tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post7626580988059429404..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Time Out From Your Regularly Scheduled HumorDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-61481622479250281742010-05-28T02:54:33.251-04:002010-05-28T02:54:33.251-04:00It's not often I hear another parent say that ...It's not often I hear another parent say that she doesn't try to control her children. Thank you. I firmly believe that if people would try to teach instead of control parents would have a lot less difficulty. That and understanding age appropriate and natural behavior. Like teens sleeping a lot. They are going through growth spurts and the body needs extra sleep for that. Didn'Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09083941215123554455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55024148599509748202010-05-25T08:42:07.316-04:002010-05-25T08:42:07.316-04:00Bravo!! People like Clark can just go suck a lemo...Bravo!! People like Clark can just go suck a lemon ;-)Sharlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01494536899648651100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-76145779357486925932010-05-24T08:29:31.797-04:002010-05-24T08:29:31.797-04:00Very well said Dawn! I wish I was half the mother ...Very well said Dawn! I wish I was half the mother that you are! I know sometimes I yell at my kids (all 4) for the little thing simply because I'm exhausted! But I also feel I present appropriate discipline when necessary. Like you said, we're not perfect. <br />I guess if 'Anonymous' is perfect, good for her!! But I wonder if her kids are being kids.<br />Please don't Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244228708495974617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77709864880007098372010-05-22T22:27:35.169-04:002010-05-22T22:27:35.169-04:00*Lifts glass of wine* Cheers, Dawn. There are so m...*Lifts glass of wine* Cheers, Dawn. There are so many of us who love you, and love your kids, and enjoy your daily (well, sometimes every-other-daily, and occasionally weekly) posts! Don't let the haters get you down, girl. Just remember that if they had real lives of their own, they wouldn't have time to hate yours =)Amber Naraehttp://www.myspace.com/justaliddlecrazynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-45044309823541159992010-05-22T21:20:42.916-04:002010-05-22T21:20:42.916-04:00Just how many of the "you shouda done this in...Just how many of the "you shouda done this instead" are single parents with 6 kids? My guess is zero. Keep writing, please! Makes me feel better about my gang of four.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-32996504234930838572010-05-22T06:01:49.329-04:002010-05-22T06:01:49.329-04:00This is my first time to visit your blog and alrea...This is my first time to visit your blog and already a controversy! How interesting and what a lot going on! Congratulations on your book and I'm sorry to read about your divorce. Will read your back posts but I've a feeling this is going to take some time! http://my.statcounter.com/project/HeARTworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953317888563627979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72697743257071793862010-05-21T18:51:25.480-04:002010-05-21T18:51:25.480-04:00Zinger! :-)Zinger! :-)Jennifer Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762508391191695585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55350296281522722052010-05-21T15:08:22.475-04:002010-05-21T15:08:22.475-04:00Haha!!! You made me laugh!!!Haha!!! You made me laugh!!!Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312866823774219366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-66169020400484007202010-05-21T15:01:56.495-04:002010-05-21T15:01:56.495-04:00LOL. Great response! And great discipline rules!!...LOL. Great response! And great discipline rules!!!Lyudanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-523332368940602822010-05-21T13:43:36.072-04:002010-05-21T13:43:36.072-04:00You are hilarious even when you're not. :) I l...You are hilarious even when you're not. :) I love the hate mail section. How do you come up with this stuff? Also, I think you need to update your picture on top. With all your free time, I'd like you to try. lol :) Have a great day.Jen@Scrapingirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08280261043942452491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-38260645325580742002010-05-21T12:21:31.370-04:002010-05-21T12:21:31.370-04:00Some people have nothing better to do with their t...Some people have nothing better to do with their time. You did an awesome job explaining your discipline techniques, but *yawn* get back to the funny stuff! ;) You're doing a super job. As a mom of a 2.5 yr old and 10 mo old twins - all boys, I might add - I'm in awe of you! Keep up the good work. And maybe one of these days, I'll come up with a good SSO question.Lesannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3060432757488042972010-05-21T12:13:50.916-04:002010-05-21T12:13:50.916-04:00Hey Dawn,
