Comments on: Love’s a matter of perspective

By: Jeffrey Levine

Jeffrey Levine — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:03:53 +0000

How wise your 11 year old is. I am a big proponent of talking straight to our kids, and you’ve demonstrated the reason beautifully. I think its natural that we want to shield our kids from the hard lessons…the things they MUST go through to develop their own wisdom. But ultimately, they will need to make their own decisions and having these sometimes challenging conversations with them openly and honestly is the best way to prepare them. Thank you for the great post. Jeffrey

By: MomCat

MomCat — Fri, 29 May 2009 14:50:16 +0000

I had to explain the same situation to my daughter at the age of 10, when it happened to one of her classmates. Not fun, but definitely an object lesson.

Make a teensy pitcher of lemonade, with a sign that says, “Drink me.”

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 29 May 2009 12:22:38 +0000

@bec 39: I DID! Totally got “Lemon Tree” stuck in my head! Glad to see we’re not alone. :)

By: Cele

Cele — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:47:11 +0000

You guys amaze me. Thank you for that.

By: Mary @ Holy Mackerel

Mary @ Holy Mackerel — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:46:54 +0000

Great lessons!!

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:58:32 +0000

“….maybe you’ll think it makes sense to just date that second boy behind the first boy’s back, but YOU WILL NOT DO THAT, because it’s dishonest and disrespectful.”

Gee…wish someone had taught my EX-HUSBAND that. *rolls eyes* He’s still lost in lala land, having a hard time grasping my anger when I found out about his cheating.

By: Sarah Hawley

Sarah Hawley — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:46:05 +0000

that perspective picture made me warm and happy. thank you.

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:24:37 +0000

Oh, Mir… isn’t it the absolute truth.

By the way… I borrowed your saying in my newest post… it just fit too perfectly. Woulda Coulda Shoulda. And I wish it didn’t fit so well. Hope you don’t mind.

By: Aubri

Aubri — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:22:28 +0000

You’re such a good mom… I know, I’ve said that before (as have many, MANY others before me) but it’s true, and you need to know it.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:22:44 +0000

I, too, tried to drill these concepts into my daughters’ head over the years. It didn’t stop them from dating lemons and/or getting their hearts broken, but at least they’ve made it to 20 and 24 without any unwanted pregnancies. I don’t know if I should take any credit for that or not, or just thank Lady Luck, but I am extremely grateful in case any powers that be are watching…