tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post2539371472773202879..comments2023-10-14T06:27:48.975-05:00Comments on Letters of Muse: Dear SpontaneitySandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-26351884313782490192012-07-27T21:20:45.447-05:002012-07-27T21:20:45.447-05:00No, I'm just saving that for when I'm a gr...No, I'm just saving that for when I'm a grandma and I'll have my ducks everywhere while I watch my DD and DS go OCD overdrive on me. =) I'm so mean.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-71964853507260836962012-07-26T17:01:26.804-05:002012-07-26T17:01:26.804-05:00Your OCD will be gone by your 500th post, just wat...Your OCD will be gone by your 500th post, just watch! You are changing and growing as your kids do and pretty soon your ducks will be swimmin' all over the place.. hee heeHelen GLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-60370943364612479662012-07-09T21:53:52.858-05:002012-07-09T21:53:52.858-05:00Thanks, Michelle. DS HAS gotten better than his e...Thanks, Michelle. DS HAS gotten better than his earlier years, so I agree that it will continue to go in that direction. And I hear you about changing places at the table. It was 'cosmic disturbance' for DS--something that he just couldn't understand! <br /><br />Yeah, I couldn't go bake in that heat for the parade, unfortunately. But YAY for water balloon fun to cool down! I bet your kiddos enjoyed them. =)Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-40750467894544514952012-07-09T21:49:19.705-05:002012-07-09T21:49:19.705-05:00That was my DS exactly at age 3. He always needed...That was my DS exactly at age 3. He always needed more time. And I learned that if I let him take his time, it all works out in the end. Sometimes I learned that the hard way, though, but now I know. Thanks for stopping by and sharing your thoughts, Karen! It's nice to meet you through Trifecta! (I wrote about the Binky Fairy on my other blog.)Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-6568696849826137642012-07-09T21:46:59.584-05:002012-07-09T21:46:59.584-05:00Maybe it gets worse with age? I remember liking w...Maybe it gets worse with age? I remember liking water balloons when I was little. I still need to work on DS... But there is hope, as he asked to play water balloons today, yay! Thanks for sharing, Susi!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-89229793118578227132012-07-09T21:29:47.196-05:002012-07-09T21:29:47.196-05:00I so feel your pain. It isn't easy having a c...I so feel your pain. It isn't easy having a child who is so rigid like that. And it isn't you making him that way - so much of it has to be genetic. But hey - we had to introduce change being ok by literally having use change places sometimes at the dinner table, and THAT was a struggle. But it gets better. And I love the water balloon fight.<br /><br />PS We DID go to the parade. And sat in the sun. And Mister Man marched with the Cub Scouts. And then my MOM brought water balloons and filled them up. It was a looooong Fourth ;)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-69313152973312025552012-07-09T07:50:14.143-05:002012-07-09T07:50:14.143-05:00This could've happened in my house. My 3 year ...This could've happened in my house. My 3 year old son never jumps on the bandwagon. He needs time to absorb new things and will sit on the sidelines until he's ready to join in. He would've cried if I cut the watermelon into a different shape than he's used to. But once he decides he's ready, he goes for it. Some kids need time to transition from one idea to the next. Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-81783123949896719632012-07-08T11:26:26.226-05:002012-07-08T11:26:26.226-05:00I'm not good at being spontaneous either. I li...I'm not good at being spontaneous either. I like all my ducks in a row and have advance warning when something is about to change. My kids are all pretty good at being spontaneous... much to this mommy's chagrin! Oh, and they would go crazy over a tub of water balloons!!! :)Susihttp://bocafrau.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-34868552453269024232012-07-08T00:22:00.775-05:002012-07-08T00:22:00.775-05:00Janna, for better or for worse, it gives me so muc...Janna, for better or for worse, it gives me so much comfort to know that we are so alike in this aspect! I'm not alone! I'd like to think that we just KNOW what we like/want. DS has actually gotten better than before about new experiences, so I hope he keeps going in that direction. Thanks for sharing!Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187306461239093068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1722828176120073793.post-77474902780950367902012-07-07T10:15:57.182-05:002012-07-07T10:15:57.182-05:00When you first started out, I swore you were writi...When you first started out, I swore you were writing about me. I go to restaurants based on the one dish I order there, too. Once I find something I like, that's what I order. Also, when spontaneity knocks, I'm there bolting the door and 'shhh'ing the kids hoping it will go on it's merry way. Luckily (but to my distress) the kiddos handle the unexpected better than I do. Good luck on your quest to teach your son that spontaneity isn't always a bad guy :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com