Comments for JOCELYN'S STORIES http://jocelynjohnson.com Jocelyn Johnson's Fiction and Prose about Motherhood and More Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:12:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on fair by Linda Wright http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3432&cpage=1#comment-43654 Linda Wright Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:12:46 +0000 http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3432#comment-43654 Good job! Kid's ache for healthy, consistent (flexible to an extent but resilient) boundaries from the adults in their life. It's a safety net for them to know the score. It pays off for them later in life, too, when they have to deal with other people's boundaries. Some firmness now can save him heartbreak later. Basically there's a good baseline of values that you and Billy impart through certain agreed upon limitations, and then there is where he learns to negotiate with other people and what they want. Kids don't often know how to handle values in the abstract, though. Sometimes it's just they know they have to take out the trash, and then later in life they can reflect that that is being part of a community. Good job! Kid’s ache for healthy, consistent (flexible to an extent but resilient) boundaries from the adults in their life. It’s a safety net for them to know the score. It pays off for them later in life, too, when they have to deal with other people’s boundaries. Some firmness now can save him heartbreak later. Basically there’s a good baseline of values that you and Billy impart through certain agreed upon limitations, and then there is where he learns to negotiate with other people and what they want. Kids don’t often know how to handle values in the abstract, though. Sometimes it’s just they know they have to take out the trash, and then later in life they can reflect that that is being part of a community.

]]> Comment on mock rock by Mimi http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3392&cpage=1#comment-43297 Mimi Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:49:09 +0000 http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3392#comment-43297 So cute! So cute!

]]> Comment on back to school by Mimi http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3327&cpage=1#comment-43295 Mimi Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:46:38 +0000 http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3327#comment-43295 Jocelyn, I miss the excitement of starting a new school year. Hope you have a very successful 2010-2011 year! I love the photo of Will. He is growing up, isn't he? Love, Mimi Jocelyn,
I miss the excitement of starting a new school year. Hope you have a very successful 2010-2011 year! I love the photo of Will. He is growing up, isn’t he?

Love,
Mimi

]]> Comment on back to school by Mundy http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3327&cpage=1#comment-43228 Mundy Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:24:09 +0000 http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3327#comment-43228 This post, while brief, is one that I commend because in addition to being an interesting topic of exploration, it holds an observation which is invaluable and must be retained. I don't want to live in world where we have to justify funding for our artistic and fine/gross motor explorations! SOL THAT--booyakasha! This post, while brief, is one that I commend because in addition to being an interesting topic of exploration, it holds an observation which is invaluable and must be retained. I don’t want to live in world where we have to justify funding for our artistic and fine/gross motor explorations!

SOL THAT–booyakasha!

]]> Comment on children and technology by Jocelyn Johnson http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3307&cpage=1#comment-42274 Jocelyn Johnson Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:07:52 +0000 http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3307#comment-42274 Not our house, actually :) Not our house, actually :)

]]> Comment on children and technology by Jenny http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3307&cpage=1#comment-42272 Jenny Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:19:25 +0000 http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3307#comment-42272 Sweet baby Jeezus - you all DO have a lot of electronics in your house. Sweet baby Jeezus – you all DO have a lot of electronics in your house.

]]> Comment on baseball field on 1st street by Jenny http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3233&cpage=1#comment-42271 Jenny Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:16:20 +0000 http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3233#comment-42271 I've called before abt. stuff like that. It sucks. I’ve called before abt. stuff like that. It sucks.

]]> Comment on the k(no)w talent show by pants on the ground | JOCELYN'S STORIES http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=253&cpage=1#comment-42029 pants on the ground | JOCELYN'S STORIES Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:31:09 +0000 http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=253#comment-42029 [...] Show.’ I’m thinking back to when we hosted the reunion in Charlottesville in 2007: Billy and William played Bongos [...] [...] Show.’ I’m thinking back to when we hosted the reunion in Charlottesville in 2007: Billy and William played Bongos [...]

]]> Comment on twin oaks and other summer excursions by Jenny http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3172&cpage=1#comment-41969 Jenny Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:04:21 +0000 http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=3172#comment-41969 Nice. I've never been there, though I LOVE the tofu! Been to Shannon Farm. Nice. I’ve never been there, though I LOVE the tofu! Been to Shannon Farm.

]]> Comment on airport goodbye by polaroid | JOCELYN'S STORIES http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=247&cpage=1#comment-41896 polaroid | JOCELYN'S STORIES Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:36:03 +0000 http://jocelynjohnson.com/?p=247#comment-41896 [...] This meant of course leaving my own family. My departure was not as tearful as going to to Tinhouse when William was one years old, still there was that same bittersweet quality to being [...] [...] This meant of course leaving my own family. My departure was not as tearful as going to to Tinhouse when William was one years old, still there was that same bittersweet quality to being [...]

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