tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896078398516337834.post8282761488902846001..comments2019-04-22T01:05:25.017-06:00Comments on Bovine Sculptures: One Year Later, and We've All Survived!Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15498715600254435346noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896078398516337834.post-74391669757361695782009-05-27T17:16:25.579-06:002009-05-27T17:16:25.579-06:00Sarah, I love reading your posts! You are just lov...Sarah, I love reading your posts! You are just lovely and real. I can't imagine having 3 so close in age! I can relate to the tantrums. My 2 year old is a very strong willed child. My 7 year old rarely threw tantrums. He was, however, a big whiner. He would whine and pout if he didn't get his way. My 2 year throws temper tantrums to the biggest extreme! He's just started biting too! You think you're a great parent until people watch your kids freak out and then they point their finger at you. <br /><br />You are such a great mom and I hope you are encouraged to just keep doing what you're doing. Your kids are your priority and some day they will thank you for that. Your close friends will understand and stay in touch when possible. Thank God for Blogs!<br /><br />:)<br />-LindaLinda Savagenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896078398516337834.post-68490062472873196102009-05-26T06:29:14.578-06:002009-05-26T06:29:14.578-06:00Hi Sarah! As always, I loved your post. Congrats...Hi Sarah! As always, I loved your post. Congrats on making it to a year with your third! I have to confess, I often wish I was a little further along with Andrew (and then usually feel guilty for wishing this time away). I can so relate to everything you have said!! Isn't it frustrating when moms of teens say..."oh, you just wait, it gets worse" and I'm thinking...oh, really? But at least when they're fifteen you aren't breastfeeding every three hours and they can wipe their own bottom. I'm sure what they are doing is equally as challenging on a very different level. But what they are essentially saying is, "where you're at with your young ones isn't really that hard or as hard as where I am". Why can't people be more of an encouragement? I think what it is really, is that we tend to forget the bad and remember the good. <br /><br />I hear you on the one activity a week thing. If we have something one day, it's hard to do something again the next. I have to stay at home just to get caught up on laundry, among many other things. <br /><br />Isn't it frustrating when you share struggles/problems/issues, with other moms and they just look at you blankly? You start wondering if you are crazy. But I agree with your mom. Maybe they are just calling it something else. So I am officially here to encourage you that we had several tantrums just last night. And I'm sure some more today! <br /><br />Being of mom of three (4 and under) is the hardest thing I have ever done (by far)! Completely consumes me. Thus, the lack of blog-posting and blog-reading. I could probably write more, but my kiddos are up now. Can't wait to see b-day pics!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432311351514558186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896078398516337834.post-52750980115900971162009-05-24T23:59:47.719-06:002009-05-24T23:59:47.719-06:00Thanks, Mom. Encouragement is good, but coming fr...Thanks, Mom. Encouragement is good, but coming from a mom of many and one who is ahead makes it even better. And you can't get much more encouraging than Scripture! I appreciate your references. I'll keep them in mind. . . especially the Galatians verse. That's such a good one for these past few years (and probably another couple dozen more, right?:)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498715600254435346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8896078398516337834.post-36188385876759927772009-05-24T11:27:57.507-06:002009-05-24T11:27:57.507-06:00Sarah, the ones who couldn't remember tantrums may...Sarah, the ones who couldn't remember tantrums may have a different definition of tantrum. I remember a friend once say that he and he wife had never fought. I was flabbergasted. What was wrong with our marriage? Come to discover that he meant they had never resorted to blows! That put a totally different face on it! We hadn't either!!<br />I would bet the other women would define the tantrums their children have as meltdowns (I defined ours that way) or some other term. Their children still have them, they just call them something else or else the moms don't cross their children's wills often, so have less conflict now - but just wait - either they will have more later or will resign that their children are just wayward and throw up their hands in defeat. <br />You are laying a foundation that will pay off later. Proverbs 29: 17 - "Correct your son and he WILL give you comfort: He will also delight your soul." One version says "discipline your son and he will give you rest." :) "and let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we SHALL reap if we do not grow weary." - Galatians 6:9 You will reap the rewards of children who rise up and call you blessed. You are training little souls for eternity - it will be worth it!!<br />Love,<br />MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com