tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post6960074146003505670..comments2023-06-25T05:06:09.098-04:00Comments on The Golden Spoons: A Letter to My Daughter Upon Entering Middle SchoolLisa Witherspoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530852104410009597noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-1056774305744378952013-09-17T16:05:31.193-04:002013-09-17T16:05:31.193-04:00Never too late! :)Never too late! :)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-53143171405183183572013-09-17T08:29:27.182-04:002013-09-17T08:29:27.182-04:00I wish I would've thought of this for my son. ...I wish I would've thought of this for my son. He also started middle school this year.Cassandra Schmigotzkihttp://casuallycassi.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-66419279702162730682013-08-27T15:35:30.727-04:002013-08-27T15:35:30.727-04:00Thanks, Stephanie!Thanks, Stephanie!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-57586408216172104732013-08-27T13:52:43.825-04:002013-08-27T13:52:43.825-04:00Beautiful message, Lisa. Your daughter is lucky to...Beautiful message, Lisa. Your daughter is lucky to have a mother who is so aware and supportive. My oldest is only 7, and I think many of us dread the middle school years and all the unchartered territory that goes with it. I bet you and your family will find you are able to navigate it well...Stephanie Sprengernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-56517464766004198722013-08-24T04:09:23.588-04:002013-08-24T04:09:23.588-04:00I love this!I love this!scarymommynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-17565224227254792772013-08-22T22:53:30.797-04:002013-08-22T22:53:30.797-04:00Absolutely! We have made some strategic decision ...Absolutely! We have made some strategic decision regarding my oldest's school this year and I am hoping it will help her "know it inside!" Thanks, Ashley!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-82527188630902008862013-08-22T20:21:20.968-04:002013-08-22T20:21:20.968-04:00I LOVE the message here. My older daughter and I h...I LOVE the message here. My older daughter and I have been talking a lot lately about being awesome...and how you have to know it inside. And that I will always remind her, too. I am saving this.-AshleyThe Dose of Realitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-44018429047463333462013-08-22T14:33:55.025-04:002013-08-22T14:33:55.025-04:00Thank you Martha!Thank you Martha!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-12085838874850496012013-08-22T14:33:25.654-04:002013-08-22T14:33:25.654-04:00Yes, Kristi, so so fast!Yes, Kristi, so so fast!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-83891872957925671632013-08-22T14:33:09.238-04:002013-08-22T14:33:09.238-04:00You are so sweet, Ashley! She read it and I just ...You are so sweet, Ashley! She read it and I just hope she remembers it!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-34516681362310375012013-08-22T14:32:44.331-04:002013-08-22T14:32:44.331-04:00Yes - parenting is one giant paradox isn't it?...Yes - parenting is one giant paradox isn't it? :-)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-28540244449072037312013-08-22T14:32:20.352-04:002013-08-22T14:32:20.352-04:00Thank you Lisa! It will be an adjustment for all ...Thank you Lisa! It will be an adjustment for all of us, but I think we'll be fine! (At least, I hope!)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-89286740410451445342013-08-22T14:30:46.809-04:002013-08-22T14:30:46.809-04:00Thanks, Dana! It seems that all I have been heari...Thanks, Dana! It seems that all I have been hearing are the bad stories. It's so nice to hear from someone who had a good experience!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-64436394405951806892013-08-22T13:06:01.618-04:002013-08-22T13:06:01.618-04:00What a great letter (and list). Georgia will be m...What a great letter (and list). Georgia will be moving up to middle school next year (and Henry will be high school!) and I'll have to remember to show her this post.Marthahttp://itstheelliotway.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-91636683708520766182013-08-22T09:50:13.045-04:002013-08-22T09:50:13.045-04:00Lisa, what a wonderful letter to your daughter. I ...Lisa, what a wonderful letter to your daughter. I can feel your love for her and your guidance while reading it and you've also given great advice! And aw, they grow up sofast sofast sofast...sooooo fast.Kristi - Finding Nineenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-77487648120424109122013-08-21T15:29:11.927-04:002013-08-21T15:29:11.927-04:00Lisa, you are going to make me cry! That was beaut...Lisa, you are going to make me cry! That was beautiful!! I hope you have a copy of that to save and give to her. Incredibly written!!Ashley Lindernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-19823153892744352122013-08-21T12:53:09.565-04:002013-08-21T12:53:09.565-04:00Aw, your daughter is lucky to have you by her side...Aw, your daughter is lucky to have you by her side, as she goes on this journey. It is so exciting and so scary! What a paradox, huh?Rachel @TaoOfPoopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-8301668377286252902013-08-20T22:29:43.735-04:002013-08-20T22:29:43.735-04:00Aw!! My son starts 8th grade and his last year of ...Aw!! My son starts 8th grade and his last year of middle school tomorrow. It's scary, but so wonderful to see them mature and blossom. It's going to be great!! This is EXCELLENT advice for middle school..and for life in general! !!--LisaThe Dose of Realityhttp://TheDoseofReality.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-3300359168199859822013-08-20T22:29:21.299-04:002013-08-20T22:29:21.299-04:00Excellent advice, Lisa. Funny how we both wrote to...Excellent advice, Lisa. Funny how we both wrote to our daughters today. Mine survived middle school unscathed; it was a good three years for her. I hope it's the same for your daughter, and I suspect with her parents by her side it will be!Danahttp://kissmylist.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-53349066603462581602013-08-20T11:49:55.198-04:002013-08-20T11:49:55.198-04:00Thanks Tracie! The last half of her 5th grade yea...Thanks Tracie! The last half of her 5th grade year seems like a bug blur as we prepared for middle school. It is a big step! (Thanks for the tweet, too!)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-48192916571195457202013-08-20T11:48:35.213-04:002013-08-20T11:48:35.213-04:00On the one hand five years seems like a long time,...On the one hand five years seems like a long time, but we both know it will go by way too fast! It seems like just yesterday I was sending Rachel off to Kindergarten with a toddler on my leg and a baby in my arms. They will be starting 3rd grade & 1st grade next week, too!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-33628285781348932592013-08-20T11:47:19.635-04:002013-08-20T11:47:19.635-04:00Enjoy the valley while you can!! (I know I'm ...Enjoy the valley while you can!! (I know I'm not supposed to say that!) I really am looking froward to this new territory but it is sad and scary t the same time.<br /><br /><br />This is a post I wrote a couple years ago about ALL the lessons I want to teach all three of my daughters. You might enjoy it, too. :-) http://www.the-golden-spoons.com/2011/04/Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-6168077285665461632013-08-20T11:10:59.486-04:002013-08-20T11:10:59.486-04:00This is a great letter!! My daughter is going into...This is a great letter!! My daughter is going into fifth grade this year, and with middle school rushing towards us, these are a lot of the same things I have been thinking about lately.From Traciehttp://www.fromtracie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-51176201567824438262013-08-20T11:01:15.847-04:002013-08-20T11:01:15.847-04:00Wow. Just wow. This is fantastic advice for all of...Wow. Just wow. This is fantastic advice for all of us, but especially middle school kids. I will need to save this for my daughter when she starts middle school in... five years. That sounds way too soon!Sarah @ LeftBrainBuddhahttp://leftbrainbuddha.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-70860643451129749492013-08-20T10:29:14.883-04:002013-08-20T10:29:14.883-04:00Ok, I might cry. What unchartered territory for he...Ok, I might cry. What unchartered territory for her and YOU. It does feel like a mountain, doesn't it? I think we're still in the valley over here but looking up in fear and wonder. This is really making me think about what I want my daughter to know - about life and friends and love.Tamara Bowmanhttp://tamaralikecamera.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com