Adrean Clark

True...

I told Jael last night, the Legos are his. I'm not going to bug him
about chewing them up anymore. Just please toss the plastic when he's
done with them.

I like the idea of a portable, zippable suitcase for the Legos. Will
try to figure out something beneficial. Some of my friends have
tables, they are neat. :) The twins get into everything so an enclosed
work area might work better for Jael's needs...

Was thinking over events today and wondered about anger. There was a
discussion here before about triggers, but I need a bit more of a
reference point -- What does a healthy expression of anger look like?

Today's poptop situation for me was finding gum on the computer chair
and on the seat of my pants. After explaining to kids several times
and demostrating the trash bin as the receptacle for it. It'll be
funny in a couple of weeks, maybe.

Adrean

On 5/11/08, diana jenner <hahamommy@...> wrote:
> "It's MY issue I know. Do I need to keep this one to myself or intervene? "
>
> BREATHE.
> Again :D
> It is YOURS, keep it to yourself.
> You had your legos and you had your lego experience. These are *his* legos,
> *his* to experience.
> (sounds just like what you'd say to a mother in law about her children....
> hmmm....) *grin*
> --
> ~diana :)
> xoxoxoxo
> hannahbearski.blogspot.com
>
>
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>
>

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Meredith

--- In [email protected], "Adrean Clark"
<adreanaline@...> wrote:
>> Today's poptop situation for me was finding gum on the computer chair
> and on the seat of my pants. After explaining to kids several times
> and demostrating the trash bin as the receptacle for it.

Is the trash Right next to the computer? That's been an issue with Ray -
not so much gum but soda cans. If the trash can isn't Right next to
his chair we'll wake up to soda cans on the computer desk and no amount
of explaining, asking, snarking or begging has helped. But moving the
garbage... tada!

---Meredith (Mo 6, Ray 14)

Zoa Conner

So, I wonder if a recycling bin is also put next to the computer ­ would be
used as
well <BWG>? Hmm ... Might have to analyze whether to put it on the left or
right ...
Just playing around!
Zoa


On 5/12/08 8:51 PM, "Meredith" <meredith@...> wrote:

> --- In [email protected]
> <mailto:unschoolingbasics%40yahoogroups.com> , "Adrean Clark"
> <adreanaline@...> wrote:
>>> >> Today's poptop situation for me was finding gum on the computer chair
>> > and on the seat of my pants. After explaining to kids several times
>> > and demostrating the trash bin as the receptacle for it.
>
> Is the trash Right next to the computer? That's been an issue with Ray -
> not so much gum but soda cans. If the trash can isn't Right next to
> his chair we'll wake up to soda cans on the computer desk and no amount
> of explaining, asking, snarking or begging has helped. But moving the
> garbage... tada!
>
> ---Meredith (Mo 6, Ray 14)
----------------
Zoa Conner, PhD
Physicist and Organic Learning Mother
zoaconner@...



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keetry

--- In [email protected], "Meredith" <meredith@...>
wrote:
>
> Is the trash Right next to the computer? That's been an issue with
Ray -
> not so much gum but soda cans. If the trash can isn't Right next to
> his chair we'll wake up to soda cans on the computer desk and no
amount
> of explaining, asking, snarking or begging has helped. But moving
the
> garbage... tada!


My oldest used to throw trash behind the entertainment center. For the
life of me, I could never figure out why he would make the effort to
carry it across the room to shove it behind there and not just put it
in the trash can, which was equally as close. He has some sort of
aversion to trash cans. LOL

Alysia