Comments on: a tale of two letters

By: antinori wines

antinori wines — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:44:24 +0000

I was going to do something like this a bit back, but I never was able to finish . it is great reading about your experience.

By: Beyond Just Mom » a story of mud-slinging siblings: serendipitous solutions

Beyond Just Mom » a story of mud-slinging siblings: serendipitous solutions — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:42:54 +0000

[...] ‘I like your shirt’ or something shallow.” Typically, my kids sulk away with such an assignment but come up with pretty good comments when they’re left alone to [...]

By: Julie Stiles Mills

Julie Stiles Mills — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:10:07 +0000

I LOVE this. That letter is like a time capsule, just waiting for them. Julie Stiles Mills’s last blog post..t minus 5 days.

By: L.L. Barkat

L.L. Barkat — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:44:53 +0000

: ) My mother used to make us stand in the corner nose to nose. I don't know. We thought this was hysterically funny. And then we could never remember what we'd been fighting about. L.L. Barkat’s last blog post..Is it Safe to Come Out and Sing?

By: pam

pam — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:02:46 +0000

Heather: So glad you’re learning about that pencil thing. I found the blunt-tipped pencil in the kitchen later–yikes!

Chick: We try to stay on the high road as best we can, and the memory box is my sophisticated shoebox where I stash notes, pics, and other random things of sentimental value. Someday we may do something with it.

Charrette: Thanks so much, and glad it gave you a giggle

By: charrette

charrette — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:11:50 +0000

These are great. "I should not have bent your arm back" and "I should not have stabbed you with a pencil" made my day (and made me laugh). Then the 13-year-old's essay was so well-written I could hardly believe it came from a teen. Hooray for the boys, and for you. You're clearly doing a lot of good things at your house...and a lot of it shows up in this post. charrette’s last blog post..On Life, Death, and Hydrangeas

By: Chick MOorman

Chick MOorman — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:08:54 +0000

I wonder where he learned about the higher road????

I want to hear more about the memory box.

thanks

By: Heather of the EO

Heather of the EO — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:09:45 +0000

I do struggle with this “forcing apologies” thing. I learn so much from you.

And I also learned not to stab people with pencils

Heather of the EO’s last blog post..It’s kind of like a steel trap

By: pam

pam — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:29:58 +0000

Patty, I love the idea of writing a story to mix things up a bit. Thanks!

By: patty

patty — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:42:23 +0000

hello! i found my way here from runamuck. i love this story...it is an awesome example of parenting. my friend does the same with her son; he has to write a story about what happened and give equal consideration to all "characters" in the story.. it forces him to consider the other person's point of view. .. and in the end, she has an amazing keepsake of lessons learned. way to go! patty’s last blog post..JoY