Comments on: Growth Spurts! http://www.feminagirls.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:56:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: ruth myers http://www.feminagirls.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-344706 ruth myers Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:36:29 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-344706 I'm just now reading this, browsing through archives as I struggle with a very independent 3 year old. I'm trying to find answers for what to do, and more and more realizing that the problem is what I'VE been doing wrong. I already knew this, I guess, I just had it in the back of my mind, and not the front where it belongs. There are SO many wonderful posts on here, from all of you, that I think will be very helpful. The particular part about disciplining for breaking the fellowship is a real eye-opener, as well as keeping our own attitude in check. I still have a small family, a 3yr-old girl, a 13m-old girl, and one in utero, 16 weeks along. But I still find myself exhausted and grumpy and with very little patience. My girls are night-and-day different, and I have had people tell me the oldest has more of a boy's temperament than a girls. Anyway, all that to say, I've sort of been "at a loss"... all the while I guess knowing in the depths of my mind, where I bury the things I don't like to think about, that I for sure need to deal with myself FIRST. And pray that the rest follows. Thanks so much for the encouragement, it was just what I needed to kick my butt in gear. :) I’m just now reading this, browsing through archives as I struggle with a very independent 3 year old. I’m trying to find answers for what to do, and more and more realizing that the problem is what I’VE been doing wrong. I already knew this, I guess, I just had it in the back of my mind, and not the front where it belongs. There are SO many wonderful posts on here, from all of you, that I think will be very helpful. The particular part about disciplining for breaking the fellowship is a real eye-opener, as well as keeping our own attitude in check. I still have a small family, a 3yr-old girl, a 13m-old girl, and one in utero, 16 weeks along. But I still find myself exhausted and grumpy and with very little patience. My girls are night-and-day different, and I have had people tell me the oldest has more of a boy’s temperament than a girls. Anyway, all that to say, I’ve sort of been “at a loss”… all the while I guess knowing in the depths of my mind, where I bury the things I don’t like to think about, that I for sure need to deal with myself FIRST. And pray that the rest follows. Thanks so much for the encouragement, it was just what I needed to kick my butt in gear. :)

]]> By: bean http://www.feminagirls.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-324199 bean Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:19:06 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-324199 I just sent this to a friend, which caused me to reread it. Thank you again. I should print this and put it in the stack of things to constantly be rereading. I love the pain scale illustration. Thanks! I just sent this to a friend, which caused me to reread it. Thank you again. I should print this and put it in the stack of things to constantly be rereading. I love the pain scale illustration. Thanks!

]]> By: Sarah http://www.feminagirls.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-319669 Sarah Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:12:52 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-319669 I just read this entry over the weekend and wanted to thank you for writing it -- very very helpful. I have three young boys -- 3, 1 1/2, and 6 months and am in the throws of constant change ("growth spurts") -- and this was exhorting and encouraging for me. thanks. I just read this entry over the weekend and wanted to thank you for writing it — very very helpful. I have three young boys — 3, 1 1/2, and 6 months and am in the throws of constant change (“growth spurts”) — and this was exhorting and encouraging for me. thanks.

]]> By: Valerie (Kyriosity) http://www.feminagirls.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-288790 Valerie (Kyriosity) Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:07:20 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-288790 A week and a half later, my mind is still coming back to this post. I've found myself often, when tempted to complain, saying, "Nope...this is just the new 1. This is normal. You can deal with this." A week and a half later, my mind is still coming back to this post. I’ve found myself often, when tempted to complain, saying, “Nope…this is just the new 1. This is normal. You can deal with this.”

]]> By: Sarah Joy http://www.feminagirls.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-288756 Sarah Joy Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:01:56 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-288756 Some people have a gift (I think) of saying things, putting ideas together that form encouraging blessings for all. I really appreciate you sharing these ideas and blessing us. I really needed to hear this. I look forward to passing this post on to some friends back in Kansas. Thanks! Some people have a gift (I think) of saying things, putting ideas together that form encouraging blessings for all. I really appreciate you sharing these ideas and blessing us. I really needed to hear this. I look forward to passing this post on to some friends back in Kansas.
Thanks!

]]> By: Wendy http://www.feminagirls.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-285075 Wendy Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:47:56 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-285075 Very helpful and encouraging words. When my fifteen year old read this she said,"Wow, she really sounds like her Dad; all those great analogies" So how about that for a great compliment! :) Very helpful and encouraging words. When my fifteen year old read this she said,”Wow, she really sounds like her Dad; all those great analogies” So how about that for a great compliment! :)

]]> By: Amanda http://www.feminagirls.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-284500 Amanda Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:29:25 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-284500 Just wanted to add my voice to the chorus of thanks and approbation. It is truly much easier to have a proper perspective on parenting when we see God's relationship with us reflected in our relationship to our children. I also wanted to offer a word of encouragement to those with an extremely low cumulative wisdom level among their offspring. With faithful training and natural maturation, it really does not take long at all for everything to get a good bit easier. I'm due with our sixth in a few weeks, and my oldest will be nine in November. The phase where we had three or four little ones (and the oldest was four or five) was much harder than the last couple years have been with five progeny around the house. The white water rafting metaphor in an earlier comment remains accurate, but the class of the rapids seems to drop quickly after those few critical years! :-) Just wanted to add my voice to the chorus of thanks and approbation. It is truly much easier to have a proper perspective on parenting when we see God’s relationship with us reflected in our relationship to our children.

I also wanted to offer a word of encouragement to those with an extremely low cumulative wisdom level among their offspring. With faithful training and natural maturation, it really does not take long at all for everything to get a good bit easier.

I’m due with our sixth in a few weeks, and my oldest will be nine in November. The phase where we had three or four little ones (and the oldest was four or five) was much harder than the last couple years have been with five progeny around the house. The white water rafting metaphor in an earlier comment remains accurate, but the class of the rapids seems to drop quickly after those few critical years! :-)

]]> By: Renee http://www.feminagirls.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-284441 Renee Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:41:55 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-284441 Thank you so much for this. I almost want to print it out and pin it on the refrigerator so that I can keep re-reading it throughout the day! I'm a parent of four kids and have been doing the parent-thing for about 11 years now.. and this is about the wisest parenting advice I've ever read. Thank you, thank you. Thank you so much for this. I almost want to print it out and pin it on the refrigerator so that I can keep re-reading it throughout the day! I’m a parent of four kids and have been doing the parent-thing for about 11 years now.. and this is about the wisest parenting advice I’ve ever read. Thank you, thank you.

]]> By: bean http://www.feminagirls.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-283845 bean Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:53:07 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-283845 This post was great. I've read it a few times now, and have taken to spanking myself first. The spankings that follow my own seem to be much sweeter and amazingly, much more effective. Duh. This post was great. I’ve read it a few times now, and have taken to spanking myself first. The spankings that follow my own seem to be much sweeter and amazingly, much more effective.

Duh.

]]> By: Deborah Beauchamp http://www.feminagirls.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-283808 Deborah Beauchamp Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:32:21 +0000 http://femina.reformedblogs.com/2009/07/09/growth-spurts/#comment-283808 *Big Sigh* I seriously think reading that made my day! :) Thanks for sharing that Rach! *Big Sigh* I seriously think reading that made my day! :) Thanks for sharing that Rach!

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