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  • January 5, 2011 at 4:40 am #106773
    flower
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    Conversation with my 7 year old daughter today….

    Me: When I was a kid there was no such thing as the internet.

    DD: Really? You were so lucky!

    Me: Lucky? Why?

    DD: Because your mom probably had lots more time to play with you.

    Forgive me if you don’t see me hanging around the forum quite as much in the future, but I have five incredible kids that I need to go play with. Later all!

    January 5, 2011 at 5:07 am #139577
    canadiangirl
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    Very sweet!! Yes, go play with your kids. We’ll miss you but boy do I understand. This parent business is a tricky balancing act. We have needs too but our kids are only small for a short time. Good luck with the balancing act.

    CG

    January 5, 2011 at 6:21 am #139578
    cwald
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    flowerdrops wrote:

    Conversation with my 7 year old daughter today….

    Me: When I was a kid there was no such thing as the internet.

    DD: Really? You were so lucky!

    Me: Lucky? Why?

    DD: Because your mom probably had lots more time to play with you.

    Ouch.

    January 5, 2011 at 2:45 pm #139579
    SilentDawning
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    Good point — I find my face is ALWAYS in my computer. Yes, on this site, but mostly as a break when I’m bored with my day-to-day work which keeps me beholden to my desk.

    Fortunately I spend a lot of time with my kids anyway, but they too say “I’m always at my computer” which bothers them!!!

    January 5, 2011 at 4:48 pm #139580
    Old-Timer
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    Wonderful perspective, fd. Thanks – and enjoy your extra family time.

    January 5, 2011 at 7:21 pm #139581
    Brian Johnston
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    Kids > Webz

    Responsible choice Flowerdrops. Good for you!

    Like SD, my postings are mostly my mental “smoke breaks” at work.

    January 5, 2011 at 7:26 pm #139582
    doug
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    flowerdrops wrote:

    Forgive me if you don’t see me hanging around the forum quite as much in the future, but I have five incredible kids that I need to go play with. Later all!

    Good choice. I’ll miss your comments.

    January 10, 2011 at 12:50 am #139583
    flower
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    canadiangirl wrote:

    This parent business is a tricky balancing act. We have needs too but our kids are only small for a short time. Good luck with the balancing act.

    Yes is is a balancing act. For one thing groups such as this help me to keep sane. (Hard to be a good mama when your not!) But on the other hand I spend way too much time on the computer. I am very involved with an online writers critique group (We recently wrote and published this poetry anthology… http://www.amazon.com/Eyeball-My-Garden-Other-Spine-Tingling/dp/0761456554/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1294620029&sr=1-1) I also assist my husband with some of his business, and I have been busy launching my own business as well. All this means my face is buried in the computer more than I would like. Somehow the kids and I manage to get all our schooling in and have some fun too. It’s tricky stuff though.

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