Comments for Mamacentric http://mamacentric.wordpress.com Musings by Mom Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:00:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Podcasts and Mopping by Gary http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/podcasts-and-mopping/#comment-155 Gary Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:00:07 +0000 http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/?p=112#comment-155 I listen to Diane Rehm's Friday News Roundup via podcast. In roughly two hours I get a good summary of the week's domestic and international news. I listen to Diane Rehm’s Friday News Roundup via podcast. In roughly two hours I get a good summary of the week’s domestic and international news.

]]> Comment on Podcasts and Mopping by Martha Barnette http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/2008/10/15/podcasts-and-mopping/#comment-153 Martha Barnette Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:33:26 +0000 http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/?p=112#comment-153 Thanks for the shout-out! Hope you'll keep listening! Thanks for the shout-out! Hope you’ll keep listening!

]]> Comment on The Work Conundrum by Jenny http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/2008/08/11/the-work-conundrum/#comment-143 Jenny Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:13:36 +0000 http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-143 Hi Keegan, Just checking in on you - it sounds like you're doing great! My answer to the doing-enough-grownup-work-to-retain-some-semblance-of-sanity conundrum is - consulting. I set my own hours, work with interesting clients, and make enough to pay the babysitter, plus a little bit extra. Plus I'm saving the world in 15 hours a week or less! Give me a call sometime - I'd love to catch up - Jenny Daniels Hi Keegan,

Just checking in on you – it sounds like you’re doing great! My answer to the doing-enough-grownup-work-to-retain-some-semblance-of-sanity conundrum is – consulting. I set my own hours, work with interesting clients, and make enough to pay the babysitter, plus a little bit extra. Plus I’m saving the world in 15 hours a week or less! Give me a call sometime – I’d love to catch up – Jenny Daniels

]]> Comment on Six Going on Sixteen by nkartist06 http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/six-going-on-sixteen/#comment-133 nkartist06 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:29:26 +0000 http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-133 Well you have a huge advantage to a large majority of other parents. You have admitted that you have a problem and are looking for ways to fix it. The next step is just doing what you said, reading a few books, talk it out with older family members or friends that have had teens, or six year olds. Personally I think taking a objective point of view would be the best action. This means let it go, if you show that you are worried about it she may misread your worry. Also if you focus on it you make it something important. Watch to see if she keeps talking about it. 'If you look at something for long enough you are likely to see all of it's flaws.' -NK Well you have a huge advantage to a large majority of other parents. You have admitted that you have a problem and are looking for ways to fix it.

The next step is just doing what you said, reading a few books, talk it out with older family members or friends that have had teens, or six year olds.

Personally I think taking a objective point of view would be the best action. This means let it go, if you show that you are worried about it she may misread your worry. Also if you focus on it you make it something important. Watch to see if she keeps talking about it.

‘If you look at something for long enough you are likely to see all of it’s flaws.’

-NK

]]> Comment on Parenting Green by Mocha http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/parenting-green/#comment-126 Mocha Mon, 12 May 2008 21:18:14 +0000 http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/?p=74#comment-126 I'm taking out less garbage, not leaving water running, replacing light bulbs with The Swirly Ones, taking bags to the store and not using plastic bags. I think there's more, but I can't think of them right now. I’m taking out less garbage, not leaving water running, replacing light bulbs with The Swirly Ones, taking bags to the store and not using plastic bags.

I think there’s more, but I can’t think of them right now.

]]> Comment on If Johnny wore a mouthguard… by KLP http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/2008/01/27/if-johnny-wore-a-mouthguard/#comment-114 KLP Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:02:33 +0000 http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/?p=39#comment-114 The dentist wants you to buy mouth guards through them. There are alternatives to finding a nice guard for yourself. You can cut out the middle man and go to custom manufacturer's yourself. Try Gladiator mouth guards for an inexpensive night guard or sport mouth guard. They are custom fitted and not boil and bites. And like Rocky, they are made in Philadelphia, PA!!! The dentist wants you to buy mouth guards through them. There are alternatives to finding a nice guard for yourself. You can cut out the middle man and go to custom manufacturer’s yourself. Try Gladiator mouth guards for an inexpensive night guard or sport mouth guard. They are custom fitted and not boil and bites.
And like Rocky, they are made in Philadelphia, PA!!!

