tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post2201901501798143758..comments2024-03-28T08:54:28.654+08:00Comments on Cresting The Hill: PARENTING LESSON #2 ~ YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOWLeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-35757990550681596302016-08-12T18:32:19.392+08:002016-08-12T18:32:19.392+08:00I loved your "someone's sister's aunt...I loved your "someone's sister's auntie's neighbour's cat"'s advice - it's so true. It's about taking advice in but knowing what to discard along the way. You can find a for or an against for everything if you look hard enough. I still envy you having Google though - I'd have been on it all the time if it was available in my young mum days!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-629351560885489452016-08-12T08:54:28.268+08:002016-08-12T08:54:28.268+08:00I think trusting your own instincts is often the b...I think trusting your own instincts is often the best thing to do, and in my generation I think we often find that harder to do because of the overwhelming amount of information and opinions available to us. That said, however, I have often felt a little annoyed by some women in older generations who are the ones who had all the family & community support, etc, and who are really dismissive of us silly girls 'looking up nonsense online and in books and believing it'. This annoys me not because you don't find a lot of nonsense online - you do - but because these same women in the next breath will come out with just as much nonsense in the form of ridiculous old wives' tales that someone's sister's auntie's neighbour's cat once told them. I think actually every generation has had its google - in the sense that every generation has had its sources for daft, unreliable, completely anecdotal stories about how to raise kids!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13006727330831002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-14343417762902722962016-08-11T20:05:02.840+08:002016-08-11T20:05:02.840+08:00Thanks Molly - we use WhatsApp for videos of our l...Thanks Molly - we use WhatsApp for videos of our little granddaughter and that is such a blessing - the internet has so many advantages (except for the information overload!)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-31811207116939336822016-08-11T20:04:01.427+08:002016-08-11T20:04:01.427+08:00I'd love to have had the internet as a young m...I'd love to have had the internet as a young mum too Janice - there's probably way too much information available but it is still such a gift in today's world.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-41364953992064115252016-08-11T20:03:02.401+08:002016-08-11T20:03:02.401+08:00Thanks so much Marilyn - it's always lovely li...Thanks so much Marilyn - it's always lovely linking up to #OTM and reading some of the other posts shared there.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-16149340984762083532016-08-11T08:50:19.812+08:002016-08-11T08:50:19.812+08:00I do wonder how we did it Leanne, but I read a lot...I do wonder how we did it Leanne, but I read a lot of books then and underlined important passages instead of googling and bookmarking for future reference. Sometime I think it was better to have fewer options but we know every generation looks back at simpler times with nostalgia, right? My grandson was pretty good with an iPad when he was 18months old and I am so grateful for FaceTime as they lived 5 hours away when he was born and it gave us regular contact real time. Okay, now I'm rambling. Love the post. :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14664097336440373659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-6789525869428386832016-08-11T05:35:50.350+08:002016-08-11T05:35:50.350+08:00HI Leanne,
1. I agree it takes a village. I wanted...HI Leanne,<br />1. I agree it takes a village. I wanted to read Hillary's book for a while by that title but never did. <br />2. I am jealous of younger mothers today who have the benefit of the Internet. So helpful!<br />JaniceJanice Waldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15298688562236073165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-63542473681793805272016-08-08T09:47:00.949+08:002016-08-08T09:47:00.949+08:00I would have been too Tif if Google was around in ...I would have been too Tif if Google was around in my young mum days :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-43879736801889142962016-08-07T10:13:59.133+08:002016-08-07T10:13:59.133+08:00I'm all about Google. That's all I did for...I'm all about Google. That's all I did for the first year of Kane's life.<br /><br />Tif<br />www.brightonabudget.comBright on a Budgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328343024170931227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-9206793287928779052016-08-06T10:52:11.649+08:002016-08-06T10:52:11.649+08:00Great advice Doreen - I think we have more materna...Great advice Doreen - I think we have more maternal instinct than we give ourselves credit for - and usually if we have our children's best interests at heart then we'll muddle through and come out intact :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-54378739014816440652016-08-06T10:51:11.957+08:002016-08-06T10:51:11.957+08:00My mother had no idea (I'm still not sure whet...My mother had no idea (I'm still not sure whether she raised us or just left us to the wolves!) so no advice from her end and I think most of the time I just plowed on and hoped I was doing the right thing. Fortunately they seem to have turned out well!