Comments on: Good night. (and good luck?) http://www.givinguponperfect.com/2009/06/good-night-and-good-luck/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:04:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ben and erin http://www.givinguponperfect.com/2009/06/good-night-and-good-luck/#comment-2863 ben and erin Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:58:15 +0000 http://www.givinguponperfect.com/?p=333#comment-2863 yea mommy! <br /><br />standing up in the tub when it's time to get out is a HUGE accomplishment around here too. sooo way better than throwing a screaming fit! :-)<br /><br />i'm glad you had a good night with her. and that it is now documented so that you can remember it when she's 14 and has a whole different attitude! :-) yea mommy!

standing up in the tub when it's time to get out is a HUGE accomplishment around here too. sooo way better than throwing a screaming fit! :-)

i'm glad you had a good night with her. and that it is now documented so that you can remember it when she's 14 and has a whole different attitude! :-)

]]> By: Porter http://www.givinguponperfect.com/2009/06/good-night-and-good-luck/#comment-2851 Porter Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:35:47 +0000 http://www.givinguponperfect.com/?p=333#comment-2851 love love love the pic of Annalynn in the bath! what a cutie-patootie! you are so very normal. there are days that all I seem to do is just getting after my kids so I feel bad after they've gone to bed and I've had a moment to breathe. Then I feel like they need to know they are loved and I go tell their little sleeping bodies and give them a kiss. love love love the pic of Annalynn in the bath! what a cutie-patootie! you are so very normal. there are days that all I seem to do is just getting after my kids so I feel bad after they've gone to bed and I've had a moment to breathe. Then I feel like they need to know they are loved and I go tell their little sleeping bodies and give them a kiss.

]]> By: chelleybutton http://www.givinguponperfect.com/2009/06/good-night-and-good-luck/#comment-2846 chelleybutton Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:47:03 +0000 http://www.givinguponperfect.com/?p=333#comment-2846 She clearly loves crocs a lot more than I do. ;) She clearly loves crocs a lot more than I do. ;)

]]> By: Lessons in the Little Stuff http://www.givinguponperfect.com/2009/06/good-night-and-good-luck/#comment-2845 Lessons in the Little Stuff Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:33:59 +0000 http://www.givinguponperfect.com/?p=333#comment-2845 I can so relate to your post!!! I have four kiddos, so on my bad days I have four times the guilt! :-) Those kids know how much we love them, though, regardless of how frustrated we get. Love your blog, so glad I found you!<br />~Crystal I can so relate to your post!!! I have four kiddos, so on my bad days I have four times the guilt! :-) Those kids know how much we love them, though, regardless of how frustrated we get. Love your blog, so glad I found you!
~Crystal

]]> By: theArthurClan http://www.givinguponperfect.com/2009/06/good-night-and-good-luck/#comment-2844 theArthurClan Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:34:21 +0000 http://www.givinguponperfect.com/?p=333#comment-2844 I think it all comes down to pure-and-random luck. :) I look back at those days with my kiddos and I truly just remember the good moments now. Don't worry too much - this too will pass and will soon just be a distant memory.<br /><br />Wasn't it nice to have such a lovely day together though? I think it all comes down to pure-and-random luck. :) I look back at those days with my kiddos and I truly just remember the good moments now. Don't worry too much – this too will pass and will soon just be a distant memory.

Wasn't it nice to have such a lovely day together though?

]]> By: leslie ruth http://www.givinguponperfect.com/2009/06/good-night-and-good-luck/#comment-2843 leslie ruth Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:46:20 +0000 http://www.givinguponperfect.com/?p=333#comment-2843 I, too, can be a bit OCD and it is such a relief to hear that it will be ok of I don't want my covered in {whatever the case may be} child to touch me until they're in the bath.<br /><br />Phew! I, too, can be a bit OCD and it is such a relief to hear that it will be ok of I don't want my covered in {whatever the case may be} child to touch me until they're in the bath.

Phew!

]]> By: VanderbiltWife http://www.givinguponperfect.com/2009/06/good-night-and-good-luck/#comment-2842 VanderbiltWife Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:39:03 +0000 http://www.givinguponperfect.com/?p=333#comment-2842 Last night, after a day of struggles and screaming, I took Libbie upstairs, put her in her PJs, sang and danced with her to Praise Baby, read a book, and laid her down in her crib. SHE DIDN'T CRY. SHE JUST WENT TO SLEEP. That never happens.<br /><br />Must have been the phase of the moon or something! Last night, after a day of struggles and screaming, I took Libbie upstairs, put her in her PJs, sang and danced with her to Praise Baby, read a book, and laid her down in her crib. SHE DIDN'T CRY. SHE JUST WENT TO SLEEP. That never happens.

Must have been the phase of the moon or something!

]]> By: Colleen - Mommy Always Wins http://www.givinguponperfect.com/2009/06/good-night-and-good-luck/#comment-2841 Colleen - Mommy Always Wins Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:31:43 +0000 http://www.givinguponperfect.com/?p=333#comment-2841 I hear ya on the "bad Mommy" days. There's constant guilt and worrying - will my kids grow up and remember us as only "those people who yelled all the time"? It just seems its a mystery as what causes a "good" day versus a "bad" day.<br /><br />(And Will has slept with a BASKETBALL simply cuz it was easier to let him than to have him have a melt down, then calm him down and get him ready to sleep AGAIN. So what if he smelt like rubber and dirt the next morning?) I hear ya on the "bad Mommy" days. There's constant guilt and worrying – will my kids grow up and remember us as only "those people who yelled all the time"? It just seems its a mystery as what causes a "good" day versus a "bad" day.

(And Will has slept with a BASKETBALL simply cuz it was easier to let him than to have him have a melt down, then calm him down and get him ready to sleep AGAIN. So what if he smelt like rubber and dirt the next morning?)

]]> By: Nikki http://www.givinguponperfect.com/2009/06/good-night-and-good-luck/#comment-2840 Nikki Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:45:01 +0000 http://www.givinguponperfect.com/?p=333#comment-2840 Oh the mommy guilt! Why do we do that to ourselves?! There are so many nights when I went back into Ethan's room to hold him and kiss him after he was asleep because I had the doomsday feeling that I had scarred him for life. And then the next day I totally redeem myself when we have an awesome day together...toddlerhood is crazy! let's face it, we're dealing with someone who has multiple personalities...who wouldn't go a little crazy too? Oh the mommy guilt! Why do we do that to ourselves?! There are so many nights when I went back into Ethan's room to hold him and kiss him after he was asleep because I had the doomsday feeling that I had scarred him for life. And then the next day I totally redeem myself when we have an awesome day together…toddlerhood is crazy! let's face it, we're dealing with someone who has multiple personalities…who wouldn't go a little crazy too?

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