tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post5882062025657274994..comments2023-10-14T01:40:45.217-07:00Comments on Paradise Lost In Translation: '100 Days' in the Life of a Child.Paradise Lost In Translationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-56932356061402600542009-03-03T14:59:00.000-08:002009-03-03T14:59:00.000-08:00He did so well and it sounds like he has a strong ...He did so well and it sounds like he has a strong character to keep trying. I really hoe he wins one day though, or at least pushes them into an enormous puddle of something nasty. Great post.Jo Beaufoixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957369658590225971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-71447692517970296492009-03-02T04:48:00.000-08:002009-03-02T04:48:00.000-08:00In California I remember everyone bringing in card...In California I remember everyone bringing in cards and candy to school "way back when" and when we moved to the UK my daughter was very dissapointed she only got one valentine card!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-35817845286043311862009-03-01T12:45:00.000-08:002009-03-01T12:45:00.000-08:00the quilt wins here!the quilt wins here!Grithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022216340604423686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-38028290645507388562009-02-25T23:26:00.000-08:002009-02-25T23:26:00.000-08:00Wow, that's a lot of lessons in 100days. He's quit...Wow, that's a lot of lessons in 100days. He's quite a fellow, your little man. I love the fact he wrote "Please stop bullying me" in his Valentine's card - honest and courageous. And I love your "The prospect of sugar-shock candied the air." But the quilt is just amazing! You've given him a skill for life and memories of making it with you. I would guess the class bully doesn't have anything to touch that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-52543154122133946422009-02-19T17:23:00.000-08:002009-02-19T17:23:00.000-08:00Sideswapped is a great word.I'm told that in Chica...Sideswapped is a great word.<BR/><BR/>I'm told that in Chicago, they turn the river green for the St Patrick's Day parade (can't imagine how).Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-19406128439297553472009-02-18T15:11:00.000-08:002009-02-18T15:11:00.000-08:00Sounds like a pretty cool grandfather to have. Be...Sounds like a pretty cool grandfather to have. Bet Miranda doesn't have that...Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-57140422974995848462009-02-18T13:47:00.001-08:002009-02-18T13:47:00.001-08:00oops, that was meant to be side-swiped!oops, that was meant to be side-swiped!Paradise Lost In Translationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-64889288332673465292009-02-18T13:47:00.000-08:002009-02-18T13:47:00.000-08:00Darn it (as I'm sure they say in America), I didn'...Darn it (as I'm sure they say in America), I didn't know about St Patrick's Day. Surely not?? It's a very plausible theory. I don't mind the celebrations so much as the input required. (Imagine if you had FOUR children??) What I really mind though is getting it wrong, or being sideswapped by my lack of cultural know how,not being'in' on how it all works.Paradise Lost In Translationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-30509838628325698182009-02-18T06:18:00.000-08:002009-02-18T06:18:00.000-08:00I'm developing a theory about why American schools...I'm developing a theory about why American schools have all these different celebrations. Could it be because the semesters are so long, with very few breaks? In the UK, we are never very far from half term or the end of term. But if you don't have those breaks, the school year stretches out interminably. So they need Halloween, Valentines, St Patrick's Day (did you know that one is coming soon?), the State day, etc to provide light relief. <BR/><BR/>I have come to like all the celebrations - but the amount of sugar consumed by the kids is unbelievable. My daughter was physically ill on Valentine's evening, and yes, of course it's my responsibility to look after her, but she had her own preschool party, and then came along to her older brother's school party, and it's very difficult to swim against the sugar tide with a 4 year old. I think, actually, it's the red and pink food coloring, more than the sugar.<BR/><BR/>I recycled some of the lollipops left over from trick or treating in my son's Valentine's cards!Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.com