Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:37
Subject: A note to young moms from an older mom
Anonymous wrote:Wise words, mama.
+1
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:35
Subject: A note to young moms from an older mom
Anonymous wrote:The point would be received better if you weren't so condescending.
Disagree. OP was spot on for a note my old self would love to send to my young self. Thanks, OP.
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:32
Subject: A note to young moms from an older mom
Anonymous wrote:The point would be received better if you weren't so condescending.
Seriously???? That sounds really, really, really defensive.
OP, the trying to catch a raccoon was the best part of your post.
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:32
Subject: A note to young moms from an older mom
Anonymous wrote:The point would be received better if you weren't so condescending.
Oh shut up.
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:32
Subject: Re:A note to young moms from an older mom
I see a lot of Facebook posts from homeschooling moms sharing ideas of what to do and how to teach them when they are home for the next two weeks (in MD). I know it's all good intention but I think they are assuming that some of us don't have to telework AND watch kids.
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:29
Subject: A note to young moms from an older mom
The point would be received better if you weren't so condescending.
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:29
Subject: A note to young moms from an older mom
The real young moms are too busy. They're less likely to have telework and more likely to be in school themselves.
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:29
Subject: A note to young moms from an older mom
Busted, but my kids are older now, and this is what I would tell my younger self.
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:28
Subject: A note to young moms from an older mom
The DCUM and blog moms *are* the older moms. They're the crazy ones.
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:28
Subject: A note to young moms from an older mom
Anonymous wrote:A note to young moms from an older mom:
Listen guys I know you are under a lot of pressure to do everything just right. Proper eating habits, exercise, little to no screen time but these are extraordinary times. Don't kill yourself trying to keep everything perfect in the time of the pandemic. All the pinterest moms, DCUM moms and blog moms will make you feel like you are failing if you aren't constructing a model of the coronavirus out of toothpicks and a golf ball with your second grader. You are not. You need to consider the long game. In the total scheme of things this is but a blip. Take them outside and fool around when you can. Let them watch hours of tv and eat some junk food.
Someday before you know it they will be 35 years old like you are and they will talk of the "Great pandemic of 2020" with their kids. Do you want them to say: "Yeah I kept on pace with my online learning and didn't skip a beat, my mom was obsessive": OR would you rather they say: "It was crazy, we didn't have school for like 3 weeks, I ate nothing but chicken fingers and gummy bears, played possibly 60 hours of Minecraft and tried to capture a raccoon with my friends. It was the best!"
I'm not saying providing structure and order isn't important but you can give yourself a break. There are no awards for doing the pandemic 'better' than some other mom. Teach your kids to roll with the punches and live in the now and that sometimes, in extraordinary times, rules can and should be broken.
Great post!
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:27
Subject: Re:A note to young moms from an older mom
+1 though I’m a young mom and unfortunately I think your good point will be overshadowed in responses with people feeling defensive since you made it an us vs them and I know better. But I agree with your point whole heartedly. The kids will be ok folks!! Let them PLAY!
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:26
Subject: Re:A note to young moms from an older mom
OP, your post and wise words made me tear up. Thank you for taking the time to write what you did and to share a worthy message.
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:26
Subject: A note to young moms from an older mom
Wise words, mama.
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:26
Subject: A note to young moms from an older mom
Lol that a young mom of a second grader is now a 35 year old.
Anonymous
03/13/2020 13:23
Subject: A note to young moms from an older mom
A note to young moms from an older mom:
Listen guys I know you are under a lot of pressure to do everything just right. Proper eating habits, exercise, little to no screen time but these are extraordinary times. Don't kill yourself trying to keep everything perfect in the time of the pandemic. All the pinterest moms, DCUM moms and blog moms will make you feel like you are failing if you aren't constructing a model of the coronavirus out of toothpicks and a golf ball with your second grader. You are not. You need to consider the long game. In the total scheme of things this is but a blip. Take them outside and fool around when you can. Let them watch hours of tv and eat some junk food.
Someday before you know it they will be 35 years old like you are and they will talk of the "Great pandemic of 2020" with their kids. Do you want them to say: "Yeah I kept on pace with my online learning and didn't skip a beat, my mom was obsessive": OR would you rather they say: "It was crazy, we didn't have school for like 3 weeks, I ate nothing but chicken fingers and gummy bears, played possibly 60 hours of Minecraft and tried to capture a raccoon with my friends. It was the best!"
I'm not saying providing structure and order isn't important but you can give yourself a break. There are no awards for doing the pandemic 'better' than some other mom. Teach your kids to roll with the punches and live in the now and that sometimes, in extraordinary times, rules can and should be broken.
Listen guys I know you are under a lot of pressure to do everything just right. Proper eating habits, exercise, little to no screen time but these are extraordinary times. Don't kill yourself trying to keep everything perfect in the time of the pandemic. All the pinterest moms, DCUM moms and blog moms will make you feel like you are failing if you aren't constructing a model of the coronavirus out of toothpicks and a golf ball with your second grader. You are not. You need to consider the long game. In the total scheme of things this is but a blip. Take them outside and fool around when you can. Let them watch hours of tv and eat some junk food.
Someday before you know it they will be 35 years old like you are and they will talk of the "Great pandemic of 2020" with their kids. Do you want them to say: "Yeah I kept on pace with my online learning and didn't skip a beat, my mom was obsessive": OR would you rather they say: "It was crazy, we didn't have school for like 3 weeks, I ate nothing but chicken fingers and gummy bears, played possibly 60 hours of Minecraft and tried to capture a raccoon with my friends. It was the best!"
I'm not saying providing structure and order isn't important but you can give yourself a break. There are no awards for doing the pandemic 'better' than some other mom. Teach your kids to roll with the punches and live in the now and that sometimes, in extraordinary times, rules can and should be broken.