tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post2127307947179245432..comments2022-11-25T04:12:38.472-05:00Comments on Musings of a Writer Mom: The ScreamersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16387237048303201717noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-9219344153622378472012-06-21T16:38:53.194-04:002012-06-21T16:38:53.194-04:00Enjoy those moments while you can. And get some ea...Enjoy those moments while you can. And get some earplugs.Dude of The Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272483182710859456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-10426712488799127502012-06-21T11:35:59.116-04:002012-06-21T11:35:59.116-04:00Talk about perspective! Kudos to you. :)Talk about perspective! Kudos to you. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-34754081812097684612012-06-21T08:19:51.055-04:002012-06-21T08:19:51.055-04:00the screaming I can handle...but the screaming in ...the screaming I can handle...but the screaming in the car thing makes me nuts. maybe because i live in a city with people who have taken to using the city streets as their personal Formula One race-track. Tad nerve-wracking. BUT that notwithstanding, to look at those faces and be able to see the joy - that is a gift, indeed.mannahattamamma.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418643116628417745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-58088493224251200652012-06-20T23:00:59.815-04:002012-06-20T23:00:59.815-04:00Totally appreciated this one!Totally appreciated this one!Whoa! Susannah (Formerly Write, Rinse, Repeat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07175650037862496945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-61490117517403436402012-06-20T20:46:10.410-04:002012-06-20T20:46:10.410-04:00I totally agree. It's annoying, but kids are ...I totally agree. It's annoying, but kids are loud. I only struggle because we're in a town house but the neighbors next door are just as bad, so...scream on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-18075365012764275492012-06-20T19:10:41.953-04:002012-06-20T19:10:41.953-04:00oh, that they are enjoying each other...enjoying l...oh, that they are enjoying each other...enjoying life. what an awesome {loud} time in your life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260565778393696918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-26119060492203686122012-06-20T13:28:15.810-04:002012-06-20T13:28:15.810-04:00Wow! As an only child and a parent of an only chil...Wow! As an only child and a parent of an only child, I would be one of those people staring at your van in disbelief...and maybe just a little bit of jealousy as well. Grab those moments of joy and suck them all in.Kerry Ann @Vinobaby's Voicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295304663766870450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-26904918434467775662012-06-20T10:18:56.855-04:002012-06-20T10:18:56.855-04:00Our minivan days are behind us, but I remember the...Our minivan days are behind us, but I remember them well. Long family trips with bored or screaming children. Then I discovered the secret to peace and harmony: portable DVD players, one for each child. It was like injecting them with sedatives. I almost felt guilty - almost.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865863984001684338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-81273373729219633552012-06-20T06:38:29.596-04:002012-06-20T06:38:29.596-04:00Wonderful story! I love how you can look at the sc...Wonderful story! I love how you can look at the screaming (which, by the way, usually drives me to losing it) and think - how amazing that they are having this joy :)Cindy - The Reedster Speakshttp://www.reedsterspeaks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-83475266242680237252012-06-19T23:36:43.572-04:002012-06-19T23:36:43.572-04:00Kudos to you for being able to handle the noise! ...Kudos to you for being able to handle the noise! I love how alive big families are (we want five as well,) but I have one rule -- no screaming in the minivan. They can scream inside the house and outside and wherever their little lungs feel the need to scream. Except the car. Ever. <br /><br />But you are right. It goes so fast, and I love that you were able to enjoy the magic of the moment.Amandahttp://www.indisposablemama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-30829405147357273212012-06-19T19:55:16.441-04:002012-06-19T19:55:16.441-04:00Ah yes! I have 5 kids too and sometimes the scream...Ah yes! I have 5 kids too and sometimes the screaming in the minivan is torturous. I love the way you choose to look at it and I agree 100%. Awesome post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04968250671087385396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-766953218304668772012-06-19T19:20:27.722-04:002012-06-19T19:20:27.722-04:00Funny, but this is one of the things I love the mo...Funny, but this is one of the things I love the most when all of the kids are together. Mine, his, the neighbors. The noise and the pleasure I can see them getting from it.Vanessahttp://www.5thingsaboutnothingimportant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-62895363488925730682012-06-19T19:12:39.848-04:002012-06-19T19:12:39.848-04:00Glad you could see the joy in that! I imagine it&#...Glad you could see the joy in that! I imagine it'd be a little tough through all the screaming..Giahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10026292498250130247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-65374100249289132092012-06-19T16:48:14.990-04:002012-06-19T16:48:14.990-04:00Yay for stepfamilies!
