tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post2103879382645515771..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: There's One in Every FamilyDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-35825921979029364712007-09-20T02:44:00.000-04:002007-09-20T02:44:00.000-04:00I know this is an old post but am only just now ca...I know this is an old post but am only just now catching up with your wonderful blog<BR/><BR/>I am here to tell you I had one too he is now 31 years old and a responsible member of the community he even found a woman game enough to marry him.They say wmone marry their "fathers", d-in-l says son reminds her of her Dad ......so it must be true! <BR/><BR/>Spaz will turn out fine,he has you for a nutralady2001https://www.blogger.com/profile/08295111685100929709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-9428832314181992042007-09-09T12:37:00.000-04:002007-09-09T12:37:00.000-04:00Where do you find the time to keep a blog while lo...Where do you find the time to keep a blog while looking after your kids? I don't know how you do it. Although I'm not a mum yet I do voluntary work with kids and I'm wrecked after a few hours and I can hand them back...fair play to you...<BR/><BR/>on the permanent marker thing I accidentally discovered one day that sunscreen is great for taking it off skin...apply and wipe off, it might take a Dancing Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367764079196732215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-13390702920454444422007-09-07T14:39:00.000-04:002007-09-07T14:39:00.000-04:00Just One in every family? I have 2!! Curtis is 6 a...Just One in every family? I have 2!! Curtis is 6 and Sam is 2. Both of them are like your spaz!! I kid you not my friend!! Then I have Gregory who is 4 and follows both of them around! Whenever its quiet and its not bedtime or nap time I know I must go and find the boys. Cause they are up to something!! I really like this post and really enjoying this blog!!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01468641457499746146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91710145689712909572007-09-06T21:17:00.000-04:002007-09-06T21:17:00.000-04:00Like everyone else, I'm laughing so hard I can bar...Like everyone else, I'm laughing so hard I can barely cry!! I love your refreshing honestly and wit, although, I have to admit, your stories are a LITTLE scary, because I can already tell my 9 month old will be a Spaz!! I just came across your blog- what was I missing?!?!?!?- after someone sent me your eBay listing! I've sent the link to all of my friends, and have been reading in between dinner,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-32169459952968083532007-09-04T13:39:00.000-04:002007-09-04T13:39:00.000-04:00I don't know if you still read comments left so mu...I don't know if you still read comments left so much later but I noticed someone suggested having Spaz tested for ADHD and someone else basically said don't you dare. I have a 6 yr old step son who has ADHD- and yes, he is on medication. Because he asked us to help him- we never even mentioned it to him but after he started kindergarten he came to us and said "I want to be good, I don't want to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-73341871128798522052007-09-02T20:41:00.000-04:002007-09-02T20:41:00.000-04:00my spaz is 2 and a half...so i can totally relate....my spaz is 2 and a half...so i can totally relate. had she been anything other than the last...there might not have been anymore lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-56432279030398270952007-09-02T17:58:00.000-04:002007-09-02T17:58:00.000-04:00I used to paint the walls with Vaseline...I think ...I used to paint the walls with Vaseline...I think dish detergent gets it out. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-78355354500483454832007-09-01T22:48:00.000-04:002007-09-01T22:48:00.000-04:00I have a Spaz too. His name is Jake and he's 4. ...I have a Spaz too. His name is Jake and he's 4. He specializes in torturing his two sisters and humiliating me in public places. I recently explained to the doctor that either Jake needed some ADHD meds or I was going to need a lot of Xanax. The doctor assured me that he was just a normal, "busy" boy and eventually he will outgrow this. And this was supposed to make me feel better! <BR/><BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-79798636228501034132007-08-30T14:40:00.000-04:002007-08-30T14:40:00.000-04:00As a mother of four, plus three step-kids, I can r...As a mother of four, plus three step-kids, I can relate. One of my twins(he was 10 or 11)was for some stupid reason, swinging an open bottle of super glue around and glued his younger brother's eye shut. Gotta love the super glue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-66387643515487034702007-08-30T11:48:00.000-04:002007-08-30T11:48:00.000-04:00I love to read these experiences.... My twins and...I love to read these experiences.... My twins and the one thier accomplice (my daily charge), found a box of those Costco chocolate muffins and proceeded to "eat" them in the living room.... our carpet is a light sculpted burber and at the time we only had a shop-vac... oh the joys of motherhood!