tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post672407448884138547..comments2024-03-06T05:16:15.314-05:00Comments on Chicky Chicky Baby: Who would have thought it?Chicky Chicky Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-77695354696495152482009-02-15T11:25:00.000-05:002009-02-15T11:25:00.000-05:00i'm just catching up and was very impressed. and i...i'm just catching up and was very impressed. and intrigued. village parenting when done right is lovely. when done wrong, is terrifying. so nicely done there, village elder.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-5223047685490133512009-02-14T21:51:00.000-05:002009-02-14T21:51:00.000-05:00Wow, what a discussion.If parents got arrested for...Wow, what a discussion.<BR/><BR/>If parents got arrested for any of those, we would all be in jail.Creative-Type Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594687030412942701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-38721296207344754312009-02-13T15:17:00.000-05:002009-02-13T15:17:00.000-05:00I have to say that I've seen LOTS of lively debate...I have to say that I've seen LOTS of lively debate ... Respectful Lively Debate ... on blogs. It always surprises me when people talk about how abusive the bloggesphere is.<BR/><BR/>I've happily missed that aspect.toyfotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17925976386177377987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-80283067363307321152009-02-13T11:54:00.000-05:002009-02-13T11:54:00.000-05:00I did enjoy reading all of the comments prior to l...I did enjoy reading all of the comments prior to leaving mine, and I think I left mine, which owned up to leaving the kids in the car at times, precisely because the comments were almost universally an example of civility. Whoo-hoo!Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-20071639571874213262009-02-13T11:17:00.000-05:002009-02-13T11:17:00.000-05:00Very well put. At 43, I have finally learned, that...Very well put. At 43, I have finally learned, that someone's elses choices have absolutely no reflection of how you are as a person. And who are we to judge anyway.....Kudo's to you - great blog post - great responses.Ginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441789003856558442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-35088086229480967282009-02-12T22:15:00.000-05:002009-02-12T22:15:00.000-05:00That's fantastic that it was all handled and conve...That's fantastic that it was all handled and conversed so kindly. The internet and people in general get really uptight and crotchety about parenting. Yeah, I said crotchety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-28669863652569931222009-02-12T22:12:00.000-05:002009-02-12T22:12:00.000-05:00I agree with everyone above me, including and espe...I agree with everyone above me, including and especially you, Tania.Yarasawat (BatGirl!)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01351019934318596169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-89085786530489362442009-02-12T21:51:00.000-05:002009-02-12T21:51:00.000-05:00I am sorry I missed the debate, but you're right -...I am sorry I missed the debate, but you're right - for that amount of "discussion" and to have it be civil, is quite a feat in and of itself.<BR/><BR/>Now, my answer (had I not been late to the party) would have been: My kids are 12 (in 2 weeks),10 and 5. The older ones can stay in the car alone, DEPENDING on the situation. And this is wholly decided from a complex combination of where I am, how long I'll be in the store and what their current moods are. If I'm worrying that it's going to turn into WWF XXIV in my car, than absolutely no. I love my car too much (cough, cough) for it to get damaged in a tussle between my sons.<BR/><BR/>When they were babies, unable to unstrap themselves from their carseats and unable to wrassle with eathother in the car, I did, on at least a few occassions, run in for the proverbial "gallon of milk" or whatever (since we have a milkman), only if I could see them, and was very close to the car, and it was locked, I was not taking a long time, and it was not hot or unsafe. I'd also leave a diamond neckelace on the dash in these circumstances. :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the interesting reading, this is something I had not thought about in a long time since my 5 year old will let me go NOWHERE without her!<BR/><BR/>And...I'm also proud of the Internet and the way it handled what could have turned into quite a sh*tstorm. Way to go ladies!carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-22192396272033355852009-02-12T19:49:00.000-05:002009-02-12T19:49:00.000-05:00I, on the other hand, was offended that NOT ONE PE...I, on the other hand, was offended that NOT ONE PERSON said anything about my water jar on the head bit. COME ON PEOPLE! That was comedy gold, damnit.SciFi Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479890087443823197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-33975393893360863272009-02-12T18:49:00.000-05:002009-02-12T18:49:00.000-05:00I, too, read but didn't comment, even though i rea...I, too, read but didn't comment, even though i read all of them. It was amazingly civil; so nice to see.<BR/><BR/>I think, too, that these types of issues aren't as black and white as so many frequently make them out to be... and i wish more people realized that before judging other people's decisions, which are often well thought out no matter what they may think.ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-29524686846004644062009-02-12T18:03:00.000-05:002009-02-12T18:03:00.000-05:00Hmmm... too bad I erased the inflammatory cussing ...Hmmm... too bad I erased the inflammatory cussing comment I originally wrote and left a civil one. <BR/><BR/>;)Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586323120994967027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-39850046462915078632009-02-12T17:27:00.000-05:002009-02-12T17:27:00.000-05:00Yay us! ;-)Yay us! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-3096045840870661962009-02-12T16:04:00.000-05:002009-02-12T16:04:00.000-05:00Woohoo! Way to go, us!Woohoo! Way to go, us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-40015527695192368392009-02-12T14:11:00.000-05:002009-02-12T14:11:00.000-05:0082 comments and not one is inflammatory? christ, I...82 comments and not one is inflammatory? christ, I'm outta here; this place is boring.karengreenershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488069680575426742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-2533281814076813992009-02-12T13:59:00.000-05:002009-02-12T13:59:00.000-05:00I read but did not comment on the post. I was, how...I read but did not comment on the post. I was, however, floored by the number of opinions shared and pleasantly surprised at the lack of judgement and negativity. Yipee! We're not obnoxious asshats!!!Elle Dubyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01563980094846640850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-32311133339527677292009-02-12T12:36:00.000-05:002009-02-12T12:36:00.000-05:00Well, congratulations to you too. More than once,...Well, congratulations to you too. More than once, I've thought that the reason civil discussions seem impossible on the web is because of the delivery of the topic/question in the post. If someone comes off judgmental in the post, then the responses they get are bound to be a little less, um, pleasant, right?<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's just me. Lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com