]]> Comment on Whooo-Hooo! by whydidyoudoit http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/obama-defeats-clinton-in-3-state-sweep/#comment-84 whydidyoudoit Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:49:22 +0000 http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/obama-defeats-clinton-in-3-state-sweep/#comment-84 According to the demographics, I should be voting for Hillary Clinton: I'm a white, 60-year-old, highly educated woman from the Northeast. But I'm voting for Obama. I've waited all my life for a viable woman candidate for the presidency, but this is not the right woman. I want a woman of the highest ability and virtue, who would serve as a glorious role model to all young women. Hillary Clinton is not that woman. She rode into power with her husband, and together they've acquired a long and seriously flawed history of self-serving and secretive financial and political dealings. The most cursory research will prove that true. She started out her political life supporting the racist Barry Goldwater. She is as comfortable with deception and trickery as George Bush. When I hear woman saying, "Oh, but that's how you get things done in Washington," I literally cringe. I am passionately supporting Barack Obama. He can beat the Republicans; she cannot. Obama has attracted Independents and even Republicans to his camp, and in a general election they would vote for him, but not for Clinton. Clinton voted for the war, and has never apologized for it. Obama has spoken out against it from the beginning. Obama brings us hope--and not just that. Take a serious look at his ideas and experience. Please, I beg of you, Sisters young and old: wait for the right woman. Then we can be proud. Diane Wald According to the demographics, I should be voting for Hillary Clinton: I’m a white, 60-year-old, highly educated woman from the Northeast. But I’m voting for Obama. I’ve waited all my life for a viable woman candidate for the presidency, but this is not the right woman. I want a woman of the highest ability and virtue, who would serve as a glorious role model to all young women. Hillary Clinton is not that woman.
She rode into power with her husband, and together they’ve acquired a long and seriously flawed history of self-serving and secretive financial and political dealings. The most cursory research will prove that true. She started out her political life supporting the racist Barry Goldwater. She is as comfortable with deception and trickery as George Bush. When I hear woman saying, “Oh, but that’s how you get things done in Washington,” I literally cringe.
I am passionately supporting Barack Obama. He can beat the Republicans; she cannot. Obama has attracted Independents and even Republicans to his camp, and in a general election they would vote for him, but not for Clinton. Clinton voted for the war, and has never apologized for it. Obama has spoken out against it from the beginning. Obama brings us hope–and not just that. Take a serious look at his ideas and experience.
Please, I beg of you, Sisters young and old: wait for the right woman. Then we can be proud.

Diane Wald

]]> Comment on Being Present by Jenifer Flescher http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/being-present/#comment-80 Jenifer Flescher Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:58:19 +0000 http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/?p=52#comment-80 you make me smile. you make me smile.

]]> Comment on Redshirting by PunditMom http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/redshirting/#comment-78 PunditMom Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:02:49 +0000 http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/?p=41#comment-78 It's a phenomenon I see in our community and I talk to parents who are sorry that their younger, smaller children are struggling as a result. And thanks for the link on your page! It’s a phenomenon I see in our community and I talk to parents who are sorry that their younger, smaller children are struggling as a result.

And thanks for the link on your page!

]]> Comment on Mary Jo Who? by SleeplessinSomerville http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/mary-jo-who/#comment-77 SleeplessinSomerville Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:10:35 +0000 http://mamacentric.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/mary-jo-who/#comment-77 At least you own an Ipod. My boy pulled out an old walkman the other day and said "what's this?" I didn't have the heart to tell him it was something we used to listen to music on in the "old days." At least you own an Ipod. My boy pulled out an old walkman the other day and said “what’s this?” I didn’t have the heart to tell him it was something we used to listen to music on in the “old days.”

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