tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post7134970267296684278..comments2023-12-11T08:19:00.272-05:00Comments on DoctorMama: Making FriendsDoctorMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05187502628715846144noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-63750390840968132912009-04-20T13:41:00.000-04:002009-04-20T13:41:00.000-04:00Oh, and once I packed a very complete suitcase for...Oh, and once I packed a very complete suitcase for holiday trip to our parents' (4-hr drive to Boston), but we forgot to actually bring the suitcase with us.L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-68541353033849265962009-04-20T02:53:00.000-04:002009-04-20T02:53:00.000-04:00We went to NZ at xmas with our nearly 4 yr old (th...We went to NZ at xmas with our nearly 4 yr old (then - 4 now) so went from winter (Europe) to summer. He also didn't want to part with his tights for over a week, even though the temps were late 20's to mid 30's. I've been told that tights are not cool at 5 years of age - its long johns with socks apparently.Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-39987625372479989262009-04-17T20:39:00.000-04:002009-04-17T20:39:00.000-04:00" and spent the next day pretending to smoke cigar..." and spent the next day pretending to smoke cigarettes and demanding that I point out every 'No Smoking' sign so that he could smile and insolently continue puffing away."<br /><br />This is so much better than a post about jogging strollers. Priceless. ;^)B.E.C.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17692965288646024168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-906479195925322622009-04-17T16:20:00.000-04:002009-04-17T16:20:00.000-04:00My boy seemed to outgrow the Strolling Phase very ...My boy seemed to outgrow the Strolling Phase very rapidly - by the time he was 18 mos old, you could forget it! But I had a very nice model (can't remember the brand name; my boy is 10 now & Mommy Brain is in full flower - but it was the all-terrain model w/the big bike-type wheels) - I used to wheel him around the block every day on my lunch hour when I'd take him his lunch (nursingValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152215204773184788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-14396783041588092512009-04-17T13:18:00.000-04:002009-04-17T13:18:00.000-04:00We went to a Mexican resort with no kids. It was f...We went to a Mexican resort with no kids. It was fun for the first ten minutes, after which there was nothing to look at and nobody to pity. It reminded me of the very end of Finding Nemo where all the fishtank fish travel across the busy street in their plastic bags and land in the harbor and the blowfish is all, "Now what?"<br /><br />I totally could have been that tatted-up Manitoba drunk.Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-40744868774389887522009-04-14T20:38:00.000-04:002009-04-14T20:38:00.000-04:00I love the Chariot. I love only having one chassis...I love the Chariot. I love only having one chassis that works for biking, running, skiing, etc. I like that it is big enough that my three year old (the size of a four year old) hasn't totally outgrown it yet. Its heavier than some, but much more off roady than others I have used. Plus, did I already mention...ONLY one big piece of equiptment to store?SOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16405441832105307524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-27723557526520886642009-04-13T19:26:00.000-04:002009-04-13T19:26:00.000-04:00thakns for the laugh! wonderful post.thakns for the laugh! wonderful post.Martahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14494813731003889158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-60727769652387281902009-04-11T20:15:00.000-04:002009-04-11T20:15:00.000-04:00Oh my! I love this post. Way to funny!!! I so w...Oh my! I love this post. Way to funny!!! I so wish you lived next door so HB could play with my kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-52034553044927938212009-04-11T01:27:00.000-04:002009-04-11T01:27:00.000-04:00OK, so I already knew we were twins when it comes ...OK, so I already knew we were twins when it comes to perusing menus and ruling out all but a few suitable dishes. And now we are packing-list twins too. My cousin laughed when I said I was printing out my updated packing list, but I gotta have my list. I don't itemize everything in the toiletry cases—just some of that stuff. The travel shampoo and soap dish and Q-tips live in the larger toiletry Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-53209823309282217312009-04-10T14:45:00.000-04:002009-04-10T14:45:00.000-04:00Ha, that is awesome about HB's friend. Let him ge...Ha, that is awesome about HB's friend. Let him get it out of his system now and then he'll choose more appropriate significant others later? :)<BR/><BR/>Re: jogging strollers, we just got a used double bob revolution. We'd had a used double right start something or other, but it was a total pain in the a**. It handled poorly, was hard to fold, hard to access stuff, etc. So we got a second Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-59867336880925151432009-04-09T23:58:00.000-04:002009-04-09T23:58:00.000-04:00This thing about the drunken woman friends is seri...This thing about the drunken woman friends is seriously one of the funniest things I've ever read.