tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10017930.post114922252349853384..comments2017-08-18T03:29:34.478-07:00Comments on Muddled Ponderings of a Canadian Trapped in the States: FrustratingLowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11014088685507756473noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10017930.post-1149512113464741362006-06-05T05:55:00.000-07:002006-06-05T05:55:00.000-07:00Hi Lowa,I think maybe it happens because kids just...Hi Lowa,<BR/>I think maybe it happens because kids just don't get that not everyone knows all the thoughts in their own brain. They get frustrated that you won't even try to figure out what they're thinking, when in reality, it's often impossible for us to do so. It's a bit of a developmental thing. Once they grow up a bit and become a little less egocentric, they realize that you can't read their mind.<BR/>....And thank goodness for that! Once my kids are teenagers, I don't think I want to be able to read their minds. ;)Library Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175070463632523228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10017930.post-1149362233043107422006-06-03T12:17:00.000-07:002006-06-03T12:17:00.000-07:00lol, sure it gets better as they older, sometimes ...lol, sure it gets better as they older, sometimes I can talk for a a whole 15 mins now without mentioning a horse. . . . .<BR/>actually I think I merely changed my passions for gardening and kayaking, <BR/>I really mean you must have great patience, you are homeschooling four beautiful and bright children and you DESERVE HIGH PRAISE, <BR/>blessings<BR/>Claireclairesgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717145894222550969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10017930.post-1149320356517036392006-06-03T00:39:00.000-07:002006-06-03T00:39:00.000-07:00L- Good point. LOLClaire- The person who has the p...L- Good point. LOL<BR/><BR/>Claire- The person who has the patience of a Saint is the woman who runs the dance studio my daughter takes at. We have discussed this before. I am blown away by this woman. Even though I have given her large sums of money, I think I need to get her a Starbucks gift card or something. I honestly have NO IDEA how (or why??) she does this. The recital is this weekend and it is flawless. Somehow. She has about 35 different dances she has choreographed...anyway. Maybe I will post about it! Funny about you and horses. I know. My oldest has a photographic memory and gets peeved when the rest of us don't recall details of every thing we ever look at. He is with video games as you must have been with horses:)<BR/><BR/>2hb2- The first suggestion is tempting. Great idea. But they would figure it out. The second one I need to try! :)<BR/><BR/>Jimmy- Really?? they get better?? I HOPE SO!!! YOu have given me hope!Lowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11014088685507756473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10017930.post-1149310547418654852006-06-02T21:55:00.000-07:002006-06-02T21:55:00.000-07:002hb2 - I'm gonna try that one with my boyfriend......2hb2 - I'm gonna try that one with my boyfriend...and my boss...and my mom....Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536513710855289078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10017930.post-1149264499161227412006-06-02T09:08:00.000-07:002006-06-02T09:08:00.000-07:00I always just say yes, I remember, chuckle and cha...I always just say yes, I remember, chuckle and change the subject. <BR/>If that doesn't work I clutch my stomach ,run to the bathroom and stay there until they go away..Happy and Blue 2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13805850124601332057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10017930.post-1149232444823031362006-06-02T00:14:00.000-07:002006-06-02T00:14:00.000-07:00I think I have said this before. .you have the pat...I think I have said this before. .you have the patience of a saint!! I think they must believe what they are saying is so important that nothing else matters, and they can't get beyond what they think to your point of view, but thats just what kids do, I remember being so absorbed in horses that I would never join in with what the family were doing, couldn't they see horses were more important than anything? my mother can't even recall the name of the horses I used to ride 35 years ago, can you imagine? what an irritating child I must have been!!!!clairesgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717145894222550969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10017930.post-1149224763000535802006-06-01T22:06:00.000-07:002006-06-01T22:06:00.000-07:00Bugger! I have a theory on this (I actually have m...Bugger! I have a theory on this (I actually have many theories):<BR/><BR/>We only use 10% of our brains, b/c we don't know how to use the rest or something like that (the beauty of my theories is that they're really conceptual - details? Whatevs!). So there is only so much we can fit into that 10% - like RAM on your computer. So stuff gets filtered according to its relevance/importance to us. Billy of the booger pulling, up the nose kitchen utensil fame? Not so much.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536513710855289078noreply@blogger.com