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Mothering Magazine Sponsored Chat with
Hathor the Cowgoddess --Hathor
lives in the middle of urban sprawl with her dearest
super-husband and three wee and wise kids. She has had an unassisted
birth in the middle of her 700 square foot apartment, she
breastfeeds on demand and in public, she shares sleep, maintains
constant contact and unschools. Not only does she do all of this,
she does it with grand style and verve. With extravagant and
outrageous behavior. And with her trusty sidekick baby in a sling.
Hathor is the completely true product of the imagination of Heather
Cushman-Dowdee, an outraged (because she might look distracted but
she is paying attention! ) mama who has done almost all of the above
(that part is autobiography)... except for the part that she totally
makes up (those parts are wishful thinking). The raucous exploits of
Hathor and her family are produced in comic form on the web and
printed in many, many zines and magazines and books, too.
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8/2/06
Sorry for the funky format on this transcript...my chatware for
some reason stopped sending me transcripts in the right format for a
couple weeks...then reverted back to the right kind. Very weird!
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with Hathor:
"08/2/06"
"20:12:20" "hathor" "" "" "MSG" "Let's
free chat, I've got the kids plugged in
and food in my tummy"
"08/2/06" "20:12:40" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "It was cool in LA today...a nice
change"
"08/2/06" "20:12:59" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "i had mine in the tub, and on any
other night would have to drag them out,
but nooooo, they popped right out! oh
well."
"08/2/06" "20:13:34" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "think i'll go put a pot of
hazelnut coffee on just finished din
dins"
"08/2/06" "20:13:35" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "it is hot and humid here in south
carolina. almost too hot to even go
swimming."
"08/2/06" "20:13:47" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Yeah, my kids have a netflix queu
and they got little manhattan today...I
haven't watched it yet."
"08/2/06" "20:14:16" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Hi south carolina! I lived for a
bit on isle of palms"
"08/2/06" "20:14:30" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "we went to the zoo today not
knowing it was going to be 100 degrees"
"08/2/06" "20:15:09" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "i'm in Columbia. lived in
charleston for a little bit, and
probably will go back in 2008. my
husband is hoping the store he works for
will open there."
"08/2/06" "20:15:45" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "where ar eyou mikson?"
"08/2/06" "20:15:45" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I'm a southern gal, but now I'm
in so cal"
"08/2/06" "20:15:50" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "Chicago"
"08/2/06" "20:16:21" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Speaking of, I was at a musical
event for kids at the Hollywood Bowl
today and there were a TON of slinging
moms there"
"08/2/06" "20:16:47" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Iwas sitting in back, scanning
the crowd and the slings almost had the
strollers out numbered!"
"08/2/06" "20:16:48" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "did you grow up in the south? i
can't imagine living in so cal! i would
so love it! slinging is catching on i
think."
"08/2/06" "20:17:03" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "It made it good to be a
californian"
"08/2/06" "20:17:23" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "I would totally agree atleast
here it is"
"08/2/06" "20:17:26" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "unlike breastfeeding, i just left
an e-mail loop over sending a forward
about Code Monitors. ugh!"
"08/2/06" "20:17:54" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I moved to fernandina beach
florida when I was in 6th grade and have
lived there my whole life or at least
until college"
"08/2/06" "20:18:13" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "My dh and I moved to so cal about
4 years ago"
"08/2/06" "20:18:23" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "what is a code monitor?"
"08/2/06" "20:19:06" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "a tattle tale for whoever
instated the Codes for formula
companies...if you see doctors offices
offering free samples, tell on them,
etc."
"08/2/06" "20:19:10" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Hey, how about this, since the
moderators aren't here, how about a
question?"
"08/2/06" "20:19:49" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "is there a specific topic tonight
or anything hathor-ish? eheh"
"08/2/06" "20:19:57" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Oooooooh, code monitors. Good
idea, I'd l ike to see that e-mail! See
you aren't in trouble with this crowd!"
"08/2/06" "20:20:10" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "ok- I have four almost five kidos
and I really want to homeschool can you
give me any tips on how to start?"
"08/2/06" "20:20:13" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "let's see...anything goes."
"08/2/06" "20:20:28" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "heehee...just start!"
