Comments on In the Trenches of Mommyhood....: LOST (Not the TV Show)

Kids and their memories are just AMAZING!!! When ...

2011-09-17T15:43:42.040-04:00

Kids and their memories are just AMAZING!!!

When Big T was a baby he had a huge fear of bees, for no reason...he's never been stung. But he was scared of them anyways. He still is, but now its been narrowed down to hornets and wasps since they don't make honey! HA!

OMG my kids do the same thing yours do when I get ...

2011-09-16T17:35:27.106-04:00

OMG my kids do the same thing yours do when I get even partially lost. In our own city. Where are we? Are we lost? What are we going to do? I'm scared? Mommy, I think you need to call Daddy."

It's sad and maddening at the same time.

If he were a little older and could read, you coul...

2011-09-15T20:41:50.482-04:00

If he were a little older and could read, you could you get a detailed map of the local area or print out directions to where you are going. Maybe you could show him on the map the route you will take to get there and have him help navigate there by feeding him the upcoming turns, such as 'we are going to make a left at the third light, so you count the lights'.

My husband

Back in the day my oldest son had anxiety issues. ...

2011-09-15T19:37:30.259-04:00

Back in the day my oldest son had anxiety issues. Luckily he only had one at a time (each one would be replaced by something new). Let me think. It started in first grade when a kid brought peanuts to his classroom (in the estimation jar). As Joe was deathly allergic to nuts, we had drilled into his head that he could die if he ate them. He then became afraid to eat at school. Then he was

My daughter has a completely irrational fear of th...

2011-09-15T18:08:45.719-04:00

My daughter has a completely irrational fear of those automatic flushing toilets. First, she screams, then miraculously, she doesn't have to go anymore. Funny how that happens. :)