|
21:03:32 |
Webmama_Tina |
today we are so very happy to have
hathor the infamous cow goddess with us! |
|
21:03:44 |
Webmama_Tina |
hathor, how about a little intro on who
you are? |
|
21:03:49 |
hathor |
Hi Everyone and mooo! |
|
21:04:11 |
Webmama_Tina |
and mamas, when you're ready with a
question, just throw out a single
question mark and i'll let ya know when
its your time to ask hathor a question |
|
21:04:15 |
Webmama_Tina |
moooooooooooooo LOL |
|
21:04:25 |
hathor |
I'm the creator of the Hathor comics
you can see at www.thecowgoddess.com |
|
21:04:26 |
Webmama_Tina |
<----------nak'n moo cow right now |
|
21:04:37 |
hathor |
but you already knew that didn't you? |
|
21:05:13 |
SusanMBurke |
? |
|
21:05:16 |
hathor |
But if you haven't seen them don't go
there yet, cause there's about 300 +
comics and you won't be back for a while |
|
21:05:26 |
Webmama_Tina |
upcoming chatters: SusanMBurke |
|
21:05:27 |
hathor |
Hi Susan, |
|
21:06:09 |
hathor |
got a question |
|
21:06:14 |
SusanMBurke |
Hi! I was wondering what your response
is to people who give you a hard time"
about home unschooling? We have a 2
year old we are currently, I guess have
always been , home unschooling." |
|
21:07:02 |
hathor |
It depends on what their problem is?
Usually it's socialization |
|
21:07:20 |
SusanMBurke |
What do you say to them? |
|
21:07:38 |
hathor |
I was talking to a woman the other day
and she asked if we homeschooled and she
said she was worried my children were'nt
socialized |
|
21:08:16 |
hathor |
This while my daughters are bagging
their groceries, talking to the cashier,
paying the money, hamming it up with the
baggers |
|
21:08:43 |
SusanMBurke |
exactly! That and the whole, how will
they learn if you don't make them do
lesson sheets, etc."" |
|
21:09:16 |
hathor |
I told her we were going to a park day
to meet a bout 25 other kids and she
said yeah, uh huh, cause I would be
really worried that your kids aren't
going to be socialized!"" |
|
21:09:44 |
Sufia |
? |
|
21:10:10 |
Webmama_Tina |
upcoming chatters: Sufia |
|
21:10:15 |
hathor |
Yep, I was worried in the beginning, and
still worry sometimes. Is my daughter
ever going to learn to walk, talk, read,
climb the monkey bars? And then she
does... |
|
21:10:48 |
hathor |
Hi Sufia, your question? |
|
21:10:56 |
Sufia |
As a former teacher, I'd be a lot more
worried that they *would* be
socialized...school style. :-O |
|
21:11:42 |
hathor |
We hang out with a large group of
homeschoolers and the friendships are
easy, fun, fair, really calm and lovely |
|
21:12:33 |
hathor |
Sure you have problems, arguements,
troubles, conflicts but there's always a
mom there to help smooth it over. The
kids aren't left to fend for themselves |
|
21:12:48 |
mama2bug |
? |
|
21:13:15 |
hathor |
Of course this idea, of a lurking mama
tends to freak some people out. Our
culture seems to like to get the babies
as far away from the mama as possible |
|
21:13:17 |
Webmama_Tina |
upcoming chatters: mama2bug |
|
21:13:46 |
hathor |
Like for instance, the California first
5 initiative to get all babies in
preschool |
|
21:14:03 |
hathor |
your question? mama 2 bug |
|
21:14:22 |
mama2bug |
Did you find it difficult to connect
with a group of like-minded mamas who
you could form a playgroup/mama group
with? |
|
21:14:33 |
Webmama_Tina |
Welcome to this week's Mothering
Sponsored chat! This is a moderated
chat. Please make sure you read and
fully understand the Moderated Chat
Instructions before participating in
this chat. Instructions can be found
here:
http://www.mommychats.com/modrules.htm
...A Friendly Reminder: Please do not
post unless it is your turn to ask a
question. If you have a question, please
post a single ?" and you'll be added to
the queue. Have your question ready when
your name is called." |
|
21:14:55 |
Punkrockmommy |
? |
|
21:15:00 |
hathor |
No. I always start at LLL meeeting at
every new town (and I've lived in a lot) |
|
