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Passworded Posts May 22, 2007

Posted by spacemom in : Spacemom , add a comment

Please check here for a Password post. If you don’t have the password, please email me.

I will not just give out the password to anyone. Please give me a reason as to why you would like to see the password protected posts….And a link to your blog, if you have one.

Thanks

Protected: Passwording life May 22, 2007

Posted by spacemom in : Life...otherwise , 6 comments

I really didn’t want to do this. But Julie is worrying me. I see on sitemeter that she is still reading my blog. Sigh. This bites.

I am compiling a list of contacts we have had. Unfortunately, I have deleted past emails from her where I could easily use to prove that the person stalking me is her.

The biggest issue is that I KNOW who she is. And she knows who I am. And we live 20 away from each other.

After my last post about her, she used my comcast email to have a church send me a “stop complaining” bracelet. Seriously, is this the action of a stable person?

I have night terrors that I will come home one day to find swastikas painted on our house. I know, I am being melodramatic, but there it is.

I will occasionally post over here. I will always link in the typepad area. Please be fair and direct people to email me if they ask you for the password.

Thanks

Constant Change May 22, 2007

Posted by spacemom in : Parenting 101 , 4 comments

This past weekend was a whirlwind of activity. We got the kitchen, dining room and the stairwell/hallway painted on Friday. On Saturday, I drove to Maine with a friend for the Hanna Anderson outlet store. I snatched up many of a cheap deal there! Sunday was rainy and dreary and we ended up having someone visit us in the afternoon. The girls were crazy the whole weekend.

We are trying very hard to understand Soleil as of late. She is, well, going crazy. A friend brought to my attention that this may be the Kindergarten psychosis. Apparently, children can show their fear of Kindergarten via insanity. They waver in between independent children and needing to be coddled toddlers. They are afraid of the unknown and the expectations on them. We adults don’t help much by putting the "in Kindergarten you can’t <insert undesired behavior here>".

Clearly, this is just as difficult as a phase for her as it is for Luna to be the Toddler-to-Preschooler. I wish I had noted the reason earlier. I just feel rather, well, inadequate if you know what I mean. Should I have realized that was what was going on?

I am working with her on several issues that she hits in terms of wanting to do big Kindergarten stuff. She wants the training wheels off of her bike. Maybe in June. She wants to make her own breakfast. Okay, we can do that.
She wants to help make the coffee for mommy, yes, we let her (except for the water. I don’t really want her to hold the glass carafe)

Although she is growing older, I think we will constantly see these same patterns erupt: a new challenge followed by strange behavior that indicates she (and Luna) are mentally working on the challenge.

Speaking of challenge: Luna took 10 years off of my life in Sunday. I was sitting at the top of the stairs. We have a split entry, you walk in and can choose to go up or down stairs. She decided to walk up the stairs, ON THE 3" of tread that are on the outside of the railing! She tapped me and I looked up, realized that she would have a 12ft or more fall if she slipped, held onto her and YELLED for Jay to get over there RIGHT NOW!
I told her she wasn’t in trouble, but don’t ever do that again! Good Lord! The thought of it still freaks me out!