tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28838968.post6259196492635098387..comments2023-04-25T00:16:00.034-05:00Comments on Multiple Object Manipulation (M.O.M.): A Step in the Best DirectionMonicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08417978891700405544noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28838968.post-88935434163203177222007-01-30T17:52:00.000-05:002007-01-30T17:52:00.000-05:00Oh my! I can't tell you how much I appreciate that...Oh my! I can't tell you how much I appreciate that thought, Colleen! It's so great because I've had this discussion with people about that balance - taking care of you adn taking care of your kids; not putting yourself last until they grow up becasue by then you're older and possibly too tired to do what you wanted to do in the first place. My own mother probably wouldn't agree with me but I thought she sacrificed herself for us too much, as you were saying. I'm sure I don't know all the details but I just never thought she looked happy - until she retired. My brother and I swear she's someone else. That shouldn't have had to wait until she was job free. I don't want to wait until I am job free. And your comment is precisely why I'll keep on doing what I'm doing.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08417978891700405544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28838968.post-3107249448109666952007-01-30T15:25:00.000-05:002007-01-30T15:25:00.000-05:00It's good for you to treat yourself and take care ...It's good for you to treat yourself and take care of yourself. It sets a good example for your children! <br /><br />I know when I was a little girl - I always WANTED my mom to buy herself pretty clothes or treat herself to something good --- but sadly, she never did. <br /><br />She was always too busy taking care of me and my 3 brothers and my dad. To her - at that time - treating herself to something special meant selfishness. <br /><br />To me - as her daughter, treating herself to something special would mean that she had good self esteem and I should follow her lead! <br /><br />If I could go back in time and change anything about my mom, it would be this! <br /><br />I'd want her to know that SHE was worth something... that she COULD and SHOULD HAVE kept some special time just spent on HER and no one else!!! :)<br /><br />Your kids are lucky to have a mom like you.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708243296099101125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28838968.post-8698638251559799692007-01-24T07:51:00.000-05:002007-01-24T07:51:00.000-05:00Wonderful! I love good quality stuff and the stuff...Wonderful! I love good quality stuff and the stuff always lasts much longer than the cheaper stuff. I've got boots that I wear all the time from 5 years ago.<br /><br />Guilt? What's that? (this said from a Jewish mother)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02502054781585566214noreply@blogger.com