tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post114614894317069952..comments2024-01-18T03:37:05.392-05:00Comments on • CLEW'S BLUES •: Mommy is a Big Fat Jerkclewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11160166319971765227noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146785837182212352006-05-04T19:37:00.000-04:002006-05-04T19:37:00.000-04:00Hugs, kisses and I'm sorrys can repair a ton of da...Hugs, kisses and I'm sorrys can repair a ton of damage. Don't worry so much now anyway; you'll do worse things during the teenage years. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146197498097458692006-04-28T00:11:00.001-04:002006-04-28T00:11:00.001-04:00Life Boy.Life Boy.bigwhitehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378526701377764387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146197475660936662006-04-28T00:11:00.000-04:002006-04-28T00:11:00.000-04:00Sure I could be nice like everybody else. But I w...Sure I could be nice like everybody else. But I won't.<BR/><BR/>Shame on you!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Look out! That could be my mother coming to wash out your mouth with soap!<BR/><BR/>Now go watch "A Chrismas Story" for pennance.bigwhitehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378526701377764387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146193926530708952006-04-27T23:12:00.000-04:002006-04-27T23:12:00.000-04:00I'm sorry. It is frustrating. Both my babies were ...I'm sorry. It is frustrating. Both my babies were reflux for a year or so, and my oldest has struggled with the congestive cough/allergies/colds since the moment she was born (long hospital story). <BR/><BR/>When she was very little - still in diapers - I would prop her up on the couch in a sitting position with pillows all around and on the floor. I had those video tapes that you could tape nine hours on, and I had taped her fav tv shows back to back to back without commercials. I would pop that in the vcr, turn the volume down low, and go back to bed. <BR/><BR/>She would eventually fall back to sleep, and the tv helped to keep her mind off her inability to stop coughing, calm her down, and becoming calm helped her to stop coughing. The nine hour tape gave me the freedom to go back to sleep knowing I would be up loooong before it was over! <BR/><BR/>She was probably six or seven? before she outgrew needing that. She still has "coughing fits," but not as often - and she can now sleep through at least thirty minutes of hard coughing before it wakes her up. Sad, I know. And, there are no cough meds that work for her anymore - not even the prescription ones. <BR/><BR/>When we moved into this house and our bedrooms are all up and the LR is down, we moved a sofa into our room just for her because she is up often enough, needing to be propped up on a couch, and to watch tv to calm her down.<BR/><BR/>The NUMBER ONE best parenting advice ever given to me??? SANITY AT ALL COSTS!!!!!<BR/><BR/>(All that being said, my best friend's son does the same thing only much more often, and his is due to asthema. If your son continues to be this way and you become concerned, begin documenting when and where and how long and what the coughing, throw-up, etc, looked like. Also record what he was doing - sleeping, running, eating, etc. A good allergist will be able to tell you if it's asthema or not. Also, it is RARE that their breath tests in the dr's office show up asthema - both her boys have severe asthema yet neither has ever had a breath test in the dr's office prove it.)<BR/><BR/>btw - welcome to being a Mommy. my little one has had stitches three times . . . and I am actually responsible for all three of them! But I made my pastor feel better when his daughter broke her arm and it was his fault. And another friend was responsible when her son broke his leg. It's the goofy things - she stepped on my slipper but I pulled it out; she fell; hit her 18 month old head on the back of a table chair, and wa la! We're in the ER. The second was the worst - I accidentally closed one of those top/bottom child's nursery doors on her pinky finger when she was three needing TEN stitches as you could even see that the blood vessel was cut in half. The third I put a hot, glass pot on a towel on the counter - yep, she pulled the towel, the then cooled pot fell on the tile floor, and when the glass popped up off the floor a piece came down and dug into her foot.<BR/><BR/>You're a GOOD mom - a bad mom would still be blaming the child. A GOOD mom makes mistakes and owns up to them. An insane mom thinks she never makes mistakes!Amehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358641966141610513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146187603327931962006-04-27T21:26:00.000-04:002006-04-27T21:26:00.000-04:00*YOUR*YOURi used to be mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242413459088026663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146187558645052812006-04-27T21:25:00.000-04:002006-04-27T21:25:00.000-04:00hope little guy is feeling better soon!hope little guy is feeling better soon!i used to be mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11242413459088026663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146181222643479092006-04-27T19:40:00.000-04:002006-04-27T19:40:00.000-04:00Naive-No-More put it well. I've had some of these...Naive-No-More put it well. I've had some of these moments, too. And My Boy knows that Mommy has no problem saying, "I'm sorry" when she's been a big fat jerk. And now My Boy has learned to say it too.<BR/><BR/>His first "I love you!"? That's huge! YAY!