tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post112955562861049099..comments2023-09-27T07:53:54.442-05:00Comments on Momhood: The Weight of the WorldKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377271954635491241noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129783930290292712005-10-19T23:52:00.000-05:002005-10-19T23:52:00.000-05:00My 6 year old son complains about carrying his bac...My 6 year old son complains about carrying his backpack -- and the only thing it contains are about 2 of his schoolbooks, a t-shirt, a towel and some dinosaur toys of his! He doesn't know how good he's got it!<BR/><BR/>Congrats for being site of the day! Michele sent me!Chrixeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15400424183068982965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129761798746960852005-10-19T17:43:00.000-05:002005-10-19T17:43:00.000-05:00I didn't get by yesterday to say congratulations o...I didn't get by yesterday to say congratulations on being Michele's SOD. But I actually had alread read your post before I knew that. Hope you enjoyed the day.Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663081575258349281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129724559626548862005-10-19T07:22:00.000-05:002005-10-19T07:22:00.000-05:00I used to carry a 20 pound backpack. I hated my lo...I used to carry a 20 pound backpack. I hated my locker--no time to stop, I was always afraid of getting to class late. I used to walk half bent-over to keep from falling over backwards. :p<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129721354202211942005-10-19T06:29:00.000-05:002005-10-19T06:29:00.000-05:00Soon textbooks will be issued on CD-ROM or DVD so ...Soon textbooks will be issued on CD-ROM or DVD so that should help. Personally when I was in school I rarely brought anything home, let alone 17 pounds of stuff. But I tended to not do homework...I'm sure many of my teachers would be shocked that I ended up doing science research.utenzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988445461413550750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129691289292609722005-10-18T22:08:00.000-05:002005-10-18T22:08:00.000-05:00PErhaps she is a pack rat? Here from Michele's! ...PErhaps she is a pack rat? Here from Michele's! Congratulations on being site of the day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08368654034853253265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129688167609775552005-10-18T21:16:00.000-05:002005-10-18T21:16:00.000-05:00I honestly think the kids should all have tablet p...I honestly think the kids should all have tablet pcs with all their books and homework available on it.<BR/><BR/>We have it for adults, and they've come down a ton in price... What's the hold up?<BR/><BR/>Here from Michele's today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129682300171333242005-10-18T19:38:00.000-05:002005-10-18T19:38:00.000-05:00congrats on being the site of the day. keep up the...congrats on being the site of the day. keep up the good work! and good luck with the bigger than life backpack. here from michelesjennypennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09115703571588779931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129681556437703662005-10-18T19:25:00.000-05:002005-10-18T19:25:00.000-05:00I have to disgree with Mark on this one... we can'...I have to disgree with Mark on this one... we can't afford a paperless world (green as we may wish to be), because the machines are going to all shut down some day, and will take months to years to get them all back up again. Without some kind of paper trail, society will be wiped out. <BR/><BR/>Sorry, trees.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we should be bush people instead of green people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129680713753192982005-10-18T19:11:00.000-05:002005-10-18T19:11:00.000-05:00Michele sent me, and I'm glad she did. Though it'...Michele sent me, and I'm glad she did. Though it's been said before that "we are moving toward a paperless society", and that same statement has been laughed at every time the receipt printer at your local RadioHut spits out a mile of paper, I feel that we are FINALLY actually making progress in that direction. A lot more companies are offering paperless solutions to do business with there clients... Reaching out to us "green people". After all, they want our buck too, right?<BR/><BR/>Well, here's hoping anyway.Canadian Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02414383453966770288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129672560409566762005-10-18T16:56:00.000-05:002005-10-18T16:56:00.000-05:00Ugh, I remember those days of lugging around a tho...Ugh, I remember those days of lugging around a thousand pound bag and walking all over campus... come to think of it though I weighed a lot less then. Pretty good workout actually!<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129672178651479452005-10-18T16:49:00.000-05:002005-10-18T16:49:00.000-05:00Wow, I remember my son complaining about back pain...Wow, I remember my son complaining about back pain when he was in High school.<BR/>I think it does take a toll after a while.<BR/>I don't remember having so many books in school.<BR/>Michele sent me here today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129671307696199642005-10-18T16:35:00.000-05:002005-10-18T16:35:00.000-05:00hello Michele sent meA backpack on wheels would be...hello Michele sent me<BR/><BR/>A backpack on wheels would be great for her. She feels she needs it and baggage is the packrat's handicap but she could easily damage not only her back but her knees carrying that extra weight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129669917121626052005-10-18T16:11:00.000-05:002005-10-18T16:11:00.000-05:00Hello, Michele sent me! Congrats on being her sit...Hello, Michele sent me! Congrats on being her site of the day!