49 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
no im good lol |
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22:03:52 |
amyirony |
(once again, I joined to late, I will
save my Qs for next time. I would just
like to say I loved Gawker 4) :) |
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22:03:53 |
hathor |
dh is calling me |
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22:04:05 |
hathor |
I'm so glad! I was on a roll |
|
22:04:10 |
hathor |
this week |
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22:04:10 |
rabbmari |
gnight |
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22:04:17 |
mom2radata |
have a good night |
|
22:04:19 |
hathor |
I like the disease one too |
|
22:04:28 |
hathor |
I giggled the whole time I was drawing
it |
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22:04:31 |
hathor |
gnight! |
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22:04:31 |
Webmama_Tina |
thank you hathor! |
|
22:04:38 |
hathor |
Thank you!1!!! |
|
22:04:39 |
amyirony |
I forwarded it to everyone |
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22:04:51 |
Jessica_mother_of_1 |
gn |
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22:04:55 |
hathor |
forward away! love you guys! |
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22:05:08 |
Webmama_Tina |
always a great chat! |
