tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post5109280404776575385..comments2023-09-27T00:54:05.645-07:00Comments on mediocre mama: It gets harder?Todhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01460518639257312253noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-376882754445019982010-08-24T17:32:40.963-07:002010-08-24T17:32:40.963-07:00One more thing . . .(apparently I have a lot to sa...One more thing . . .(apparently I have a lot to say on the subject) I have a theory on this: People with older kids say that because they've had the last 7 or so years off! I think the school age years are really pretty nice. Then the kids get older, have more activities, more attitude, it probably gets harder and then the parents are saying what happened to my sweet little boy?? Remember when he used to run naked around the neighborhood- he was so cute then. Just a theory. And for the record, I wouldn't know anything about kids running naked around the neighborhood. . . except that I do know.Loriann Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13994406607982824019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-48538845702132157402010-08-24T17:13:03.883-07:002010-08-24T17:13:03.883-07:00Oh, it totally gets harder! Wait till you have 4 ...Oh, it totally gets harder! Wait till you have 4 little ones and then they make you a freakin cub scout den leader and there's seven 8 yr olds climbing a pine tree (who climbs pine trees???) trying to catch a cat who consequently attempts to scratch their eyes out (explain those scratches to their mom) all while 3 of your own kids are running in every direction and the little one is so hungry he's trying to nurse through your shirt. But I could not agree with you more! I get that from parents allllll the time too, so annoying.Loriann Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13994406607982824019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-61014998018020157492010-08-24T10:50:27.652-07:002010-08-24T10:50:27.652-07:00You're boys are pretty cool.
And we should be...You're boys are pretty cool.<br /><br />And we should be in the same ward. Benson & Sydney would make Lennon & Larry look like angels!Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10771724706309042768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-16166639960278800802010-08-24T07:34:33.153-07:002010-08-24T07:34:33.153-07:00Can you also ask him if he woke up at 4:30 IN THE ...Can you also ask him if he woke up at 4:30 IN THE MORNING to feed his child? And then did he have to deal with a poop and spit-up extravaganza that required him to change his child's and his clothes? At which point, was his child wide awake and want to have "dessert" before going back to sleep? Then just as he got back in bed, did his older child wake up saying he was hungry and did he feed this child a banana and send him back to bed? Then did that child get back up and say he had to go "poop-poops?" Then did that child go back to bed for 5 minutes only to wake up again?<br /><br />Will you ask him that for me?? Thanks.mandy*https://www.blogger.com/profile/01441577284815545503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-15577316910247794952010-08-23T21:33:22.227-07:002010-08-23T21:33:22.227-07:00I've had numerous people also tell me it only ...I've had numerous people also tell me it only gets harder. Isn't TWO of them at the same time hard enough?<br /><br />After a day like today I can't imagine it getting harder. Grocery shopping w/ 2 two yr olds sucks! Then I left my wallet in my other purse @ home & upon arriving home one of them rolled the watermelon off the table-cracked it & splashed juice all over. And I'm having another one? I'm crazy!<br /><br />But even w/ all that I still love them to pieces.Katie Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10972310198714459655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-79648889149305708232010-08-23T18:48:57.225-07:002010-08-23T18:48:57.225-07:00I can't believe the lady who made the comment ...I can't believe the lady who made the comment about her mom never allowing her to run around in church. Does she have kids? I wonder if it's the same lady who asked me in my 7th month of pregnancy, "Are you sure you're not having twins?". <br /><br />And really??? Is that my shy, cute, little sophomore soccer buddy Kelli living that dream life over in NYC?dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759721053027239188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-274525299305445872010-08-23T15:32:11.895-07:002010-08-23T15:32:11.895-07:00Amen and Amen!!Amen and Amen!!Caroleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200471484341174363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-1005486396083485342010-08-23T12:35:53.669-07:002010-08-23T12:35:53.669-07:00Totally agree with this one! I get the behavioral ...Totally agree with this one! I get the behavioral stuff later on but toddlers have got to be the hardest physically speaking.Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929113424611660025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-13540712591592573652010-08-23T09:54:28.603-07:002010-08-23T09:54:28.603-07:00yes! sundays are exhausting. I don't think a...yes! sundays are exhausting. I don't think anyone in my family understands me when I say that, two small children, teaching a primary class of 12, no nap for the two small children because church is at 1. <br />I try to sit by some of the young women in the ward and then my 2 year old will go and sit by them for half of sacrament. that makes it a little less stressful for me. :)Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868491339583291549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-80767744226602895292010-08-23T08:23:26.688-07:002010-08-23T08:23:26.688-07:00You are so right on Holly! I love how your blog i...You are so right on Holly! I love how your blog is so real. Thank you for saying what we all want to be screaming! <br /><br />My thought... enjoy moments. There are too many crazy, overwhelming experiences that take over the day. Each night when we put the kids to bed, we ask them what there "Happy Experience" for the day was. It is a great "moment" to remember from the day, even though the day itself was mostly mayhem.<br /><br />p.s. I have a really good friend who lives in your ward! Jessica Summerhays.Ashley K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02601912147193242800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-30435941447166859002010-08-23T08:06:58.680-07:002010-08-23T08:06:58.680-07:00I think it's a different kind of hard when the...I think it's a different kind of hard when they are older...the kind where their choices have eternal consequences. Yikes! I'll take a dirty diaper or too over that in a heart beat...<br /><br />I, too, have a hard time enjoying the "now." There are several times a day where I force myself to stop and enjoy what my kids are doing and to love them a little bit more (if that's possible). <br /><br />I think denying that ALL stages of parenting is hard is a diservice to us as mothers. It makes us feel like if we complain at all that we aren't embracing our divine role in "the plan." It IS hard and we are doing a great job!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348743786495146396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-36023692682890791322010-08-23T08:04:45.583-07:002010-08-23T08:04:45.583-07:00You're lucky that you at least have cute kids....You're lucky that you at least have cute kids...imagine having to go through all of this with kids that look like gremlins;)<br /><br />Maybe we should just all switch places for a week, it would give us all perspective of what we have that's great in our lives. If you came to NYC without your kids for a week, guaranteed, by the end of it, you would be counting down the days to get home to them . And my life would seem much less hectic if I hung out with your kids for a week! <br /><br />BTW...thanks for the blog shout out...my reader ship just doubled from 1 to 2!KelliJamisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960828794449373761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-25370357020575971612010-08-23T07:56:02.168-07:002010-08-23T07:56:02.168-07:00Ginger, will you buy me an iPad?Ginger, will you buy me an iPad?MediocreMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410018001221255497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-77202458539455605102010-08-23T07:48:24.741-07:002010-08-23T07:48:24.741-07:00iPad. My kids got one handed to them yesterday by...iPad. My kids got one handed to them yesterday by the guy in the row in front of us and suddenly, a peace fell over the congregation. Kind of sad when other people are more equipped for little kids in sacrament meeting than I am but I barely get there let alone pack a bag load of crap.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039348488444648984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-62382113130241830882010-08-23T07:24:24.132-07:002010-08-23T07:24:24.132-07:00It's so hard to be content with the life we ar...It's so hard to be content with the life we are currently living. I have a friend that just sent her daughter off to college, and I realized I'm not ready for that, but a few weeks away would save my sanity. <br />I would tell you that it does get easier in the next stage, but I have two kids that only listen to their father. A little boy that makes his way around sacrament meeting to other families that give him all of their toys to play with because they are afraid to make him mad. And it doesn't help that the loudest kid in primary is the Primary Pres. son (mine). It's embarrassing and I feel like how can I teach all the other kids, if I can't control my own. Good luck, from reading your blog I can tell you are an amazing mom, who actually deals with what the rest of us are dealing with, but we are too ashamed to admit it.marci and joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435672067529380227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7431505927795492227.post-34129721681631753242010-08-22T21:39:43.544-07:002010-08-22T21:39:43.544-07:00Amen Holly!! That's all I have to say. Oh, a...Amen Holly!! That's all I have to say. Oh, and I think you have a true talent for putting reality into words. Oh yeah, and I miss seeing you all the time!Lindsey F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01282770205806541854noreply@blogger.com