Comments on: It Takes All Kinds

By: Nell@CasualFridayEveryday.com

Nell@CasualFridayEveryday.com — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:11:07 +0000

It does take all kinds. I’m somewhere in the middle. I can tell you that the more I’ve learned about certain traits of a natural Mom the better a Mother I’ve become to my children in the choices I make. Great blog post Carrie…and article, Alice.

ps
I’ve never been a stellar breastfeeder, but this baby I’m going to take my happy little butt (and baby) into a lac. consult. after he/she is born so they can give me the hands on help I’ll need to make it work better this time around.

By: Jen @ One Moms World

Jen @ One Moms World — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:02:56 +0000

That’s what I love about you Carrie. You can see the good in everybody. There are no two moms alike and this post sums it up well!

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:36:31 +0000

You “once” had a friend, Carrie? Come on, you’ve got lots of friends.

Thanks for sharing your story of your friend…I’m somewhere in between the two of you. Isn’t it grand to be an individual?

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By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:23:23 +0000

What a great post, Carrie, and I enjoyed Alice’s article, too. It’s wonderful to have certain beliefs and practices but the respect for each other should not ever be lost. We’re all in this motherhood game together, despite the rules of our home or how our kids receive their education.

By: Lynette

Lynette — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:40:11 +0000

Oh I so truly need to hear this now. Just when I was doubting myself last night. Carrie, I am a lot more like the friend you talked about. I have that ‘background noise’ in our house pretty much all the time but I have been somewhat afraid to admit it for fear of being ‘crucified’. Sometimes the background noise is tuned into the music channel though.

I am quite authoritarian and have lots of the typical Asian mentality on a number of things especially discipline. Although I try to drop the stuff that I hated as a kid.

I only breast fed 3 months maximum too. Did a little better on the first one but by the time the 3rd came around I was so done. At that time, I almost died of guilt for not sticking to it and would spend some days shedding tears (bucket loads of them) over it.

Yes they are in public school but we have a fantastic one that’s our neighbor. Praise God! I am lucky. I love my kids dearly but I think they would rather have a sane, happy mom than one who would be constantly unhappy and angry – because that’s what I would be if I ever home schooled.

I don’t want to brag about my little ones but they are growing up nicely into smart, beautiful, well adjusted and healthy little women.