tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post1179542462371947272..comments2023-11-05T02:43:58.241-05:00Comments on Mimi on the Breach: Mimi and Pynchon's Bed and BreakfastMimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-1150741859943798812007-07-25T00:34:00.000-04:002007-07-25T00:34:00.000-04:00But what a loving and warm bed and breakfast it is...But what a loving and warm bed and breakfast it is.N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07533821425490415972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-89023608609393259662007-07-24T17:05:00.000-04:002007-07-24T17:05:00.000-04:00Any way you could pull her out for an hour or two ...Any way you could pull her out for an hour or two during the day (between your classes) and take her home to nap or have her nap in your office? <BR/><BR/>It's a hard hard decision. I've gone the other way with mine - I'm a sahm, and only have my toddler in nursery three afternoons a week - but I know I'll feel quite a bit of pain on the career front down the line. It's sad society forces us ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-56015242293054895102007-07-24T15:20:00.000-04:002007-07-24T15:20:00.000-04:00Just popping by to see if this is a better week.Ta...Just popping by to see if this is a better week.<BR/><BR/>Take care.Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100043209000589029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-18308772721302494562007-07-23T23:45:00.000-04:002007-07-23T23:45:00.000-04:00Aw. My daughter stopped napping while at home and...Aw. My daughter stopped napping while at home and then was the only kid in her room at daycare that didn't nap. It makes for terrible evenings sometimes, doesn't it? <BR/><BR/>I know that no matter what we do sometimes, we feel badly. It sounds like the daycare she is in is of really high quality. I hope you take solace in the fact that she is well cared for (at daycare and at home).<BR/>Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011514105450178417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-87411885743754524422007-07-23T17:51:00.000-04:002007-07-23T17:51:00.000-04:00Just an echo voice here of many others. It is hard...Just an echo voice here of many others. It is hard and I've looked for different solutions to new and emerging problems over 8 years of motherhood. A great big star of admiration to you for letting her get the sleep she needs despite your missing her and courage as you seek the balance your family needs.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390898429089863816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-83772199071037031822007-07-23T14:11:00.000-04:002007-07-23T14:11:00.000-04:00I've been wanting to comment on this for a while, ...I've been wanting to comment on this for a while, but I'm not sure what to say. I'm much in the same situation you are with regards to daycare, except that the Boy loves it there. But there are days when he doesn't want to go, and days when I would like to stay home with him. It's a really hard decision, and I hope I made the right one. I DO think I have made the best decision I can for rightRun ANChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088821030860597465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-9026077863147335612007-07-23T12:09:00.001-04:002007-07-23T12:09:00.001-04:00PS. Thanks for the comment on my blog the other d...PS. Thanks for the comment on my blog the other day...It has been a very long week.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16976103418164691482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-66199318467886959982007-07-23T12:09:00.000-04:002007-07-23T12:09:00.000-04:00Anyone who parents feels at times that they might ...Anyone who parents feels at times that they might not be going the best thing for their child. Stay at home? Work? Work from home? Daycare vs. Babysitter They all have their challenges. Ultimately I believe that when our children are grown they will mostly remember how we as parents made them feel when they were with us. Did they feel loved, cared for, valued?Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16976103418164691482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-21038664729422302032007-07-22T22:06:00.000-04:002007-07-22T22:06:00.000-04:00Hey. I've been meaning to comment on this since I ...Hey. I've been meaning to comment on this since I saw it Friday night. I've been thinking about your situation off and on all weekend. It is hard, that missing. <BR/><BR/>The trouble with the working mom issue, though, is that after mat leave expires, workplaces, for the most part, tend to be very inflexible. If you want to be Professor Mimi in 5 years when Muchkin is in school, then you MUST be Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-59566326829338043162007-07-22T14:27:00.000-04:002007-07-22T14:27:00.000-04:00Of course you miss her and worry. Of course you do...Of course you miss her and worry. Of course you do. Of course. Yes.OhTheJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031731198115388411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-31601181781657400932007-07-22T04:44:00.000-04:002007-07-22T04:44:00.000-04:00oh it is so tough isn't it. I started with s in f...oh it is so tough isn't it. I started with s in full time care... then dropped to four days