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16600646161985648267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146176521051008612006-04-27T18:22:00.000-04:002006-04-27T18:22:00.000-04:00hmmm.... the bond between a mother and a son is al...hmmm.... the bond between a mother and a son is always amazing....Bougie Black Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506775720375703221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146176188925165752006-04-27T18:16:00.000-04:002006-04-27T18:16:00.000-04:00(((clew))) & (((Incrediboy))). He knows that you l...(((clew))) & (((Incrediboy))). He knows that you love him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146174009820044692006-04-27T17:40:00.000-04:002006-04-27T17:40:00.000-04:00*ugh*...Mommy guilt has to be the WORST feeling.Yo...*ugh*...Mommy guilt has to be the WORST feeling.<BR/><BR/>You have hugs from me, sis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146169941406233912006-04-27T16:32:00.000-04:002006-04-27T16:32:00.000-04:00Incrediboy is a precious child. And you are a WON...Incrediboy is a precious child. And you are a WONDERFUL mom - don't forget that. *hugs*Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588415113040227148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146164282043326502006-04-27T14:58:00.000-04:002006-04-27T14:58:00.000-04:00He didn't throw up on you, in the car, or on your ...He didn't throw up on you, in the car, or on your most favored possession. That being said, Clew, you are tired.<BR/><BR/>Children can be very sensitive. He might have apologized, not out of fear, but out of love for you. He sees your weariness and frustration and wishes he could help out by not being ill. (been there done that)<BR/><BR/>He sounds like a great boy, who sounds incredibly fortunate to have a great mom ... possible flaws and all.<BR/><BR/>God bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146156524300694822006-04-27T12:48:00.000-04:002006-04-27T12:48:00.000-04:00bubbling = blubberingbubbling = blubberingchesneygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277804935625220924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146156280454087362006-04-27T12:44:00.000-04:002006-04-27T12:44:00.000-04:00Dammit Clew!! You are the second blogger to make m...Dammit Clew!! You are the second blogger to make me cry today....AT WORK!!!<BR/><BR/>What a sweetheart incrediboy is!!<BR/><BR/>I was feeling the guilt last night...I worked out in the gym last night and got to chatting and left my son in the childcare way longer than I like too especially that late in the evening cause there aren't as many kids in there with him. When I finally retrieved him he was in there all by himself (w/the attendant) playing with a toy totally content but I still felt extremely guilty that he was alone...his face lit up when he saw me. When I put him in the car I gave him my car keys to play with, something I never allow him to do but I was trying to make up for my guilt and it's something LOVES to play with. He was so excited and about 5 minutes down the road he softly said "Thank you mommy" (he's only 22 months old!) as if he knew it was a privilege. Needless to say I was bubbling mess by the time I pulled in my driveway.<BR/><BR/>Cheer up, hun, he still loves you to death!! :)chesneygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277804935625220924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146150697603939092006-04-27T11:11:00.000-04:002006-04-27T11:11:00.000-04:00Yeah...not a big fat jerk. Just a tired Mom that f...Yeah...not a big fat jerk. Just a tired Mom that felt a bit stressed. We all do it.Itchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305967172691173119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146150159769591372006-04-27T11:02:00.000-04:002006-04-27T11:02:00.000-04:00If it is any comfort to you, all Mom's have lost t...If it is any comfort to you, all Mom's have lost their cool at one time or another and screamed at our child for something they couldn't help! But like nnm said, it gives you the chance to apologize and explain to him that mommies get tired and angry and even if they scream, they still love them! Hugs to you and hugs to Incrediboy, who btw, will be just fine with this. You'll see!Martiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049225962948888764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146150091062924022006-04-27T11:01:00.000-04:002006-04-27T11:01:00.000-04:00I know how you are feeling in both respects. With...I know how you are feeling in both respects. With both of my kids, I have dealt with this coughing up phelmy stuff at the worst possible moments and feeling mad about it even when it isn't the kids fault. It is a normal thing to feel so don't beat yourself up over it. He sounds like such a sweetheart! The first "I love you" is always the best one in any relationship! My little princess has been saying it for awhile now and I just melt everytime I hear it, especially when I don't say it first! So sweet coming from a tiny little voice!<BR/><BR/>BTW...You're NOT a big fat jerk!Nellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06534420799222985914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14484567.post-1146149863666540632006-04-27T10:57:00.000-04:002006-04-27T10:57:00.000-04:00Oh sis, big HUGS! I know nothing will make you fe...Oh sis, big HUGS! I know nothing will make you feel better until you can get home and hug your boy. But don't fret, it's not as bad as you think. It's okay for kids to know that mom's get tired and lose their patience too. It also give you a chance to apologize to him and teach him the fine art of graveling. :)<BR/><BR/>Rest assured, he probably isn't even thinking about it. He's probably having fun with Grandma.<BR/><BR/>Still, I know your heart is breaking over it. Hugs!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474426124497486683noreply@blogger.com