Comments for rosemarylemonade.com

Comment on Joy? Fun? by the solley six

the solley six — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:30:16 +0000

We definitely do this more, the longer we are parents. Cort has pretty much no rules whatsoever, gets away with all kinds of mis-behavior and rowdiness. We do have lots more fun though- many games of hide and seek, piggy back rides, sword fights- can all be done in 10 minute spurts and make for very happy days. Billie had all kinds of rules and even time out as a 3 year old- now fun is more important and the rule is easily learned as a 5 year old.
He’ll be a bad influence when we come to visit for sure. Sloane will be such a sweet playmate and hopefully Rosy will pay more attention to that.

Comment on Joy? Fun? by Nanna

Nanna — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:58:40 +0000

I was full of pop up objections when I started the article but think, overall, it was really balanced and circling around important issues and insights, taking pretty much everything into consideration that needed to be there. But that’s the rub. It seems to me that slicing and dicing parenthood necessarily ends up with the parts of the whole, not with that Whatever that is greater than the sum of its parts. Some, but not too much, use of the L word in the article–and yet I think that love, that desire/ache to be connected, trumps day-to-day happiness every time–and parental love has a leg up beating other kinds of love cause it’s a hardwired thing. Where lovers might hesitate, moms and dads will throw themselves over a cliff for their kids.

Comment on Summertime Jingle Bells (with Monkey) by Nanna

Nanna — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:01:14 +0000

Nanna is loving this Nanna-oriented blog…obviously! Thanks for getting this going again. I just love it.

Comment on Feeding the family by Ma

Ma — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:43:05 +0000

That little flikr grid on your page is SO COOL. How’d you do that?

Comment on Feeding the family by ma

ma — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:09:32 +0000

As if I needed another reason to crave Seattle living. How about Thundering Webfeet, do you have that? I’ve gotten a little attached to ducks and geese over here. And how about artisinal cheese farms? I don’t know if I can ever get back to pasturized cheeses….

Comment on Be Careful What You Wish For (aka the Sleep Post) by Mom

Mom — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:27:33 +0000

Having digested all this, I think I need a nap!

Comment on Project: doll by ma

ma — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:31:23 +0000

Well, this was just a wonderful post. And just for the record, I have to say that you are so much more tuned in to developing character and personality than I was. It’s not that I wasn’t, I think, but that I wasn’t as finely discriminating. Here’s what I remember observing about you: never wanting to be the leader of others, but never ever ever willing to be led; fine motor coordination pretty bad (forget about building blocks or stacking things); dead-on mimicry; very quick perception of incongruity–readiness to laugh…definitely a “merry” personality; seduced by stories (weird REM always when you were processing concepts); running, tripping, falling in that order; bored by television and other passive entertainments–always directly questioning and interacting; not very interested in dolls or animals or imaginary characters or setting up little houses/scenarios or doing dress up or dragging purses around, but obsessed with books and stories and characters and concepts. Well, I guess that’s enough for one comment–but what fun for me to conjure up the past and remember so clearly those first years with you. I think this means I’m ready to slide down the second childhood slope!

Comment on A social creature by Mom

Mom — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:14:30 +0000

Wow, this is an incredible entry. I love hearing the specific language/signing progress and your insights into Rosalind’s personality. For some reason, my fave is “doot doot” for bird. That just cracks me up!

Comment on An odd kind of anniversary by ma

ma — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:33:12 +0000

This was not only hugely thoughtful, but even lyric. I’m glad you took the time to write it out…and share it. Gonna go more public one of these fine days?

Comment on Patriotic duty and its reward by Mom

Mom — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:50:54 +0000

Okay, I’ll keep it short: amen. It’s a great day in America and I like Podesta’s comment that the new administration does not plan “to waste any crisis that is an opportunity in disguise.”