Comments on The Elmo Wallpaper: I just want them to be happy.

I.Love.This.Post...all of it. But that last parag...

2011-10-14T10:47:03.662-07:00

I.Love.This.Post...all of it. But that last paragraph? I feel that so strongly I could have written it. Well, if I could express myself as well as you!

Damn, I can't find that booklet either. Once ...

2011-10-14T05:02:57.298-07:00

Damn, I can't find that booklet either. Once you do, will you share it with me?

I really want my oldest to like school and he just...

2011-10-13T19:32:05.980-07:00

I really want my oldest to like school and he just doesn't. That is hard for me. He does well but he doesn't enjoy it. Never has. I've been hearing a lot lately about very successful people who didn't like school...or didn't like it until they got to college.I'm comforted by those stories.

So...I think our kids are normal and will be fine.

The only part of your post that bothers me is the coach telling him not to swing. I'm not sporty and team sports really stressed me out. Maybe if my coach had told me not to swing I would have been relieved.

OMG, reading about those Glory Days Dads made me c...

2011-10-13T13:31:46.601-07:00

OMG, reading about those Glory Days Dads made me cringe remembering my own sports days. The dads are nuts. Really nuts. And embarassing too.

Is it annoying if I say once again-- you're do...

2011-10-13T10:34:58.592-07:00

Is it annoying if I say once again-- you're doing great, hang in there. The fact that you are so attuned to your children's needs is 90% of the battle.

And baseball-- we had to drop out for the reasons you are talking about: overly competitive parents, kids who had been groomed since birth to pitch a ball... and for what?

Ignore what the 'experts' say and listen to your own instincts; you are a fantastic mother.