Comments on: It’s Raining Cats and Dogs — and Control Freaks http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2013/02/its-raining-cats-and-dogs-and-control-freaks/ Girl in a Party Hat Mon, 02 May 2022 06:16:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: Cole http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2013/02/its-raining-cats-and-dogs-and-control-freaks/comment-page-1/#comment-13010 Wed, 01 May 2013 16:50:39 +0000 http://girlinapartyhat.com/?p=4520#comment-13010 LOL- my 6 year old is the gatherer in our home. Somehow that sounds better than sharing hoarder. Since she was in her 4 year old class I would have to empty out her cubby and it’s plethora of acorns, rocks, sticks, broken pieces of plastic, beads, dirty hairbows belonging to people outside our family, shells, candy. Her playground is sand and considering her “fashionista” choices in dress she pretty much just needs a metal detector to complete her look most days. Prior to 4k, the cubbies were up too high for her to reach so I had to be extra careful with her pants, dress and jacket pockets, or else our dryer paid the price. Since moving into elementary school I’m surprised she can carry her backpack for how loaded down it is with “her treasures”.

]]> By: Karen http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2013/02/its-raining-cats-and-dogs-and-control-freaks/comment-page-1/#comment-12721 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:01:37 +0000 http://girlinapartyhat.com/?p=4520#comment-12721 If you do buckle under the pressure to get an umbrella for the 2 times a year it might be nice in the Phoenix area…go with a clear bubble umbrella (they have them at Target).

]]> By: Amysilverman http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2013/02/its-raining-cats-and-dogs-and-control-freaks/comment-page-1/#comment-12708 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:06:28 +0000 http://girlinapartyhat.com/?p=4520#comment-12708 oh lisa, i know the gatherer thing all too well!!! i wish i’d kept a running list of things sophie’s tried to take (or actually gotten away with taken) to school since kindergarten. it would be pretty funny/horrifying.

]]> By: starrlife http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2013/02/its-raining-cats-and-dogs-and-control-freaks/comment-page-1/#comment-12706 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:39:46 +0000 http://girlinapartyhat.com/?p=4520#comment-12706 sigh.. mornings. The only thing that helps us is a strict, little changing structure. Kayli loves to try to bring some object of any kind that she comes across to school. And I refuse to have her be a gatherer you know? Because I know it may not stop at just one object, it may grow! It’s my battle line and sometimes a battle it is…

]]> By: Jaida http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2013/02/its-raining-cats-and-dogs-and-control-freaks/comment-page-1/#comment-12702 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:23:11 +0000 http://girlinapartyhat.com/?p=4520#comment-12702 This post was both reassuring and discouraging at the same time. Your mornings are SO like our mornings (my guy is 6 and in kindergarten) and I hate who I become in those moments. The morning rush is when it is clearer than ever that giving birth to a child with special needs does NOT automatically result in superhuman patience. The best I can do right now is to strive for more days where I can coax him into a game than those days where I lose it and haul his 40 lbs where I need him to be.

No matter how fraught the morning, P always gives me his cheeky grin, a hug and an I love you mom before I leave him to go about his kindergarten business.

]]> By: Cole http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2013/02/its-raining-cats-and-dogs-and-control-freaks/comment-page-1/#comment-12696 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:20:37 +0000 http://girlinapartyhat.com/?p=4520#comment-12696 Oh that made me tear up for a number of reasons. How I know those mornings…and evenings…and weekends….

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