As a mother of six also, you cannot be ...Hey Dawn,<br /> As a mother of six also, you cannot be everywhere all the time. Our kids are not born with the innate ability to be perfect. Obviously we do not grow up to be perfect either. We tend to make our own "messes" a lot of the time. But I wrote to say that my kids love to sit around the dinner table or on a long drive hear their dad and I tell of all the wonderful things Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-8914321704077915152010-05-21T11:58:49.563-04:002010-05-21T11:58:49.563-04:00Where is the "LIKE" button?Where is the "LIKE" button?marybeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-13227378165780239742010-05-21T11:44:01.403-04:002010-05-21T11:44:01.403-04:00Actually, I'm kind of glad to hear how you han...Actually, I'm kind of glad to hear how you handle discipline with 6 creative kids. It helps me remember what's important about disciplining my own kids. Any ideas about instilling respect? My 3 yr old talks back a lot lately. I think smart people realize you are disciplining your kids even though you don't write about it. You are doing great. Keep writing about the stuff Clay and Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-17879849077337821462010-05-21T10:21:57.272-04:002010-05-21T10:21:57.272-04:00YOU ROCK!!! Hate-mailers suck. :(YOU ROCK!!! Hate-mailers suck. :(Mrs. Howellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763466441917781109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-44695762830313353492010-05-21T08:51:20.892-04:002010-05-21T08:51:20.892-04:00Yep, you're right, it was boring! Let's g...Yep, you're right, it was boring! Let's get back to the funny stuff. Can you block negative readers? ha!:)One Big Happyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03815972939739809913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-41563720287933000412010-05-21T01:49:48.764-04:002010-05-21T01:49:48.764-04:00Would Anonymous like to share with the rest of the...Would Anonymous like to share with the rest of the class how many kids he/she has? Or does (s)he limit him/herself to dogs who conveniently eat off the floor and never have to go along on grocery store trips?Zsuzsannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03062136377263894876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-5383806964848301822010-05-21T00:36:46.122-04:002010-05-21T00:36:46.122-04:00OMGosh, you REALLY do have a HATE mail form! I la...OMGosh, you REALLY do have a HATE mail form! I laughed so hard tears were running down my face! Great response, loved it as always! You are a much nicer person then I. I would've probably blasted "Clark" lol have a great evening!dhayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16691337608873940933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-64863541482410055822010-05-20T23:59:22.184-04:002010-05-20T23:59:22.184-04:00You rock, Dawn. You just... rock.You rock, Dawn. You just... rock.Tinahttp://www.xanga.com/rutherfordfamilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85244764273148856632010-05-20T21:44:56.767-04:002010-05-20T21:44:56.767-04:00My mom learned the experiments bit really well wit...My mom learned the experiments bit really well with me for her first kid. The only one that really made her nuts was when I washed my little sister's rubber ducky and a few other things in the ultimate cleaning fluid I made... which was garlic based.Cecinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6036696505757695532010-05-20T21:44:56.768-04:002010-05-20T21:44:56.768-04:00Bwaaahhahaha "Are you happy now, Clark? She&...Bwaaahhahaha "Are you happy now, Clark? She's deaf."<br />Yay, Dawn! Your blog is the only one I read and I read it because I LOVE to hear what your cool kids are doing! (much more interesting than discipline!) Some people just don't get it...the fartknockers. :-)StellaTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69947201308831704742010-05-20T21:41:48.961-04:002010-05-20T21:41:48.961-04:00I love your response to the hate mail. Good for y...I love your response to the hate mail. Good for you for taking a stance. Sounds like you're just doing a fine job at disciplining your kids. None of us are perfect, right?Jill @ Blogging Memorieshttp://www.bloggingmemories.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-92001648689081401972010-05-20T20:31:08.632-04:002010-05-20T20:31:08.632-04:00Bravo! yep, that was totally boring and exactly wh...Bravo! yep, that was totally boring and exactly what all of us do with our own children. I WISH my kids were more adventerous- please, by all means, help yourselves children... Mom is not your slave and at your beck-and- call 24/7. I am so afraid that my kids aren't going to learn survival skills before they have to move out! Believe me, I'm workin at it!<br />Thanks for bloggin about theKristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771107918713282052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-57048326025647151442010-05-20T20:13:29.799-04:002010-05-20T20:13:29.799-04:00Oh good grief...I read your blog all the time and ...Oh good grief...I read your blog all the time and never once did I think that you never disciplined your children. <br />That person needs to get a life! and good for you to respond with dignity.MaBunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729495477063071692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-46491794590765371632010-05-20T19:25:53.345-04:002010-05-20T19:25:53.345-04:00I don't always agree with the discipline metho...I don't always agree with the discipline methods you mention but then I don't agree with my friends either. You, like many of my friends, were probably raised under the Dr. Spock method. My mom didn't believe in his philosophy so I was raised under in a stict but loving environment. We generally raise our children the way we were raised and we obviously turned out okay. So you Ruthnoreply@blogger.com