tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post2557716559034101266..comments2023-10-19T13:55:22.556+01:00Comments on my fascinating life: The Difference Between Children and CatsClaudiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09352341442556433375noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-80028764039599623112013-02-06T21:12:31.625+00:002013-02-06T21:12:31.625+00:00Love this post--we treat our animals completely di...Love this post--we treat our animals completely differently as well--obviously--but our kiddo hasn't really caught on yet. He will. He's just starting to understand the concept of "fair", so it should get interesting fast. I LOVE the pic of Pink and your kitty. So cute!!Cory and Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11630337123915433469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-1258304647540507122013-02-04T21:11:19.010+00:002013-02-04T21:11:19.010+00:00It is so refreshing to read one of your posts. You...It is so refreshing to read one of your posts. Your writing is wonderful, Claudia. I am remembering this in a haze, but I read recently that the biggest predictor of how our kids will fare in the world is how we face it, and not the things we we say to them over and over. That made me feel better and worse at the same time because I tend to always be telling them what to do. Not sure that the answer is for them to act like me! Maybe they are screwed either way and I might as well put my feet up and read blogs?Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800995892415893734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-32408924371700931382013-02-04T21:07:33.016+00:002013-02-04T21:07:33.016+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800995892415893734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-35961967200723697362013-01-31T10:26:59.194+00:002013-01-31T10:26:59.194+00:00Oh man, Claudia -- I am so there with you. I'm...Oh man, Claudia -- I am so there with you. I'm always so focused on damage control, not looking like an ass in front of other parents, getting through the check-out line, etc -- that I rarely do take the time to really think through what I'm doing in terms of building character, teaching life lessons and whatnot. I'm also prone to abusing lollipop bribes, which I'm sure is wrecking my kid's teeth too.<br /><br />The "bossy" thing -- yeah. That drives me bananas. I didn't realize it is such a "3" thing. Sometimes it can be cute, but often not. Yeah.<br /><br />We have two (frequently puking, stinkiest-pooping-ever) cats in a tiny apartment and they really annoy me since having a kid, which I feel guilty about as well. I don't even try to control their behavior -- they walk all over me too.peesticksandstoneshttp://peesticksandstones.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-2663760858247182142013-01-29T19:39:03.157+00:002013-01-29T19:39:03.157+00:00I have nothing to add except that I LOVE READING Y...I have nothing to add except that I LOVE READING YOUR WRITING. And I'm glad you've gotten over the plague. And my boys would like to be the boss, too. We're adding a puppy to the mix soon, and I can just imagine how it will complicate our delicate balance. However, I do frequently hear the boys talking to their stuffed animals like we talk to them. "Now Monkey, don't be bossy with your body." "Pip, you aren't showing respect with your face." etc. etc. Does this mean they'll soon be disciplining the puppy by taking away TV? Probably....Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637506951258479741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-71678872621377160342013-01-28T22:32:36.568+00:002013-01-28T22:32:36.568+00:00I've been trying to explain to Zinashi lately ...I've been trying to explain to Zinashi lately why we give the cat different consequences than she gets. I told her that people generally frown upon parents locking their children in the bathroom overnight, but she insists that she would be fine. She could sleep in the bathtub, you know!findingmagnoliahttp://findingmagnolia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-79389836841257813722013-01-28T13:46:02.029+00:002013-01-28T13:46:02.029+00:00love love love it! (and so agree;)). And collars.....love love love it! (and so agree;)). And collars....hmmmm....(joking!! of course;)darcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729565512380024608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-12371686075656684772013-01-28T13:33:46.485+00:002013-01-28T13:33:46.485+00:00I swear there are all kinds of little sayings and ...I swear there are all kinds of little sayings and mantras I need to have tattooed on my wrist or someplace I can see them all the time when I, too, am weary from repeating myself for the zillionth time....my children are not like my little four pound chihuahua who gets away with EVERYTHING because she is "just a baby" (my words, for a 14 year old tiny dog). But yes, I can parent her for convenience but not those two little todbots!MyTwoLineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488860357456329714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-54853549478117342262013-01-28T11:35:06.412+00:002013-01-28T11:35:06.412+00:00I loved your gentle hands tip from AGES ago which ...I loved your gentle hands tip from AGES ago which I stole and used very successfully for a long time. Now I'm stealing the boss routine!!!<br /><br />D said to me the other day that when he was growing up he was the most stubborn in his house. I laughed so hard I nearly peed because............. he has so met his match in our family. We are all 3 more stubborn than he is :)<br /><br />I really need to practise the boss routine with C tonight.Marcia (123 blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15581613927187600748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-34003435906123641552013-01-28T11:05:30.238+00:002013-01-28T11:05:30.238+00:00My son describes our family as 'one mommy, one...My son describes our family as 'one mommy, one boy and one cat'. The cat is an essential part. We need someone more destructive than the son. One more reason children get more correction than cats: correcting cats is a complete and utter waste of time. The children have the ability to learn and cooperate. The cats don't give a hoot and will do what they what regardless of the effort you put in. I am confident that my son can someday be in the same room as a glass vase without incident; I have no hope whatsoever the cat will ever reach that stage unless and until he is immobilized by old age.barb_aloothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07990706676816248438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-45549682976241208882013-01-28T05:59:11.258+00:002013-01-28T05:59:11.258+00:00Lol. I think you just described my household to a ...Lol. I think you just described my household to a T (although my plague was last month and luckily I haven't had any nasty old ladies say anything like that to me, but iI'm certainly overdue). My 3-year-old is also very obsessed with this idea of family and always includes the cat and dog, proudly announcing that "the whole family is together!" <br />Yes, I wish I could be as lackadaisical with my kid as with my animals (although I do let him pee on the grass occasionally), but I guess it would behoove me to not send a wild animal out into the world. The truth is, the more he can conform with social norms and not display any wild animal tendencies, the kinder life will be to him and that alone is worth it.Shelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06085283320884411888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-22792245747536154982013-01-28T03:07:47.165+00:002013-01-28T03:07:47.165+00:00Oh, how I relate! J has accused me of loving the d...Oh, how I relate! J has accused me of loving the dog more. Because when the dog acts like a jacka$$ while the mail man is outside, I yell, and yell, and yell, but ultimately do nothing. When J acts like, well, a jacka$$, there are Consequences (with a capital C). Hard to explain that it's because I love him more...Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18141504648674230696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2075858460867483977.post-3990377972102048942013-01-28T03:03:24.479+00:002013-01-28T03:03:24.479+00:00I LOVE this post!!!! I so agree with this: "...I LOVE this post!!!! I so agree with this: "I need to discipline my children now so that they will learn self-discipline for adulthood. I owe it to the world to moderate their behaviour, and I owe it to them to shape their character. They aren't in this family for my benefit, unlike my cat."<br />I think I want to print that out and shove it in peoples' faces when they think I am too stern. I am doing this for the benefit of the future society, people!!! Good job, Claudia!<br />everythingismeowsomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671155513531459483noreply@blogger.com