[blparent] Mother's Day/Father's Day questions

Wed May 6 13:09:33 UTC 2009

Ah, got it. 
These people may just be all talk, the Mommy equavilent of bragging
about how far you can get on a date, you know? 
As for being too tired to go out, I can sympathize as I'm more of an
intravert and really like my quiet time in the evenings. 

-----Original Message-----
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Subject: Re: [blparent] Mother's Day/Father's Day questions

I thought maybe they just read but it was when Ash started school this
year I picked it up.  I was talking to a group of Mothers and I was just
amazed that all they talked about was there kids.  Every book they read
had to do with there kids.  They didn't go out because they had to take
there kids to activities and were too tired. A few even admitted redoing
their kid's home-work so they would get good grades.

I just don't have time to do that and I think I would go nuts.

Cheers.
Kate

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (IS)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at ngc.com>
>
> Hmmm, I'm not sure. 
> My "me" time involves reading books, not something that my friends and

> neighbors would see. They see me with my daughter, and could very 
> easily get the perspective that it's "all about the kids".
> Maybe your neighbors are like that. 
> I do agree with you overall though, I think parents need to teach 
> their kids that Mom and Dad are people first.
> Anybody ever read that book by Amy Tan where the mom made her 
> daughter's life so comfortable, the daughter regarded her as a
servant?
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of kate02 at bellsouth.net
> Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 8:19 AM
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> Subject: Re: [blparent] Mother's Day/Father's Day questions
> 
> 
> Hi list.
> 
> I think if I could teach my kids anything about Mothers and Fathers it

> would be that even Moms and Dads are people who have lives outside of 
> parenting.  We live in an area where I constantly see Moms and Dads 
> who center their entire lives around there children and I always am 
> curious what they do when the kids are grone.
> 
> Maybe I'm more sensitive since I have two girls but I hope my girls 
> will learn that they can care for their children and also take time 
> for their own things and not feel guilty.
> 
> Cheers.
> Kate
>   
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
> >
> > Maybe there ought to be a holiday on which mothers and fathers are 
> > required to be kind to their children, no matter what.  Parents 
> > aren't
> 
> > always kind, even though they should be.
> > 
> > Jo Elizabeth
> > 
> > "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be 
> > changed until it is faced."--James Baldwin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> > To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 3:12 PM
> > Subject: Re: [blparent] Mother's Day/Father's Day questions
> > 
> > 
> > > Mother's Day and Father's Day means that you should always 
> > > remember that there are 2 people in this earthly world you should
e kind to.
> 
> > > If not everyday, then at least once a year. V
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org 
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> > > To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> > > Subject: [blparent] Mother's Day/Father's Day questions
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