tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35531426.post8856359077219729874..comments2023-11-03T08:04:33.525-04:00Comments on Rosebud and Papoosie Girl: ComplicatedJeniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13100043209000589029noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35531426.post-40874214946895185012007-02-20T23:45:00.000-05:002007-02-20T23:45:00.000-05:00That is so beautiful, Jen! And, she's gorgeous! Ha...That is so beautiful, Jen! And, she's gorgeous! Having a daughter, no matter how complicated it gets, is such a gift. I didn't know this until I had mine. I didn't fully understand my mother, either, until I had my daughter.... :)Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516203764767040649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35531426.post-48666154386983728242007-02-20T20:03:00.000-05:002007-02-20T20:03:00.000-05:00Okay - about the pacifier. Just a thought...I'll t...Okay - about the pacifier. Just a thought...I'll tell you what I did with my little Brenna. Granted, she was only 20 months old, so maybe more gullible. We asked her if she'd like to go to the toy store. We then let her wander the store. When she'd picked out her little people dollhouse, we let her get it. But she paid for it. With her two pacifiers. She was only using them at night too and she gave them over to the checkout guy (as I slipped him my debit card) and was happy to do it, for the dollhouse. One or two semi-rough nights later, the binkies were a faded memory. I don't know if it would be tougher with a 3-year old, but it's worth a try. Then we didn't have to throw them away and could remind her of what she had to show for giving up her beloved pacifiers. And she really thought she bought the dollhouse. You'll have to tell us what finally works! Best of luck.Melanie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01542313652003967176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35531426.post-82316381220449262432007-02-19T11:27:00.000-05:002007-02-19T11:27:00.000-05:00You've written about this so beautifully ... your ...You've written about this so beautifully ... your understanding of the situation just makes it more bittersweet though, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>I see my and my mom in how you've described what's going on here: I am very stubborn, verbal, and opinionated, and a big reader of chapter books ;-) I often locked horns with my mom, but you should know this if it helps you with Papoosie Girl: The whole time I loved my mom to bits. Absolutely adored her. Didn't stop me from being pigheaded, but it was like I couldn't help it.<BR/><BR/>And, as it turns out, we are more alike than she and my sister, the more tractable child. We're all still coming to terms with that.<BR/><BR/>Ooops. Now this is about me. But I really see that echo of my own experience (as a daughter) in this post.<BR/><BR/>What a beautiful post. I'm sure you'll work it out. Even if it takes another 20 or so years. Hold her when you can ...Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35531426.post-29103048593654388582007-02-17T22:20:00.000-05:002007-02-17T22:20:00.000-05:00AD - I did post of photo with me in it! Saturday J...AD - I did post of photo with me in it! Saturday January 27, "Things heard around here" post. That is me with the girls, really it is!<BR/><BR/>You are not off the hook though. As I recall you did post a photo of yourself, maybe it was about your new haircut?! I forgot exactly the reference but, I remember the photo. You can post more though...<BR/><BR/>Joy - Papoosie Girl had tubes put in at two and for years we were off the hook with no infections, even after they fell out around 3 1/2. It seems in the last 6 months or so they have come back. She will wake up in the middle of the night sobbing with pain. NOT FUN. <BR/><BR/>B&P - I think Papoosie Girl and I have the same problem, being alike is causing a clash. We both need to work on the stubborn factor.Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100043209000589029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35531426.post-21684638598191905232007-02-17T13:27:00.000-05:002007-02-17T13:27:00.000-05:00I sense that conflict sometimes with the Pie, even...I sense that conflict sometimes with the Pie, even those she's only 18 months! And then I tell myself that it's not her personality that is tangling with mine, it's simply the fact that she's a toddler. I don't want to create a problem by anticipating it. But it does seem as if Bub and I have, in some ways, complementary personalities - we seem to fit together naturally, whereas the Pie and I clash in our similarities.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957626443087438904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35531426.post-254290135692215462007-02-17T09:08:00.000-05:002007-02-17T09:08:00.000-05:00What a beautiful love letter to your little girl. ...What a beautiful love letter to your little girl. What I'm learning as a "new" mom (my oldest is 3) is that it is difficult to let go and realize we really are rearing little people. Little individuals. The ultimate goal is that they will become their own people and leave us, but it's hard when you get the glimpses. I've got a very strong-willed little girl too. And while I am so glad she's not afraid to bum me out with her own opinions (I'm a people pleaser to a fault and do not want that for my kids), it's still a tough pill to swallow. Thanks for sharing your very real, very human feelings. Well said!Melanie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01542313652003967176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35531426.post-23680295207275175262007-02-16T23:44:00.000-05:002007-02-16T23:44:00.000-05:00I get earaches quite often too. And even though I'...I get earaches quite often too. And even though I'm 33, I too want my mommy with me at the doctor.<BR/><BR/>What a pretty girl! She's so sweet.<BR/><BR/>Six? Chapter books at 6? Yikes. That seems so soon.<BR/><BR/>Doesn't it seem like we're already seeing the early signs of adolscence? And even worse: adolscent angst?<BR/><BR/>Jen, when do we get to see you? And no the photo in the restaurant as a child doesn't count. And yes your wedding photo was lovely, but we didn't get to see YOU. Please! You show your face, I'll show mine. But not till Sunday when we (hopefully) get a scanner. <BR/><BR/>Great post.N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07533821425490415972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35531426.post-35913627644326703332007-02-16T20:37:00.000-05:002007-02-16T20:37:00.000-05:00Sweet girlies! Sorry about the sore ear - we just...Sweet girlies! Sorry about the sore ear - we just learned Rooster, like The Mayor, may have to get the tubes.OhTheJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031731198115388411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35531426.post-3277272596121880882007-02-16T17:35:00.000-05:002007-02-16T17:35:00.000-05:00such a sweet post....such a sweet post....Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03509879813753756682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35531426.post-27422956959680093272007-02-16T16:05:00.000-05:002007-02-16T16:05:00.000-05:00Such a beautiful girl and a beautiful post. I tot...Such a beautiful girl and a beautiful post. <BR/><BR/>I totally get how as they get older its no longer the honeymoon phase of your relationship. It is more complicated.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17049745050947936354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35531426.post-57960373325537402432007-02-16T14:49:00.000-05:002007-02-16T14:49:00.000-05:00Wow, Papoosie Girl is truly stunning. I haven't h...Wow, Papoosie Girl is truly stunning. I haven't had a chance to troll through your archives yet, so this is the first photo I've seen of her close up. <BR/><BR/>Really, does it really start this soon? What? I couldn't hear you, I have fingers in both ears and I'm singing "nananananana" at the top of my voice!NotSoSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782162947524115936noreply@blogger.com