tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post113146265177211666..comments2023-09-27T07:53:54.442-05:00Comments on Momhood: Wait Not, Want NotKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08377271954635491241noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131896147226785062005-11-13T09:35:00.000-06:002005-11-13T09:35:00.000-06:00Very true and an interesting post. We will have to...Very true and an interesting post. We will have to wait for another generation to see what we've done... here via Michele's today, and now you left me with something to think about :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131834155039688132005-11-12T16:22:00.000-06:002005-11-12T16:22:00.000-06:00Hi, Back again from Michele's.I still think there ...Hi, Back again from Michele's.<BR/><BR/>I still think there are many things kids still have to wait for - although like everything, it depends on how they are brought upJuggling Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711012401065605739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131807941349329322005-11-12T09:05:00.000-06:002005-11-12T09:05:00.000-06:00This is so true. I was having a similar conversati...This is so true. I was having a similar conversation with a work colleague where we reminsced about what it was like BEFORE the advent of ATM machines. If you wanted money, you had to make time to visit the bank during opening hours. I remember as a student having to survive whole weekends without cash, simply because I'd forgotten to go to the bank or didn't have time to go to the bank earlier in the week. Now with an ATM card, you can get money out of a hole in the wall whenever you feel like it. How good is that?<BR/><BR/>By the way, thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment earlier this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131756514579969302005-11-11T18:48:00.000-06:002005-11-11T18:48:00.000-06:00Hello here via Michele! Like your template h...Hello here via Michele! Like your template hehehehe (have the same one!) My ties to Mother hood currently consist of helping my Fiancee raise up Ashley who just turned four and calls me "Poppa Doug" and is shared custody withh R's ex and us... but come from a family of all sisters (6) and definately in touch with my Feminine side so I feel like a Mom sometimes hehehe! Back sometime when I can read more..... have dinner on the stove here and laundry to dry and fold (I'm the "domestic God" in this house hehehe SAHD also...<BR/><BR/>Word Verification Anagrams below!<BR/><BR/>Todays choice: "oofdes" (Kinda Wisconsin-ish LOL) =<BR/><BR/>"Often, Other Foolish Desires Escape Sanity!"<BR/><BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend! Doug.doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01064072187172417390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131754844279161842005-11-11T18:20:00.000-06:002005-11-11T18:20:00.000-06:00I luv this post. I tried to instill valu in my DD...I luv this post. I tried to instill valu in my DD by telling her how life was before and taking her to the History center.<BR/>Things are faster, but becuase they are faster she's given a report to do and due in 2 days, as before we would ahve had 2 weeks, not 2 days.<BR/>Thanks for caring<BR/>MaggieMaggie Lamarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14194924763185547798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131740256021545892005-11-11T14:17:00.000-06:002005-11-11T14:17:00.000-06:00I posted about this once. an ice cream stand had ...I posted about this once. an ice cream stand had a call ahead line. What the heck is up with that??<BR/><BR/>Michele sent meChattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708977648640747317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131736696807431832005-11-11T13:18:00.000-06:002005-11-11T13:18:00.000-06:00for years, there has been this ongoing debate as t...for years, there has been this ongoing debate as to which is more important: i.q. or e.q. i still believe the latter has greater weight since it teaches children the value of patience, sacrifice, nobility, etc. and not the instant gratification that prevails in society nowadays.<BR/><BR/>michele sent me today. have a great weekend!ribbiticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288584737458191447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131736489297424812005-11-11T13:14:00.000-06:002005-11-11T13:14:00.000-06:00Such good questions and very thought-provoking. It...Such good questions and very thought-provoking. It is true that kids today don't have to wait for anything. I have been trying to start an allowance incentive thing for my 6-year-old and realized why it never comes to fruition. The child HAS everything--so why work to earn money when he'll just get anything he doesn't already have at Xmas or his birthday? ARGH! There MUST be some way around this!<BR/><BR/>Michele says hello!Crazy MomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05383009402644406924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131734515669671992005-11-11T12:41:00.000-06:002005-11-11T12:41:00.000-06:00They are certainly going to live a different adult...They are certainly going to live a different adulthood than those before them. They are also a generation who get 90% of their information and knowledge from the internet as opposed to mentors, books, newspapers, radio. It makes me apprehensive, that's for sure.<BR/>Here from Michele's- glad I came. Interesting post! I'll come back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131734437022961232005-11-11T12:40:00.000-06:002005-11-11T12:40:00.000-06:00What a good post and a good idea. You are probably...What a good post and a good idea. You are probably right that we are creating people who do not even have a concept of time and patience. I do think somewhere down the line, the world will suffer because of it, though I can't see how right now. <BR/><BR/>Michele sent me.