<BR/><BR/>I remember lugging around a 50 pound backpack for school. I couldn't wait until I was 16, and then I could pile the endless amount of books into the trunk of my car. Now that I live in New York, I carry everything around in the largest purse known to man, and my back suffers because of it.Tristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330672173849584394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129667786113563522005-10-18T15:36:00.000-05:002005-10-18T15:36:00.000-05:00The snag with going digital is battery life. Eithe...The snag with going digital is battery life. Either carry paper or gadgets with extra batteries and chargers. Unfortunately the end result is always around 8 kilos.<BR/><BR/>Today, Michele sent me!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://rashbre2.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">rashbre</A>rashbrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138427049001650099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129667685698315732005-10-18T15:34:00.000-05:002005-10-18T15:34:00.000-05:00Hello. Michele sent me.Hello. Michele sent me.Your Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15611142829293075043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129661313842137282005-10-18T13:48:00.000-05:002005-10-18T13:48:00.000-05:00Some schools have gotten so concerned over the wei...Some schools have gotten so concerned over the weight of backpacks (with the addition of doing away with lockers) that the kids have 2 sets of books: one kept in the classroom and the other at home. <BR/><BR/>I remember my sophomore year; I was new to the school and they ran out of lockers before I could get one, so I was stuck carrying my books around to every class all year. That *sucked* and no one carried a backpack then.<BR/><BR/>And Hi, michele sent me!Thumperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02154314376352066709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129659869184649722005-10-18T13:24:00.000-05:002005-10-18T13:24:00.000-05:00Congratulations on being Michele's site of the day...Congratulations on being Michele's site of the day!<BR/><BR/>I often try to convince my stepdaughters to get a backpack on wheels, half-jokingly, because apparently those things are for nerds. It would make things soooo much easier, though. <BR/><BR/>Michele sent me!Suburban Turmoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788867412080827567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129659780702639462005-10-18T13:23:00.000-05:002005-10-18T13:23:00.000-05:00That's funny! Michele sent me yesterday, but not ...That's funny! Michele sent me yesterday, but not on purpose. I read one of your comments on her site that made me giggle.. and decided to lurk here for a minute or two. Low and behold - today YOUR IT! Congrats ;) Fun stuff.<BR/><BR/>I remember my backpack being that heavy. It did get lighter in college, even though I had MORE books that were BIGGER and more assignments to carry around then back in those days. Go figure.<BR/><BR/>Hello, Michele sent me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129659326502573252005-10-18T13:15:00.000-05:002005-10-18T13:15:00.000-05:00Hi - I'm here from Michele's again. I have the op...Hi - I'm here from Michele's again. I have the opposite problem. My son refuses to take a back pack anywhere with him so he never has anything he needs!lazylolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03589942260977764681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129658844329496772005-10-18T13:07:00.000-05:002005-10-18T13:07:00.000-05:00I remember days at school where I walked around le...I remember days at school where I walked around leaning back because I couldn't bring my body up straight from the weight! Have to agree it can't be healthy that kids are carrying around so much weight day in and day out!<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129654639164548872005-10-18T11:57:00.000-05:002005-10-18T11:57:00.000-05:00I bet kids nowadays have great posture!Michele sen...I bet kids nowadays have great posture!<BR/><BR/>Michele sent me. Love your blog!Mamacita (The REAL one)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15400978384217375737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129653869306797202005-10-18T11:44:00.000-05:002005-10-18T11:44:00.000-05:00Hi, Michele sent me.I think you make some great po...Hi, Michele sent me.<BR/><BR/>I think you make some great points. It seems like the book makers get picked on the size and not the content. Good post.The Complimenting Commenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13574715344966833362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129648493148693172005-10-18T10:14:00.000-05:002005-10-18T10:14:00.000-05:00hey!hello, Michelle sent me...but now that I am he...hey!<BR/>hello, Michelle sent me...<BR/>but now that I am here, I want to read more...blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129647678040186612005-10-18T10:01:00.000-05:002005-10-18T10:01:00.000-05:00Good morning! Michele sent me. And I'll be back!Good morning! Michele sent me. And I'll be back!Jugglernauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621382920962740983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1129646934284980282005-10-18T09:48:00.000-05:002005-10-18T09:48:00.000-05:00Remember lockers? When you could leave the crap yo...Remember lockers? When you could leave the crap you didn't need at school, where it belonged?<BR/><BR/>Someone please remind me why they stopped using them? Was it about drugs, 'cuz with all that stuff in the backpack, you could probably hide quite of a bit of contraband. *sighs*<BR/><BR/>Oh, Hi - Michele sent me!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049341972075281915noreply@blogger.com