tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post468845767893319779..comments2024-03-26T08:30:30.060-04:00Comments on Poop and Boogies: SharingWILLIAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719470271284761917noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-76088262359488534502007-08-09T21:09:00.000-04:002007-08-09T21:09:00.000-04:00It might depend on who the guy is for her to be ok...It might depend on who the guy is for her to be okay with it. I mean, if he looks like a young Robert Redford...Stepping Over the Junkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165163020885309533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-40205513371082254732007-08-09T17:29:00.000-04:002007-08-09T17:29:00.000-04:00And that's just the beginning.....And that's just the beginning.....Judypatoootehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14772772712062934968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-87048227702057777822007-08-08T11:04:00.000-04:002007-08-08T11:04:00.000-04:00i've said it before...i'll say it again.i love lau...i've said it before...<BR/>i'll say it again.<BR/>i love lauren.<BR/>along with your mom - she ROCKS!t_colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255590452727957539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-30328700145488721482007-08-08T10:18:00.000-04:002007-08-08T10:18:00.000-04:00Oh, parenting is so much fun.Oh, parenting is so much fun.Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047324613696125475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-43631627382651282592007-08-08T08:58:00.000-04:002007-08-08T08:58:00.000-04:00I think I would be inclined to agree with your ana...I think I would be inclined to agree with your analogies, but for one thing: those blocks weren't Max's to begin with. You were at someone else's house, and those blocks belonged to the person whose party you were attending. <BR/><BR/>Obviously, the other little boy was wrong, though, and you handled it well, in my opinion.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-25220762759903255602007-08-07T21:20:00.000-04:002007-08-07T21:20:00.000-04:00Oh, the sharing is so difficult.I don't think chil...Oh, the sharing is so difficult.<BR/><BR/>I don't think children can understand the true concept of it until they have a grasp on what is really theirs and not theirs. They need to have a concrete idea of ownership and trust before they can just start sharing like the pros!<BR/><BR/>That said, I once read something in a parenting book that said "how would you like it if your friend came over for lunch, liked your dishes and wanted to take them home with her?". Makes sense when you put it that way! :)<BR/><BR/>Sooner or later - they'll get it.<BR/><BR/>Carriecarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-24681299256694750332007-08-07T20:09:00.000-04:002007-08-07T20:09:00.000-04:00i try to take down notes when you write about pare...i try to take down notes when you write about parenting, but sometimes i just get totally confused.<BR/><BR/>sigh...Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17220528583699671332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-40394286036953957242007-08-07T19:39:00.000-04:002007-08-07T19:39:00.000-04:00"Takers" freakin' suck. I went to pre-school with..."Takers" freakin' suck. I went to pre-school with a "taker". She tried to get my cookies. Even though I am an adult, I still secretly dislike her with a burning passion! What you did was prevent Max from harboring bitterness for the rest of his life...good for you!!!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558636566036900387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-53811591839977652142007-08-07T19:05:00.000-04:002007-08-07T19:05:00.000-04:00What Ern said. That other kid was a total brat. ...What Ern said. That other kid was a total brat. And his dad clearly needs a little PDP training.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-12551692995988533302007-08-07T19:04:00.000-04:002007-08-07T19:04:00.000-04:00I personally feel like sharing is totally bogus. ...I personally feel like sharing is totally bogus. Adults don't share anything. If you just walked up to your work mates desk and took their stapler- they'd be pissed and rightly so.<BR/>two year olds are right on the money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-65166089195525745532007-08-07T18:59:00.000-04:002007-08-07T18:59:00.000-04:00Sure is tough. What seemed so simple and straight...Sure is tough. What seemed so simple and straight forward in theory [before kids] becomes so much more complicated when you have to deal with the real thing.<BR/>Great post.<BR/>CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-59632079706420472012007-08-07T18:21:00.000-04:002007-08-07T18:21:00.000-04:00I don't like to share either. Sometimes I hide st...I don't like to share either. Sometimes I hide stuff so I don't have to share. Like chocolate.<BR/><BR/>Does that make me a bad person?!? Too bad. I don't care. I'm not sharing!Patiencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032185243684487586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-35840474000049484522007-08-07T17:26:00.000-04:002007-08-07T17:26:00.000-04:00I think you handled it fine. In similar situation...I think you handled it fine. In similar situations, I have used the old, "we're taking turns" approach to it. I just say to the aggressor, "Y'know, Carter is not finished with his turn playing with those. You can play with <I>these</I> while you wait for YOUR turn." Then I say to Carter, "This little boy is waiting for his turn, so you need to finish up and then let's go find something else to play with."eclectichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01827218552901306334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-38160979166556741682007-08-07T15:50:00.000-04:002007-08-07T15:50:00.000-04:00Parenting is the hardest thing we will ever have t...Parenting is the hardest thing we will ever have to do, not only hard, but ongoing forever... and being fair and consistent are important. Sharing... is a hard concept for a little kid... but eventually they do learn the social niceties... as we all do. I wouldn't share my friggin car either..or my man! Unfortunately you are a man.... and killer looks from the wife come with the package.... get used to it! *ha ha ha*Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599144462630400401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-77434450996391657362007-08-07T15:10:00.000-04:002007-08-07T15:10:00.000-04:00I do the same thing. I also tend to make more of a...I do the same thing. I also tend to make more of a blanket statement like "Hey guys, we need to share." Liam will assume I'm correcting him and I will hope it gets the other child's attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-80634480831919829802007-08-07T14:55:00.000-04:002007-08-07T14:55:00.000-04:00Sharing is fine. Smacking bratty kids is more fun...Sharing is fine. Smacking bratty kids is more fun.Ernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14027399109183646256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-3675171017347771412007-08-07T14:44:00.000-04:002007-08-07T14:44:00.000-04:00and another possible blog source for swinger stori...<I>and another possible blog source for swinger stories bites the dust...</I><BR/><BR/>j/k<BR/><BR/>I'd have to agree with the other comments here; there's a line between sharing and being a patsy. If the kid asked nicely then I would have pushed my daughter to share. However, letting the other kid use force? I'd probably have done what you did and diffused the situation with distraction.SciFi Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10479890087443823197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-7090811264576308902007-08-07T13:34:00.000-04:002007-08-07T13:34:00.000-04:00Sharing is fine, IF the other boy would have ASKED...Sharing is fine, IF the other boy would have ASKED politely, which he didn't.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015442439562633822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-83763848119192503092007-08-07T12:45:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:45:00.000-04:00you did what I would have done. That other child a...you did what I would have done. That other child also needed to learn not to take things away from another person until they are done with it when there is more to go around.Just Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388994511382337585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-64176765392715711642007-08-07T12:24:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:24:00.000-04:00Yeah, I think you had it right on. I love the PDP...Yeah, I think you had it right on. I love the PDP bit. Isn't that what we do? It's like peer pressure for parents, isn't it? I've found myself doing the same thing, though: responding to my child in public differently than I would at home.Denise B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08215875955831300801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10922754.post-59244981838040753312007-08-07T12:04:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:04:00.000-04:00Honestly, I think you handled it correctly. I woul...Honestly, I think you handled it correctly. I would have tried to the get other boy to see all the other blocks he could play with too. Maxfield didn't have to share in this instance but you did right mentioning that he should share.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482312600702987710noreply@blogger.com