gdp's Comments

The Hopeful Elephant : When the New Wears Off...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:57:43 +0000

*hugs* I cannot imagine facing mortality at five. I have trouble doing it in my 40s. We had to have the first talk with KATIE about her head the other day. Breaks my heart to have to tell her, no, you can't do that because it could permanently injure you. At least with this part of it there's a "term limit" -- either the bone grows and we're done or the bone doesn't grow and we have to do another surgery.

The Hopeful Elephant : The Day I Cussed at the Doctor...

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:36:16 +0000

Wow, I'm so sorry about this. He doesn't deserve this and I hate man-ese, too. I do not know why they think telling us to calm down is going to do anything but send us into even more fevered rage. Seriously.

The Hopeful Elephant : Jack, the Parable...

Wed, 7 Sep 2011 17:14:43 +0000

Happy birthday, little man! You are a superhero!

http://www.extremeparenthood.com/ : The Banshee\'s Guide on what NOT to buy if you are having a baby

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:36:55 +0000

I agree with most of it, but we loved the swing and the exersaucer, times 2. My son had a borrowed swing, but we bought him an exersaucer. My daughter had extensive surgery at eleven months of age and slept in her swing for the first week or so post op because the pressure when she laid down made her miserable, but she'd used that swing every day from about week 2. We bought her swing ourselves, but were prepared when we did that she might hate it. Fortunately, she adored it, and still does. I think a full high chair is not a necessity. We use on of those feeding seats that straps to a dining room chair. Ours has survived two kids and travels well, too. My recent post Simple Woman’s Daybook

The Mess Potential is Exponential : Teach Me

Fri, 14 May 2010 02:36:24 +0000

It's great that you have so many. I moved through so many schools that very few teachers stood out to me. I remember a few, but I don't always remember why I remember them. It sounds like you had a great French teacher! Mine was Mrs. Gonzalez. I still find that ironic, you know?

The Mess Potential is Exponential : Grown Up, Mostly

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:45:33 +0000

Oh, I know. I still keep in touch with one of the family's that I babysat for. Both girls are married now. One is having a baby. They're doing things and it's fabulous, but I wonder if these are the lives they envisioned. Mine fits, but not quite. I feel slightly off-kilter and don't quite know how to adjust that. I like what I do, but I'm not sure I love it anymore.

Two Makes Four : Wean Me, Seymour

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:30:54 +0000

I had to make a choice when my daughter was born. Nurse her or live to see her graduate high school (at a minimum). It hurt like hell, but I chose medication and getting myself better so I could be here for her as she grows up. Not to mention that fighting on effective treatment would potentially deny my older child of my presence, too, and he certainly didn't sign up for that.

In Through The Out Door : The Time That Kisha Attempted To Be Domestic.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:59:26 +0000

This looks really good! I'm going to have to try it.