<BR/>I was SO glad to see that a few people mentioned NOT putting your child on meds. While a Carrie and Troy Keiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722492030174176576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-5442391404957070072007-08-26T14:26:00.000-04:002007-08-26T14:26:00.000-04:00Oh my goodness. Let me tell you, I think I've read...Oh my goodness. Let me tell you, I think I've read this one particular post at least 4 times! If you didn't have the pictures to prove it, I might not believe that much can happen in one day (I only have 1 child so far!) <BR/><BR/>Reading your blog makes me think of my aunt and uncle who have 7 adopted children. Growing up, they always had foster children living with them as well. While I admire Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-22705882386594181722007-08-25T12:10:00.000-04:002007-08-25T12:10:00.000-04:00OMG Dawn, this one just had me racing for the "Cof...OMG Dawn, this one just had me racing for the "Coffee disposal unit" before finishing reading!! It reminded me vividly of the day my then 2 year old twins got into a family sized box of powdered laundry detergent and it was EVERYWHERE!!! Talk about sneezy! For at least a week!<BR/><BR/>Then the morning I got up to find my then 4 year old twins and 1 year old "making ingredients". What is making Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-17436315127194879332007-08-25T10:51:00.000-04:002007-08-25T10:51:00.000-04:00Dawn, I cannot begin to tell you how much joy your...Dawn, I cannot begin to tell you how much joy your blog has brought me this morning! I've been reading since 8:00 a.m. and don't plan on stopping until I'm finished! I too have a Spaz ... he's 7 and his name is Jonathan. I am SO thankful to know that I'm not the only one with a little busybody to run around behind who terrorizes everything under the sun that doesn't move, and even that which Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-45976988569109143922007-08-25T09:07:00.000-04:002007-08-25T09:07:00.000-04:00There is hope. Pray a lot. God gave you this child...There is hope. Pray a lot. God gave you this child, and He will give you the grace/wisdom/energy to raise him. <BR/><BR/>Mine is called Josh. He is now 17 and still alive. And he's very good company. He's my third child. I have five.<BR/><BR/>Just reading your post gave me shudders. I remember getting so tired and stressed out by Josh's constant mini-emergencies, and a few real ones. Like the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77798085632458590432007-08-24T14:07:00.000-04:002007-08-24T14:07:00.000-04:00Hah! Great picture. We definitely have one of my ...Hah! Great picture. We definitely have one of my younger brother (by 2 years) in my tutu from ballet. I was 5, he was 3. It would be great blackmail, except that I think he found the picture and hid it.Momilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203711180798244990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55267588857828297372007-08-24T11:32:00.000-04:002007-08-24T11:32:00.000-04:00My son, I guess in response to me depriving him of...My son, I guess in response to me depriving him of his pacifier, decided that he needed to suck on something, ANYTHING. SO during nap one day, he took a tube of A&D ointment and proceeded to suck the hell out of it! Poison Control had a field day with that one...luckily they never got my last name!<BR/>Then about 6 months ago I came home from church and I was immediately presented with Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859054715459355896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-59801710135522622262007-08-24T11:08:00.000-04:002007-08-24T11:08:00.000-04:00My mother's 'Spaz' is mid twenties now... my favor...My mother's 'Spaz' is mid twenties now... my favorite story? When they were driving home from my house (three states away) once... he got bored and put a "Help I've been kidnapped" sign in the window. My mother told the officer that while the child had in fact *not* been kidnapped it might still be advisable to take him into custody for his own