tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post7496445019612313978..comments2023-09-30T10:49:16.025-05:00Comments on In Pieces: Summer VacationJazzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-90065896865206637132008-10-16T08:38:00.000-05:002008-10-16T08:38:00.000-05:00There's definitely something to that--that what we...There's definitely something to that--that what we're looking for is actually relief from stress--I hadn't thought of it that way before, but I think you're right!<BR/><BR/>I think when you're mom-at-home and trying to take care of a family, and even more so when you're mom-at-work-and-home and trying to take care of a family, your needs always take a back seat. I know I should make more time Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-68081486222855497832008-10-15T19:41:00.000-05:002008-10-15T19:41:00.000-05:00Oh, we're all guilty of it. Who hasn't said to the...Oh, we're all guilty of it. Who hasn't said to their kid, "Oh, will you just grow up?" Some of us have said the same to our beloved spouses. ;-)<BR/><BR/>I think we do and say these things more in times of stress than contentment, and we aren't actually verbalizing what we really want or need. What we want, nay need, is relief from the stress, but we project this need into situations and onto Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-49465373280538955292008-10-15T08:50:00.000-05:002008-10-15T08:50:00.000-05:00Hey, Heidelberg, thanks for dropping by! You're r...Hey, Heidelberg, thanks for dropping by! You're right, of course--part of that mindfulness I was talking about above is being content with your now and not thinking about how you wish it would be, or how much better it will be next month or next year. It's something I need to work on!Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-13919412567321641252008-10-14T15:38:00.000-05:002008-10-14T15:38:00.000-05:00My God, what I wouldn't give to have my daughter b...My God, what I wouldn't give to have my daughter back at home fighting with my son, her brother. I miss the summers of doing things with the kids--movies, shopping, going to the mall, going for a ride... now I have nobody but me to entertain...and be entertained by, and frankly, I'm not all that entertaining.<BR/><BR/>It's hard to imagine until you've crossed that bridge that you will miss the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-6581232238836638792008-06-07T08:36:00.000-05:002008-06-07T08:36:00.000-05:00No problem! If you need some ideas for writing pr...No problem! If you need some ideas for writing prompts, shoot me an email, I've got a box full of index cards with prompts I've gathered over the years scribbled on them.Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-24191082583958506942008-06-07T08:14:00.000-05:002008-06-07T08:14:00.000-05:00I like that idea, I'm going to try it with my kids...I like that idea, I'm going to try it with my kids this summer. Thanks for the inspiration :)Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004403495497903448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-1231584714396119732008-06-06T23:54:00.000-05:002008-06-06T23:54:00.000-05:00Coco--Yes, a writing prompt it just something to k...Coco--<BR/>Yes, a writing prompt it just something to kind of get you started. Our first one was "write about falling". I wrote a little piece from the point of view of a leaf that fell from a tree in the fall, and my daughter wrote about a little girl who fell while rollerblading.Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-27265089611567596542008-06-06T18:38:00.000-05:002008-06-06T18:38:00.000-05:00Cautiously optimistic is good :) A writing prompt...Cautiously optimistic is good :) A writing prompt is a certain topic you write about? How neat that she wants to do morning writing with you. Sounds like something my daughter would be into too. She'll be 10 at the end of summer. Mind you knowing her it would turn into less of a writing session and more of 'question & answer period' lol :)Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004403495497903448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-74306672034498396812008-06-06T08:20:00.000-05:002008-06-06T08:20:00.000-05:00Coco--Day 1 was short...they finished school at no...Coco--<BR/>Day 1 was short...they finished school at noon yesterday, so that was okay...today is our first full day. My daughter, who is nearly eleven, decided she wants to do morning writing with me, so we started the day with a writing prompt...writing with her should be fun. Yesterday afternoon went well, so I am cautiously optimistic...Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-41749312787567828462008-06-05T23:51:00.000-05:002008-06-05T23:51:00.000-05:00Hey Jazz, I hear you. That will be me in a few we...Hey Jazz, I hear you. That will be me in a few weeks. The part that's the hardest for me is the transition. Once I get used to them being around, and a routine is established, it gets a lot easier. I really hear you about the alone time though. It's so hard to adjust to the lack of it (and I, like you, am a person who really needs it). I don't get a lot of it, as I still have a 3 year old, Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004403495497903448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-15958493379858260832008-06-05T18:32:00.000-05:002008-06-05T18:32:00.000-05:00Annie-Yes, I think it's the change in routine that...Annie-<BR/>Yes, I think it's the change in routine that's hard, moreso than what the routine changes to...if that makes sense.Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-67273038178350697662008-06-05T16:08:00.000-05:002008-06-05T16:08:00.000-05:00I don't have any advice, my son is grown. But boy ...I don't have any advice, my son is grown. But boy do I remember the long summers.I think you have legitimate feelings and you get to talk about what you dread even if you do have some ideas for the summer It is enough to have your routine changed.Take care! AnnieAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815378187752067230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-54717140085142591532008-06-05T11:37:00.000-05:002008-06-05T11:37:00.000-05:00Susan--If you believe you've done your best given ...Susan--<BR/>If you believe you've done your best given the circumstances, then what's to feel guilty about? I know, I know, I need to listen to myself! When my son was in 4th and 5th grade and so miserable because he was bored, I was too doped up on bipolar meds to get on the school's case and fight for him...I still feel bad about that, too...but I <I>know</I> I wasn't capable of advocating Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-91466720263151002902008-06-05T10:52:00.000-05:002008-06-05T10:52:00.000-05:00Dear Jazz,I know the feeling and I have only one s...Dear Jazz,<BR/>I know the feeling and I have only one son. What added to the difficulty was that for a number of years, I had a terrible depressive episode each August, so we had to send our son to computer camp (which at least he liked). <BR/><BR/>But it was so expensive that we couldn't take a family vacation (although I wasn't well enough at the time to take one anyway). <BR/><BR/>This is sbwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881627992105939490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-39616185823068179512008-06-05T07:16:00.000-05:002008-06-05T07:16:00.000-05:00Susan--I have similar problems with my kids in tha...Susan--<BR/>I have similar problems with my kids in that all the other kids in the neighborhood are in day care or with relatives in the day. Also, my son isn't the most social creature in the world, and the kids who are in the neighborhood aren't people he's interested in being friends with. This would be fine if he was better at entertaining himself! But his main form of entertainment is Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-48245962517721977052008-06-05T07:05:00.000-05:002008-06-05T07:05:00.000-05:00Stephany--The list is something I actually set my ...Stephany--<BR/>The list is something I actually set my son to doing--I told him to come up with some activities that he would like to do over the summer, and he's been working on that.<BR/><BR/>I agree that keeping a routine in the summer is a good idea...I have to have a routine or I go nuts...er...I mean more nuts!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the flower smeller award!Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-46153443967128052812008-06-05T01:34:00.000-05:002008-06-05T01:34:00.000-05:00Dear Jazz,What was always so difficult about summe...Dear Jazz,<BR/>What was always so difficult about summer with my son was that he hated camp and every single one of his friends spent their entire summers in camp.<BR/><BR/>When I was child, there were so many kids in our neighborhood to play with that it wasn't difficult to keep us entertained.<BR/><BR/>But with my son, I was his chief source of entertainment--which was never easy!<BR/><BR/>Susansbwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881627992105939490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-62709609203047038682008-06-04T16:59:00.000-05:002008-06-04T16:59:00.000-05:00I used to make a list of things to do, and write t...I used to make a list of things to do, and write them on pieces of paper (things/places to go, etc that *I* could live with if they chose it!)and then toss them all into a hat and one would pick a slip of paper out, and that would be the activity of the day, and also cut back on squabbles between the kids not agreeing on where to go, etc.<BR/><BR/>I always had a summer routine, where chores had soulful sepulcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271584927611299868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-64894621701320316002008-06-04T13:54:00.000-05:002008-06-04T13:54:00.000-05:00Ah the bane of every parent. Summer! Maybe that's ...Ah the bane of every parent. Summer! Maybe that's why it rhymes with bummer. I'm justa saying!Mark Krusenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07857604432203792558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-34202864545305085512008-06-04T09:30:00.000-05:002008-06-04T09:30:00.000-05:00I'm thinking ten second intervals might be more r...I'm thinking ten second intervals might be more relevant...sort of like pain management...Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733411405712601399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2399633159122258332.post-37442838938110850312008-06-04T09:26:00.000-05:002008-06-04T09:26:00.000-05:00How about looking at ten minutes at a time. :-)How about looking at ten minutes at a time. :-)Cluelesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133271403456164632noreply@blogger.com