<BR/><BR/>Oh God, my kid makes friends like that. One time she made friends with a schizophrenic woman in front of the store. We thought she was just homeless. She was very sweet to our kid and then these people chased us down and told us how she mutters these terrifying things. And of course, I knowOzmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975578823318395358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-66121194791435397692009-04-09T21:24:00.000-04:002009-04-09T21:24:00.000-04:00LOL! I love the image of a small HB puffing indol...LOL! I love the image of a small HB puffing indolently away. You have the most interesting life.<BR/><BR/>I have a Jeep jogging stroller for all the (cough) times that I jog. It has an iPod hookup and a minispeaker for the time when you want to blast your tunes to the neighborhood (and HB.) Actually, since I am seriously considering becoming a maggot (stop laughing!) I was hoping you'd have Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-68797254322749690402009-04-09T20:03:00.000-04:002009-04-09T20:03:00.000-04:00Oh I love the tights incident. What a pity going ...Oh I love the tights incident. What a pity going to the pool with bare legs but I bet his toes looked just fine.<BR/><BR/>Great Postwinecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033530470009978632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-791104513545912192009-04-09T19:49:00.000-04:002009-04-09T19:49:00.000-04:00Hey! I think we may be sharing the same kid, alth...Hey! I think we may be sharing the same kid, although mine is a couple of years older and doesn't wear tights...I suspect he would if he knew they were an option;-) BUT, he is forever making friends with unique people both old and young! <BR/><BR/>Mines current obsession is headbands! His current favorite is pink, brown and blue with crystals. He looks very pretty in them if he may say so Paulanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-6317527270428060322009-04-09T19:28:00.000-04:002009-04-09T19:28:00.000-04:00That is hilarious - I think you should buy him som...That is hilarious - I think you should buy him some of those candy cigarettes we used to have as kids!DrSpousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07259337858075146058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-6609979251060452142009-04-09T14:30:00.000-04:002009-04-09T14:30:00.000-04:00I hope you'll post the post you meant to post, but...I hope you'll post the post you meant to post, but I love this one. HB is hilarious. I love the "make a friend" story, and the continuing commitment to tights is delightful. Long may his little freak flag fly.<BR/><BR/>I also love the "everything but my birth control pills and wallet" anecdote. I'm such a catastrophic packer because I need 8 million little things to be happy on any given trip (E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10023959769203103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-73926210211429113712009-04-09T13:16:00.000-04:002009-04-09T13:16:00.000-04:00Glad you had a lovely Mexi-cation. And if it make...Glad you had a lovely Mexi-cation. And if it makes you feel any better, I once finished pitching my tent for a multi-day camping trip before I discovered that I hadn't packed any clothes. At all. Hatchet? S'more fixings? Vodka? Check. Underwear? Uh... whoops.<BR/><BR/>"Drunk child-amuser" needs to be an actual job! You can pay a doula a few hundred bucks to rub your back and play Pure Julhttp://thumbscre.wsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-73783138668577800022009-04-09T13:02:00.000-04:002009-04-09T13:02:00.000-04:00Hey! I'm from Manitoba! Unfortunately, I was not...Hey! I'm from Manitoba! Unfortunately, I was not in Mexico, nor do I have any tattoos. I do have two kids who probably would have loved HB though. What a great post!Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-64432385600160498362009-04-09T13:00:00.000-04:002009-04-09T13:00:00.000-04:00That is just hilarious!I have a BOB Sport Utility ...That is just hilarious!<BR/>I have a BOB Sport Utility Stroller and I love it. They are pricey but worth every penny.Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15583952.post-64120377198462132822009-04-09T12:53:00.000-04:002009-04-09T12:53:00.000-04:00Ooh! This was a hilarious post, so I'm glad you pu...Ooh! This was a hilarious post, so I'm glad you put it up, but I will be looking forward very much to your wisdom on jogging strollers. I just decided on a BOB double for a baby expected in May and am still second-guessing myself. Especially because my 2-year-old seems to loathe our current single jogger right now. (It's very old and in it he slumps down, so I'm hoping he'll come to feel L.noreply@blogger.com