"08/2/06" "20:20:33" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Are some of them in school
already?"
"08/2/06" "20:20:37" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "no"
"08/2/06" "20:20:44" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "my oldest turns five in november"
"08/2/06" "20:21:06" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "cool, then just wake up and do
exactly the same thing you did today!
:D"
"08/2/06" "20:21:16" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "I am pretty much just letting
them guide me in what they are
interested in and help them find
answers"
"08/2/06" "20:21:49" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Usually in September I take
stock, order some books, art supplies,
etc...about topics I think they are
interested in"
"08/2/06" "20:22:13" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "and then we just wing it!"
"08/2/06" "20:22:23" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "that's what we are doing mikson.
my 4 year old is interested i the
body...why do we have skin? why do we
need a voice? so we're going to study
the human body for a while, til he gets
interested in something else"
"08/2/06" "20:22:31" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "do you live in a place that
requires testing"
"08/2/06" "20:22:47" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "I would assume so, but not sure
yet"
"08/2/06" "20:23:11" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "I do live in a city that has a
very high homeschooling rate"
"08/2/06" "20:23:12" "mamamore124" "" ""
"MSG" "What types of outings do you plan
with your kids...sometimes I wonder what
to do next and see they need time out of
the house?"
"08/2/06" "20:23:14" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "California doesn't require
testing...so you never know. But really
homeschooling rocks."
"08/2/06" "20:23:33" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Man, I live in a really really
urban area"
"08/2/06" "20:23:53" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "our homeschooling year is really
busy, museums, gardens"
"08/2/06" "20:24:06" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "we go to three different BIG
parkdays a week"
"08/2/06" "20:24:35" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "When I lived in NC there wasn't
nearly as many offerings,"
"08/2/06" "20:25:01" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "BUT we had fun in different ways,
read more, spent more time at the
library."
"08/2/06" "20:25:25" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I like Natural history museums a
LOT"
"08/2/06" "20:25:45" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "and we usually find a trail to
just go and hike and hang out on"
"08/2/06" "20:25:57" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Any other questions?"
"08/2/06" "20:26:00" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "hathor what types of things do
you do to stay positive about life and
raising children and motivated to be the
best mum you can be"
"08/2/06" "20:26:12" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "I have to say before I forget, I
love the Socialized toon, I e-mail it to
people everytime they make a comment
about homeschooling"
"08/2/06" "20:26:45" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Well, I have to say that I'm not
ALW@AYS positive! :?"
"08/2/06" "20:27:43" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "But I like to get reminders about
gentle parenting in my e-mail box from
Scott Noelle
www.enjoyparenting.com"
"08/2/06" "20:27:50" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "hmm, as somebody who knows you
IRL, it sure looks like you're pretty
positive"
"08/2/06" "20:28:08" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "aw shucks. :angel:"
"08/2/06" "20:28:55" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Well, I have my share of crazy,
tantrum-y behavior. And my kids can be
bonkers too. *)"
"08/2/06" "20:29:28" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "Do you plan on having more
babies?"
"08/2/06" "20:29:35" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "But I reinforce the way I parent
with a healthy dose of theory (book
learning) and what not."
"08/2/06" "20:29:56" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "more babies? no. I think 3 is it
for us. alas"
"08/2/06" "20:30:25" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "thanks hathor i need more hones t
chatting with people"
"08/2/06" "20:30:49" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Right now my yougest is 2 (and I
haven't even started aunt flow yet hee
hee) but dh is talking about a
vasectomy"
"08/2/06" "20:31:07" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Though he hasn't actually gone
and done it yet!"
"08/2/06" "20:31:13" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "my husband just had one"
"08/2/06" "20:31:20" "Vixxen" "" ""
"MSG" "When you first became a mom how
did you know that attachment parenting
was the way you wanted to go?"
"08/2/06" "20:31:38" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "thats good to hear i was
wondering if it was normal that i have
not gotten my period yet twins 18 mos
and still bf"
"08/2/06" "20:31:42" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "When I first became a mom I had
no idea"
"08/2/06" "20:32:12" "Vixxen" "" ""
"MSG" "did you just kind of fall into
it? seemed like what felt right?"