I LOVE your Zen-ness about ...Yay for stepfamilies! <br />I LOVE your Zen-ness about the screaming. You have brought me so much perspective. :-)<br />Thanks for that, and thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022540233075643448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-67286568738376377992012-06-19T15:57:12.794-04:002012-06-19T15:57:12.794-04:00This remind me of my childhood, right down to the ...This remind me of my childhood, right down to the minivan and the five kids. You are right, it won't last forever, one day they will be too cool for any of it. So I'm glad you enjoyed.<br /><br />Sounds like a great day and it made me nostalgic.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15952158423824382303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-15935974741089193902012-06-19T15:15:45.926-04:002012-06-19T15:15:45.926-04:00I have 5 kids, aged 13 and under, so I can relate ...I have 5 kids, aged 13 and under, so I can relate to this. However, the days when I think 5 screaming children are a good thing are few and far between. Most of the time, I'm ready to pull my hair out. Now that I've read this, I think I need to change my attitude. Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-49234838674155088952012-06-19T13:51:13.858-04:002012-06-19T13:51:13.858-04:00Now I'm feeling guilty. I can't tune out t...Now I'm feeling guilty. I can't tune out the screams and I do tell them not to. I do try and reflect that it won't be this way forever. Too bad their is so much other stress going on in life that screaming kids completely unnerve me at times.Jamie Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03464973297373372882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-14571703749191825002012-06-19T12:30:42.768-04:002012-06-19T12:30:42.768-04:00It probably was envy; I have two and I envy women ...It probably was envy; I have two and I envy women who have five, or four, or three. The good moments so outweigh the bad ones, especially if you can focus on the good as you have here. Wonderful post.Louise Ducotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01390647405858661686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-68525611770078455372012-06-19T10:24:17.650-04:002012-06-19T10:24:17.650-04:00Great post. It's wild-- sometimes the screamin...Great post. It's wild-- sometimes the screaming bugs me and sometimes it delights me. It's getting louder every day. SOmetimes I just join them and start screaming. Good times.christie tatehttp://www.outlawmama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-54502556044368108722012-06-19T09:33:37.125-04:002012-06-19T09:33:37.125-04:00Aw, great post. It totally depends upon your persp...Aw, great post. It totally depends upon your perspective, and you have the right one!Kenja Purkeyhttp://www.grandnewmom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-77173149134615557912012-06-19T08:48:42.742-04:002012-06-19T08:48:42.742-04:00What a great perspective! It all really is so flee...What a great perspective! It all really is so fleeting. Maybe I should just join in with the screaming the next time my kids do it.Christiehttp://www.randomreflectionz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-23597846182811667552012-06-19T08:34:49.916-04:002012-06-19T08:34:49.916-04:00As the oldest of 4 and a parent to 4. I totally l...As the oldest of 4 and a parent to 4. I totally loved and appreciated this. I "get" it! :)peanutmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321887939831709576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1532081783124040919.post-22025970021158507022012-06-19T08:24:12.067-04:002012-06-19T08:24:12.067-04:00you are... awesome. if it were me i would jumped o...you are... awesome. if it were me i would jumped out of a moving vehicle to get away from it. xD (i dont handle noise very well it makes me anxious) You rawk! Seriously. HERO!Jennyhttp://so-very.menoreply@blogger.com