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131660826205250132005-11-10T16:13:00.000-06:002005-11-10T16:13:00.000-06:00Hi. I just came over from A Little Pregnant (found...Hi. I just came over from A Little Pregnant (found you on her blog list). I like what you're saying here. I also like what Claire said. I think it's all a matter of the child's home, parental involvement, and family values. <BR/><BR/>If you have each of the modern conveniences yet still eat dinner together, spend time together, or do other family things and have a strong foundation, I don't think these things make a difference. <BR/><BR/>The child, at least for now, still has to do the research, read teh articles, come up with her own ideas, write the paper, edit it, etc. I just finished grad school and was able to research and write online. What I found is that the level of quality and workload only increased with the amount of technical advances we had available to us. This may be a different side to the story-like in the modern work place-sure we have conveniences but we're also expected to expel a great deal of high-quality work. <BR/><BR/>As for now, I sew with my daughter, read and teach her letters rather than use a LeapFrog(Pad??), and lived without a TV, toaster, or microwave before I got married 2 months. I hear what you're saying and think it's good for us to consider these things, but I do think we have a lot of pressure on us even though I just spoke with people I've never met and did it in a matter of minutes from my desk.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04511322386455427376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131635125278909612005-11-10T09:05:00.000-06:002005-11-10T09:05:00.000-06:00Popping in from Michele's and WOW what a thought p...Popping in from Michele's and WOW what a thought provoking post. I agree kids do have things faster nowadays but no always easier.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04814430990899836829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131627848504988922005-11-10T07:04:00.000-06:002005-11-10T07:04:00.000-06:00James Gleick wrote a book called Faster pointing o...James Gleick wrote a book called <I>Faster</I> pointing out that any time we have a choice between the old way and a faster way, society has alwyas chosen the faster. He wonders just how long we can keep up. <BR/><BR/>michele sent me.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131574358098339782005-11-09T16:12:00.000-06:002005-11-09T16:12:00.000-06:00I was having a conversation along these lines with...I was having a conversation along these lines with my Mum over breakfast this morning, about how these days babies are given toys that talk to them and flash to develop knowledge, when I was a baby my Mum talked to me and played with me...I'm sure that the children coming through now will be very intelligent but where are their conversational skills going to be if they're used to communicating with computers and toys that talk to them on repeat?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131550426835102912005-11-09T09:33:00.000-06:002005-11-09T09:33:00.000-06:00Kristy, you totally missed my point. I was trying ...Kristy, you totally missed my point. I was trying to say that even though life is "seemingly" easier, it's not at all and our kids are not happier. <BR/><BR/>I also believe, however, that the grueling pace of life is something that is brought on by oneself. Sometimes the kids or the parents have to say no. They don't have to do it all, no matter what anybody says.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08377271954635491241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131548678100977222005-11-09T09:04:00.000-06:002005-11-09T09:04:00.000-06:00Hi, Michele sent me. This post was ridiculous. Jus...Hi, Michele sent me. This post was ridiculous. Just because kids can microwave things fast and print out pictures doesn't mean they have it easy. These time saving devices merely make up for schedules that are tighter than ever, and create a grueling pace to life that is probably one of the reasons kids today have proven to have more stress than any generation before. We can argue back and forth that our lives were tougher than our kids, but unless you truly believe that microwaves and DVDs are ruining kids as a whole, I think this post was more jealousy than anything. After all, YOU don't have to wait for any of these things either, why are our kids losing patience any faster than you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131544931325129652005-11-09T08:02:00.000-06:002005-11-09T08:02:00.000-06:00"They have everything they want, wherever and when...<I>"They have everything they want, wherever and whenever they want it"</I><BR/><BR/>I doubt that any youngsters you ask would agree with you:-)<BR/><BR/>I think that time saving devices are just that - the invention of the washing machine & vacuum cleaner did not turn all our parents into lay-abouts. Being able to order things online doesn't change how long you have to save for that treasured posession. Having the internet at the touch of the button doesn't reduce the knowledge gained by researching & writing up a subject (it also takes me ages to research stuff with so much info available!)<BR/><BR/>IMHO It's still about how they are brought up, and what values are instilled into them.Juggling Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02711012401065605739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131544267842658382005-11-09T07:51:00.000-06:002005-11-09T07:51:00.000-06:00This is so true - and to think of all the people w...This is so true - and to think of all the people who say WE had it too easy!<BR/><BR/>I'm here from Michele's - have a great day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207449.post-1131475394950849782005-11-08T12:43:00.000-06:002005-11-08T12:43:00.000-06:00You did a nice job of pointing out all the time sa...You did a nice job of pointing out all the time saving devices that make wait times shrink. Time will tell how these changes affect society. I learned some things reading this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08368654034853253265noreply@blogger.com