tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post2141803067145206433..comments2023-09-29T06:00:09.242-05:00Comments on Julie Pippert: Using My Words: Traveling as a MotherJulie Pipperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-68038864060921323212010-08-31T20:48:00.537-05:002010-08-31T20:48:00.537-05:00You are so completely excellent. And level headed....You are so completely excellent. And level headed.Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-85856657004258653912010-08-19T23:13:02.296-05:002010-08-19T23:13:02.296-05:00Happy to hear from you again. I love the confidenc...Happy to hear from you again. I love the confidence and peace in this post. And I like the site make-over, too ;-)Yolandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388052616712145572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-38706908158533847852010-08-17T08:34:15.978-05:002010-08-17T08:34:15.978-05:00I do wonder why it is always SO shocking that my h...I do wonder why it is always SO shocking that my husband is *gasp* capable of taking care of OUR children. There is this one cell phone commercial where a father is left at a restaurant table with his roughly 2 year old son. The kid starts whining and dad has NO CLUE what to do with him! Then the cell phone guy comes to the rescue with a Handy Manny video. Josh is SO offended by this commercial. "What kind of dad can't take care of his own two year old? Is this what society thinks of men?" is what he said about it. <br /><br />And yes, I agree with you. It is good to be away sometimes. Good for everyone.Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-60960072528674446452010-08-17T07:57:00.772-05:002010-08-17T07:57:00.772-05:00Julie - Just making me smile a bit. I always feel ...Julie - Just making me smile a bit. I always feel offended when potential clients or others ask what I "do" with my children when someone goes into labor. Perhaps they are just curious, but I do what seems most logical to me. I hand them over to my husband, who takes over quite willingly & if he needs to work he A. hires a babysitter B. works at home lets them watch TV C. sees if the grandparents are looking for some good entertainment. I hardly ever worry about them when I'm gone. I sometime note the time in my head (school bus time, time to kick them off the computer and send them outside) but I feel confident Matt (or whomever he has helping him) is at the bus stop.<br />I love the chance to miss them in this way - to actually break away from our routine, let them shift without me for a bit. They are all quite successful at it by now.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390898429089863816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-23956117435760511842010-08-16T13:53:16.361-05:002010-08-16T13:53:16.361-05:00You know, I think that it's good for everyone ...You know, I think that it's good for everyone to take a break from each other now and then. I think I need a longer one.<br /><br />And I'M the one who forgets to send things to camp.Emilyhttp://emilyrosenbaum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-78733027018394008342010-08-15T19:29:58.930-05:002010-08-15T19:29:58.930-05:00You are a fortunate and talented women.
Your fami...You are a fortunate and talented women.<br /><br />Your family is lucky to have you and you them.Sarah, Goon Squad Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12281098822701795940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-10805984876454998142010-08-15T14:58:53.413-05:002010-08-15T14:58:53.413-05:00Amen! As a working mother, I dealt the same way a...Amen! As a working mother, I dealt the same way and felt much the same. And, yes, it always really puzzled me that someone would ask who was parenting when I was not there. I did a lot of part time work when the girls were public school age, evening work. So Dad did hair, worked on Brownie badges, and bathed and bedded. A lot. As adults, his daughters are very close to him.<br /><br />And he, and they, are neater than I am. Priceless.MARY Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13083972.post-37499691149852598302010-08-15T13:30:58.742-05:002010-08-15T13:30:58.742-05:00Hi Julie,
I couldn't agree more about how imp...Hi Julie,<br /><br />I couldn't agree more about how important it is too miss someone. I would like to invite you to guest post on www.pinkpangea.com about your travels. <br /><br />I look forward to hearing more about your experiences abroad!<br /><br /><br />Hope to hear from you soon,<br /><br />Jaclyn <br />Jaclyn@pinkpangea.comJaclynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237547515370414439noreply@blogger.com