tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post7639278677989496741..comments2023-10-26T02:08:37.015-06:00Comments on Every Day I Write the Book: And This is Benkacy faulconerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09690060274994621199noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-30663036233391280222010-01-27T21:54:39.966-07:002010-01-27T21:54:39.966-07:00i remember the hot water bottle... very well. Do y...i remember the hot water bottle... very well. Do you remember playing rich lady/poor lady and fighting over who had to be poor?jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12061687788231755619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-30414100303868197012010-01-20T17:31:52.284-07:002010-01-20T17:31:52.284-07:00What a charming story. Wow! Thank you for sharing ...What a charming story. Wow! Thank you for sharing with us. If I am ever blessed with a child, I hope I get a Ben!<br /><br />All the very best always,<br />MMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04170401447671532001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-21151764229866566912010-01-20T15:01:50.676-07:002010-01-20T15:01:50.676-07:00I love this! I am so glad YOU realize how awesome ...I love this! I am so glad YOU realize how awesome Ben is. I've had my share of humbling (humiliating) parenting experiences. I am most proud of myself for the few times I've been able to keep things in perspective. You see, my "Ben" is my first, so I've been a bit too hyper about the whole thing.Anna Whiston-Donaldsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-20947721084262536372010-01-19T11:41:21.837-07:002010-01-19T11:41:21.837-07:00Wow. Somebody really wants you to go to a Chinese ...Wow. Somebody really wants you to go to a Chinese chat room.<br /><br />Totally love that song Ben's been singing.Alex Morrisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01947997642974842339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-12992116960275500232010-01-19T08:16:08.074-07:002010-01-19T08:16:08.074-07:00I think I would like Ben. My second son is named S...I think I would like Ben. My second son is named Sam, and he is a bit odd but hilarious. I think it is better when your kids don't make you look good from the beginning. Might as well figure out in toddlerhood that they just aren't going to be or do whatever it is we want. Heck, I'm just happy when I don't get calls and emails from the teacher.<br /><br />Now, when I meet a mom who has quiet kids with perfect hair and clean shirts, or raise their hands in Primary, I think, poor lady, those kids have no personality.Beeswaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418719062005209787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-49904828591787136352010-01-19T00:10:25.938-07:002010-01-19T00:10:25.938-07:00I have a litmus test child and her name is Josie. ...I have a litmus test child and her name is Josie. I know a lot about a person by the way they respond to her. If all my children were like Calvin, I would be all smug and superior. But thanks to Jos I try to restrict my judgments just to those who take their two year olds barefoot into Walmart late at night in 20 degree weather. While recently telling Josie that "life is about work" and she'd be better off accepting that sooner rather than later, she looked at me and said "Mom, those are the types of things that people don't want to hear. I find this topic very unattractive."Julie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03470651047403484573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-35670229330551334922010-01-18T20:05:52.384-07:002010-01-18T20:05:52.384-07:00I also have a Ben, but he has a pseudonym. And I a...I also have a Ben, but he has a pseudonym. And I also hope and pray for a teacher who will love him. Thank you for this. Sometimes I need perspective.Andi Kate, Children's Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276051519521844931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-79957105516443915992010-01-18T19:02:37.782-07:002010-01-18T19:02:37.782-07:00I love Ben, I love this post (you should publish i...I love Ben, I love this post (you should publish it somewhere besides just the internet), and I love bubblesandgas.com. I want Ben to like me, so I will stop giving him high fives and start bringing out the poo and gas jokes.Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09795034572517405008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-78784501128093883122010-01-18T08:47:48.565-07:002010-01-18T08:47:48.565-07:00I tend to prefer interacting with children with st...I tend to prefer interacting with children with strong personality traits.Sparklebothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152217788781707247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-87114008514989506032010-01-17T23:12:31.140-07:002010-01-17T23:12:31.140-07:00Ben sounds cool. It's even better that he'...Ben sounds cool. It's even better that he'll probably survive to adulthood, not like that Ellen.Carinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13859567470814286102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-5109400352120916512010-01-16T21:33:17.310-07:002010-01-16T21:33:17.310-07:00I have a son that sounds a little like your descri...I have a son that sounds a little like your description of Ben. Somehow I thought he might outgrow some of it. He's a teenager now -almost graduated- and I am REALLY glad he never did!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129130012947371652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-12099925663376730782010-01-16T17:38:06.459-07:002010-01-16T17:38:06.459-07:00I don't know Ben very well, but any child of y...I don't know Ben very well, but any child of yours would probably be a child I would like!<br /><br />And there is justice in this world. He will have a child just like he was. And he will not love it at first - but then will embrace it!!grannybabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00640154807725541703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-37993202572119706612010-01-16T14:06:05.681-07:002010-01-16T14:06:05.681-07:00I approve of your litmus test of awesomeness! (re...I approve of your litmus test of awesomeness! (re: makes me look good) Ben has the best stories, and someday when he's a writing teacher, he will write his childhood memoirs.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246546379295509018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-26348719571222624242010-01-16T13:41:12.640-07:002010-01-16T13:41:12.640-07:00And this is why parenting is mostly about keeping ...And this is why parenting is mostly about keeping perspective.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773436233097919703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597252.post-17621265816990974192010-01-16T11:03:37.347-07:002010-01-16T11:03:37.347-07:00I met Ben once. I put him to bed (in his clothes) ...I met Ben once. I put him to bed (in his clothes) and he sang himself to sleep with a little rendition of Mamma Mia. I was impressed he knew all the words.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070067713006240891noreply@blogger.com