tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post8289704477498966489..comments2023-06-25T05:06:09.098-04:00Comments on The Golden Spoons: Arguing About Arguing - And Other Ridiculousness! Lisa Witherspoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12530852104410009597noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-63267496304862298542015-08-31T11:54:43.418-04:002015-08-31T11:54:43.418-04:00Well, she's not going to that school this year...Well, she's not going to that school this year. Mostly because of all that. So far, we're all much happier. :-)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-44264306953005662652015-08-28T22:37:08.371-04:002015-08-28T22:37:08.371-04:00YES!!! FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT for our kids! Also it mak...YES!!! FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT for our kids! Also it makes me almost shaky to think about the people at your daughter's school dismissing you and her and other kids and ARGH!!! Yup.Kristi - Finding Nineenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-78280511015193939282015-08-27T11:33:50.255-04:002015-08-27T11:33:50.255-04:00This characterization is one of the ones that I ad...This characterization is one of the ones that I admire the most of mothers. It shows so much strength and love for their kids. Go mama bear mode! <br /><br /><br />www.artadorned.comArtadornedhttp://www.artadorned.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-27215953299193702242015-08-26T22:12:19.381-04:002015-08-26T22:12:19.381-04:00Amen! :-)Amen! :-)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-74777181984308506652015-08-26T22:12:04.762-04:002015-08-26T22:12:04.762-04:00You will, I'm sure.You will, I'm sure.Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-27723791641378376382015-08-26T22:07:51.639-04:002015-08-26T22:07:51.639-04:00I love it, Lisa! You are ready to fight for your ...I love it, Lisa! You are ready to fight for your babies!! I HATE confronting people... it causes SO much anxiety in me, I think I age about ten years any time I must. I try to avoid it too... but I'm with you. If it's about my kids? LOOK. OUT.Chris Carternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-8631856509252508182015-08-26T12:59:55.736-04:002015-08-26T12:59:55.736-04:00Yep - did all of that! I yelled, cried, and, ultim...Yep - did all of that! I yelled, cried, and, ultimately, we moved them to a different school for this year.Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-24082449204902451182015-08-26T12:59:14.916-04:002015-08-26T12:59:14.916-04:00Precisely!Precisely!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-34788521098578006572015-08-26T12:58:56.221-04:002015-08-26T12:58:56.221-04:00I think so, too. It's an instinctive thing to ...I think so, too. It's an instinctive thing to protect our young!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-35297205350194001932015-08-26T12:58:30.795-04:002015-08-26T12:58:30.795-04:00Exactly!Exactly!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-54488108444540921822015-08-26T12:58:20.300-04:002015-08-26T12:58:20.300-04:00That is one I will never forget! Fortunately, we w...That is one I will never forget! Fortunately, we were able to move our girls to a new school this year and, so far, things are MUCH better!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-10861123113554875012015-08-26T12:57:22.730-04:002015-08-26T12:57:22.730-04:00I feel that way when it is someone else I am defen...I feel that way when it is someone else I am defending. I need to do better about standing up for myself!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-61566905501574497492015-08-26T11:29:44.096-04:002015-08-26T11:29:44.096-04:00I'm not very confrontational either but I can ...I'm not very confrontational either but I can see me going into mama bear mode if someone hurts my little one.Julie S.http://velvet-rose.net/welcome.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-50140546322066747242015-08-26T11:10:17.658-04:002015-08-26T11:10:17.658-04:00Holy cow, yes. I'm SO non-confrontational but ...Holy cow, yes. I'm SO non-confrontational but I am just as much SO scary when I'm in that mode. What you described.. I would have LOST it. Changed schools, yelled at people, the whole deal.Tamara Bowmanhttp://tamaralikecamera.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-14538063156881445692015-08-26T09:07:13.819-04:002015-08-26T09:07:13.819-04:00I am exactly like you. I avoid confrontation or tr...I am exactly like you. I avoid confrontation or try to find a way to diffuse tense situations with humour. But where my kids are concerned, Mama Bear comes out sometimes and I become very matter of fact and down to business. Don't mess with a mama's kids.Kim Steelenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-68368798293991772602015-08-26T08:09:25.477-04:002015-08-26T08:09:25.477-04:00I'm sure I've gone Mama Bear, but I can...I'm sure I've gone Mama Bear, but I can't remember anything off the top of my head right now. Don't mess with my kids, though...I think that's something almost all mothers have in common!Danahttp://kissmylist.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-27264283675004015532015-08-26T07:48:24.361-04:002015-08-26T07:48:24.361-04:00I've done them mama bear routine a couple of t...I've done them mama bear routine a couple of times too when my kids were younger. You get into a whole different mind set and determination wins out over peace keeping!Leanne@crestingthehillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-53706201275399481582015-08-26T06:59:24.235-04:002015-08-26T06:59:24.235-04:00I still remember this incident and you had every r...I still remember this incident and you had every right to go Mama Bear on this teacher, as I most certainly would have reacted similar to you if it had been one of my girls, as well!Janine Huldiehttp://janinehuldie.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-15322067107757101362015-08-26T06:18:25.764-04:002015-08-26T06:18:25.764-04:00Oh yes!! I am a momma bear not only for my daughte...Oh yes!! I am a momma bear not only for my daughter, but other family and friends. I just do not back down when someone I love is being beaten down. It will not happen on my watch. I don't like confrontation but I've gotten to the point where I rather have things resolved than to fester.Melanie Stella Wrighthttp://www.runnergirlinarockingworld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-22965640522969264972015-08-25T17:28:26.584-04:002015-08-25T17:28:26.584-04:00Well, in that case, mine do a lot of practicing! I...Well, in that case, mine do a lot of practicing! I say they are practicing to become really great lawyers. :-) I'm fairly certain the footprints being to my middle, but I cannot for the life of me figure out when she put them there!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-34242307234055548942015-08-25T17:26:51.947-04:002015-08-25T17:26:51.947-04:00Oy! Mine don't really fight about toys anymore...Oy! Mine don't really fight about toys anymore, but I swear they can turn anything and everything into an argument.Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-88495521840221872042015-08-25T17:26:01.289-04:002015-08-25T17:26:01.289-04:00I keep telling her that there are plenty of people...I keep telling her that there are plenty of people who would love to have her curls. Of curse, she wishes hers was straight!Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-64894846274879302912015-08-25T17:25:32.316-04:002015-08-25T17:25:32.316-04:00Nope! They fight just as fiercely as they love! :-...Nope! They fight just as fiercely as they love! :-)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-27549483036581773412015-08-25T17:24:58.793-04:002015-08-25T17:24:58.793-04:00Yeah - in the midst of that one I just had to laug...Yeah - in the midst of that one I just had to laugh! :-)Lisa @ The Golden Spoonshttp://www.the-golden-spoons.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4109556486849297351.post-42433628776489963292015-08-25T15:31:14.643-04:002015-08-25T15:31:14.643-04:00I call it "practicing their conflict resoluti...I call it "practicing their conflict resolution skills!" Mine fight about a lot of stupid things too. What I really want to know is who put the footprints on the windshield!?!MamaRabiahttp://thelieberfamily.comnoreply@blogger.com