Comments on: Sirens http://andbabymakes6.com/archives/734 It's just another day in paradise Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:03:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kathy http://andbabymakes6.com/archives/734/comment-page-1#comment-21289 kathy Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:51:09 +0000 http://jody2ms.com/archives/734#comment-21289 I have complete and utter confidence that you guys will do the best by yourselves and the kids. And I agree wholeheartedly with Meritt. And as long as they're reading, they'll figure out what the world is all about, at age-appropriate times. They'll figure things out, little by little, and more maturity at figuring out time can only be a good thing. I'm SO JEALOUS about the boat! :) Can you find Flor de Cana rum up there? I might just make a quick trip to Nicaragua for you and get some. Maybe Belize will have it to. They're only 4 hours away by car... I have complete and utter confidence that you guys will do the best by yourselves and the kids. And I agree wholeheartedly with Meritt.

And as long as they’re reading, they’ll figure out what the world is all about, at age-appropriate times. They’ll figure things out, little by little, and more maturity at figuring out time can only be a good thing.

I’m SO JEALOUS about the boat! :)

Can you find Flor de Cana rum up there? I might just make a quick trip to Nicaragua for you and get some. Maybe Belize will have it to. They’re only 4 hours away by car…

]]> By: meritt http://andbabymakes6.com/archives/734/comment-page-1#comment-21040 meritt Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:04:47 +0000 http://jody2ms.com/archives/734#comment-21040 Don't ever question yourself as far as the sheltering goes. You are giving them a childhood. A real, honest to God childhood! Awesome! We've moved so much... we've lived in the big cities, medium cities and little cities. If you read a couple of my posts yesterday you know that now that we live in Mayberry we have town cops with nothing better to do than lead the parade with a siren once a year. Oh, wait a minute - I take that back. They don't lead the parade because everyone here HATES THEM and they are aren't invited. LOL. Barney Fife picked up my son for walking down the street. I was stopped because my truck windows were 2% too dark (17% is ok but 19% tint calls for the law to intervene! The town was in hysterics over someone with a red car that waited in the driveway of a home every morning around the same time the bus was picking up the neighborhood children... and emails were sent back and forth with warnings before someone 'checked out the situation' and found it was someone picking up the homeowner to carpool to work! Still? The kids love it here. They are somewhat shelters, but the 'big city' is 10 minutes away and now that they are 16, 14 and 11 they venture in often. My 16 year has no qualms about driving the city (even downtown) and now my 14 year old is making the transition as well. Sheltered when they are young is the nirvana most people only HOPE to find. You've found it. Don’t ever question yourself as far as the sheltering goes. You are giving them a childhood. A real, honest to God childhood! Awesome! We’ve moved so much… we’ve lived in the big cities, medium cities and little cities. If you read a couple of my posts yesterday you know that now that we live in Mayberry we have town cops with nothing better to do than lead the parade with a siren once a year. Oh, wait a minute – I take that back. They don’t lead the parade because everyone here HATES THEM and they are aren’t invited. LOL.

Barney Fife picked up my son for walking down the street. I was stopped because my truck windows were 2% too dark (17% is ok but 19% tint calls for the law to intervene! The town was in hysterics over someone with a red car that waited in the driveway of a home every morning around the same time the bus was picking up the neighborhood children… and emails were sent back and forth with warnings before someone ‘checked out the situation’ and found it was someone picking up the homeowner to carpool to work!

Still? The kids love it here. They are somewhat shelters, but the ‘big city’ is 10 minutes away and now that they are 16, 14 and 11 they venture in often. My 16 year has no qualms about driving the city (even downtown) and now my 14 year old is making the transition as well.

Sheltered when they are young is the nirvana most people only HOPE to find. You’ve found it.

]]> By: Jodi http://andbabymakes6.com/archives/734/comment-page-1#comment-21002 Jodi Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:35:37 +0000 http://jody2ms.com/archives/734#comment-21002 Take all the time you need. Sometimes if you wait long enough the answer seems obvious all of a sudden. I giggled at the siren and parade thing. My kids think the same thing. It was really awkward one time that we had two foster children who knew what police sirens really meant. They cried and cried as the police cars went by. They were too little to explain that noone was coming to take them away. So sad. Take all the time you need. Sometimes if you wait long enough the answer seems obvious all of a sudden.

I giggled at the siren and parade thing. My kids think the same thing.

It was really awkward one time that we had two foster children who knew what police sirens really meant. They cried and cried as the police cars went by. They were too little to explain that noone was coming to take them away. So sad.

]]> By: Karen@FamilyBriefs http://andbabymakes6.com/archives/734/comment-page-1#comment-20963 Karen@FamilyBriefs Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:51:16 +0000 http://jody2ms.com/archives/734#comment-20963 So glad you are taking it slow and really soaking in all the information you can to make the best decision possible. I know what you mean about protecting your children from the BIG world! We live in a relatively small town, but I get a little more nervous as it grows and grows. I want to protect them for as long as I can. So, don't mind us sitting on pins and needles - you just enjoy your morning java, bay scenes, sunsets, and tennis matches and just get back to us when you can :) So glad you are taking it slow and really soaking in all the information you can to make the best decision possible. I know what you mean about protecting your children from the BIG world! We live in a relatively small town, but I get a little more nervous as it grows and grows. I want to protect them for as long as I can. So, don’t mind us sitting on pins and needles – you just enjoy your morning java, bay scenes, sunsets, and tennis matches and just get back to us when you can :)

]]> By: blackbeltmama http://andbabymakes6.com/archives/734/comment-page-1#comment-20960 blackbeltmama Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:23:04 +0000 http://jody2ms.com/archives/734#comment-20960 Mr. BBM and I have been contemplating a move to the beach ourselves. It's a bit of the opposite though, because we'd be leaving a crime ridden area for a peaceful one. Mr. BBM and I have been contemplating a move to the beach ourselves. It’s a bit of the opposite though, because we’d be leaving a crime ridden area for a peaceful one.

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