21:15:13 |
Webmama_Tina |
upcoming chatters: Punkrockmommy |
|
21:15:30 |
hathor |
Then I join a homeschool group and they
are everywhere, but usually worth a
drive |
|
21:15:51 |
hathor |
Or you can start your own... :D |
|
21:16:31 |
hathor |
I just started a club called the Show
and Tell club which meets monthly and
the kids get to show and tell, this
month it will be an olympics |
|
21:16:50 |
hathor |
your question? Punkrockmommy |
|
21:17:32 |
Punkrockmommy |
I have never heard of californias first
5 initiative? What is it? |
|
21:18:26 |
hathor |
They want all kids in preschool, they
are doing a massive ad campaign saying
that if kids go to preschool they won't
commit crimes or join gangs or be drop
outs. |
|
21:18:57 |
Sufia |
? |
|
21:19:08 |
hathor |
So it means that babies who stay with
their mamas are going to become
criminals? Sorry, I missed that study! |
|
21:19:33 |
hathor |
Sufia your question? |
|
21:20:13 |
hathor |
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47322 |
|
21:20:19 |
Sufia |
How do you manage to mother three kids
and create so many great comics? I can
barely manage just dealing with my two.
Do you have a daily schedule or
something? |
|
21:20:56 |
hathor |
I found that adding the second baby was
soooooo overwhelming! The third is much
easier |
|
21:21:40 |
hathor |
That being said, I am a follower of the
continuum concept, in which the mother
lives her life, does her work with her
children in attendance |
|
21:22:08 |
Webmama_Tina |
? |
|
21:22:22 |
hathor |
I wake up and right after breakfast when
the kids are fresh I knock out a comic
and post it and mail it...Takes about an
hour |
|
21:22:44 |
tarot |
? |
|
21:22:51 |
hathor |
Thenin the afternoon we do their stuff |
|
21:23:03 |
hathor |
And my house looks like crapola! |
|
21:23:03 |
Webmama_Tina |
upcoming chatters: Webmama_Tina, tarot |
|
21:23:15 |
hathor |
Tina, your question? |
|
21:23:19 |
Webmama_Tina |
:) |
|
21:23:30 |
Webmama_Tina |
i'm so glad to hear someone else has a
house that looks like crapola! |
|
21:24:17 |
Webmama_Tina |
my question....well i have read the
continuum concept to and i was wondering
if you take any special time to play
with your kids...i have a really hard
time getting down and playing...i always
am thinking of all the stuff i need to
get done! |
|
21:24:25 |
hathor |
Oh man, my MIL just left and we all
exhaled (from keeping it clean for 6
days) and it looks like a tornado hit! |
|
21:24:41 |
Webmama_Tina |
thinking about the cultures that the
continuum concept refers too...i doubt
much mamas play |
|
21:25:22 |
hathor |
I don't play that much in the house, not
pretend or anything, I love to dance
with the girls |
|
21:25:42 |
hathor |
And when we go out I love to play and
jump rope and stuff |
|
21:26:08 |
Webmama_Tina |
yeah i love doing stuff with the
homeschooling groups we go to |
|
21:26:25 |
Webmama_Tina |
playing is so hard for me though, at
home and such...don't know why...daddy
is much better at it... |
|
21:26:46 |
hathor |
I love the book playful parenting and
try to be that kind of fun, humorous,
silly parent but the CC helps me to not
feel so guilty when I say, I have to get
this done, go play with your sisters |
|
21:26:48 |
Webmama_Tina |
me, i'm always putting a load of laundry
in or washing some dishes or nursing the
baby or changing the baby...you know the
drill |
|
21:27:02 |
mama2bug |
? |
|
21:27:06 |
Webmama_Tina |
yeah i read that too and he says you
have to play no matter what |
|
21:27:15 |
Webmama_Tina |
that you have to even if you hate
it...makes me feel real guilty |
|
21:27:18 |
mairead |
? |
|
21:27:23 |
Webmama_Tina |
love his stuff though...really fun |
|
21:27:40 |
hathor |
The guilt is so difficult! |
|
21:27:44 |
Sufia |
? |
|
21:27:51 |
hathor |
Tarot your quesiton? |
|
21:27:54 |
Webmama_Tina |
upcoming chatters: tarot, mama2bug,
mairead, Sufia |
|
21:28:20 |
tarot |
actually, Tina pretty much asked mine...
