tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22157774.post3955595965087606510..comments2023-10-30T06:40:03.350-05:00Comments on Surviving the Chaos: The Hunch Prooves RightChaos-Jamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17643470959118675651noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22157774.post-6372167161856340802007-11-03T06:08:00.000-05:002007-11-03T06:08:00.000-05:00Jamie, you are doing the right thing!!! I promise ...Jamie, you are doing the right thing!!! I promise you that as hard as it is to be a tough mom now, while the kids are young, if you can convince your kids that you mean business, it is MUCH easier when they hit the teens. Don't worry about what outsiders say so much, they are not responsible for your children, and they don't answer to God for your children, you do!!<BR/><BR/>Both Liz (and thanks, Liz, for the compliment!) and her sister, Jessica, thought I was the meanest mom in the world while they were growing up. Now that they are adults, they are amazed at how much simpler it was to know the rules, and know that they didn't flucuate much. They are both using the same type of parenting as much as they can. <BR/><BR/>What you do now with your children will ultimately affect your grandchildren. So, stick to your guns!!! ((HUGS))MotherThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03166276610825725009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22157774.post-57856071753223852342007-11-02T13:32:00.000-05:002007-11-02T13:32:00.000-05:00Good for you. Stick to your guns.Good for you. Stick to your guns.mamashinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241907694055621400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22157774.post-32285086279383110262007-11-02T12:09:00.000-05:002007-11-02T12:09:00.000-05:00I'm with you. We got a note about not sending the ...I'm with you. We got a note about not sending the kids to school in anything but tennis shoes. K5 lost her tennis shoes and she went in sandals with socks. Because I have the same rule - you don't put your shoes where they go, you have to wear something else (anything else) that fits you.<BR/><BR/>I slinked into her class and felt the need to apologize to the teacher. As though *I* lost her shoes...<BR/><BR/>And I only have to make them do this twice a week. I still feel it.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487688993874872845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22157774.post-27738017045014977932007-11-02T11:54:00.000-05:002007-11-02T11:54:00.000-05:00Sheesh ... you sound like my mother.And I turned o...Sheesh ... you sound like my mother.<BR/><BR/>And I turned out just fine, and have so many of the same thoughts concerning step-parenting ~K~ and parenting our children to come. It's been an uphill climb sometimes with Chris because he is all about making life easy for ~K~ but he is seeing that my way works even with small things. <BR/><BR/>So you sound like my mother? MY MOM IS THE BEST!the liznesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234658518071610084noreply@blogger.com