and it made a big difference. with w i went the other way... 2 then 3 then 4 days... and now p is in 2 days and i won't increase (i can do all my work in those two days thank goodness). i feel for you... it isn't easy. but i will say that over the years i've come to regard daycare and myself as a team Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574688179517054558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-39398496735660872452007-07-21T21:37:00.000-04:002007-07-21T21:37:00.000-04:00You're right, nothing's perfect all the time. Is i...You're right, nothing's perfect all the time. Is it a relatively new thing, where maybe she just hasn't settled into the daycare's routine of napping yet? We found out when the daycare's nap time is and try to keep our routine at home the same on weekends, too, which has helped for us. Hope you both feel more settled soon.kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-39103882792483454182007-07-21T13:45:00.000-04:002007-07-21T13:45:00.000-04:00this theme has been running through so many blogs ...this theme has been running through so many blogs lately. <BR/><BR/>i can tell that you love the Munchkin so much. we all question our decisions about our kids and that is ok. this is all ok. you are a good mom--ibet Munchkin would agree.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662448292809451387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-76781713417776442572007-07-21T09:52:00.000-04:002007-07-21T09:52:00.000-04:00Swee'pea started on one nap a day when he started ...Swee'pea started on one nap a day when he started daycare, and there was quite a lot of adjustment time with the cranky monster at the end of the day. But I think now he's adjusted and we still have cranky evenings but it's not every evening. Hang in there...<BR/><BR/>The thing is there are pluses and minuses to absolutely every decision a parent can make... that's what makes it so hard.cinnamon gurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363288586285868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-24756076357536907542007-07-21T01:23:00.000-04:002007-07-21T01:23:00.000-04:00aw. you are such a good mom, such a good person to...aw. you are such a good mom, such a good person to be so sensitive to this. <BR/><BR/>There is a downside to any decision in parenting. She is very very young, and she will grow out of her need for those naps and you will have more of her.<BR/><BR/>ps. any options? Like going for a lunch break with her or anything?crazymummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663148723513574331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-38120889441963468812007-07-20T23:54:00.000-04:002007-07-20T23:54:00.000-04:00I want to hug you both! It is hard and Bub & Pie i...I want to hug you both! It is hard and Bub & Pie is right about the 4 day week. I never worked a 5 day week after either girl. After my mat leave (8 months for Papoosie Girl) I worked a 3 day week which after a few months proved impossible so I went to a 4 day week and settled in comfortably. <BR/><BR/>I did the same after my mat leave with Rosebud and rather than "make" up the hours I took a payJeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100043209000589029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-64350618385788511592007-07-20T21:52:00.000-04:002007-07-20T21:52:00.000-04:00Man. I'm sorry.Y'know, though, I would guess that...Man. I'm sorry.<BR/><BR/>Y'know, though, I would guess that as time goes on she will learn to nap like a champ there, and then things will go much better at home, you'll get to see her happy self again, etc.<BR/><BR/>Usually kids end up napping <I>better</I> in daycare than they do at home.<BR/><BR/>I'll keep my fingers crossed.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602868040771218507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-76484397113903756422007-07-20T21:17:00.000-04:002007-07-20T21:17:00.000-04:00This post made me burst into tears.That's all.This post made me burst into tears.<BR/>That's all.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-86389631565211982672007-07-20T21:10:00.000-04:002007-07-20T21:10:00.000-04:00Is there any way you could go to a four-day week? ...Is there any way you could go to a four-day week? 'Cause I've done both and I find it makes a huge difference to me to have that extra day. <BR/><BR/>The trouble with full-time work at this age is not the amount of time but WHEN that time takes place - during the miserable, cranky, busy, wrangling parts of the day. There was a period of time when both my kids would just take turns screaming Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957626443087438904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-66282272082579970812007-07-20T20:51:00.000-04:002007-07-20T20:51:00.000-04:00Oh Mimi. I'm all teary. Seriously. I'll never forg...Oh Mimi. I'm all teary. Seriously. I'll never forget when Brenna gave up her morning nap at daycare around 9 mo. She was in a home daycare at that time, but pretty much the same routine as the center we use now. I would cry to hubs at night, I missed my baby. I would rock her to sleep so I could at least hold her while she slept. She was so tired. And this was just after we had stopped nursing, Melanie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01542313652003967176noreply@blogger.com