tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post6815861664422257756..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: The Sky is Blue. No it's Not.Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29364647501661098612008-07-30T13:09:00.000-04:002008-07-30T13:09:00.000-04:00I have to laugh at Austin. I think your explanati...I have to laugh at Austin. I think your explanation of life is so entertaining. But, he is the most like my kids. I think my 12 year old son may be his clone, named Andrew.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, if you have read books on qualities of gifted children, you may find that Austin fits all of them. He is EXTREMELY creative, has a strong sense of fairplay and justice, likes exactness and seeks Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-13539196295281118842008-07-29T15:28:00.000-04:002008-07-29T15:28:00.000-04:00I'm one of those "southerners" that tells the kids...I'm one of those "southerners" that tells the kids to play "in the floor" instead of on the floor...as you mentioned in an earlier entry. Now I read that you teach your kids how to "poop on the potty." I try to teach mine to poop IN the potty...much cleaner that way!<BR/><BR/>Love your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69449090795481662942008-07-28T21:57:00.000-04:002008-07-28T21:57:00.000-04:00I am sooo glad we are not the only ones with this ...I am sooo glad we are not the only ones with this "the sky is blue" thing. My son (only child) is 8. He's been making these arguements with us since he was about 4. I so could not home school him. Thank goodness he respects his teachers enough to accept what they say. ... At least for now! ;-P<BR/>~Just MeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-42314591301851360572008-07-28T12:44:00.000-04:002008-07-28T12:44:00.000-04:00ARGH! My ten year old does this and I want to hand...ARGH! My ten year old does this and I want to hand him my checkbook and say, "You're so smart, YOU handle it!"ummmhellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605433866154234066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-84447272825103324062008-07-27T21:20:00.000-04:002008-07-27T21:20:00.000-04:00I just stumbled onto your blog through a friend of...I just stumbled onto your blog through a friend of mine and I couldn't resist leaving a comment. This post made me snort my milk I laughed so hard. I love your sense of humour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-23288671609071339412008-07-26T20:45:00.000-04:002008-07-26T20:45:00.000-04:00My friend has a sign hanging in her kitchen:Young ...My friend has a sign hanging in her kitchen:<BR/><BR/>Young adults and teenagers, act now! Move out, get a job and pay your own way... While you still know everything!Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14990387409271782490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85912280035700992272008-07-26T11:19:00.000-04:002008-07-26T11:19:00.000-04:00Just to make you feel better, my mom and dad seeme...Just to make you feel better, my mom and dad seemed to get REALLY smart when I was around Age 21 or 22. All of a sudden, it was like a light came on and I realized that they were right about almost everything (I still disagree on some points, but I don't point them out). I don't have kids yet, so this shoudl reassure you that you won't have to wait until you're a grandmother for your children Corthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08985580071806656398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-53464083703526878522008-07-26T10:04:00.000-04:002008-07-26T10:04:00.000-04:00I remember my parents got a lot smarter when I wen...I remember my parents got a lot smarter when I went off to college ;)<BR/><BR/>I just appreciated them and all their hard work a lot more when I had kids ;)<BR/><BR/>Kids, I tell ya!!erika325https://www.blogger.com/profile/10628257026533711148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-4829819384196742612008-07-26T07:24:00.000-04:002008-07-26T07:24:00.000-04:00It's simple, really. We need to stop teaching the...It's simple, really. We need to stop teaching the babies to talk. ;-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-18368183128215231732008-07-25T22:14:00.000-04:002008-07-25T22:14:00.000-04:00Hi Dawn,I just had to comment about the sky being ...Hi Dawn,<BR/>I just had to comment about the sky being blue... and the poop in the potty...<BR/><BR/>I was born/raised in Seattle. One famous quote in my baby book "look mommy, the clouds are blue today!" I guess only those in Seattle would think that is funny!<BR/><BR/>Do you have any suggestions about how to get poop in the toilet? My son has been potty trained for 2 months - but refuses to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-2584485271404468472008-07-25T20:48:00.000-04:002008-07-25T20:48:00.000-04:00I have never heard of any of the things you listed...I have never heard of any of the things you listed.<BR/><BR/>I do know big fish are not necessarily sharks and the sky is blue. Period<BR/><BR/>My son has been corrected me since he first learned to speak.<BR/><BR/>I should have stuck with my idea of just teaching him sign language.<BR/><BR/>It's so easy to close your eyes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77860741349842016062008-07-25T20:04:00.000-04:002008-07-25T20:04:00.000-04:00"why don't you use T9Word? WHAT the heck is that!?...