http://metime.blogdrive.com/ Me time Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2008. Parenting Family Issues Families http://metime.blogdrive.com/archive/360.html Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:01:55 GMT I've moved to http://metime.typepad.comI'll be leaving this blog up so you can still access my old posts. Come over for a visit! http://metime.blogdrive.com/comments?id=360 http://metime.blogdrive.com/archive/359.html Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:05:50 GMT I think what Ashley and I disagree on is whether moms have a right to complain. She says, “Put yourself in one of your children's shoes. If your mom complained about the mundane things such as combing your hair or fixing your lunch, what kind of message would that send to you? Self-sacrificing our time (and that dazzling social life) for all these necessary things shows our children that we love them.” What I get from her comment is that moms don’t have a right to whine. We’re not allowed to say we don’t enjoy something relating to child-rearing. We should uncomplainingly... (more) http://metime.blogdrive.com/comments?id=359 http://metime.blogdrive.com/archive/358.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:59:35 GMT Aaaaand just when you’re feeling all smug and happy about your blog, along comes this comment in answer to my “Missing: 1x social life” post: “I thought "your" life was your family when you had one. Being a mother is one of life's biggest blessings but we miss it so often because our culture makes us think that we need all these other things to make us "who we REALLY are", or were meant to be; a job, a social life, etc, etc. These things aren't bad but they make us discontent with our situation that so many would give up all these other things to have. I wish more moms would... (more) http://metime.blogdrive.com/comments?id=358 http://metime.blogdrive.com/archive/357.html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:35:52 GMT I’m thinking of moving this blog over to Typepad. Whereas Blogdrive has served me so well over the past few years, I think I’ve outgrown it. I want to be able to do a little more than the free package can offer me and I’m not willing to progress to a paid subscription. I’ve started moving a few things over to Typepad. Go have a look and let me know your opinion. I’ve signed up for a free trial, which expires in about 10 days. The most important question of course is: would you follow me if I moved? There doesn’t seem to be an easy way of migrating my posts from here to... (more) http://metime.blogdrive.com/comments?id=357 http://metime.blogdrive.com/archive/356.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:59:39 GMT Whenever I'm feeling a little too smug and self-confident, I can always rely on my children to knock me down a peg or two:James: Mom, when will you get a proper job?Me: What do you mean by "proper"?James: Because being at the University sounds like you're still learning to be someone.Hannah: Mom, sing in your church voice.Me: I have a church voice?Hannah: Yes.Me: What does it sound like?Hannah: You know: like you're screaming.Sigh. http://metime.blogdrive.com/comments?id=356 http://metime.blogdrive.com/archive/355.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 09:05:52 GMT Do you have a life? Because I'm not sure where I left mine and if you're not using yours at the moment, I'd like to borrow it. K? K. No seriously. Who stole my life? Currently, I'm spending my days: 1) Preparing. For work and school: packing bags, making lunches, signing forms… blah, blah. I've nodded off just thinking about it. 2) Working. 8.30-4pm, I'm at a desk, or bringing things to other people's desks, barely resisting the urge to add, "Do you want fries with that?" 3) Cooking. 5-6pm, I'm in the kitchen, cooking and maybe, if the mood takes me and the... (more) http://metime.blogdrive.com/comments?id=355 http://metime.blogdrive.com/archive/354.html Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:03:39 GMT "Dear ParentWe are pleased to inform you that an example of your child's creative writing has been entered into the Literature section of the Cape Town Eisteddfod."Not sure what that means exactly, but, um, yay James. http://metime.blogdrive.com/comments?id=354 http://metime.blogdrive.com/archive/353.html Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:13:43 GMT Are you a South African mommy blogger? If so, or if you know of a SA mom blogger, then please send me your / their url. I have an idea that can only work if I have enough data.Thanks! http://metime.blogdrive.com/comments?id=353 http://metime.blogdrive.com/archive/352.html Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:45:21 GMT Been a lot of negativity about my mothering skills around here in the last few posts. For your enjoyment, here’s some self-praise: I’ve been meaning to move Jonah out of our bedroom since forever. James moved out when he was about 18 months old and Hannah took a little longer. Neither of them stayed until they were 2. Yet there Jonah is, sleeping in the cot next to our bed, and most nights, waking us up or crawling onto my head in the middle of the night. We have a tiny house: 3 bedrooms, but the 2nd and 3rd could actually be one small bedroom if you knocked down the... (more) http://metime.blogdrive.com/comments?id=352 http://metime.blogdrive.com/archive/351.html Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:37:02 GMT 19As a 1930s wife, I am Very Poor (Failure)Take the test! http://metime.blogdrive.com/comments?id=351