tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126103.post4152826366483117071..comments2023-06-04T10:26:09.731-05:00Comments on The Ark of Our Covenant: Five weeks homeCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13677010442934664757noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126103.post-65676472185296961672008-01-31T14:54:00.000-06:002008-01-31T14:54:00.000-06:00VERY good that Dima let you cuddle him and cuddled...VERY good that Dima let you cuddle him and cuddled back. And don't they bounce back quick:):):). <BR/><BR/>Congrats on 5 weeks home!!!!Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997440256348249766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126103.post-51390748815411907662008-01-31T00:19:00.000-06:002008-01-31T00:19:00.000-06:00Keep up the great work!Keep up the great work!junglemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176730853175967320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126103.post-1534036736355488222008-01-30T08:58:00.000-06:002008-01-30T08:58:00.000-06:00It sounds like you're doing great with your boys. ...It sounds like you're doing great with your boys. Yah, yah. I hate it when other people, esepcially stragners, say that to me because I know what really goes on at our house and seem to always find myself thinking "you have no idea how often I'm not a great mom or how rotten my kids can act at times." But hang in there and keep moving forward. It's obvious you're doing what you feel is best for your boys and it appears to be working.<BR/><BR/>The first couple of months we were home felt like we were trapped in a raging hurricane with no way out. But then one day, (probably after we'd been home 6-7 weeks or so) all of the sudden things started falling into place and the storm was over. It happened without rhyme or reason, and just as if someone had flipped a switch. That doesn't mean we haven't had storms since. We have. But they haven't been hurricanes.<BR/><BR/>My older son's behavior sounds pretty similar to yours. Smart little cookies who are Master manipulators. Once our son learned how to say "I don't know" in English, it became his favorite phrase. He uses it for everything...and 99.9099% of the time, it means "I dont' want to tell you because I'm embarrased I think you'll get mad at me for doing what I did or I'm afraid I'll get punished like I did at the intranat if I give the wrong answer." Insert sly grin here...but if I start to whine like a fire engine and put on all the drama I can when I say "I don't know" then people believe me and coddles me and I never have be accountable for my actions or do stuff I don't want to do. Convincing the school that this is what he's doing is tough, too! <BR/><BR/>My quest is to teach him to put that same amount of energy into just doing it and being done with it rather than trying to constantly get out of it because once he does, he'll soar with the eagles.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444891084585965661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126103.post-68152620624347372692008-01-30T01:55:00.000-06:002008-01-30T01:55:00.000-06:00Boy! That's one smart cookie! ;) Keep up the great...Boy! That's one smart cookie! ;) Keep up the great work...and it is work. You're doing a wonderful job with both boys. <BR/>LOVE the fact that Dima cried and let you comfort him. I'm having the same issues with Maddie right now. She doesn't cry and squirms to get out of my comforting hug. Q-ball had those same issues, but now does great. Punky and JacJac ALWAYS wanted to be comforted...even for the littlest of things! Of course, I obliged. ;)Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06381915866366125201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12126103.post-86087025231028478152008-01-29T21:58:00.000-06:002008-01-29T21:58:00.000-06:00The smartest kids learn the system early. Keep ho...The smartest kids learn the system early. Keep holding out for the right behavior - no matter how hard it is. Syd got three timeouts in a row last weekend and that was just in the process of getting out of bed! Shel's the same age as Dima and will do the same blank stare thing. (Especially when I ask her to sort her dirty laundry for me.) You're great parents-try not to second guess yourselves. <BR/>Glad to hear about the head on shoulder. That's such an awesome milestone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com