tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post72108177622256593..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: It's A.....Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-31919826058080227262008-02-26T15:19:00.000-05:002008-02-26T15:19:00.000-05:00Dawn- you crack me up...I love coming here to read...Dawn- you crack me up...I love coming here to read about normal moms. I thought i was doing good to identify the potato I pulled out of the seat pocket in the car...keep it upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-52028559103672356982008-02-25T18:14:00.000-05:002008-02-25T18:14:00.000-05:00I can't believe how rude and hateful people can be...I can't believe how rude and hateful people can be, that's awful! Don't worry about them, you are doing a great job as a mom and blogger and I can't wait for the book!<BR/><BR/>www.kathy-iamwhoiam.blogspot.comKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421713950020402708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-12979586216371442382008-02-23T23:14:00.000-05:002008-02-23T23:14:00.000-05:00Dawn,I am glad that you do not let the nasty comme...Dawn,<BR/>I am glad that you do not let the nasty comments get you down! Keep blogging, there are plenty of us out there who love your blog and experience simliar things everyday. <BR/>Sara<BR/>mom to 4Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-83321752692399692102008-02-22T22:50:00.000-05:002008-02-22T22:50:00.000-05:00Yeeee--ESSSSS!!!You crack me up no end, Dawn. A h...Yeeee--ESSSSS!!!<BR/><BR/>You crack me up no end, Dawn. A huge part of what makes your blog so hysterical is that it helps us view our own undertakings with a proper sense of humor. When my kids were younger, I didn't often think of these things as funny. Now they're hi-larious. Because why? Because I've realized that sooner or later, they all grow out of the most awful things. I mean, who Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851098760576370829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-50878994368249091172008-02-22T21:26:00.000-05:002008-02-22T21:26:00.000-05:00Thank you, Dawn, for always being so thoughtful wh...Thank you, Dawn, for always being so thoughtful when you address those who would make rude comments. In answering people like that, I always have to type a reply, sit on it awhile, and then re-type and edit away. Your replies seem so effortless and classy... thanks for reminding me to respond with such grace and poise.Joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828119131529658199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-66991455067609709952008-02-22T18:01:00.000-05:002008-02-22T18:01:00.000-05:00Hello Dawn! Haven't commented for while and have j...Hello Dawn! Haven't commented for while and have just done a big catch up. I did peek in the other day when the competition was still going and didn't even TRY to identify the moldy mess. Besides I couldn't envisage the Tupperware being shipped to Australia if I won !!!<BR/><BR/>What does it say about me if the thought of sheet changing/ how long it had been there didn't even enter my head lol...nutralady2001https://www.blogger.com/profile/08295111685100929709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6365624613500330732008-02-22T17:31:00.000-05:002008-02-22T17:31:00.000-05:00Too bad for the nasty comments, and I'm sorry you ...Too bad for the nasty comments, and I'm sorry you got so many. Personally, I don't see the point in being all judgy. If you don't like a blog, move on and read another! It's like changing the channel on the TV. <BR/><BR/>I think your blog's super funny, and I applaud your finding the food and any other thing you manage to accomplish while simultaneously taking care of 6!penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227471329694179527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37817002793399893092008-02-22T16:46:00.000-05:002008-02-22T16:46:00.000-05:00I'm sorry that people left you nasty comments! I ...I'm sorry that people left you nasty comments! I love your blog and applaud the way that you write so honestly. It makes me feel so much better to know that I'm not the only one in the world who doesn't have perfect kids and a perfect life and is okay with this! Thank you! Thank you!the W* familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09911674135820249830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3989005922752833612008-02-22T15:55:00.000-05:002008-02-22T15:55:00.000-05:00All I can say is mean people suck! They should ge...All I can say is mean people suck! They should get a look at the huge log in their eye before going after your speck, thankyouverymuch! <BR/>I LOVE how you keep it real, makes us mere mortal mom's feel like we're not loosers :)<BR/>Yoo rock!AlaneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378820581781820649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-2057524715765915982008-02-22T14:03:00.000-05:002008-02-22T14:03:00.000-05:00Dawn. You know you are doing something right, if ...Dawn. You know you are doing something right, if you are being criticized for trying to bring a little happiness into the world. The collection of human debris that enjoys suffering rather than joy is seemingly endless. But they cannot win. 99.9999% of us love what you do. Remember that. -A faithful reader since June '07Supplanter64https://www.blogger.com/profile/15869957688545165777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-65101841576023750892008-02-22T13:05:00.000-05:002008-02-22T13:05:00.000-05:00Obviously, the person/people who criticized you do...Obviously, the person/people who criticized you don't have children. Or normal ones anyway. We have a housekeeper that comes every other week. I clean in between. But still, I am amazed at how many sippy cups with milk, half eaten cookies, and (my personal favorite) hot dog weinies she manages to conjure up when she comes. And? Almost always she finds it in their beds. We don't even allow Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10715187918892679058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36624440970950827282008-02-22T09:57:00.000-05:002008-02-22T09:57:00.000-05:00Dawn,I always say they should come up with a magaz...Dawn,<BR/>I always say they should come up with a magazine called "real parents". You know where they show and tell what really goes on. Before I had my kids (4 of them!). I used to sit back and be "one of those people". What happens to "those people" is they either have kids and wake up or they continue to be idiots. So many things happen with these kids and I always say "This was NOT in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-54366242794706934202008-02-22T09:44:00.000-05:002008-02-22T09:44:00.000-05:00I tell my kids...when it comes to meanies...ignore...I tell my kids...when it comes to meanies...ignore them and walk away. And you did just that! (by hitting delete!) Don't let them get to you!