tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post5530906314172615655..comments2023-11-01T04:04:20.969+11:00Comments on eleanorfromthecommentbox: Teenagers get a bad rapEleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12175077340357907202noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-74300547134794956132011-02-01T08:12:27.074+11:002011-02-01T08:12:27.074+11:00Hey! I just wandered in from Journey Mama's ho...Hey! I just wandered in from Journey Mama's house, and I LOVED this. My kids are tweens right now, and this piece really gives me great ideas on what to look forward to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-86399772180565105722010-12-29T07:14:16.647+11:002010-12-29T07:14:16.647+11:00Geez, I'm almost looking forward to it now, th...Geez, I'm almost looking forward to it now, though I remain fearful of the hormone driven drama of parent and world hating.<br /><br />And while I get the inside/outside thing, Christmas experiences can be pretty diverse from within too and for lots of us some of the 'key' features are absent. We've never done turkey, Santa or bizarre white deserts (? - Christmas pudding has been added in the last few years due to my partner's love of it), in fact with the addition of presents our day sounded much like the one in the post. <br /><br />The assumption of a shared experience can grate for us too - I find the imposition of Santa annoying for example and my daughter hit a rough spot when telling other kinder kids that Santa wasn't real! I did explain that just because we didn't believe in Santa didn't make it wrong for others to believe and it was nicer to not say anything about it. After a few years she's started signing up to the old feller in preference to Saint Nicholas, my preferred symbol of Christmas spirit (since he's not magical and is all about giving to those with less rather than simply receiving more). Given the pressure for a monocultural Christmas for those of us inside, I can only imagine the hideousness for those on the outside! Still, I hope you enjoy the holiday and feel confident that you aren't missing as much as it may seem.soozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784397133575053048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-39759766267764150702010-12-26T22:22:20.070+11:002010-12-26T22:22:20.070+11:00I am almost there with my (almost) 10yr old so bea...I am almost there with my (almost) 10yr old so bear with me ...<br /><br />Happy Holidays to you!Paolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106203770822701470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-28889180772476462362010-12-26T16:28:23.347+11:002010-12-26T16:28:23.347+11:00I am settling into the parenting of teens.I am settling into the parenting of teens.RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391821500572006905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-32801054672447597532010-12-25T07:42:22.841+11:002010-12-25T07:42:22.841+11:00I loved having teenagers for exactly the reasons y...I loved having teenagers for exactly the reasons you enumerated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-80914452851259599522010-12-24T11:53:35.856+11:002010-12-24T11:53:35.856+11:00I miss the 'magic' of little children some...I miss the 'magic' of little children sometimes but as my teens grow up and move out (first one out of the nest next week)they continue to surprise me in a billion ways and they live in a world that I sometimes get to enter and wander about it with them.<br />I do miss playdough though.....<br /><br />I hope we get to catch up in 2001 my dear....it is rumoured I will be in Sydney at least twice!Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924653077212971448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-37751095643974407042010-12-24T10:25:54.030+11:002010-12-24T10:25:54.030+11:00I love hanging with the five year old set but am v...I love hanging with the five year old set but am very curious about life with teenagers. So thank you.<br /><br />After your last post, I was thinking a lot about christmas compulsion in our culture - lots of people around here don't celebrate it because they are another religion and I winced at school when Grace's teacher handed out a present and said something along the lines, "and Mohamed, this will be your first Christmas...." (he is new to the country). She had a present for each child which is fine, the end of the school year is worth celebrating. About five in the class out of twenty do not have Christmas and I thought it could have been handled a bit better. Along with some recognition of other important celebrations. Maybe something for school council next year.....<br /><br />We also have some dear friends who just don't celebrate Christmas because they don't feel it or like it. They get all sorts of ridicule.<br /><br />Oh well, best go and don my apron. See you next year!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03229973177266678746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-53106982096216217962010-12-24T10:21:10.805+11:002010-12-24T10:21:10.805+11:00While You Were Sleeping is a perfect movie for aft...While You Were Sleeping is a perfect movie for after a couple of gin and tonics. It doesn't require a lot of thought and Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman are just adorable. It's one I have to watch every December.That Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765235570000493668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-46629244360372685682010-12-24T10:11:36.231+11:002010-12-24T10:11:36.231+11:00I love having older kids too. I do miss the babies...I love having older kids too. I do miss the babies sometimes, but the conversations, the humour (and the fact that they can vacuum and wash the windows) are all sooooo good.Susehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837796439737091649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-80635530735785395602010-12-24T06:55:03.508+11:002010-12-24T06:55:03.508+11:00So true!
I saw a child having a tantrum in a shop...So true! <br />I saw a child having a tantrum in a shop a few days ago, glanced across at my lanky, taller-than-me sons and thought, "Thank God!"<br /><br />(I preferred your post. It was more enraged.)Frogdancerhttp://dancingwithfrogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-37967988648624792502010-12-24T04:56:16.968+11:002010-12-24T04:56:16.968+11:00I write on behalf of my no-longer teenage son - le...I write on behalf of my no-longer teenage son - leading member of the school synagogue - to tell you that his most successful marketing ploy was the Mysterious Moses session in December which had more social cachet than the Secret Santa in the Cathedral.alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-31063857034735633372010-12-24T03:49:51.930+11:002010-12-24T03:49:51.930+11:00All true!
I'm so happy to have older kids and ...All true!<br />I'm so happy to have older kids and you've captured it so well.<br /><br />Merry Christmas, dear Eleanor.<br />(wink)blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.com