safety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83421294456554928942007-08-24T04:41:00.000-04:002007-08-24T04:41:00.000-04:00Oh yes, we call ours "The Factor" because he is th...Oh yes, we call ours "The Factor" because he is the factor in everything we do. We cannot go anywhere he cannot be tethered to us or something heavier than a small truck. I cannot shower, leave the room, step outside, etc., without running the risk of parmesan cheese in the carpet (This happens once a week. We hide the parmesan behind the extra milk. When we run out of milk, The Factor finds the Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312246807709747768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3699920503937247362007-08-24T03:59:00.000-04:002007-08-24T03:59:00.000-04:00i just have to say that i'm a 21 year old. i'm in ...i just have to say that i'm a 21 year old. i'm in college, i have my own apartment. i'd consider myself well adjusted. i love my mom. and i was spaz. but not only was i spaz, both my younger brothers were spaz. i spent years as the glorious ringleader, teaching them such useful things as "vaseline feels great on closet walls" and "where dad keeps his screwdriver so that we can take all our toys Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04085965800994563552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-38748613248153693212007-08-24T01:08:00.000-04:002007-08-24T01:08:00.000-04:00LOL! Your comments all cracked me up! I totally ...LOL! Your comments all cracked me up! I totally remember the head banging bucket thing in Parenthood! ROFL!<BR/>Spaz doesn't take any meds now, but my 9 year old has ADHD and does take Concerta. I imagine it's just a matter of time until Spaz joins him. I'd rather not give him meds, but no one can handle him without them. He'd be in trouble at school all day. He really can't seem to Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85142458101982275952007-08-23T21:57:00.000-04:002007-08-23T21:57:00.000-04:00Thank you Thank you thank you!! I have one! One of...Thank you Thank you thank you!! I have one! One of those imaginative children. I needed this post today. Thank you so much. I love my "busy" daughter. I often hear,"Is she always this busy?" YES!! YES!! She's covered in bruises, marker, pen, and she recently dumped the entire salt shaker on her dinner; loves to "dip" her dinner in her milk; and just the other day she dumped the whole bottle of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-26028530429029279052007-08-23T20:26:00.000-04:002007-08-23T20:26:00.000-04:00You blog is just too funny! I know this is an extr...You blog is just too funny! I know this is an extremely old post- But I found your blog through one of my homeschooling email groups and I keep finding myself back here, trying to catch up on all that I've missed. I myself have four kids (g-6, b-4, g-2, g-7m) and know all to well the "trouble" that they get into. It has been soo amusing to read your blog!! <BR/><BR/>I will definitely be back - Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-71119969266279033902007-08-23T18:25:00.000-04:002007-08-23T18:25:00.000-04:00Give the kid a knife and ask him who's special! (...Give the kid a knife and ask him who's special! (okay folks, dont take this litterally.....PLEASE) At this point, what else can surpise Spaz's mom.... but we all have one.....10 yrs from now, it will be the BEST of times to reminise and laugh your pants off.... "remember when..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-57552800336562734952007-08-23T18:12:00.000-04:002007-08-23T18:12:00.000-04:00Wow, I hate for my first comment to be a negative ...Wow, I hate for my first comment to be a negative one, but it's going to be. However, it's not going to be toward you. (I have a nearly 28 month old son who, with a total of five parents watching five kids, nearly walked off with a stranger because he's fast and he's friendly. Oy. He also thought lead-Momma-on-a-chase-through-Walgreen's was the best game ever. Did you know that the second Beth aka Ringohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469536098541362659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-66061208580734097302007-08-23T12:23:00.000-04:002007-08-23T12:23:00.000-04:00I liked to dress up my younger brother when we wer...I liked to dress up my younger brother when we were kids too...so there are also pics of him in dresses and tiaras as a 3-yr-old. Oh...and one of my other younger brothers used a Sharpie to turn the youngest brother into a tiger...they were under 3 at the time! The same brother who used the Sharpie, also used a tub of margarine as a finger paint and the kitchen sink sprayer as a water gun. He's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com