"08/2/06" "20:32:26" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I met a LLL leader and told her
that I planned to bf for 3 months before
I had the baby"
"08/2/06" "20:32:30" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "i got kicked off and now i'm
back. is it still free chat?"
"08/2/06" "20:32:41" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I had never heard of midwives or
anything!"
"08/2/06" "20:32:45" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "Q&A free chat?"
"08/2/06" "20:32:49" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "yep"
"08/2/06" "20:33:05" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "i haev a funny"
"08/2/06" "20:33:07" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "But I had an easy hospital
birth,"
"08/2/06" "20:33:33" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "and then I had difficulty
breastfeeding and my dh made me call LLL."
"08/2/06" "20:33:34" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "wow hathor thats amazing and what
an advocate you are now for bf"
"08/2/06" "20:33:42" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "i "fell" into attachment
parenting by typing in "attached at the
hip" about my then 3 month old. found
an attachment parenting board adn
realized that's how it was supposed to
be! hehe"
"08/2/06" "20:33:55" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I went to a meeting and read
continuum concept and here I am"
"08/2/06" "20:34:08" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "LLL is amazing i miss it"
"08/2/06" "20:34:11" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "In the beginning I used the car
seat as a carrier"
"08/2/06" "20:34:22" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "and tried to use a crib"
"08/2/06" "20:34:45" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "and once I even went grocery
shopping without the baby, though I
cried the whole time"
"08/2/06" "20:35:10" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "It was about 6 weeks in when I
turned it around"
"08/2/06" "20:35:35" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "do you ever have time by
yourself?"
"08/2/06" "20:35:51" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Nope, I never have time by
myself"
"08/2/06" "20:35:59" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "really no?"
"08/2/06" "20:36:07" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Oh, but I do put the kids to bed
pretty early"
"08/2/06" "20:36:12" "mamamore124" "" ""
"MSG" "when do you read and things to
keep your mind working"
"08/2/06" "20:36:22" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "so dh and I have the evenings
together"
"08/2/06" "20:36:33" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "you don't go out to a mom's night
wiht a mom's group or something?"
"08/2/06" "20:36:42" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Well, I have a theory that"
"08/2/06" "20:36:49" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "listening.."
"08/2/06" "20:36:51" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "oh, nice...i've got to try
that...getting kids in bed early"
"08/2/06" "20:36:56" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "ok, same here I consider that
time alone."
"08/2/06" "20:37:19" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "kids are supposed to be at your
side watching you work, so I work, read,
e-mail with them nearby"
"08/2/06" "20:37:38" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Yep, the kids early to bed thing
is pretty good."
"08/2/06" "20:37:49" "Vixxen" "" ""
"MSG" "I wish I could get my kids to bed
early"
"08/2/06" "20:37:49" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "do your kids still nap?"
"08/2/06" "20:37:59" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "how old is your youngest hathor"
"08/2/06" "20:37:59" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "It's easier that I have a 9 year
old to hang with them"
"08/2/06" "20:38:00" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "my 5.5 y o still naps"
"08/2/06" "20:38:15" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "my youngest is 2 and gave up naps
already."
"08/2/06" "20:38:20" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "wow"
"08/2/06" "20:38:36" "mamamore124" "" ""
"MSG" "Do they wake early?"
"08/2/06" "20:38:36" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "We just don't have time for them,
she sleeps in the sling sometimes"
"08/2/06" "20:38:45" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "we have group stemmed out of LLL
and Bradley birth classes. about 47 of
us all together. we have a calendar
scheduled and we go out every thursday
night, not all of us, but at the very
least 4 at a time. we bring our slinging
babies, but leave the bigger"
"08/2/06" "20:38:51" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "but it's only f orabout 20
minutes or so."
"08/2/06" "20:38:52" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "my 5.5 still naps like 1-3 hours
in the afternoon"
"08/2/06" "20:38:57" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "ones with dad."
"08/2/06" "20:39:19" "Vixxen" "" ""
"MSG" "gotta run and put the baby to
sleep...maybe I can come back later!"
"08/2/06" "20:39:37" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "At night right after dinner we do
the teeth brushing and then all climb
into bed, dad reads books to the kids"
"08/2/06" "20:39:48" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "while I'm there too"
"08/2/06" "20:40:11" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "how do you stave off burnout?"
