tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post8107110047482611078..comments2023-10-14T05:02:38.235-05:00Comments on 2 Tikes Under 2 & the Caboose!: Purgingmandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14645689405617116286noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-8366304062044594502008-08-25T08:42:00.000-05:002008-08-25T08:42:00.000-05:00Kim, you make a valid point. I try to tell anonym...Kim, you make a valid point. I try to tell anonymous that. I don't go around referring to kids as "poor kids". I think most of everyone who responded here knows that. The post was meant to convey how frustrated I was by the amount of toys in my home. IF you read the post carefully I admit to be "insane, irrational, and sleep deprived." Yes I could have chosene my words better. However what this post has turned into is me feeling like I need to defend myself and I know I am a good mom and know that I really don't need to do that.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate you thoughts Kim!mandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645689405617116286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-37626862497474264042008-08-25T08:11:00.000-05:002008-08-25T08:11:00.000-05:00So not to stir up any drama again but (lol)... I'm...So not to stir up any drama again but (lol)... I'm not sure who anonymous is but I kind of agree with him/her, Mandi. When I rolled over to your blog this morning I read that part "poor kids" and thought that maybe the term was used not intentionally to be insensitive but that's how it turned out sounding to some people. Just an FYI I hadn't even read the comments yet and probably wouldn't have except for the torn post had me curious.<BR/><BR/>I guess the way I see it is you wouldn't say that you're donating Slim Fast to fat kids. So to say that you're donating to poor kids is kind of the same, IMO. That's a wild exaggeration I know but it's just what came to mind. <BR/><BR/>For me it's not that they aren't poor, they probably are, but that doesn't mean I'd go around referring to them as poor kids, fat kids, ugly kids, etc. I would probably just say kids. I'd tell Maggie, and do when we donate, that we're giving them to other kids who are going to have so much fun playing with new toys. At some point she'll be old enough to get the concept of charity but for now I'd rather it not be associated with a negative stigma: poor. Instead I'd just like it to be a nice thing she's doing.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure I'm going to be bashed too, that's fine. I'm sure people are going to tear apart my example of "fat kids". I'm going to be told to pick my battles, given bible verses to read, etc. I just felt like I should also state my opinion WITH an identity. I'm curious to see how much of the response anonymous got because they chose to be anonymous, KWIM?<BR/><BR/>And finally Mandi, please know that I do understand that tone is everything and it's quite literally IMPOSSIBLE to hear a tone via the internet. I'm sure that in my head I hear it so much differently than it was said/meant, KWIM? I don't have any ill will towards you or your blog or anyone else for that matter, it's just my opinion.<BR/><BR/>FYI: I tried the OpenID thing thinking that's what would let me sign my name to this but it didn't. So I opened up a google blogger thingy but don't really have use for it. So FTR this is:<BR/><BR/>MMMommy aka Kim from pg.orgMmmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14368983314047720382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-66270763335029403842008-08-23T23:28:00.000-05:002008-08-23T23:28:00.000-05:00So all it takes is a little drama for my commenter...So all it takes is a little drama for my commenters to come out of the woodworks! Thanks ladies, your support is appreciated.mandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645689405617116286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-56200335066660400302008-08-23T22:36:00.000-05:002008-08-23T22:36:00.000-05:00You Go Girls!!!! I am so proud of all of you!!! Su...You Go Girls!!!! I am so proud of all of you!!! Such Silliness! Life is way to short!and precious for all of this. We must learn to choose our battles and this just doesn't seem like one we should pick!lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15004524902037539872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-73494859408150023002008-08-23T21:19:00.000-05:002008-08-23T21:19:00.000-05:00Anonymous, follow me: breath in, breath out. Reme...Anonymous, follow me: breath in, breath out. Remember this from childbirth? Relax---there are many other things in the universe to get all huffed up about besides the bloggity blog. Ms Mandi is one of the good guys, trust me. Save your big ole bag of bull &#@$ for one of the bad guys:)Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113467002737315500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-46541824879161768772008-08-23T20:54:00.000-05:002008-08-23T20:54:00.000-05:00Ok, I don't know who anonymous is but I love them!...Ok, I don't know who anonymous is but I love them! They have fired me up so much with their comments that it has forced me to learn how to blog! The only thing that I can say is that obviously anonymous is not only "frugal" but is jealous. Here is a verse that I received via email that says it loud and clear.