tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11055179.post1304575380873382963..comments2023-10-28T02:06:53.354-07:00Comments on In the Sheepfold: Stink, Stank, StunkKelly@http:/inthesheepfold.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09834003036792819091noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11055179.post-1407846569512605902012-05-22T13:24:25.601-07:002012-05-22T13:24:25.601-07:00Amen, Amy! That is so true.
(I wasn't ignorin...Amen, Amy! That is so true.<br /><br />(I wasn't ignoring you. I think we were commenting at the same time.)Kelly@http:/inthesheepfold.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834003036792819091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11055179.post-73982304705989179312012-05-22T13:17:53.943-07:002012-05-22T13:17:53.943-07:00Sara - You are absolutely not alone! Be encouraged...Sara - You are absolutely not alone! Be encouraged. I had to let go of couponing (though I may give it another go).<br /><br />Claire - It's not all one-on-one, but we are available, and that is important. <br /><br />Allison - You're right -- parenting is hard work, not just at-home parenting and not just working-while-parenting.<br /><br />Dianne - You always get doen to the essential issue. Thanks for your encouragement!<br /><br />You have a large gap in your family, too. Maybe you could do a guest post on bridging the great divide. I move into the summer wondering how to handle the fourteen-year-old and the two-year-old. It's tricky sometimes.<br /><br />Blessings to all.Kelly@http:/inthesheepfold.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834003036792819091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11055179.post-81502036598264311032012-05-22T13:11:26.520-07:002012-05-22T13:11:26.520-07:00Love this! And, stink at it or not, you do it bett...Love this! And, stink at it or not, you do it better for your kids than anyone else possibly could.Amy Parrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809484714750766433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11055179.post-76675452960797512182012-05-22T12:23:59.762-07:002012-05-22T12:23:59.762-07:00When my first two (fifteen & one-half months a...When my first two (fifteen & one-half months apart) were small, I was a stay-at-home mom. When they were in the first & third grades, I went back to college - this time to become a Registered Nurse. After that, I worked - occasionally full time, mostly part-time...depending on the needs of the family. I loved the part-time or the occasional stay-at-home time most of all. When the older two were 10 and 12, my youngest was born. I was definitely mostly part-time or stay-at-home then. I totally remember everything you've said. I remember it well. <br /><br />I can tell you this though: NEXT WEEK they will all leave for college (or so it will seem) and you will cry all the way home. (You'll do your best not to cry on the way there). Right now, believe it or not, it really doesn't matter what you finish - as long as there is food to eat and clean clothes to wear ;-) Right now, you're laying a foundation and making memories that will last a lifetime. From where I sit, it looks like you're doing a wonderful job of it.Diannehttp://www.mysouthernheart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11055179.post-19827670913896657522012-05-22T10:04:31.642-07:002012-05-22T10:04:31.642-07:00Thanks for this. I have "done it all" st...Thanks for this. I have "done it all" stayed home for years with our boys, worked a job from home, worked parttime away from home, now work fulltime away from home. Parenting is hard work and nothing ever is finished. But that's because we are works in progress and our children are, too. I love this post and I think you capture what those days and hours are like. I will never regret a moment I spend with my two sons. Ever. Even the tense times, sad times, angry times etc. It is time spent to together, learning together how to be human.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16021781602272064901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11055179.post-20360511615778099842012-05-22T07:23:20.285-07:002012-05-22T07:23:20.285-07:00Yeah, I could definitely dispute that 17-minute fi...Yeah, I could definitely dispute that 17-minute figure. When my son was a baby I worked fulltime outside the home. When he was 18 months old I quit my job, and then 5 months later took a part-time job. The more I'm home, the more time I spend with him. It's simple math. It might not all be one-on-one time, but as you say, the proximity helps (and my one-on-one time with him is far more than 17 minutes/day). This might change as he gets older and goes on playdates without me, but for now, simple math.clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01825209285764698585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11055179.post-19980976070690075132012-05-22T05:04:36.236-07:002012-05-22T05:04:36.236-07:00so funny to see this post this morning as I was ju...so funny to see this post this morning as I was just thinking this exact thing this morning... that I stink at it! I am terrible at coupon shopping at the grocery store and staying without our declared budget, I'm terrible at keeping the house clean and picked up, and I about lost it yesterday when I couldn't take another moment of whining from my almost 4 year old and I feel like I totally waste every moment of the day. Glad to hear I'm not alone on this journey of incomplete tasks and time wasting... but glad I am on this journey =)Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402399329214517780noreply@blogger.com