tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post222979847569008470..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: The Bad MotherMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-15069928623094386012011-06-12T20:59:12.883-05:002011-06-12T20:59:12.883-05:00kelly - Guess something just like this has probabl...kelly - Guess something just like this has probably happened to more than one little tyke!<br /><br />Lori - Yupper, she does love to tell the tale of what I did to her! ;o}Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-7792951394420963272011-06-12T17:27:59.748-05:002011-06-12T17:27:59.748-05:00Awww, poor baby! I can imagine how bad you felt, t...Awww, poor baby! I can imagine how bad you felt, though. We don't want anything bad to happen to our little ones, especially when they are trying to tell us about it. She survived though, and now that's something she can tell when she's old and gray.<br />~~LoriDirt Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218959840456660541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-52773811215240882292011-06-12T07:48:00.620-05:002011-06-12T07:48:00.620-05:00The same thing basically happened to me as a child...The same thing basically happened to me as a child! I was with my dad searching for morels in the woods just south of the twin cities. I came home covered (COVERED) with gnat bites. I was also a blonde little girl with matted bloody hair! I got so sick from it that I couldn't go to school. I was more sad that I couldn't go to kindergarten than I was about having a million bug bites! Your story made me laugh!kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11927687657509510517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-52661510306436817822011-06-11T12:55:16.434-05:002011-06-11T12:55:16.434-05:00judy - Ha! Being a mom isn't easy, no matter ...judy - Ha! Being a mom isn't easy, no matter what!!<br /><br />Chickie Mama - Well, see? That just goes to prove that the incident was much more traumatic to ME than to you!! And if subjecting you to losing a quart or so of blood at the age of 2-3/4 made you more tolerant of bug bites . . . hey, I was a success! ;o}Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-52227043722086278882011-06-11T12:46:36.799-05:002011-06-11T12:46:36.799-05:00Awww, you told that so sadly that were a crier I&#...Awww, you told that so sadly that were a crier I'd BE crying! :(<br /><br />BUT, what I can add is that I truly think this misery served me well in life. Yes, I hate bugs BUT their bite does not overly bother me. And, I think that's in large part due to my early (and strong!) introduction to their sting / venom!<br /><br />So, in the end, all's well! :) xoxChicken Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704834273210183660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-54466665073620352782011-06-11T09:40:39.528-05:002011-06-11T09:40:39.528-05:00I can't believe you were a "bad mother&qu...I can't believe you were a "bad mother" just a busy one- for myself I had it more together when I was younger-- now I think I burned to many brain cells along the way. Are we the cause of or children being successful or not?judynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-10750199770101681472011-06-11T09:09:25.978-05:002011-06-11T09:09:25.978-05:00JJ - I suppose it's hard to avoid Bad Mommy mo...JJ - I suppose it's hard to avoid Bad Mommy moments but those are the ones I tend to remember, rather than when I should have been hailed in a national magazine for being a shining example of good parenting. (Oh wait, maybe I never had one of those moments.) :o\<br /><br />Jane - Haha! That's what I tell CM. It all made her the strong north woods woman she is today! ;o}<br /><br />Erin - Aw, thanks, my friend. I just recently read of someone who did extensive research on Laura Ingalls Wilder and claimed that (are you ready to hear this?) Laura didn't write the Big House on the Prairie books. It was her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, who "embellished extensively" upon stories her mom (Laura) had told her. (You don't even want to hear what this researcher found out about Pa!)<br /><br />Jen - We need to get you in a research program and find out what you have that most of the rest of us don't have that makes you able to withstand black fly bites! I even itch for about a week on the site of one of their bites. I did just recently talk with someone who said if she took a shower after getting a lot of bites, the bites stopped itching. I figure I'd be taking about four showers a day during black fly season!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-35329465273072409602011-06-11T08:56:59.607-05:002011-06-11T08:56:59.607-05:00APG - Got a kick out of you saying I made you itch...APG - Got a kick out of you saying I made you itch! Had the same effect on myself. :o}<br /><br />Yart - Omigosh, at least I didn't send CM to the hospital! My dad was that allergic to bug bites . . . as you and your dad are.