Comments on: The 86th Circle Time: The Show and Tell Weekly Thread

By: deathstar

deathstar — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:04:38 +0000

Oh, Mel, I’m sorry I always screw this up. Can you delete #22?
Oh, I think Befana rocks! Do your kids ever go back on their promises to Befana? I would give up quite a bit for a chocolate bar – or a glass of wine. Either one.

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:13:49 +0000

Awww what a great story. I love the word binky much better than dummy that we call it over here.

Hope they take “Befana” up on her offer !

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:17:47 +0000

A binky for a Hershey bar? Seems like an easy choice to me.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:56:02 +0000

Your kids truly crack me up! I love reading about their exploits Eagerly awaiting their decision…..and good luck “Befana”!

By: Briar

Briar — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:53:23 +0000

This has nothing to do with your post, but I am thinking of you right now because I couldn’t pass up a chance to educate my entire neighborhood parenting listserv about WHY the woman who answered the anonymous secondary-infertility/multiple-miscarriages-call-for-support was just going about it all wrong with her seven paragraphs full of “just relax” and “if it’s meant to be it will be!” crap. I literally COULD NOT STOP MYSELF and wrote a whole post of links to “what not to say” stuff. And I recommended your book and your site. If you see an uptick in visitors or book sales from the Brooklyn area… you are welcome.
Mwah.

By: Brenna

Brenna — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:44:25 +0000

“Teeth are overrated!” Oh, that made me chuckle. That and “…what is Befana trying to DO?” I hope Friday turns up a couple of binkies for those poor, needy Italian kids!

By: Hope Springs

Hope Springs — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:59:14 +0000

This story reminds me of my nephew, who was persuaded when he was 3 to give his dummy to the poor children. FOUR years later, he was told that if he didn’t learn to look after his toys, his father would take them away and give them to the poor children. With all the indigation of a 7-year-old, my nephew put his hands on his hips and exclaimed, “The poor children have already got my dummy. What more do they want?”

By: LJ

LJ — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:38:56 +0000

Have I mentioned how much I love that boy. Even in his rage, he’s so freaking adorable. I think I shall eat him later.

By: Kir

Kir — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:35:26 +0000

awesome..you are my “hero mom”

By: Mrs. Gamgee

Mrs. Gamgee — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:34:13 +0000

Thank you for the giggle this morning! It reminded me of the story about my BIL, who when he was a preschooler he dropped his bottle by the toilet, but thought he actually dropped it IN the toilet, and that was enough to put him over the edge. No more bottle for him!

I hope that Befana’s offer does the trick for the binkies.

I need to get back into the S & T loop. I miss it!