<I>"why don't you use T9Word? WHAT the heck is that!?" </I><BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T9Word<BR/><BR/>T9's objective is to make it easier to type text messages. It allows words to be entered by a single keypress for each letter, as opposed to the multi-tap approach used in the older generation of mobile phones in which several letters are associated with each key, and selecting one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-28936970819330865542008-07-25T19:03:00.000-04:002008-07-25T19:03:00.000-04:00Lol! It was a barracuda. (Teehee!)Lol! It was a barracuda. (Teehee!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-46828810401042795672008-07-25T17:48:00.000-04:002008-07-25T17:48:00.000-04:00I was sitting in the DR office this afternoon with...I was sitting in the DR office this afternoon with my TWO teens (it gets worse!!) and an old edition of Better Homes and Gardens. It had a whole list of text terms so we parents can understand what our kids are saying!! It included things like what they use when their parents are in the room (which I guess I should have written down, because I now can't remember what it was!!) Turning 36 on Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786437981693413906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34111530900596518132008-07-25T16:52:00.000-04:002008-07-25T16:52:00.000-04:00I talk to my mom daily on the phone. I usually st...I talk to my mom daily on the phone. I usually start my conversation with, "I'm sorry, Mom" for all the things I put her through when I was growing up. And I was the GOOD kid in the family! haha<BR/><BR/>Donna in PA :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-20410303421826463962008-07-25T16:38:00.000-04:002008-07-25T16:38:00.000-04:00A loophole! That's EXACTLY it! And my children are...A loophole! That's EXACTLY it! And my children are already finding them at ages 3 and 4...I'm in serious trouble. <BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to someday being called...wise, if not an elder.JCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90946862991950496662008-07-25T16:03:00.000-04:002008-07-25T16:03:00.000-04:00LOL! I feel your pain. Here's a twist on that sa...LOL! I feel your pain. Here's a twist on that same conversation. <BR/>ME: Want to watch Nemo? <BR/>MY 2 YR OLD: Nemo's Mommy died. A shark ate her. (Repeat this like a broken record.) <BR/>ME: (finally about ready to pull my hair out) No honey, it wasn't a shark, it was a barracuda. <BR/>MY 2 YR OLD: (pauses, thinking) But it MIGHT be a shark!<BR/>This is how she "wins" all arguments atAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-50224612474671713522008-07-25T15:36:00.000-04:002008-07-25T15:36:00.000-04:00Ha! So close to home. My four year old will argu...Ha! So close to home. My four year old will argue ANYTHING and one day he asked me why we sometimes just say "Oh." to him. I laughed, as did his brother and dad. I decided to explain to him. My example was that sometimes he tells us that the sky is red and we correct him and tell him it is blue. He then, always, tells us we are wrong and the sky really IS red. Then we say, "Oh." He My Kids' Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07568872428132909098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-48941984450671234412008-07-25T15:33:00.000-04:002008-07-25T15:33:00.000-04:00HAHA!I love it!HAHA!<BR/>I love it!Matchbox Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03277774019952369200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25398769177273478132008-07-25T14:21:00.000-04:002008-07-25T14:21:00.000-04:00Hey Dawn!Send your kids to this website: Why is th...Hey Dawn!<BR/><BR/>Send your kids to this website: <A HREF="http://www.why-is-the-sky-blue.tv/index.html" REL="nofollow">Why is the sky blue?</A>. It should keep them busy for 10 min.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490158582567431116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-13771917886442168612008-07-25T13:56:00.000-04:002008-07-25T13:56:00.000-04:00i wish your kid would've been around yesterday whe...i wish your kid would've been around yesterday when we tried to watch Finding Nemo. the brilliant store clerks at the video joint forgot to remove the security pins and I spend half an hour (even more brilliant me) thinking it's just "hard to get out" of the DVD case. I end up breaking the pin and still not getting anywhere. we ended up calling to find out what the problem was (and how stupid I Pudgy Pencilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15760418858514161626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-60425256164178864292008-07-25T12:04:00.000-04:002008-07-25T12:04:00.000-04:00This is so true, it's not even funny! wii, haaaThis is so true, it's not even funny! wii, haaaiheartchocolatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506809401305000430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72609788566311432292008-07-25T12:02:00.000-04:002008-07-25T12:02:00.000-04:00Oh, to be wise! I remembered thinking my parents ...Oh, to be wise! I remembered thinking my parents were so "out of it" with current life. Now I look at my little sisters, and I'M the one who's clueless! I very much understand the taking 12 minutes to send a text. My DH tells me "you don't need to write a novel", and I blush, because I've managed to type out half a sentence!Elozia Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431898774962637409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49507710937273284542008-07-25T11:35:00.000-04:002008-07-25T11:35:00.000-04:00IDK stands for "I don't know".IDK stands for "I don't know".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69798590462718948672008-07-25T11:24:00.000-04:002008-07-25T11:24:00.000-04:00When the kid hits 21, you become smart again. It's...When the kid hits 21, you become smart again. It's amazing.Larisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616974843648191878noreply@blogger.com