tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post6646531217595357118..comments2023-12-03T06:40:50.836-08:00Comments on Capricious Bubbles: Trying to Figure it OutShinyunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03223210004939369907noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-89410270955176003612010-06-30T09:19:43.873-07:002010-06-30T09:19:43.873-07:00Ah, the Baby Zone! It's amazing how simple li...Ah, the Baby Zone! It's amazing how simple life can be when the center of it is so cute!<br><br>I think the best parenting advice I got was from my mother's father. He used to say that each generation takes what they liked best from their upbringing and leaves the worst behind. I do think if you had a tragic childhood, like my mother, that included alcoholism, infidelity, and physical WorkingMomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401988118652082969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-6098672645550184082010-06-30T14:46:05.669-07:002010-06-30T14:46:05.669-07:00Hi Shinyung,I think you're doing a great job j...Hi Shinyung,<br>I think you're doing a great job just by being active doing things with your son, creating experiences you want him to have. Give yourself a break. You may never be able to reconcile both worlds because they are so different but that doesn't mean they can't co-exist. My favorite saying is, "It is what it is," for some reason when I say it aloud it gives mePayalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00581035932902923909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-23926221928059920752010-06-30T23:22:06.375-07:002010-06-30T23:22:06.375-07:00Stay with the tight focus for now, and enjoy it. T...Stay with the tight focus for now, and enjoy it. That's what he needs the most.<br><br>It gets intellectually harder as they get older, when a hug and bottle don't fix all the problems any more. <br><br>I think WorkingMom's comment sums up the changes from generation to generation perfectly.<br><br>Unfortunately, it is easy to bring some of the bad stuff along too, just because it Jomamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06368095209754528948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6306924738545479337.post-62730126626424893782010-07-01T10:40:24.713-07:002010-07-01T10:40:24.713-07:00Having a child has made me more foregiving or acce...Having a child has made me more foregiving or accepting of my parents, because now I comprehend in my gut how much they love and worry about me. My mom is an angry person because of her childhood, but I now understand that my parents did the best they could. And if my parents love me the way I love my son, how can I not accept them?<br>I loved the description of your contented days with your son.dianenoreply@blogger.com