tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823858747803898663.post295503174280130678..comments2024-03-20T19:49:38.611-07:00Comments on A Bountiful Love: Things People Say Prior To Having Kids.A Bountiful Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00311638516195366087noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823858747803898663.post-37581790672303464612014-03-24T08:20:54.053-07:002014-03-24T08:20:54.053-07:00So true! My 6 year old has an iPod Touch that he h...So true! My 6 year old has an iPod Touch that he has to give up 2 days a week. But I let that slide every now and then. Visiting from The Mommy Monday Blog Hop.Being A Wordsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324860272727038859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823858747803898663.post-85014822505636641742014-03-23T21:11:29.917-07:002014-03-23T21:11:29.917-07:00Ah yes. The things we say when we don't really...Ah yes. The things we say when we don't really understand what we're talking about. A good lesson not just on the topic of parenting but for all kinds of judgements.Bronwyn Joyhttp://journeysofthefabulist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823858747803898663.post-17857488511444497642014-03-21T10:22:32.575-07:002014-03-21T10:22:32.575-07:00Great post! I have heard and been the one to say ...Great post! I have heard and been the one to say a few of these things and then been forced to eat my own words. Parenting, Childhood and life are all things we can try to control all we like but there are times when you have to simply react and adjust as it happens. You never know what situation you may be in that you said NEVER to. Thanks so much for sharing this with us at The Mommy Monday Blog Hop...MrsTeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863108107903761998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823858747803898663.post-24010731853651224272014-03-19T19:41:05.325-07:002014-03-19T19:41:05.325-07:00It's amazing how little we know until we actua...It's amazing how little we know until we actually walk a mile in the shoes, huh? Man, parenting is a life-long lesson and I'm still unsure if I'm doing it right and my daughter is almost 20. Thank God, we do our best and when we have beautiful kids that make us proud, we just feel damn lucky. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338842363838097079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823858747803898663.post-66652515539709189882014-03-19T15:49:23.253-07:002014-03-19T15:49:23.253-07:00Good notes to tuck way for "future-self"...Good notes to tuck way for "future-self". I think I've thought all these! lol. Good post, thanks for sharing. Visiting from Wedded wednesdayNgina Otiendehttp://intentionaltoday.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823858747803898663.post-33708676005324383572014-03-19T06:59:02.780-07:002014-03-19T06:59:02.780-07:00Hi there! thank you for visiting, appreciate it! H...Hi there! thank you for visiting, appreciate it! Honestly..I never thought that I will have kids of my own..lets just say I wasn't a big fan of kids when I was young...lol A Bountiful Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311638516195366087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823858747803898663.post-55917031171090072292014-03-19T06:56:54.190-07:002014-03-19T06:56:54.190-07:00Hi Christina, thank you for stopping by and leavin...Hi Christina, thank you for stopping by and leaving me a message :) You are awesome! I'm taking it all in because they will not be little for so long..Lu will be in school soon. Mandeville stubborn? lol you always make me laugh..take care!! wish you all the best... wish we could meet you , your beautiful daughter and josh! A Bountiful Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311638516195366087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823858747803898663.post-63276840177819851032014-03-19T06:52:22.222-07:002014-03-19T06:52:22.222-07:00Amen! Thank you for stopping by..appreciate it!Amen! Thank you for stopping by..appreciate it!A Bountiful Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311638516195366087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823858747803898663.post-85980094482816160052014-03-14T09:23:27.443-07:002014-03-14T09:23:27.443-07:00So, so, so very true! Parenting is hard. We all th...So, so, so very true! Parenting is hard. We all think it will be easy - and then the kids come out. :)Jessica @EatSleepBehttp://eatsleepbe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823858747803898663.post-19402601635545054102014-03-13T22:13:33.454-07:002014-03-13T22:13:33.454-07:00My perfect children have "never" said th...My perfect children have "never" said they hated me, wished I was dead, plotted my death, misbehaved in public, had ice cream for supper, tacos for breakfast. Went to bed without a bath, with a promise to myself to get them up a little early in the morning, only to find, it didn't happen and they went to school with a "wh*re" bath. And super cute braids and lots of detangling spray hoping no one caught a wiff of their sweaty head. They have never had a harsh word said to them, out of anger or fatigue. Never known the swat of the hand from frustration or the sting of rejection, when Mom was just too tired to deal with them. <br />I am the perfect mother, of a Grimms Fairy Tale... and I am so proud of my beautiful smart kind caring loving gifted humble social wee young (yes even my 27 year old all male son) souls full of love for God. Each has their own unique spirit and candor. Sense of humour and tenacity. Stubborness (what a Mandeville stubborn?) and strong will that would make poor Job look like a slacker. Yet in all their differences they are soo soo much alike. The thirteen years between them, only seems to bring them closer. As if they were twins at times. My Alpha and My Omega are truly my gifts. Those colored walls and spilled drinks, wet beds and runny noses. Stinky boy heads and tangled up girl locks, are all gone. They don't "need' me any more. And yet..they still make me want to be THEIR perfect Mom. Because they are the children God planned for me, and I am the perfect Mom for them. <br />Gentle Hugs Khit ..you are the PERFECT Mom for your two beautiful girls. No one else could do a better job! xoxoChristina with a C (Mandeville) Whaleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823858747803898663.post-40835760349524750712014-03-13T09:30:56.806-07:002014-03-13T09:30:56.806-07:00When I was 15 years old, I made a list of what I w...When I was 15 years old, I made a list of what I was going to do when I was a parent, because I KNEW HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE....and my parents hadn't done it "right"!! Oh, how I wish I had that list.....what a laugh we would all get out of it now! Now that I have 6 children, I no longer think I know it all! :) Thank you for posting. Gentle JoyGentle Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625746235099531114noreply@blogger.com