tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546425043426425595.post5104719895008029650..comments2023-09-01T01:50:56.343-07:00Comments on This May Be A Dream Come True: Long (but not lazy) Days of SummerLaraf123http://www.blogger.com/profile/13283945251427328960noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546425043426425595.post-90046212270939233802014-06-28T16:07:30.029-07:002014-06-28T16:07:30.029-07:00I agree with Claire^^ I think it's healthy fo...I agree with Claire^^ I think it's healthy for kids to see their parents enjoying their lives child-free or child-bothering-me-free. You already know I send Tate downstairs to play by himself on weekend mornings while I sleep an extra 60-90 minutes. (not watch tv, but actually play) But I must say you're a rock star mom! They're having a fabulous childhood. I often wonder back to my summers as a child; we didn't do camps etc...we stayed home with my mom. And played and played and played. No structure. No experiments. No book logs. We just had fun. You're giving your kids plenty of that kind of time...they will appreciate more than any of y'all will ever know!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06191581745054963347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546425043426425595.post-29888003291907870822014-06-26T20:49:00.390-07:002014-06-26T20:49:00.390-07:00When I was losing my mind last fall (with the floo...When I was losing my mind last fall (with the flood and job woes) I literally wasn't functioning very well as a parent for a few weekends. I recall just picking up a book and telling the girls "I am reading here on the couch for a half hour, don't disturb me." And you know what, they took me seriously and entertained themselves. I set the expectation and they met it. I figured it wasn't a bad thing for them to see me reading for pleasure (I rarely if ever do, when pre-kid I read a lot). So now I'm more ok with (still rarely!) telling them "this is mommy time" and having them wait to be the center for attention. Or I also sometimes tell them "we are going for a hike because I want to." Sometimes Fiona protests but so be it!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090532551103414307noreply@blogger.com