<BR/>SSO..You live in Chicago, Oprah lives in Chicago...hmmm....When are you scheduled to be on her show!?!?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25827757416172533512008-02-22T09:23:00.000-05:002008-02-22T09:23:00.000-05:00Give us their "html" and we (all your supporters)w...Give us their "html" and we (all your supporters)will manifest our support ! <BR/>But in fact, they're not so important, they won't waste our pleasure to read your blog. They come and go back, but WE will keep coming as long as you will write, with or without their approval/judgement.<BR/>Concerning preservatives, it scares me, really. I haven't thought about it before.<BR/>catherineCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10916324312194538199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-2783858046260022082008-02-22T08:34:00.000-05:002008-02-22T08:34:00.000-05:00you shouldn't have to explain yourself!!you shouldn't have to explain yourself!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34320731903462842542008-02-22T05:07:00.000-05:002008-02-22T05:07:00.000-05:00HERE... HERE...Dawn!!Lisa from Washington, I agree...HERE... HERE...Dawn!!<BR/><BR/>Lisa from Washington, I agree about your comment on "Disgusting Criticism".<BR/><BR/>And Three Cheers for all the Mom's & Dad's who try their best everyday. And then can laugh at themselves at the end of the day, for their unperfections.Jenn's finding life funny!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03730580992277032235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-4294580887326614542008-02-22T04:19:00.000-05:002008-02-22T04:19:00.000-05:00Dawn,When I read novels, the characters I find mos...Dawn,<BR/>When I read novels, the characters I find most intriguing, amusing, and inspiring, are those with MAJOR issues: Quirks, ticks, attitudes, stupid mistakes, crazy choices, scars, limps, the whole shebang.<BR/><BR/>Why? Because those characters are not shiny happy plastic people. They're flawed, just like me. <BR/><BR/>And that makes me cheer for them, wince for them, laugh with them, Kelli Standishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770072574427979722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86121517975956387182008-02-22T02:04:00.000-05:002008-02-22T02:04:00.000-05:00First off, you make a lot of us moms feel so norma...First off, you make a lot of us moms feel so normal! My laundry is stacking up, dishes piling up, filthy living room. I've had a sick kid home with me for the past month (no joke). Your comment today about nursing a sick child with a fever, I literally felt understood.<BR/><BR/>When I was pregnant the first time, somebody once told me that if I ever had a clean home it meant I wasn't speading Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-88582345462880249402008-02-22T01:05:00.000-05:002008-02-22T01:05:00.000-05:00You get extra points in my book for actually havin...You get extra points in my book for actually having sheets on your kid's bed! My kids are always pulling their sheets off for some reason or another and I have to admit I've tucked them in a time or twenty with no bottom sheet at all. There - maybe that will give your critics someone else to "gasp" about! Keep writing - It's good for my sanity!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6432808503324606882008-02-22T00:23:00.000-05:002008-02-22T00:23:00.000-05:00I'm sorry to hear about the self-righteous among u...I'm sorry to hear about the self-righteous among us (humans). I figure those folks are lying or in denial about the state of THEIR families. You bring a bit of light into my life and I appreciate it.<BR/>- Mom to recently lice-infested, flu-ridden family with petrified citrus in the cabinet and unrecognizable foodstuff in the car upholstery-cracks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-49159076425118151192008-02-21T23:49:00.000-05:002008-02-21T23:49:00.000-05:00Why are there always some people who feel the need...Why are there always some people who feel the need to critize other mothers? I've never gotten the whole Alpha mom thing. No one is perfect and it's all so much better when we can laugh about it becasue let's face it, it's funny. Dawn, please keep up the stories. I personally love them and as a mother of 5 can definitely relate.EnjoyingLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817655996265643504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-75247368680445241112008-02-21T23:28:00.000-05:002008-02-21T23:28:00.000-05:00I think that most of the people who post those typ...I think that most of the people who post those types of comments don't have kids themselves, or else don't spend any time with their kids because they are constantly cleaning. normal moms understand! For instance, a 4 year old and a 2 year old with a play kitchen decide that the cup of chocolate milk belongs in the refridgerator--the play one. The 2 year old discovers it 3 days later, tries toiffer@AOL.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267720858761191976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-4850229485891840192008-02-21T23:23:00.000-05:002008-02-21T23:23:00.000-05:00Actually, to the lady who commented on Happy Meals...Actually, to the lady who commented on Happy Meals, if you leave "Chickie Nuggets" in the fridge too long, the coating turns pink! (Don't ask me how I know, ha ha!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-47742882845930089122008-02-21T23:18:00.000-05:002008-02-21T23:18:00.000-05:00PS I think Rick is challenging you to post that pi...PS I think Rick is challenging you to post that picture in your "shout out". LOLdebi9kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312119503894888955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-28917452712089097132008-02-21T23:17:00.000-05:002008-02-21T23:17:00.000-05:00What I find amazing is that people took the time o...What I find amazing is that people took the time out of their day to read your blog and then insult you.<BR/>Who has that much time on their hands????debi9kidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16312119503894888955noreply@blogger.com