"08/2/06" "20:40:42" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "and then I sing them to sleep,
they all go to bed abo ut7:30 the baby
is usually asleep by 7:00"
"08/2/06" "20:41:28" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "that's great! i need to figure
out how to do that"
"08/2/06" "20:41:30" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "poeple think I am crazy for
putting my kids to bed that early but
they are ready then"
"08/2/06" "20:41:35" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Well, TraceeC, I do lots of
parkdays for my mama time and my dh is
ver hands on and works crazy hours so
that he's home alot."
"08/2/06" "20:42:07" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "My Mom lived for a time in
england when I was little and she said
that the Americans let their kids nap,"
"08/2/06" "20:42:28" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "but that the british put the kids
to bed early (when it's dark)"
"08/2/06" "20:42:43" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "we do a parkday every tuesday and
wednesday. i just can't imagine not
having those thursdays!"
"08/2/06" "20:43:06" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "so I started thinking about the
benefits of sleeping when the sun goes
down instead of staying up in the
artificial light"
"08/2/06" "20:43:36" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I'm not rigid, though my kids got
to stay up and see the presidential
debates"
"08/2/06" "20:43:41" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "hee hee"
"08/2/06" "20:43:47" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "love it"
"08/2/06" "20:43:58" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "what time do you go to bed and
get up hathor"
"08/2/06" "20:44:23" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I don't really do moms night out
becaue my husband would feel left out,
we never get couples night out :blush:"
"08/2/06" "20:45:00" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I stay up with dh and hang, chat
have a beer, wind down :angel: you
know!"
"08/2/06" "20:45:17" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "we do a couples night out once
every two weeks. evan, 2 is asking for
milkbed, so i will be back later. is it
against your philosophy to have a date
night?"
"08/2/06" "20:45:42" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "and then go to bed about
10-11ish. And then my wee ones wake me
at about 7"
"08/2/06" "20:46:00" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "gwynnie doesn't nurse at night
anymore?"
"08/2/06" "20:46:03" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "whats milk bed"
"08/2/06" "20:46:26" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "milk in the bed, LOL he's ready
to go to sleep"
"08/2/06" "20:47:01" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I don't have anyone to watch the
kids for date night! and I could imagine
going out for about 2 hours at this
point if I had someone to watch my
baby."
"08/2/06" "20:47:52" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Who definitely nurses at night
Until recently she nursed down while the
kids were getting their books read and
then I would carry her into the living
room and she would sleep in my lap"
"08/2/06" "20:48:06" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "while I watched tv or hang with
hubby"
"08/2/06" "20:48:12" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "thats hard but my dh always says
we will have 40 years after the kids are
grown to be with just each other"
"08/2/06" "20:48:27" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "but we do get out once in a
while"
"08/2/06" "20:48:40" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "most of our family doesnt have
the patience for four kids"
"08/2/06" "20:49:16" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "but now that she's a bit older (
for about 3 months) I nurse her down in
bed and leave her and she doesn't wake
to nurse until I climb into bed but if
she does"
"08/2/06" "20:49:25" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "true. not to be defensive again,
but i gotta have that date night.
recommended by our marriage counselor"
"08/2/06" "20:49:45" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I just bring her out and nurse
her back down in my lap and then take
her to bed with me when I go"
"08/2/06" "20:49:48" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "you have to do what works for you
:)"
"08/2/06" "20:50:09" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "i attempted to night wean my
almost 2.5"
"08/2/06" "20:50:27" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Yeah, if I had a grandparent
around I would totally go on a date
night"
"08/2/06" "20:50:28" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "worked for a few days and then he
reverted to nursing 4-6 times during the
night"
"08/2/06" "20:51:24" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Right now Gwynnie nurses about
20-30 times a night. :blush:"
"08/2/06" "20:51:32" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "lol"
"08/2/06" "20:51:41" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "yeah, my 5.5 year old was like
that for the first 3.5 years"
"08/2/06" "20:51:51" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "made me insane!"
