http://www.mommytopics.com/parenting/something-every-new-and-expecting-parent-needs-to-know-that-nobody-is-telling-you Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:04:47 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.mommytopics.com/parenting/something-every-new-and-expecting-parent-needs-to-know-that-nobody-is-telling-you/comment-page-1#comment-64 Nanna Girl Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:21:03 +0000 http://www.mommytopics.com/?p=57#comment-64 Annie if you think she has set a high standard for all of you, my darling grandchildren think because my child, their mother, can draw.....that she must have learned it from "her mother" (me, their Nanna). WRONG! Learning to draw at my age is not going to happen! My only grace saving is that one of the things Remy loves to do at Nanna's house is play in the yard and inspect all my flowers. I take advantage of this and get away with drawing simple things from Nanna's garden, such as bugs, flowers, etc.... Annie if you think she has set a high standard for all of you, my darling grandchildren think because my child, their mother, can draw…..that she must have learned it from “her mother” (me, their Nanna). WRONG! Learning to draw at my age is not going to happen! My only grace saving is that one of the things Remy loves to do at Nanna’s house is play in the yard and inspect all my flowers. I take advantage of this and get away with drawing simple things from Nanna’s garden, such as bugs, flowers, etc….

]]> http://www.mommytopics.com/parenting/something-every-new-and-expecting-parent-needs-to-know-that-nobody-is-telling-you/comment-page-1#comment-63 Rachymommy Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:58:53 +0000 http://www.mommytopics.com/?p=57#comment-63 It was Joshua B. who taught me the shoe lesson. I strove to match his and Andrew W's artistic abilities the rest of my school life. They definitely both inspired me to become a better artist, and it was that shoe lesson that to this day makes me ferociously passionate that even though I'm home schooling my children they must constantly be exposed to the ideas of peers and mentors outside of our family. That shoe lesson showed me how very differently we can all see the same object or situation, and I believe recognition of that helps us to empathize better with others as well as to "think outside the box." It was Joshua B. who taught me the shoe lesson. I strove to match his and Andrew W’s artistic abilities the rest of my school life. They definitely both inspired me to become a better artist, and it was that shoe lesson that to this day makes me ferociously passionate that even though I’m home schooling my children they must constantly be exposed to the ideas of peers and mentors outside of our family. That shoe lesson showed me how very differently we can all see the same object or situation, and I believe recognition of that helps us to empathize better with others as well as to “think outside the box.”

]]> http://www.mommytopics.com/parenting/something-every-new-and-expecting-parent-needs-to-know-that-nobody-is-telling-you/comment-page-1#comment-61 Annie Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:15:12 +0000 http://www.mommytopics.com/?p=57#comment-61 I am very curious who the friend in 6th grade was. Because as I seem to remember it was you who put all the rest of our art to shame :) I am very curious who the friend in 6th grade was. Because as I seem to remember it was you who put all the rest of our art to shame

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