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-64017643252680001992016-08-06T10:49:53.673+08:002016-08-06T10:49:53.673+08:00I think it's life in general isn't it Caro...I think it's life in general isn't it Carol - we think we know and then find out later we often had NO IDEA :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-2338243716411307392016-08-06T10:49:07.608+08:002016-08-06T10:49:07.608+08:00Me too - kids seem to flourish if you love them an...Me too - kids seem to flourish if you love them and they overlook the shortfalls if there is enough good stuff in their world. There is definitely no one-size-fits-all template for parenting!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-71615952411815683052016-08-06T10:47:55.012+08:002016-08-06T10:47:55.012+08:00I know Jennifer! You could just ask Dr Google and ...I know Jennifer! You could just ask Dr Google and get an answer for everything - mind you, I'd be forever second guessing myself if I had so much information to hand :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-11270588399129500932016-08-06T06:00:31.482+08:002016-08-06T06:00:31.482+08:00I only had Dr. Spock too and I wasn't that big...I only had Dr. Spock too and I wasn't that big a fan. I learned a lot from 2 women that I babysat for, I thought they were the best mothers ever. They always said to use my common sense and to always trust my instinct. That is the advice I shared with my kids when they became parents.Doreen McGettiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691803968607905576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-6269984254115800142016-08-06T00:03:22.389+08:002016-08-06T00:03:22.389+08:00I'm with Jennifer. All I had was Dr. Spock. Oh...I'm with Jennifer. All I had was Dr. Spock. Oh, and a ragged paperback book entitled, "Nursing Your Baby". My mom totally disagreed with me on the whole 'nursing' scenario--lamenting constantly that my babies were starving to death and I needed to give them solids or a bottle or something. MIL was a bit better, having nursed her babies. So, even though I had help close by and lots and lots of advice, not all of my help was . . . helpful. :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-63433471087735604772016-08-05T23:17:57.609+08:002016-08-05T23:17:57.609+08:00It's my favorite saying and it applies in so m...It's my favorite saying and it applies in so many places. Including parenting.<br />Carol<br />Middle-aged Diva (Carol)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01568652518759320329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-91980011171913913452016-08-05T22:52:09.424+08:002016-08-05T22:52:09.424+08:00No matter how prepared we think we are, we can nev...No matter how prepared we think we are, we can never really prepare for parenthood. Kids will throw all kinds of things at you that you don't expect. Hindsight is easy. I was far from a perfect parent, but now I am proud of how my kids have turned out despite my shortcomings. Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638777178568450491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-59720995756466156922016-08-05T22:37:14.484+08:002016-08-05T22:37:14.484+08:00You're so right about the Internet. All I had ...You're so right about the Internet. All I had was Dr Spock when I raised my kids! Having Google and Web MD would have made life so much easier. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723360304687997220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-64122512249610367192016-08-05T21:57:27.395+08:002016-08-05T21:57:27.395+08:00Maybe a degree of ignorance is bliss Susan - I thi...Maybe a degree of ignorance is bliss Susan - I think you're right about information overload today - there's a lot to sift through to find what really works and what doesn't.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-1218945070577363962016-08-05T21:56:32.718+08:002016-08-05T21:56:32.718+08:00I like the idea that the village is now the intern...I like the idea that the village is now the internet Toni - it makes nuclear families less alone and there is SO much advice available nowadays :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-77893143305689727392016-08-05T21:55:50.661+08:002016-08-05T21:55:50.661+08:00We were all in the same boat Kathleen - a baby boo...We were all in the same boat Kathleen - a baby book or two and from there we just had to wing it - it's surprising what a good job we seem to have done!Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-73472522366374711652016-08-05T21:54:55.996+08:002016-08-05T21:54:55.996+08:00I don't know how we did it either Sue - babies...I don't know how we did it either Sue - babies and children must be fairly resilient and can bounce back from all the well meaning mothering we gave them :)Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623420015695351280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-61666204220152905252016-08-05T21:48:54.804+08:002016-08-05T21:48:54.804+08:00When I look back at old decisions and choices and ...When I look back at old decisions and choices and wish I'd done things differently, I remember that it's impossible to know more than you do, or you would. As for what we are able to share with each other via internet, that's a blessing a curse, I think, the flip side: too much knowledge is a dangerous thing. Susan Bonifanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889354888091500881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4722898771124083282.post-22850747259050565082016-08-05T19:35:40.992+08:002016-08-05T19:35:40.992+08:00I think the village that's needed to raise a c...I think the village that's needed to raise a child has been moved to the Internet. Like you, and no doubt countless others, I had to wing it!Toni McCloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398716942376764973noreply@blogger.com