"08/2/06" "20:52:06" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "and then my second one was born
and took over the job"
"08/2/06" "20:52:08" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "none of my kids were night
nursers, except the last when he was
teething"
"08/2/06" "20:52:22" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "That's one of the main reasons
why we do the early bed time, we have to
have alone time even though it's in the
house"
"08/2/06" "20:52:24" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "thought my nipples were going to
fall off"
"08/2/06" "20:52:33" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "heehee"
"08/2/06" "20:52:58" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Oh yeah, the case of the missing
nipples been there!"
"08/2/06" "20:54:08" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "One of my friend's daughter was
staying up until 11 with them and it
made her feel very impatient"
"08/2/06" "20:54:33" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "with her the rest of the time and
made her want to wean her"
"08/2/06" "20:54:33" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "did your oldest teach herself how
to read, not to change the subject,"
"08/2/06" "20:55:02" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I convinced her to cut the
mega-nap and strt the early bed time"
"08/2/06" "20:55:10" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "it changed her life"
"08/2/06" "20:55:34" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "i wouldn't mind if it was just a
case of missing nipples i have to lie
flat on my back for my twins one thinks
she can nurse while lying flat on her
back while attached ! and the other has
to pull my hair as she nurses ! my
nipples feel like they reach the"
"08/2/06" "20:55:34" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Yes, my oldest taught herself to
read this year (8.5)"
"08/2/06" "20:55:35" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "hmmm, i really think i want to
try that"
"08/2/06" "20:55:39" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "bed when i lie down !!!"
"08/2/06" "20:55:54" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "and she's learning cursive, i
understand!"
"08/2/06" "20:56:25" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I panicked earlier and tried to
'teach' her to read (when she was 6)"
"08/2/06" "20:57:07" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "and there is one thing about my
oldest, I can't make her do anything
:D"
"08/2/06" "20:57:15" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I'm so proud!"
"08/2/06" "20:57:26" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "She hid the book I was using."
"08/2/06" "20:57:31" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "life learning is a great magazine
about unschooling"
"08/2/06" "20:57:55" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "And so I waited and 2.5 years
later she taught herself and now I'm so
glad I let her do that"
"08/2/06" "20:58:08" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "yeah I guess I am a little
panicked about the whole thing, I still
have a little voice in my head that
wants to be convetional"
"08/2/06" "20:58:28" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "she's so proud too. And yeah, she
asked for a workbook for cursive writing
and works in it alot."
"08/2/06" "20:58:36" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "and I just need to trust my
instinct"
"08/2/06" "20:58:45" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "I bet thats great"
"08/2/06" "20:59:03" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "The reading thing is really hard
to not panick about, but I kept asking
mamas"
"08/2/06" "20:59:05" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "i'm amazed at what my 6 yr old
learns without me over his shoulder"
"08/2/06" "20:59:34" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "and most of them told me that
somewhere around 8 is a magical time
where it sort of happens"
"08/2/06" "20:59:40" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "it held true for me"
"08/2/06" "20:59:57" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "and now she's reading realy well
in a short time"
"08/2/06" "21:00:10" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "you know, quickly to chapter
books."
"08/2/06" "21:00:15" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "ok"
"08/2/06" "21:00:45" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "so trust your instincts
absolutely and if your kid hides the
book, you know you should listen
:angel:"
"08/2/06" "21:00:57" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "I have a friend that keeps
telling me she should be reading because
her son taught himself by 4"
"08/2/06" "21:01:00" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "lol"
"08/2/06" "21:01:17" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "hathor what do you think of books
on tape for my 6 yr old he listens to
them for hours a day we pick fr library
i used to read about 3 hours a day
before the twins came along so he missed
it and we do the tapes"
"08/2/06" "21:01:51" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Well, I've noticed that when 4
year olds read they often are missing
some other qualities, so don't beat
yourself up about it"
"08/2/06" "21:01:58" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "nice friend mikson not !"
"08/2/06" "21:02:42" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "my daughter is pretty well
rounded, imaginitive and full of
life..."