about balancing kids and working at
home... go on to the next person :) |
|
21:28:37 |
hathor |
mama2bug your quesiton? |
|
21:28:40 |
SusanMBurke |
? |
|
21:28:50 |
Webmama_Tina |
upcoming chatters: mairead, Sufia,
SusanMBurke |
|
21:29:34 |
mama2bug |
What do you do about toddler-age kids
who are always wanting to distract you
when you are working- grabbing pencils,
etc? I try distraction, or giving them
their own tools" but some dys, nothing
works." |
|
21:29:35 |
hathor |
I joined the cc list and love to get the
ideas on how to overcome guilt and feel
confident |
|
21:30:16 |
hathor |
I think the key is to know that *some*
days it really doesn't work! |
|
21:30:17 |
KristaH |
? |
|
21:30:34 |
hathor |
I try to remind myself that it's not a
part of a bigger problem |
|
21:31:01 |
hathor |
That nothing is wrong or broken, that my
child is doing the best they can given
the situation and |
|
21:31:26 |
Webmama_Tina |
upcoming chatters: mairead, Sufia,
SusanMBurke, KristaH |
|
21:32:04 |
hathor |
move on to something else...some days I
work during the night or I miss my
*deadlines* but I'm working for myself
so I can't speak to what it's like to
have imposed deadlines |
|
21:32:26 |
hathor |
mairead your quesiton? |
|
21:32:29 |
mairead |
hi all great to be here missed the start
anyway have a just 6 yr old
homeschooling would like to have him
play on his own outside daily any
suggestions to make that appealing gets
bored of using imagination and swing |
|
21:32:43 |
Webmama_Tina |
upcoming chatters: Sufia, SusanMBurke,
KristaH |
|
21:33:55 |
hathor |
Sometimes it helps to start the game,
and to give your child open ended
toys...like a rope ladder for the tree,
a rope some wood, hammers and nails?
Pots and pans, mud a pile of sticks to
build a house? |
|
21:34:48 |
hathor |
A shovel? And remember that as they get
older they play more and more on their
own. Maybe an hour today but by the time
they are ,8 hours............ |
|
21:35:02 |
hathor |
Sufia your quesiton? |
|
21:35:05 |
mairead |
thank you great |
|
21:35:05 |
Sufia |
I've been reading Playful
Parenting--just bought it recently. I
haven't read The CC yet, but I've heard
an awful lot about it so I guess it's
time to check it out. Any other books
you'd recommend? |
|
21:35:40 |
hathor |
I'm reading Last Child in the Woods,
Adbusters, Orion magazine, |
|
21:36:13 |
hathor |
getting ready to read some Michel Odent
and some CC books that were recommended |
|
21:36:16 |
Webmama_Tina |
upcoming chatters: SusanMBurke, KristaH |
|
21:36:29 |
hathor |
SusanMburke your quesiton? |
|
21:36:33 |
SusanMBurke |
How long have you breast fed you
children? I am having a hard time
lately with our 2 year old, what with a
full mouth of teeth, and she has
reverted back to nursing at night like a
new born since she is not nursing as
much during the day. |
|
21:36:57 |
hathor |
Totally read the CC and check out
Ishmael and My Ishmael...man they'll
rock your world! |
|
21:38:23 |
hathor |
So far all of my babies nursed until
they were 3+, they both weaned when I
was pregnant with the next one. As I
added babies they slept better, perhaps
because there are more of them in the
bed. It can be tiring to think you'll
never sleep again |
|
21:38:37 |
hathor |
