Good morning Junies... well all under control here... second load of washing nearly ready to be hung... one more after that... Wade has brought the bins in (he can just manage a small wheelie bin, it's one of his jobs). Going to be a perfect 23'C today.
Received your piccys Enigma and Amanda Looking good... loved that comment Enigma LOL How many brother's and sisters do you have Amanda? My sister just sent me a photo of herself when she was 9 months preggy OMG!!! I'll post it on my site eventually... she looks like she was expecting twins! I had no idea she was that big but a beautiful little girl (saw her piccy for the first time recently too) resulted... looks very much like Niall's cousin ie a girl version of him... nicely formed round head and all... but I agree with Neeny... we are all biased when it comes to our own genes
ETA: just missed your post Rory... catching up now...
ETA again: Rory: That book sounds great (Confessions...) will check it out at Borders this Friday... oh...anyone wanna come? Not an offical MJM (Melbourne Junie Meetup) I'll just pop in there briefly mainly for Wade's sake and to do a little Chrissy shopping.
Yep, Rory, it's also known as 'natural instinct' parenting! It shouldn't have a label, but in the last century we've had 'experts' try to tell women the way to rear their children, publish books on it and generally remove the instinct from the process. So, parents who feel inept and unable to choose how to raise and deal with their children turn to people who advocate controlled crying (now known as controlled comforting because that label is less confronting!), scheduled feeding, routines etc. So, a label has been creating by psychologists and other health professionals to refer to people who respond to their children's needs and who think that there is such a thing as 'spoiling' a child with too much affection! I guess I agree with you, too, about trash TV - I had to assert my position to the TV (whilst I was muttering at it!) and thereby reassure myself of my own parenting position. I was able to explain to myself all of what the AP's were doing and reject the notions put forward by the paed. It also DID justify why I keep the TV off and why I ask my own questions. Still, I feel insulted that I can't turn on the TV without being assaulted by so-called journalism...
AY! Oscar is awake now... Enigma and Amanda - CUTE!!
Looking good... loved that comment Enigma LOL How many brother's and sisters do you have Amanda? My sister just sent me a photo of herself when she was 9 months preggy OMG!!! I'll post it on my site eventually... she looks like she was expecting twins! I had no idea she was that big but a beautiful little girl (saw her piccy for the first time recently too) resulted... looks very much like Niall's cousin ie a girl version of him... nicely formed round head and all... but I agree with Neeny... we are all biased when it comes to our own genes
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