Today is a prime day to share some of the comments readers have sent in regarding some blog posts. Keep the feedback coming…names have been withheld for privacy.
Comment re. Birthday Party Season; I totally understand the dilemma of one child being invited and not the other. I have once asked if my non invited child could attend and it was fine. However my preference is not to take both of them. I think it is important for them to start to understand that they don’t do everything together, it is hard walking out of the house with the birthday goer excited and happy and the stay home child clinging to the banister looking longingly out through the rails (almost like he is in jail) and wondering why he is not invited…but it is a chance to explain that not all his brothers friends know him and they only invite the children they know to the party…even if they know he exists it is not the same as being in the same class at school or daycare. It is hard but I believe it to be a very important learning opportunity for them. Also it can be a great opportunity for one parent to get to spend some one on one time with the non-invited…something that rarely happens in our family but always seems to work our very very well!
Parent Club note – Good point. It is a learning opportunity and a great experience in spending one-on-one time with the uninvited child. Thanks for commenting!
Comment re. Simply Sneaky; Are you “simply sore” (see Simply Sneaky Jan 21/08) because Jessica Seinfeld got her veggie-included recipes published in a book while yours showed up merely in a blog entry (see Three Cheers for Dirty Little Secrets Jan 11/08)?
Parent Club note – Yes, I am completely jealous. Any publishers out there…?!
Comment re. Where do runaway balloons go…? There is a great book by Jamie Lee Curtis called “Where do balloons go?” that perfectly explains where and why balloons go.
Parent Club note – Excellent tip. Thanks for sharing!
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