tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875195811184851268.post990456680473955343..comments2024-01-08T15:24:14.843-06:00Comments on From Beginning to End...and Back Again: So You Think I am Scary! Well....Boo!Lisa Jacques Elamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09436627482635590384noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875195811184851268.post-20965710784764625462011-08-11T02:14:17.165-05:002011-08-11T02:14:17.165-05:00Hmmm...from reading your blog I can't imagine ...Hmmm...from reading your blog I can't imagine you as scary! But I do think there are worse things for kids to think of you than scary. It can definitely work to your advantageThe Spaghetti Westernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834972468912868236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875195811184851268.post-9198939218447628322011-08-10T18:11:57.580-05:002011-08-10T18:11:57.580-05:00They probably see you as scary because you have ru...They probably see you as scary because you have rules and boundaries. To many kids these days, those are two unheard of and quite scary things. Because parents work and many have extra curricular lives such as partying, drugs, alcohol and so forth, a lot of kids are left to their own devices once they hit their teens. A mom that is actually available and actually has rules is probably terrifying and yet comforting because from what you say, they keep coming back. I would hold on to scary. It seems to work for you.Not Scarednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875195811184851268.post-69685746775637293342011-08-10T13:42:48.704-05:002011-08-10T13:42:48.704-05:00Enjoyed the blog today. It reminded me of an incid...Enjoyed the blog today. It reminded me of an incident many years ago. I forget what it was I left in my front yard, can of car wax maybe, but it disappeared. I grounded the whole neighborhood from visiting my kids. My kids hated it and thought it wasn't fair. I told them I should be able to leave a $100 bill on the driveway and still find it there the next day. Whatever it was, car wax, whatever, it showed up the next day, right where I had left it, and of course I lifted the restrictions just as quick as the stuff returned. Not sure if I was scary or just plain wrong, but it had the effect I wanted.Normnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875195811184851268.post-60901395434680190362011-08-10T13:24:23.320-05:002011-08-10T13:24:23.320-05:00Speaking as someone whose mom died way too soon, I...Speaking as someone whose mom died way too soon, I would say that both you and your mom sound like cool moms. I think a little fear in kids especially in the middle school to high school age group is a good thing. The fear keeps them on their toes and in line. I am new to your blog but really like this particular piece. Keep scaring those kids and keep writing these blogs. In both cases, it is a good thing.Blogreadernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1875195811184851268.post-23776100320421572982011-08-10T12:59:12.036-05:002011-08-10T12:59:12.036-05:00So, are you TELLING me I cant comment on your &quo...So, are you TELLING me I cant comment on your "scariness" (this is a word right?) or are you just SUGGESTING that I not comment on this aspect of your personality? Hummmm......Im just going to throw out there that Lisa was MY boss for a bit....and well...she could be pretty darn scary. But with my SWEETNESS (lol) in the mix we got along pretty well. <br />I would like to say that I always had a housefull of kids as mine were growing up. They always had a good time BUT they also knew that I had rules that had to be followed. And like Lisa said...I kind of think they like knowing there were boundries.Marnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094972783661784701noreply@blogger.com