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Post by californiagrown on Apr 26, 2006 23:07:54 GMT -5
Cal, were you really sent to the principal's office over like Leonorado? ;D That is too funny. HAHA o ya twice actualy we were having a class discusion and i just started talking about how great he was and how hes so hot in Titanic and how its so sad and bla bla bla it was funny my parents yelled and then the second time i told some boy he couldnt hold my hand or even touch me because he wasnt lenardo dicaprio and that i was saving myself for him yes yes i was 8 |
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Post by Bella on Apr 26, 2006 23:10:52 GMT -5
Must be really...tough being a mom right?? I mean...I'm amazed that my mom can put up with me. How do you guys do it?? Humor and love. I found humor and love in my heart I did not know existed before I had my son. And patience, too. When my son was first born, he could not/would not nurse. I stayed up with him for 48 hours straight holding him in my arms until I finally taught him how to nurse. I was going on nothing but pure instinct and love because I had never nursed a baby before. At one point, I actually had to send my husband out of the room because he was so anxious over the whole situation. We laugh about it now, but that was one of the hardest thing I've ever had to go through in my life. Whoa, that was a long post! Just wanted to share my story... |
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Post by rose on Apr 27, 2006 21:46:12 GMT -5
When my son was first born, he could not/would not nurse. I stayed up with him for 48 hours straight holding him in my arms until I finally taught him how to nurse. I was going on nothing but pure instinct and love because I had never nursed a baby before. At one point, I actually had to send my husband out of the room because he was so anxious over the whole situation. We laugh about it now, but that was one of the hardest thing I've ever had to go through in my life. Whoa, that was a long post! Just wanted to share my story... I am so glad you did share your story, Bella. It is one of the sweetest stories I have ever heard. What a mother's love won't do.  |
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Post by Bella on Apr 29, 2006 21:19:38 GMT -5
Funny things our kids say, Digest #2:
**to me over breakfast this morning, very matter-of-fact-like..."
"Mama, I'm gonna give you a sock filled with rainbow-sparkly candies that have no sugar in 'em so it will be good for you and won't hurt your teeth.'
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Post by californiagrown on Apr 29, 2006 21:31:42 GMT -5
haha bella your kid sounds hilharious
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Post by teri on Apr 29, 2006 23:26:24 GMT -5
The hardest thing about being a Mom, for me anyway, has been the "firsts". . .
The first day of school
The first time your child tells you they can do it themselves
The first time you let them go on vacation without you
The first time they go away to college
My daughter has just two more years at home with me before she goes out of state to college. While I know she will be great and I have always tried not to hold onto her too tightly and let her persue her dreams, I know this will be my hardest "first" to deal with.
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Post by Bella on Apr 30, 2006 0:17:04 GMT -5
Wow, Teri. Glad to have another Mom on board, especially an experienced one like you. I've just got my one son, and he's still a little guy. I can't imagine what it will be like when he goes off to college. I went out of state to college myself and my Mom wrote to me nearly every day the first year. Sometimes it was just a little folded card sayin' "I'm thinking of you today. Hope you have a great day." Sometimes she decorated the notes with stickers (awwww). This was a little before the age of e-mail, cell phones, and instant messages (but just a little before  ). It was really hard being away from home that first year and I remember always looking forward to going to my mail box at the student commons to read those little notes from my Mom. It was such a simple gesture, but it made a big impact on me. Just wanted to share that... |
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Post by californiagrown on Apr 30, 2006 0:53:49 GMT -5
Aww bella ur mom is so sweet
i noe when my bro went off to college my mom had such a hard time dealing with it. if he didnt call her every two days she flipped out and if he didnt call for a week she would have one of our family member check in on him. Now shes cool if he doesnt call for awhile, but she still misses him so much, she cant talk about him without tearing up. I can only imagion how she will be with me because we're realy close, she might just move to where ever i go to school
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Post by Bella on Apr 30, 2006 1:01:30 GMT -5
Are you thinking of going to college out of state?
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Post by californiagrown on Apr 30, 2006 1:19:15 GMT -5
ya for sure, i mean i love cali, hence the sn, but i need to get out of my perfect bubble and venture out in the real world i wana go to NYU or Columbia and major in international relations, and eventualy go into the UN and save the world, ambioutious i noe
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Post by Bella on Apr 30, 2006 1:32:21 GMT -5
Ambition is the bread of life. I say go for it. Columbia is a beautiful place. Like a little oasis in the urban jungle of Manhatten. A wonderful place to nurture you ambition. The pizza places near by ain't bad, either.  |
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Post by californiagrown on Apr 30, 2006 1:34:59 GMT -5
haha thank u lol thats right u used to live there, why did u move (other than the fact that cali is the most assumest place ever)
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Post by Bella on Apr 30, 2006 1:57:27 GMT -5
I'd have stayed in Manhatten because I loved it there and I had an awesome job, but I had to follow my husband out to LA. We've made it work here, and I found another awesome job, but my family and all my people are still there... Upstate. I miss them like crazy.
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Post by californiagrown on Apr 30, 2006 2:02:51 GMT -5
fallow ur heart thats good
srry u miss ur family mines down in La
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Post by amyurban on Apr 30, 2006 12:22:49 GMT -5
Most of my family is still down in La-La land, too, Cali. But funny thing, I go and visit them and it's nice to see them, but unlike Bella and her fondness for New York, I can't say I am too fond of So. CA anymore. I'm so glad I moved north, to Oregon. Oregon has always felt more like "home" to me than So. CA ever did. I always felt like a "stranger in a strange land" there. It may of also had to do with the "very fast" crowd I ran with and the times. They were pretty crazy then ( the mid to late 70's ) for me.
I have a brother who left, too, but he's up in the Seattle metro area, in Gig Harbor, WA.
Anyhow, back to kid stuff....
My daugther, at 8, is getting so BIG and is very mature for her age. She's going into the "gifted" program next year in school, she's so far ahead of her other classmates. And it's hard to see her growing up, especially since she is my "one and only." But I feel lucky because I was told I'd never have ANY kids. So I am proud of myself that I stuck to my guns/priorities and gave up a "career" per se to stay at home at raise her myself. And I guess I've obviously done a good job. I mean, she's "gifted".
But she's getting so BIG and I don't mean just "physically". ( My hubby is 6'5" and she's taking after him there, she's almost as big as me and I'm only 5'1" ). She's very outspoken and independent, which is good but hey...it makes me feel on top of the world when she asks for my help now for ANYTHING, know what I mean? And she still loves to come and climb into bed with me and hubby most mornings and cuddle up and get "lovin's". A mother can NEVER get enough of that, I don't care HOW OLD your child gets!
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