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| The cute child story thread | |
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| Swidden | May 3 2005, 05:34 PM Post #106 |
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Good guess, you are obviously well versed in communicating with children...
I may have let her listen to "Brick 2", but no matter what my wife might think I do know how to censor songs so that they are age appropriate! My fingers go very quickly to the preset buttons the moment I hear a tune I know to contain inappropriate words for children.
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| Fesarius | May 3 2005, 05:38 PM Post #107 |
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Swidden, Me as well. For that reason, I rarely put on Working Class Hero (J. Lennon) or Hand In My Pocket (A. Morissette) with my children in the room. It's unfortunate, because both tunes contain some very wonderful musical elements that I would love to explain to them. I try to tell them that the words are not that important when listening to some artists (there are exceptions); however, all of them (with the exception of my oldest daughter, who actually picks out musical progressions to a point) focus on the text all too often.... |
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| ImpulseEngine | May 5 2005, 11:20 PM Post #108 |
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My three year old daughter has already had 4 colds in 2005 alone. Consequently, she has ended up in Mommy and Daddy's bed a lot because she kept waking up repeatedly during the night. Recently, we decided it was time to transition her back to her own bed because she was wanting to be in ours too much. Things went well for about a week and a half. Then last night she didn't want to go to bed. After some extended fussing during which I was in and out of her room trying to get her to go to sleep, there was finally 10 straight minutes of quietness. At that point I figured it was over and I watched 2 hours of DS9 in peace. After that, my wife and I were going to bed and discovered why our daughter had finally quieted down. She had moved herself to our bed! :lol: |
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| Wichita | May 6 2005, 06:52 AM Post #109 |
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My nephew and his wife bought a newly built house with some landscaping in Florida. This was the first year for them to add their own touches to the outside. They bought some annuals in red and yellow colors for their beds. My nephew went outside and placed the flowers (still in their plots) in alternating colors in all the beds in the front. His wife then came outside with their soon-to-be 2 year old son and did something different while my nephew went to another part of the property to get the tools to dig the holes for the plants. When he came back, he found the little one had carefully collected all the plants in one place and organized them by color. (My niece-in-law is an elementary school teacher whose staying at home with the child at the moment. She had soon realized what the great-nephew was doing and wanted to see what his plan was.) |
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| Hoss | May 6 2005, 07:22 AM Post #110 |
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Oh the little ones love to sort things don't they. My eldest daughter who is 4 now used to sort everything. We'd come in and all of her toys would be in neat rows organized by some scheme known only to her. :lol: Was actually a bit freaky at first as it reminded me of a scene from The Wall. |
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| Minuet | May 6 2005, 08:27 AM Post #111 |
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^^^ It's too bad they lose that need to be organized as they get older. My 11 year old used to be very neat and tidy. But a couple of years ago that all changed. Now she just dumps things wherever she feels like it and I am constantly on her to pick things up. My little one is still in the organizing stage.
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| Fesarius | May 6 2005, 08:30 AM Post #112 |
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^^^ Minuet, We give one warning for things that haven't been picked up. If the warning is ignored or otherwise forgotten, we do one of two things. If the item is not that important (like a toy), we throw it out. If it is a piece of clothing (something that might be expensive), we pick it up, and put it in a box. Then, our children are allowed to 'purchase' it back from us with some of their allowance monies. If they decide not to do this, then it is given to Good Will. |
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| Hoss | May 6 2005, 08:35 AM Post #113 |
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So, holding their items for ransom, eh? I may have to try that :lol: My pet-peeve that shows no indications of letting up soon is shoes. I live in a house with 3 females, that means roughly 10,000,000 shoes. Ever once in a while, just to irritate myself, I'll walk through the living room, kitchen, hall whatever and count the shoes laying around. aargh!!! Then what do you think happens when it's time to go somewhere? "Have you seen the kid's shoes? I can't find my shoes. Daddy, mommy can't find my shoes and I don't know where they are!" aaarrrrgggghhhh. My shoes are always in one of two locations, my feet or the place that I keep them in my bedroom. |
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| Fesarius | May 6 2005, 08:39 AM Post #114 |
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Crude, but effective.
Mine are as well. I have a place for everything. So would it be safe to say that your wife and children are a shoe-in when it comes to misplacing their things? Maybe a little soul music would help?
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| Minuet | May 6 2005, 08:46 AM Post #115 |
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I keep some shelves at the front door specifically for shoes. They are not worn in the house. The only person who ignores this half the time and leaves his shoes all over is my husband. So much for a problem in a house with three females.
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| Fesarius | May 6 2005, 08:59 AM Post #116 |
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^^^ Our mud room is used for this. We don't wear shoes in the house at all.
You could always have him 'buy' them back from you--LOL!
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| Hoss | May 6 2005, 09:20 AM Post #117 |
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Hold your tongue! I think that you may be treading of thin ice here and I wouldn't want to have to sock it to you and come off looking like a heel. |
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| Fesarius | May 6 2005, 09:28 AM Post #118 |
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^^^ LOL! Thanks. I figured if I 'set you up,' so to speak, you'd come out with some winners. I'm still working on getting you punpensated.
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| Hoss | May 6 2005, 11:36 AM Post #119 |
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Good, I was hoping that we didn't get off on the wrong foot. As far as punpensated, I understand that sistertrek is on a shoestring budget. |
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| Fesarius | May 6 2005, 11:40 AM Post #120 |
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38957, Yes, they are. However, Rose has assured me that she would be willing to splurge, if eyelet her.
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