tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post810354847556591044..comments2023-10-17T22:38:03.481+11:00Comments on My Pear Tree House: BedtimeJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02475155333546477042noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-31587901243959988502012-09-21T21:57:51.884+10:002012-09-21T21:57:51.884+10:00Living in the moment is a fine gift to give our ki...Living in the moment is a fine gift to give our kids. P has a bright, enquiring mind & expresses it freely. Your honest & open answers were exactly right for that moment Jane.<br />Millie xxMilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408461724832141163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-65818163870137176062012-09-08T00:51:41.961+10:002012-09-08T00:51:41.961+10:00Loved this post. The conversation between you and ...Loved this post. The conversation between you and your son is so sweet. Thinking of you - hope you are doing well and feeling well. That's a lot for a family to deal with and for a five-year old to process. We should all fit in as much goodness in our lives as possible and live life to the fullest. Great way to put it. :)JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11850088300591079931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-85750286169089462052012-08-26T17:50:48.670+10:002012-08-26T17:50:48.670+10:00hi Jane. I think this may be the first time I have...hi Jane. I think this may be the first time I have commented-I dont get to read as often as I'd like. I appreciate your writing about this-when I think of my son and reoccurence I feel speechless. Thank you for the reminder that talking to our little ones about this is not always as tragic as we mothers think it'll be. Your little ones perspective made me smile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-64255641464786328162012-08-13T14:30:16.632+10:002012-08-13T14:30:16.632+10:00Wow Posie and Essencegirl - you both have Imogens?...Wow Posie and Essencegirl - you both have Imogens? Who would have thought I have only come across one other. Lovely Shakespearean name that it is. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475155333546477042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-41792732837049513372012-08-13T14:22:45.798+10:002012-08-13T14:22:45.798+10:00I loved being a fly on the wall for that conversat...I loved being a fly on the wall for that conversation, Jane. <br /><br />I think they all go through this one - your illness or something else would have triggered it - they panic when they realise that we are not infallible like they always thought we were. Too little to bear the thought of that yet, so they need to stay close to keep an eye on us AT ALL TIMES. Then, they get a bit bigger and know they can do stuff without us and then, one day, they really are wondering why we are hanging around ALL THE TIME. <br /><br />I kind of still feel that way about my own parents...<br /><br />xMaxabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761220164069379437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-65173627206874745032012-08-13T10:53:55.354+10:002012-08-13T10:53:55.354+10:00Children are so special, they are thinkers & p...Children are so special, they are thinkers & precious. We are struggling with one who is terrified of her father going back to war, death affects them, deeply. <br />Do you have an Imogen?? We have a MiMi, she's divine, love Posieposie blogs Jennie McClellandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422068499429667636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-10521639107025659572012-08-12T10:21:12.725+10:002012-08-12T10:21:12.725+10:00hmmm, i have a hankering to hear primary now too! ...hmmm, i have a hankering to hear primary now too! <br /><br />Thanks for sharing that little snippet of conversation. There are some fab Australian books on the environment one called By the Sea...simply lovely, my kidlets loved it.Miss Prudencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221866676164942968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-29005646713202582302012-08-11T16:33:16.527+10:002012-08-11T16:33:16.527+10:00I don't think my kids will ever connect to The...I don't think my kids will ever connect to The Cure like we did back in the 80's. Mind you, I can perhaps see Big Girl getting a bit "everyone is down on me" once she hits those teenage years so she might like to tune into The Smiths and a bit of Morrissey doom & gloom ;-) On A Cure note, I once had to sit through a end of Semester exam listening to a boy next to me (big Cure fan with floppy hair) sing Love Cats over & over. Grrr ... or is that meowwwww?Littlemissairgaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759336965970856540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-30736184927265319472012-08-11T00:46:15.430+10:002012-08-11T00:46:15.430+10:00A couple of mine children have been fragile of lat...A couple of mine children have been fragile of late dealing with the long haul. The middle one who is very smart was angry and needed real, honest talking. The three year old strokes my chest all the time and says "My love you" intensely into my eyes usually when I am crabby or teary. The nine year old girl says she just wants to be be with me alone...and all I want to do is sleep. We seem to take casualties, don't we? Let's hope they recover as well as us.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11433701550878013807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-63864095165458495242012-08-10T15:55:54.498+10:002012-08-10T15:55:54.498+10:00a sweet, poignant conversation to share. Thank you...a sweet, poignant conversation to share. Thank you.<br /><br />I wish little children knew nothing of climate change worries etc. <br />Let them be unencumbered, as we were, for those first few sweet years at least...sorry, a sore subject with me. :(Slim Paleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278593197402665506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-42033480674336332592012-08-10T11:04:07.507+10:002012-08-10T11:04:07.507+10:00I've only just started reading your blog and a...I've only just started reading your blog and am amazed at your positive attitude and positive nature. I noticed Mr 5's big sister is Immy. I assume your daughter is Imogen. I too have an Imogen who is 8 years old. I always tend to notice the name Imogen as it's not a name you hear that often. It's such a beautiful name...................essencegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02641376207824079120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-761777423694109152012-08-10T11:01:29.832+10:002012-08-10T11:01:29.832+10:00I've only just started reading your blog and a...I've only just started reading your blog and am amazed at your positivity and inspiring attitude! I also noticed you referred to Mr 5's big sister Immy. I assume you have an Imogen? I have an Imogen too - who is 8. It's not a name I hear that often so I always notice when there are other Imogens about.<br />Such a beautiful nameessencegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02641376207824079120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-10947060057647496852012-08-10T04:48:35.004+10:002012-08-10T04:48:35.004+10:00My five year old protests at hearing the word '...My five year old protests at hearing the word 'die', of a flower, of a spider, of anything. Long may we protect them from harsh reality, and leave them with peace of mind. I hope your son will gain confidence that you will be around for a long time.Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-31669156136060105352012-08-09T19:06:05.884+10:002012-08-09T19:06:05.884+10:00Hi Jane,
I stayed with my sister for a week, back ...Hi Jane,<br />I stayed with my sister for a week, back in July, and she was telling us how she explained death to her grand-daughter. I said that I could remember lying in bed at night when I was little and thinking about when our parents would die and feeling really frightened so, for your son to have also coped with your illness, it would have him asking questions. My parents weren't even ill and I was thinking about it so, for your son, he is still going through the normal process .Sorry, not very well explained but, you get my drift I hope !! I just mean that, as children, we all wonder and worry about death, especially of our parents, and , at such a young age, they absorb your answers, think about it and then run off and play and forget about it. He has lovely parents that spend a lot of time with him, answer his questions and read him wonderful books like the ones you have shown.<br />Hope that you are feeling stronger everyday Jane and getting back to normal days. Lots of love. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141972872292928899.post-59383155008356223702012-08-09T18:06:06.296+10:002012-08-09T18:06:06.296+10:00Just as well you recorded such a wonderful convers...Just as well you recorded such a wonderful conversation here on your blog, because it will be amazing to look back on in later years to remember what was going on in his adorable little mind. <br /><br />It seems though, that this generation are better at dealing with the big issues than we were at the same age.<br /><br />And as for the Lorax, it has always been a staple source of quotes in our family. Truffula trees and thneeds...he was so far ahead of his time.Glamour Dropshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651174250292927988noreply@blogger.com