Comments on: Sometimes It’s Better Not to Lay Down the Smack http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/ On Her Flying Trapeze - Blog of Seattle-Area Mom, Kathryn Young Thompson Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:14:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: CoconutKate http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/comment-page-2/#comment-96822 CoconutKate Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:49:52 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/#comment-96822 I'm not much of a cry-er but this post made me cry. I can't even remember all the times I've been harsh about bed-time and how sad I am with myself afterward. If I had come across a book like this that she had worked so hard on after my wrath, I would have been heartbroken. Heavenly Father does love little children and I think He blesses us with them so maybe we can learn perhaps more than we teach. Thank you for sharing this moment of eternity with strangers! I’m not much of a cry-er but this post made me cry. I can’t even remember all the times I’ve been harsh about bed-time and how sad I am with myself afterward. If I had come across a book like this that she had worked so hard on after my wrath, I would have been heartbroken. Heavenly Father does love little children and I think He blesses us with them so maybe we can learn perhaps more than we teach. Thank you for sharing this moment of eternity with strangers!

]]> By: Angela http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/comment-page-2/#comment-96173 Angela Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:49:43 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/#comment-96173 That is one of the swetest things I have seen. Children really are Heavenly Father's way of reminding us that he is there and we all lived with him because they are so close to the spirit world. We need those times to remind us what it is all about. Thanks for sharing your little sweetie's sweetness with all of us! That is one of the swetest things I have seen. Children really are Heavenly Father’s way of reminding us that he is there and we all lived with him because they are so close to the spirit world.
We need those times to remind us what it is all about. Thanks for sharing your little sweetie’s sweetness with all of us!

]]> By: Emily R http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/comment-page-2/#comment-95600 Emily R Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:29:39 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/#comment-95600 That is the cutest thing I've ever seen, and I've seen some cute things. That is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen, and I’ve seen some cute things.

]]> By: EmLouisa http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/comment-page-2/#comment-95256 EmLouisa Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:03:27 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/#comment-95256 So, So Sweet!!! and Hello! I"ve missed you! (my fault, not yours. I"m crazy busy) So, So Sweet!!!

and Hello! I”ve missed you! (my fault, not yours. I”m crazy busy)

]]> By: sheen of Diaper Harlem http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/comment-page-2/#comment-95218 sheen of Diaper Harlem Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:40:15 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/#comment-95218 Thanks for the reminder...it made me cry! Thanks for the reminder…it made me cry!

]]> By: surcie http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/comment-page-2/#comment-95139 surcie Wed, 03 Oct 2007 01:38:06 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/#comment-95139 She is such a doll! She is such a doll!

]]> By: RGLHM http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/comment-page-1/#comment-95118 RGLHM Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:18:51 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/#comment-95118 Your reading my mind again. Next time consistent voice starts to kick in, I will give it a swift kick! Your reading my mind again. Next time consistent voice starts to kick in, I will give it a swift kick!

]]> By: Jason of Kim & Jason http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/comment-page-1/#comment-95091 Jason of Kim & Jason Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:10:03 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/#comment-95091 Nice. Being a grown-up often means you have to be the bad guy with your kids. That's important -- there are some parents out there who only want to be their kids' friends. But it's also important to not get so caught up in the "rules" that you stop letting your kids be kids. I think you made a great choice, and provided a wonderful example of how parenting and Adultitis do not always have to go hand-in-hand. Nice. Being a grown-up often means you have to be the bad guy with your kids. That’s important — there are some parents out there who only want to be their kids’ friends. But it’s also important to not get so caught up in the “rules” that you stop letting your kids be kids. I think you made a great choice, and provided a wonderful example of how parenting and Adultitis do not always have to go hand-in-hand.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/comment-page-1/#comment-95073 Melissa Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:21:23 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/#comment-95073 This is just adorable! I love it!! This is just adorable! I love it!!

]]> By: sarah k. http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/comment-page-1/#comment-95068 sarah k. Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:56:49 +0000 http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/09/30/sometimes-it%e2%80%99s-better-not-to-lay-down-the-smack/#comment-95068 Oh, MAN! You get like a hundred points for your reaction. And a hundred more for writing about it and reminding us how to think. And Laylee...the drawings are fantastical. Aren't you glad you didn't get mad, but found out what she was up to? I'm gonna try really hard to change my knee-jerk reactions to the "naughty" things my kids do. Oh, MAN! You get like a hundred points for your reaction. And a hundred more for writing about it and reminding us how to think. And Laylee…the drawings are fantastical. Aren’t you glad you didn’t get mad, but found out what she was up to? I’m gonna try really hard to change my knee-jerk reactions to the “naughty” things my kids do.

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