<BR/><BR/>A peaceful heart leads to a healthy body; jealousy is like cancer in the bones.<BR/><BR/>~ Proverbs 14:30, NLT<BR/>Did you get that...cancer in the bones. Chill out and get a peaceful heart!Kate and Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11419702677360770383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-81631502137969603612008-08-23T20:49:00.000-05:002008-08-23T20:49:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kate and Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11419702677360770383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-27891525255244024622008-08-23T17:40:00.000-05:002008-08-23T17:40:00.000-05:00Overly sensitive people irritate me. Gimme a break...Overly sensitive people irritate me. Gimme a break, anonymous. This isn't the correct forum for your vocab critique.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14312643795921483087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-61747798003455483752008-08-23T10:06:00.000-05:002008-08-23T10:06:00.000-05:00Adalyn's World Views said... "We must remember tha...Adalyn's World Views said... <BR/><BR/>"We must remember that this is a blog. Not an direct rendition of what was said between mother and child."<BR/><BR/>So this blog then is enhanced versions of a conversation or event that took place where the author has had time to come up with clever ways to pepper the story to make it more entertaining, thus making it a "based on previous events" story? I think perhaps I'll head on down to Goodwill and pick up some books that actually classify themselves as fiction instead of considering themselves non-fiction. That's what us "poor" folk do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-31300770810408937992008-08-23T08:35:00.000-05:002008-08-23T08:35:00.000-05:00Dear anonymous,Maybe instead of going to goodwill ...Dear anonymous,<BR/>Maybe instead of going to goodwill and getting on someone because they are GIVING toys to poor kids, you should skip goodwill and go to church to improve your language. I am offeneded by the word Shitty! The economy is what you make it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-61684894871863675402008-08-22T16:04:00.000-05:002008-08-22T16:04:00.000-05:00We must remember that this is a blog. Not an direc...We must remember that this is a blog. Not an direct rendition of what was said between mother and child. We are doing are best to raise our young children and to take the time to critize someone annoymously on a blog for friends and family is no better than a mother who was "labeling" people.Adalyn's World Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01174634453075842711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-31970701355610843552008-08-22T15:34:00.000-05:002008-08-22T15:34:00.000-05:00Anonymous you make a valid point, I don't label pe...Anonymous you make a valid point, I don't label people and never said anything was wrong with Goodwill I've been there myself. Next time perhaps you can leave your name with your comments. Thanks!mandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645689405617116286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-8291905842751007272008-08-22T14:51:00.000-05:002008-08-22T14:51:00.000-05:00Wow, "poor kids". Perhaps instead of teaching you...Wow, "poor kids". Perhaps instead of teaching your child to put labels on people less fortunate than yourself, you can tell her that you're giving them to children who don't have as many toys as they do, that she's sharing. <BR/><BR/>"Poor kids", I'm very offended by that. I shop at Goodwill. I don't like to think of myself as poor, I like to think I'm frugal and smart in this shitty economy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-5783614788932405982008-08-22T14:19:00.000-05:002008-08-22T14:19:00.000-05:00Exactly. THat is what Adalyn needs, socks. She wor...Exactly. THat is what Adalyn needs, socks. She wore two different pair today!Adalyn's World Viewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01174634453075842711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-74395214912792881472008-08-22T08:20:00.000-05:002008-08-22T08:20:00.000-05:00Hahaha! In a way I'm glad Kevin keeps me restraine...Hahaha! In a way I'm glad Kevin keeps me restrained in the buying department...otherwise, this would be me. We just want to give our kids everything. I have a hard time parting with working items, myself.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14312643795921483087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485792858489638698.post-54493098122116534102008-08-22T07:47:00.000-05:002008-08-22T07:47:00.000-05:00i am with you on this! (and I'm almost a year behi...i am with you on this! (and I'm almost a year behind you in the kid deartment). for mikey's 1st birthday we asked that no one buy him toys and instead used the money they were going to spend to make a donation to St. Jude in his name. now he has lots of cards from St. jude in his baby book letting him know how many children were helped. :)jennlagdavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058096442773590765noreply@blogger.com