tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post7949048467000554192..comments2023-07-22T04:25:04.122-05:00Comments on Not Quite What I Had Planned: Dear Alyssa and Bridget,Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18325715096763265816noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-2287456419283284142008-01-29T23:16:00.000-05:002008-01-29T23:16:00.000-05:00well i think i'll let my kids read this. 13 is th...well i think i'll let my kids read this. 13 is the age of your own laundry in my house. they are 11 & 12 now. they aren't looking forward to 13. maybe if they read this, they won't think i'm the meanest mama ever anymore!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-84391028372286814542008-01-29T09:50:00.000-05:002008-01-29T09:50:00.000-05:00Hey Kristie,I'm a fellow scrapbooker and I LOVE ha...Hey Kristie,<BR/><BR/>I'm a fellow scrapbooker and I LOVE having time to do it. Just this past weekend we had a 14 hour crop (chocolate included - can't be a crop without it). I would love to see your pages, you should set up a site with your scrapbook pages on it that we could look at. Just a suggestion.<BR/><BR/>VickiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-79552181666657933612008-01-28T13:43:00.000-05:002008-01-28T13:43:00.000-05:00I think for her 11th birthday she should get a ste...I think for her 11th birthday she should get a step ladder :)Monica Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14767867041043811045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-64966411075985539122008-01-28T13:19:00.000-05:002008-01-28T13:19:00.000-05:00I am just like you in that Crap it's just easier t...I am just like you in that Crap it's just easier to do it myself then to help or correct. My kids are fantastic and very responsible with the things that they need to own - such as their schoolwork and such. My husband has a saying in regards to the laundry - the family that FOLDS together stays together - I love this saying, because without it, I would be folding by myself....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-37677297599549217642008-01-28T12:56:00.000-05:002008-01-28T12:56:00.000-05:00Stick with the "do your own laundry" at age 12 pla...Stick with the "do your own laundry" at age 12 plan. My kids started doing their own laundry pretty young and it paid off for all of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-59509908549721232852008-01-28T12:04:00.000-05:002008-01-28T12:04:00.000-05:00Kristie,*sigh* A deal is a deal. I guess when you ...Kristie,<BR/><BR/>*sigh* A deal is a deal. I guess when you do laundry for 6 people whats 1 more :) Sometimes its hard figuring out rules and responsiblities for the oldest child... I keep telling Alyssa she is like our guinea pig and hopefully we won't traumatize her too much until while we figure things out. That's one of the things so great about your blog its down to earth and real. Thanks<BR/><BR/>Bridget Ellis<BR/>New Brunswick, CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-70356197627214458722008-01-28T11:57:00.000-05:002008-01-28T11:57:00.000-05:00Dear Mrs Escoe, Thank you for taking time to answe...Dear Mrs Escoe, <BR/>Thank you for taking time to answer my question.You have made me and 6 of my friends very happy ! Now we have two things to be happy about today Snow Day and No Laundry !! ps I hope your kids don't get too mad at you when you wrtie about them they sound really cool:) Sincerely, Alyssa<BR/>New Brusnwick, CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-59302994678696415452008-01-28T11:51:00.000-05:002008-01-28T11:51:00.000-05:00You go girl! I was a terrible mother and had my ...You go girl!<BR/> I was a terrible mother and had my son doing his own laundry when he was 11. Maybe I am crazy but I love how he turned out. He bought his own house at the age of 19 and now at the age of 27 has his life so together it still shocks me. Learning responsibility at a young age makes a well adjusted adult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-45665210585312922382008-01-28T10:51:00.000-05:002008-01-28T10:51:00.000-05:00Happy Monday! I really chuckled when I read Alyss...Happy Monday! I really chuckled when I read Alyssa and Bridget's comments last week. I am glad you addressed them in your blog. I am sure they will have mixed feeling about your adjustment to the laundry age.<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to hear more about your weekend away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com