tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post1552249312253876707..comments2023-11-05T02:43:58.241-05:00Comments on Mimi on the Breach: Braggy McBragsalotMimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-3755619814060719272007-12-30T08:22:00.000-05:002007-12-30T08:22:00.000-05:00I think these are fairly normal things to be think...I think these are fairly normal things to be thinking about when you're a thoughtful, sensitive parent.<BR/><BR/>Oh! By the way, I'm new to your blog and I love it and I will definitely be stopping by again. I barely know you, but I'm incredibly moved by your Christmas stories and by your struggle with the real estate developers.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, on the topic at hand, I didn't think you sounded Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994053521689652049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-89741364975051156332007-12-15T16:54:00.000-05:002007-12-15T16:54:00.000-05:00I want to leave a thoughtful comment, Mimi. I lov...I want to leave a thoughtful comment, Mimi. I love this post. But I want to think about it and my kid is yelling over there. I'll be back, though.<BR/><BR/>It's a very interesting topic.the new girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947910641549198688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-25871620586293817802007-12-15T00:00:00.000-05:002007-12-15T00:00:00.000-05:00Karen and Beck -- yes! I was troubled about that ...Karen and Beck -- yes! I was troubled about that too, about Munchkin and I having very *measurable* kinds of smarts. My sister, actually, is a SUPER-GENIUS in ways that were not so easy to test. And generosity or creativity are not easy to measure. Me, I was very good at test-taking: but that's not the extent of 'smart' is it?<BR/><BR/>You're all so freakin' thoughtful. Thanks!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-58224963989744465622007-12-14T22:17:00.000-05:002007-12-14T22:17:00.000-05:00just to say, on my end, my parents tested me as a ...just to say, on my end, my parents tested me as a hobby and I'm not sure it did much good for me. It didn't change my gifts, talents or how well I achieved them - just upped the anti - that may not be the right answer for everyone, but it's a thought.<BR/><BR/>We tend to, in our bloggy world - and also in the world of school prize the verbal child over the less verbal. Of course, in reality we Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390898429089863816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-9289344222107345882007-12-14T20:01:00.000-05:002007-12-14T20:01:00.000-05:00Well, between Beck, Mad and Kittenpie, my thoughts...Well, between Beck, Mad and Kittenpie, my thoughts are all covered... It makes commenting so much easier ;)cinnamon gurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363288586285868779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-56526090515245821292007-12-14T14:27:00.000-05:002007-12-14T14:27:00.000-05:00Well first off - are you me? (I was toatlly the pa...Well first off - are you me? (I was toatlly the parent pleaser who was expected to do well, too, though I was not so ambitious.)<BR/><BR/>But the other thing is - why is it assumed that saying your child is smart is suggesting others are not? I've had other people say positive things about another librarian and then turn to me and say, "I mean, you are too..." What? Why is complimenting that kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-27558288617683099962007-12-14T03:43:00.000-05:002007-12-14T03:43:00.000-05:00I had really smart things to say, but Beck and Mad...I had really smart things to say, but Beck and Mad beat me to them. I did!<BR/><BR/>Since someone must be the first one to leave a short comment (I have an excuse! I have a baby! I'm typing one-handed!)...competimommies make you feel bad when they talk about their kids. Just sharing wonderful news about your own kid is not competitive, it's natural.Run ANChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088821030860597465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-19078414449744050222007-12-13T22:45:00.000-05:002007-12-13T22:45:00.000-05:00damn. i SO can't be the first one to leave a real...damn. i SO can't be the first one to leave a really short comment. but everyone said so much of what i wanted to say (I hate being late in the game).<BR/><BR/>Anyway--you aren't bragging. You are just excited about your daughter and the wonderful things her little brain is doing. there is a huge difference between stating that she is the next nobel prize winner in physics and simply loving ofChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662448292809451387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-75248741571538777002007-12-13T19:58:00.000-05:002007-12-13T19:58:00.000-05:00Just to add to what Beck said, I like to see all t...Just to add to what Beck said, I like to see all these things on a continuum. My daughter is highly verbal now but I have no doubt her peers will catch up. My husband has not been verbal a day in his life and he is one of the smartest people I've ever met. <BR/><BR/>With Miss M's verbal acuity, I am simply grateful in the moment b/c it has made her toddlerhood smoother on both of us. She can Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-21278118656199454972007-12-13T15:21:00.000-05:002007-12-13T15:21:00.000-05:00Okay, I've started and erased my comment three tim...Okay, I've started and erased my comment three times now. I think there's a difference in finding your child's bright young mind delightful and the way some mothers use their children's cleverness as a cruel standard to make other children seem shabby. (You don't do this at all, let me add right now.) My brother-in-law's girlfriend, for example, likes to ask when my children did various Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-88643298606999772102007-12-13T14:58:00.000-05:002007-12-13T14:58:00.000-05:00Interesting thoughts. I am not a literary genious,...Interesting thoughts. I am not a literary genious, but now that I'm an adult and working in the corporate world, I think I am smart. Something that my parents or nobody really told me as I was growing up. I think it would have helped me in perhaps chossing better paths as I grew up.<BR/><BR/>But, I am happy with my life now and glad that I can be proud of my smartness and success in my job.<BR/><Kidlicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346538477008720022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-77965075121997180242007-12-13T14:31:00.000-05:002007-12-13T14:31:00.000-05:00I know what you mean. Papoosie Girl is 6, in Grade...I know what you mean. Papoosie Girl is 6, in Grade 2 and is the youngest kid in her Grade since she is a end of December baby. She was reading right after her 4th birthday and is now reading about two grade levels ahead. <BR/><BR/>This is not shocking given my love of literature or our two combined Honours degrees between us, as you said it is part of their genes. Just as important as a gift Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100043209000589029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-14380836187093741932007-12-13T14:07:00.000-05:002007-12-13T14:07:00.000-05:00You know, there was an article in a baby magazine ...You know, there was an article in a baby magazine I saw at the doctor's office about competimommies and it was entitled "My Baby Can Read" and I felt instantly ashamed and embarrassed. And on top of that, KayTar READ the title to me. Sheesh. But then I thought, she CAN read and it is ABNORMAL. When I talk about it, I am not saying "Oh my child is better than your child..." Sure, I'm impressed Kylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311014761113076785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-85013260595593843532007-12-13T13:26:00.000-05:002007-12-13T13:26:00.000-05:00Ah, Bon, what a wonderful comment! Thank you for ...Ah, Bon, what a wonderful comment! Thank you for your kindness.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-77991509759569542782007-12-13T13:01:00.000-05:002007-12-13T13:01:00.000-05:00so much of this i recognize, though with a key dif...so much of this i recognize, though with a key difference.<BR/><BR/>i was a kid like you, labelled smart and expected to be smart, and while i pride myself inside on being smart i haven't entirely enjoyed the assumptions that came with it, particularly in my younger years. people seemed to assume that all the wrong things came easily to me...and that i didn't need help finding direction, when i Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403701620708365171noreply@blogger.com