Comments on: freak flag http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/contributing-mamas/freak-flag/ a humor blog about life as a new york mom Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:37:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: A Greener Biener » Mwha Ha Ha, Mwha Ha Ha (wring hands here) http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/contributing-mamas/freak-flag/#comment-21970 A Greener Biener » Mwha Ha Ha, Mwha Ha Ha (wring hands here) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:24:39 +0000 http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/?p=5469#comment-21970 [...] eyes and losing sight of his children in a crowded museum, while I remained ever vigilant.  Maybe I worry too much.  Either way, I lost the game; I retained sight of my children.  Everyone’s a [...] [...] eyes and losing sight of his children in a crowded museum, while I remained ever vigilant.  Maybe I worry too much.  Either way, I lost the game; I retained sight of my children.  Everyone’s a [...]

]]> By: Meredith http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/contributing-mamas/freak-flag/#comment-21621 Meredith Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:40:27 +0000 http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/?p=5469#comment-21621 My husband grew up with his mother neurotically wrapping up her children in her own personal freak flag. They were not allowed to have playdates or birthday parties or do sports or any of those kid things. Jason's brother died when he was about 22 cliff-diving. And, Jason became the most type-A, "I must control and plan for absolutely everything because otherwise the world will stop spinning" overachiever ever. I thoroughly applaud your style of freak because it's all yours. You do a splendid job of encouraging the girls to dream and dance and jump, while keeping your freak to yourself. Don't feel like you should give it up! My husband grew up with his mother neurotically wrapping up her children in her own personal freak flag. They were not allowed to have playdates or birthday parties or do sports or any of those kid things. Jason’s brother died when he was about 22 cliff-diving. And, Jason became the most type-A, “I must control and plan for absolutely everything because otherwise the world will stop spinning” overachiever ever.

I thoroughly applaud your style of freak because it’s all yours. You do a splendid job of encouraging the girls to dream and dance and jump, while keeping your freak to yourself. Don’t feel like you should give it up!

]]> By: G-PMikey http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/contributing-mamas/freak-flag/#comment-21604 G-PMikey Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:40:57 +0000 http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/?p=5469#comment-21604 Can't live in a cacoon. You didn't watch your child steer her sled actively into a tree not anywhere near where she was initially headed. You never really stop worrying. You just start lying to yourself that you are beyond it. Right. Can’t live in a cacoon. You didn’t watch your child steer her sled actively into a tree not anywhere near where she was initially headed. You never really stop worrying. You just start lying to yourself that you are beyond it. Right.

]]> By: Diane http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/contributing-mamas/freak-flag/#comment-21575 Diane Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:26:26 +0000 http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/?p=5469#comment-21575 Thank you for sharing. We are all freaks, I think, but some hide it better than others. We have a stitches thing in my house - my son has had his chin stitched up 4 times, his eye once and my 3rd daughter just had stitches on her chin. My husband once said 'If my kids make it through to adulthood without ever having a scratch, I haven't done my job'. Meaning, sometimes taking risks means you get hurt. But you cannot go through life without taking any. What kind of life would that be? So just pray, pray, pray for safe keeping of your brood! Thank you for sharing. We are all freaks, I think, but some hide it better than others. We have a stitches thing in my house – my son has had his chin stitched up 4 times, his eye once and my 3rd daughter just had stitches on her chin. My husband once said ‘If my kids make it through to adulthood without ever having a scratch, I haven’t done my job’. Meaning, sometimes taking risks means you get hurt. But you cannot go through life without taking any. What kind of life would that be? So just pray, pray, pray for safe keeping of your brood!

]]> By: Debb http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/contributing-mamas/freak-flag/#comment-21566 Debb Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:45:14 +0000 http://www.mamabirddiaries.com/?p=5469#comment-21566 Gosh my kids were like that and worse! Gosh my kids were like that and worse!

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