"08/2/06" "21:03:15" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "yeah my dd would rather play
house, dog, horse then read"
"08/2/06" "21:03:20" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Yeah, I have a hard time reading
to my kids (my comic is keeping me
busy!) I think books on tape are a good
option and you should"
"08/2/06" "21:04:23" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "just keep telling yourself that
this time will pass, and soon you'll
have your energy back and you'll be back
reading and spending time like befre the
twins! My gosh, twins :D"
"08/2/06" "21:04:23" "alley-oopin" "" ""
"MSG" "i taught myself to read when i
was 4 and the way i remember it i feel
like it was a way to get my mom to pay
attention to me"
"08/2/06" "21:04:38" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "my friends daughter taught
herself by 3 my son is my son he will
learn when he is ready and from what i
have read rudolf steiner they are
usually on the same level around age 9"
"08/2/06" "21:05:02" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Living in lalaland I'm pretty
pleased my daughter couldn't read the
billboards and what not"
"08/2/06" "21:05:19" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "thats sad Alley, I am sorry"
"08/2/06" "21:05:37" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "my grandpa told me that he read
when he was 4 and wanted dd to read then
too,"
"08/2/06" "21:05:48" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "but he was a farm boy with 2
books"
"08/2/06" "21:05:53" "alley-oopin" "" ""
"MSG" "hey i was reading an old
transcript and got excited about the
idea of figuring out ways to be more
"pro-active" with the family values
causes"
"08/2/06" "21:06:01" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "my older sisters taught me around
5 so I thought that was a normal age"
"08/2/06" "21:06:13" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "my dd has a billboard out side of
the house that says girls, girls, girls
xxx"
"08/2/06" "21:06:14" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "and the two are so cute my son
did not feel bad about it he would ask
her to read to him it s the parents that
get the hang ups"
"08/2/06" "21:06:19" "alley-oopin" "" ""
"MSG" "i keep meeting more and more
funky mamas and i feel like if i could
come up with some good ideas i'd have a
great set of troops, but i'm not sure
where to start"
"08/2/06" "21:06:25" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "I think it's better she couldn't
read that"
"08/2/06" "21:06:40" "rosalind" "" ""
"MSG" "yeah, l.a. seems to have a
disproportionate number of billboards
for strip clubs, etc."
"08/2/06" "21:06:45" "snoopyness" "" ""
"MSG" "my mother had me reading by
two--just picking out and recognizing
words I would guess, and she wants DD to
do that too"
"08/2/06" "21:06:56" "TraceeC" "" ""
"MSG" "my 4 year old can e=read and is
not missing much :)"
"08/2/06" "21:07:44" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Well, I've been getting some
ideas together, a way to start some
letter writing campaigns and harness the
energy of the 2000+"
"08/2/06" "21:07:55" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "mamas on my e-list."
"08/2/06" "21:08:11" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "thanks hathor"
"08/2/06" "21:08:13" "alley-oopin" "" ""
"MSG" "yeah like when i read that
article in one of the last emails you
sent, i was so mad i didn't know how to
comment on it somehow"
"08/2/06" "21:08:25" "alley-oopin" "" ""
"MSG" "i couldn't believe that poll
about whether or not moms had the RIGHT
to breastfeed in public"
"08/2/06" "21:08:38" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Well, you guys this was fun even
without the moderator!"
"08/2/06" "21:08:41" "alley-oopin" "" ""
"MSG" "i know people are uncomfortable
but i didn't think anyone would actually
want to take something like that away it
was nuts"
"08/2/06" "21:09:21" "alley-oopin" "" ""
"MSG" "any suggestions on what to do
with those juicy things you send our way
would be greatly appreciated, i'm sure"
"08/2/06" "21:09:25" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "Yeah, that poll was insipid."
"08/2/06" "21:09:32" "mikson7" "" ""
"MSG" "yes I have missed the past 2
chats by a day so I am glad I got to
chat tonight"
"08/2/06" "21:09:33" "snoopyness" "" ""
"MSG" "I would rather have my child
reading XXX billboards than one that is
near my home: "Don't abuse, vaccinate
your child""
"08/2/06" "21:09:34" "mairead" "" ""
"MSG" "hathor you are awesome i love
your carttons in my email box and will
get around to purchasing one soon !!!"
"08/2/06" "21:10:10" "hathor" "" ""
"MSG" "It was lovely guys, I'll talk to
you next month! kiss kiss :heart:"
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