tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419238510765011013.post1614291371850152900..comments2024-02-22T02:37:14.078-06:00Comments on Small Fry & Co. : Shut Up Jo Frost- A real mommy momentSmall Fry and Co.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17900951755331368694noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419238510765011013.post-64209335808449210342011-02-17T09:31:29.799-06:002011-02-17T09:31:29.799-06:00You are doing a great job as a mom! None of us ar...You are doing a great job as a mom! None of us are perfect!<br /><br />I am quite a few years down the road in my parenting as my four children range from 20 down to 11. I couldn't agree with you more! It just gets more and more trying as they age and no one, not even Jo, has all the answers. <br /><br />I bet Jo doesn't have kids and doesn't know what it is like to just need 5 minutes of peace and quite or to be able to go to the bathroom without little cars zoomed under the door! <br /><br />She doesn't know the embarassment of having a child pitch a temper tantrum in Wal-mart at the end of a very stressful day and when you still have to go home and do 25 more things before bed time. She just doesn't know! <br /><br />However, I do know and when I see these moms in the store I smile at them and tell them I know what it is like. I can't help them with their stress but if I can at least ease their embarrassment just a bit than I feel like it is a start.Jodi https://www.blogger.com/profile/16010583628043192183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419238510765011013.post-14280330704384449372011-02-15T09:16:21.793-06:002011-02-15T09:16:21.793-06:00Smile.... GOOD FOR YOU! Isn't it amazing how ...Smile.... GOOD FOR YOU! Isn't it amazing how our perspectives change? Sounds like you are doing just fine!! Hang in there and remember to pick your "battles" and feel good about what works for you and your family. Keep it up.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13860097175369685599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419238510765011013.post-9125815803073462042011-02-14T15:48:04.232-06:002011-02-14T15:48:04.232-06:00Thank you so much for posting this! I have been th...Thank you so much for posting this! I have been there--what parent has not been there before? It is so different once you have the kids and really, only those who have kids and have gone through it understand that. :)Stephanie @ Love. Life. Read https://www.blogger.com/profile/16261814341420616191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419238510765011013.post-44206078778833409832011-02-13T00:32:43.584-06:002011-02-13T00:32:43.584-06:00thanks for writing this! i think i need to tell th...thanks for writing this! i think i need to tell the little jo on my shoulder to shut up a little more often too! <br />Leigh at <a href="%E2%80%9Dwww.thesewingdivaandherreluctantmodels.blogspot.com%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">The Sewing Diva</a>Leigh the sewing divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901441393273348691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419238510765011013.post-797522365323524662011-02-12T16:19:53.524-06:002011-02-12T16:19:53.524-06:00love you, i'm so glad you share your life in t...love you, i'm so glad you share your life in this way. it helps me to know i'm normal and others feel the same wayaprilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419238510765011013.post-22125927185684878372011-02-12T14:06:52.797-06:002011-02-12T14:06:52.797-06:00Just to clarify-the post wasn't me saying that...Just to clarify-the post wasn't me saying that I decided it is just easier to give into my kids than to do the right things as a parent. The post was saying that I have to be the one to decide what is right for me in the moment and not let some little voice in my head drive me crazy. I don't just let the kids run the house. It's just that I make the decisions and don't let the little voice make me feel inferior or like a failure as a mother.Small Fry and Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17900951755331368694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419238510765011013.post-40824632029914424012011-02-12T10:54:33.331-06:002011-02-12T10:54:33.331-06:00Hear hear! This post puts into words what I'v...Hear hear! This post puts into words what I've been feeling for the past year.Tawnyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160318394184436076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419238510765011013.post-27216805981600966422011-02-12T10:24:15.026-06:002011-02-12T10:24:15.026-06:00I absolutely love this post!!! Thanks for the remi...I absolutely love this post!!! Thanks for the reminder. It is funny how your prospective changes from having no kids to kids. Even from having one kid to four it changes a lot. Now I know why I always thought my youngest sibling was spoiled. even so, he has turned out great.<br />Thanks for the smile this morning.Laralee and Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418737525220161949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419238510765011013.post-8493489021875600992011-02-12T09:49:52.693-06:002011-02-12T09:49:52.693-06:00I have to agree to a point. My girls are between ...I have to agree to a point. My girls are between 12 and 6, there are 4 of them and I have to say that those times when it was really hard and I didn't give in to make it easy it didn't happen very many more times before it stopped all together. I have this saying that the hardest thing for the parent is the best thing for the kids. There have been times when they didn't get to go somewhere or do something they really wanted to do and it ripped my heart out to follow through with the punishment but I tell ya, I mention the situation and they pop right back into palce. Parenting is SO hard so I understand but if you want to make life easier in the long run, go that hard route as often as you can!Brittneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994004583800116155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419238510765011013.post-30095675981362605102011-02-12T09:02:32.152-06:002011-02-12T09:02:32.152-06:00I fully agree. At first when I saw the title, I mu...I fully agree. At first when I saw the title, I must admit, I was a little nervous, but you're right, and we do the same things. My friend likes to give herself "Mommy's Time Out". She goes in her room with some chocolate, the kids are with daddy and she gets some time to herself. I love that. (Oh, and Jo doesn't have kids)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13503406049464356270noreply@blogger.com