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Jessica
Queen of Imperfection
Joined: 20 Apr 2002
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Location: Chi-town
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But I failed to mention (I PROMISE I'm not making this up) that they do the whole "community bed" thing. When do mamma and pappa get a break?  |
Actually, the community bed thing is a lot more common than you might think. I'm suprised, considering you're from the NW that you wouldn't be surrounded by these types of granola-people. Actually, non-granola-people do the whole family bed thing. I've had my boys sleep with me in certain stages and phases, sometimes they've lasted up to several months, but it's not something I aspire to do, sometimes it just what needs to be done though, KWIM? I definitely enjoy the little solitude I get and much of the time that is when I go to bed given that Scott goes to bed much later than I do. I would never give it up on a regular basis. |
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snuffles
Slightly Flawed
Joined: 12 Nov 2006
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Location: Great Pacific Northwest
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We did the community bed thing when my first son was born. He stayed in the bed with us until he was a little over 18 months. Honestly, by that time, we couldn't wait to get him his own bed! Don't get me worng, it was really nice to have him snuggle with us every night, but yeah, I'll admit, hubby and I were missing some nice quality alone time too.
As for home schooling, or unschooling, I just couldn't do it. I would be too worried that I would fail them and that they would be so far behind other kids their age, that I would do more a dis-service to them than anything. But there are many things that were do at home that would constitute as "unschooling" I guess. We bake cookies and brownies and cakes all the time. We talk about mesuring and how 1/2 + 1/2 = 1 and all that stuff, but there's also things I try to teach my son that he just doesn't get until his teacher teaches it to him, and then it's THE LAW because Mrs. L said so. LOL Like LEFT and RIGHT. I told him to hold his hands up and look at the pointer and thumb. One hand will show you the correct way to make an "L" and one won't. Find the correct "L" and then you'll know which is your left hand. For the LONGEST time, he just didn't get it until one day he came home from school as proud as could be because he figured out left and right. When I asked him how, he said "Mrs.L showed me a trick" and then showed me the hand thing.
So I think that sometimes, it does take another person to teach your (my) kids. They may HEAR you, the parent, but they'll LISTEN to the teacher, if that makes sense. |
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mammaX3_MOD
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Joined: 04 Aug 2006
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Location: western WA
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| I've had my boys sleep with me in certain stages and phases, sometimes they've lasted up to several months, but it's not something I aspire to do, sometimes it just what needs to be done though, KWIM? |
Oh, I do know. My son went through a phase where he climbed in our bed in the middle of the night for a month straight. And I'm not being bitchy and knocking the "community bed". But I will say that I never take my breaks or moments of quiet for granted. I enjoy every minute of it. But I can just see the Dr. Phill family like this:
Son: "Goodnight mom. See you in the morning. Don't forget your prayers." *kiss*
Mom: "Thanks for my glass of water. Aren't you coming to bed, too."
Son: "Sshhh. I'll be in when Leno's over. You know that, silly."
(ok. that wasn't nice. I really am a bitch  ) |
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