<br /><br />Susan - Hey, maybe you and I could hire out as "bait" at picnics and such. Nobody will be bothered at all by biting insects and I will be covered! We could stand in the middle of a gathering and keep the bugs away from everyone else!<br /><br />Mama Tea - Oh my, I think you may have "one upped" me with your Bad Mommy moment. Is this the boy that has to carry an epi-pen now?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-51215564147747742052011-06-11T08:01:27.739-05:002011-06-11T08:01:27.739-05:00I always thought that one of the strange things ab...I always thought that one of the strange things about the black flies bites was that they look so awful but don't particularly hurt so they can get you and you don't notice til the blood trickles down. Or is that just me?<br /><br />I was bitten by some large fly - probably a black fly - on my eyelid when I was about 4. My eye swelled shut for a day or two. I was also once bitten (by mistake) while feeding my grandparents very enthusiastic tame chipmunks. My mother was never a fan of the woods :)Jenyfer Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769550148821002722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-37771130098842758182011-06-11T07:51:19.475-05:002011-06-11T07:51:19.475-05:00Poor Chicken Mama, LOL, wow as a mother I can rela...Poor Chicken Mama, LOL, wow as a mother I can relate to how you must have felt. I think we have all had our share of "bad mommy" moments so you are in good company :)<br /><br />I just love, love these stories. You need to compile them all Laura Ingalls style, you know - in all your spare time!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-71630822252469976082011-06-11T07:34:38.924-05:002011-06-11T07:34:38.924-05:00Hey who hasn't had an open safety pin in their...Hey who hasn't had an open safety pin in their diaper or rolled over when the car made a left turn since car seats were non-exsistant in the old days. Only the strong survive, right? And therapists would be out of business if parents got it 'right' all the time ;)Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-83202492724231294472011-06-11T06:49:17.811-05:002011-06-11T06:49:17.811-05:00Oh, the poor dear! Makes my heart ache and my eyes...Oh, the poor dear! Makes my heart ache and my eyes water just thinking about it! <br /><br />I've had my fair share of bad mother incidents---I'm with you all the way.Jennifer Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595231987892881691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-43049355565287602232011-06-11T06:41:41.959-05:002011-06-11T06:41:41.959-05:00So glad we don't have black flies in central M...So glad we don't have black flies in central MN. Your description of them creeped me out. Something sawing into my skin? Blech!!<br /><br />The feeling bad about yelling at the kid thing - I hear ya. Just like when my youngest was beating on the glass door after getting stung (again) by a bee, so I was yelling at him for being dramatic and almost busting the door (he'd been stung so many times before....) and it just happened THIS time was the time he had a full out, take me to the ER, severe allergic reaction. :( Yup, Mother of the Year. Where do you hang your award? ;)Amy Dingmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955555538158746355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-49796702611785515272011-06-11T03:44:16.347-05:002011-06-11T03:44:16.347-05:00No wonder she wears a bug suit now! I hate those ...No wonder she wears a bug suit now! I hate those buggers (pun intended). I am like a black fly beacon - just put me outside and ring the dinner bell. I would safely bet that all of us have had our 'bad mother' moments. Just not all of us are brave enough to fess up. I would also bet that you've done more than enough to make up for the Black Fly Debacle. Right, CM?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-66040549075908577132011-06-10T23:01:44.771-05:002011-06-10T23:01:44.771-05:00When I was little my mom and dad took me out to th...When I was little my mom and dad took me out to the bush... We had family in the great white north. Both my dad and I ended up in the hospital as we were both allergic to the black fly bites... Nasty little creatures!Yarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11482143022186609509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-74637829140073318142011-06-10T22:29:26.596-05:002011-06-10T22:29:26.596-05:00Awe! Poor thing! No wonder she was having a fit ...Awe! Poor thing! No wonder she was having a fit :( You are NOT the bad Momma though. These are the things memories are made of.<br /><br />You should be writing a book. You very eloquently brought us to the orchard and made us itch.<br /><br />CM...hope you have recovered and use this often ;)The Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.com