Comments on: Mom, I Want to Quit http://www.totallythebomb.com/mom-i-want-to-quit There's a bomb? Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joyce Lansky http://www.totallythebomb.com/mom-i-want-to-quit/comment-page-1#comment-507 Joyce Lansky Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:16:17 +0000 http://www.totallythebomb.com/?p=1201#comment-507 I try to get my kids to finish what they start, but sometimes you've got to let go. I remember begging my mother to let me take ballet, until I got in class with a child abusing teacher. After dancing with marbles under my arches and having her practically tear my ligaments to develop flexibility, I find myself asking my kids, "Why do you want to quit?" I try to get my kids to finish what they start, but sometimes you’ve got to let go. I remember begging my mother to let me take ballet, until I got in class with a child abusing teacher. After dancing with marbles under my arches and having her practically tear my ligaments to develop flexibility, I find myself asking my kids, “Why do you want to quit?”

]]> By: dualori http://www.totallythebomb.com/mom-i-want-to-quit/comment-page-1#comment-506 dualori Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:15:57 +0000 http://www.totallythebomb.com/?p=1201#comment-506 I used to teach the wee ones dance and this is perfectly normal. She might love ballet again, too, after nine months. But, to be honest, I've always thought that jazz and hip hop were much better suited to the little ones anyway. Let them MOVE for crying out loud, right!? .-= dualori´s last blog ..<a href="http://dualori.blogspot.com/2009/07/in-our-talons-bowerbirds.html" rel="nofollow">In Our Talons, Bowerbirds</a> =-. I used to teach the wee ones dance and this is perfectly normal. She might love ballet again, too, after nine months. But, to be honest, I’ve always thought that jazz and hip hop were much better suited to the little ones anyway. Let them MOVE for crying out loud, right!?
.-= dualori´s last blog ..In Our Talons, Bowerbirds =-.

]]> By: HWPetty http://www.totallythebomb.com/mom-i-want-to-quit/comment-page-1#comment-505 HWPetty Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:52:43 +0000 http://www.totallythebomb.com/?p=1201#comment-505 My parents always made up fulfill the commitment we made. So if it was a musical, we had to keep going until the performances were over. If it was dance class or soccer team, we had to finish the year or season... etc. And we knew that was the case, so it reduced the whining. Usually, after we had fun at the performances and recitals, we always wanted to sign up for the next year. It wasn't about whether we were going to become a ballerina or soccer player. It was about following through on what we said we'd do. It also kept us from jumping into things on our whim. That's probably what I'll do with Gwen. But as a parent, you have to pick your battles. My parents always made up fulfill the commitment we made. So if it was a musical, we had to keep going until the performances were over. If it was dance class or soccer team, we had to finish the year or season… etc.

And we knew that was the case, so it reduced the whining.

Usually, after we had fun at the performances and recitals, we always wanted to sign up for the next year.

It wasn’t about whether we were going to become a ballerina or soccer player. It was about following through on what we said we’d do. It also kept us from jumping into things on our whim.

That’s probably what I’ll do with Gwen. But as a parent, you have to pick your battles.

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