tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.comments2022-11-19T03:01:50.559-08:00Linda's BlogLinda Clementhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04758620284199509794noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-52255115734473601382020-09-05T15:21:02.406-07:002020-09-05T15:21:02.406-07:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Linda Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758620284199509794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-55254423085094691602020-09-03T14:08:03.323-07:002020-09-03T14:08:03.323-07:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378471909405951096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-35355379438060124622020-07-29T08:12:21.184-07:002020-07-29T08:12:21.184-07:00Hmmm... my reply to this seems to have disappeared...Hmmm... my reply to this seems to have disappeared...<br /><br />The "sincere request for help" isn't... a request, or sincere, or help, usually. Or all 3.<br /><br />Some people have been convinced that issuing orders is wrong or ineffective (orders ARE effective, just only for inflaming resistance) and "giving options" that aren't really options, or "asking" ... but the point is still "do what I want you to do"...<br /><br />While it sounds like it will honestly "make parent happy" if parent gets their own way, the fact remains that people who get their own way aren't happy, they are miserable. And "if you comply with my [ahem, orders] in my time, I will be happy [with your behaviour]" is kind of emotional blackmail. The last reason a child should bend to the will of an adult is "to make an adult happy."<br /><br />The flip side is more true: I am concerned about your dirty diaper causing problems... but that is still beyond most kids' reality (later is another person's country)...<br /><br />There is a follow up post, called Part 2, that may help more.Linda Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758620284199509794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-91987442501362228372020-05-26T20:01:12.674-07:002020-05-26T20:01:12.674-07:00Thank you! I do try to be all 3 :DThank you! I do try to be all 3 :DLinda Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758620284199509794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-38915189465941368252020-05-24T18:36:09.079-07:002020-05-24T18:36:09.079-07:00A very sane, sensible, helpful post. A very sane, sensible, helpful post. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378471909405951096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-60693535343654504062020-03-12T12:37:47.841-07:002020-03-12T12:37:47.841-07:00I believe you are absolutely correct.
I don'...I believe you are absolutely correct. <br /><br />I don't think the subject (testing vs. not testing) has even been adequately researched or proven.Linda Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758620284199509794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-22101567832468187762020-03-12T10:38:22.440-07:002020-03-12T10:38:22.440-07:00I don't think that the testing in our educatio...I don't think that the testing in our education system has ever been truly useful. Certainly it's never been unbiased.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378471909405951096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-41368888907024026252019-10-12T12:41:12.665-07:002019-10-12T12:41:12.665-07:00Thanks, jackjohnny! Thanks, jackjohnny! Linda Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758620284199509794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-73403849665766898512019-10-12T05:38:18.240-07:002019-10-12T05:38:18.240-07:00This is such a great resource that you are providi...This is such a great resource that you are providing and you give it away for free. I love seeing blog that understand the value of providing a quality resource for free. <a href="www.richmomlife.com" rel="nofollow">mommy influencers</a><br />jackjohnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350582281303286376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-34998337953596378312019-01-21T14:00:15.420-08:002019-01-21T14:00:15.420-08:00I think you can... and why not? :D
Thanks, Lynn!I think you can... and why not? :D<br /><br />Thanks, Lynn!Linda Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758620284199509794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-77491216352646659582019-01-19T09:50:27.488-08:002019-01-19T09:50:27.488-08:00may I check "you're right" AND "...may I check "you're right" AND "you're nuts"?<br />Always.... it's not that you're right but that you're right so eloquently.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116705176396859702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-5098612751409742542019-01-05T05:17:48.824-08:002019-01-05T05:17:48.824-08:00Oh Ms Clement I love your writing. Since I can'...Oh Ms Clement I love your writing. Since I can't stop my editorial whisper, I need writers like to to shut that bitch up.<br />and Linda... we who attempted raising adults in the generation before you salute you.<br />I hope when your kids have kids that they too write. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116705176396859702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-47670247693697002892018-11-29T10:54:55.453-08:002018-11-29T10:54:55.453-08:00Excellent point... Excellent point... Linda Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758620284199509794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-18478986349015141432018-11-29T10:28:32.205-08:002018-11-29T10:28:32.205-08:00That whole Christian morality is incredibly pervas...That whole Christian morality is incredibly pervasive, isn't it? That's how feeling guilty is installed, under the guise of 'having a conscience'. There is, I believe, a huge difference between following rules and having personal ethics and values; unfortunately, that difference is unacknowledged for most people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325745719167719246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-36864686869895216312018-11-11T19:10:55.150-08:002018-11-11T19:10:55.150-08:00Ha ha! Thanks, Mom!Ha ha! Thanks, Mom!Linda Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758620284199509794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-49969740491028832018-11-11T15:53:21.484-08:002018-11-11T15:53:21.484-08:00You're welcome!You're welcome!Linda Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758620284199509794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-61218932587199614452018-11-10T10:49:22.616-08:002018-11-10T10:49:22.616-08:00Brilliant. I love you! Congratulations on growin...Brilliant. I love you! Congratulations on growing up human in spite of me.Diane Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936990375828611914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-60795857421328296782018-11-09T07:28:04.510-08:002018-11-09T07:28:04.510-08:00thank you, sincerely.thank you, sincerely.squakkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03204121013034397906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-89075207591892247562018-01-18T11:05:58.508-08:002018-01-18T11:05:58.508-08:00Thanks, Mommy :DThanks, Mommy :DLinda Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758620284199509794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-34074527993271671862018-01-18T11:05:21.732-08:002018-01-18T11:05:21.732-08:00Thanks, Jane!Thanks, Jane!Linda Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758620284199509794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-23613462602688485402018-01-18T10:46:02.476-08:002018-01-18T10:46:02.476-08:00It's soothing just reading your lists....It's soothing just reading your lists....Diane Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936990375828611914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-90431312164233666372018-01-18T02:25:40.958-08:002018-01-18T02:25:40.958-08:00Very well written and full of good tips. JBVery well written and full of good tips. JBJane Blakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-75075128688132384832017-11-21T12:31:10.050-08:002017-11-21T12:31:10.050-08:00... apparently the sarcasm isn't dense enough ...... apparently the sarcasm isn't dense enough for this one...Linda Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758620284199509794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-46349871805873480562017-11-12T17:49:35.775-08:002017-11-12T17:49:35.775-08:00While I love the sounds of kids and have compassio...While I love the sounds of kids and have compassion for the situation they are in, I also have compassion for the parents as the fact is, much of society does expect children to be quiet while dinning. I don't think that is realistic but alas, it is a social normal for most places I have been in the USA. I can understand parents doing and saying what they need to in order to try to make sure their children are not "rude" because while we do not mind, others do. There are restaurants that even ban children! Of course I will never eat at those places on principle alone. Those places though exist and show there are people who just don't want to eat over the sounds of kids. Most parents feel that weight and where raised under it as well. So while we show kids compassion, I think we need to show parents compassion too. Kimberly Stormshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344125839922748237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1808326228859379988.post-17034158134072192642017-11-07T15:58:27.160-08:002017-11-07T15:58:27.160-08:00We experience lots of bad situations. But school i...We experience lots of bad situations. But school is the majority of a child's day, and therefore the majority of their LIFE. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07566240470339280952noreply@blogger.com