tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post572176658490725120..comments2023-10-14T01:40:45.217-07:00Comments on Paradise Lost In Translation: A Brave New World.Paradise Lost In Translationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-19883114156758469742009-09-04T01:24:26.050-07:002009-09-04T01:24:26.050-07:00I know exactly what it is like, and am so thankful...I know exactly what it is like, and am so thankful that you have written it down so gracefully and truthfully. Playgrounds here are lethal. The weather often makes outside impossible. My two are not so into arts and crafts. They are home from 12 and I have all afternoon, every afternoon, just me and them. No support network, no toddler groups, no classes, no nothing. It is hard hard hard work. The other thing with not having anywhere to go is that you also don't have that moment of fun when you come back, and all the toys can be got out again and everyone is happy. It is not that we are unresourceful mothers, but we have no respite and there is a long long long time to fill every single day.<br /><br />But, you are right. I will miss them ever so much when they go to school. <br /><br />Thanks for a lovely post, I really appreciated reading it and knowing that I am not the only one in this situation. xDorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-55543911375232332652009-09-03T20:56:45.226-07:002009-09-03T20:56:45.226-07:00Wishing you and your daughter all the very best in...Wishing you and your daughter all the very best in this next stage in your lives. I really enjoyed reading your post, which was so honestly written and flowing with the real emotions of parenthood.Sarahhttp://www.chezlee.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-28039079643094679532009-09-03T11:46:39.922-07:002009-09-03T11:46:39.922-07:00MWA. Thnx. The job is only 2 long mornings a wk, s...MWA. Thnx. The job is only 2 long mornings a wk, so just right.<br /><br />Iota. Yes I realise I was setting myself up to be shot down & exposing myself as an unresourceful mother. I did do LOADS of stuff with my daughte rbut I still ran out! An dbein gin SL I cdn't just get out & go for a 'walk. Too hot, too humid, no pavements, v dangerous driving!<br />And I also thought as I wrote it about whether I was just being very 21st century, Western & pathetic needing activities & groups to go to. I do think it helps having a larger family in terms of children playing together. I am 1 of 4 & we always did stuff together. I know I have more time with only 2 but being 4 yrs apart they are at v different stages. <br />My mother always had us all in bed by 6.30 without fail & she was a firm believer in getting children to join in with whatever you were doing (even if it was the dusting)<br />My experience was exacerbated by being abroad, alone, in a totally unfamiliar alien environment.Paradise Lost In Translationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-83813247805354263642009-09-03T11:32:28.249-07:002009-09-03T11:32:28.249-07:00I think you are brave to confess to the demands of...I think you are brave to confess to the demands of being 1 on 1 with a small child. I like your honesty.<br /><br />But it was like that for our mothers, wasn't it? They didn't have tumble tots and toddler ballet and all those other things. Why did they find it so much easier? I think they lived by very strict daily routines, with several landmarks throughout the day to look forward to. Or perhaps they just had different expectations. Or perhaps they found it demanding, but couldn't say so.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-37268947979113835242009-09-03T08:38:12.158-07:002009-09-03T08:38:12.158-07:00Don't bet on that. I tend to get an "I wa...Don't bet on that. I tend to get an "I want to stay and play at the park, why do we have to go home?"<br /><br />Congratulations on the job. Sounds like a great thing to keep your mind going while the kids are at school. I used to teach at the high school part of my son's school, and it was just perfect.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.com