Comments on: We’re all downstream http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/10/02/were-all-downstream/ Denver parenting, with altitude Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:04:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gretchen aka mopsy http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/10/02/were-all-downstream/#comment-359 Gretchen aka mopsy Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:42:28 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/10/02/were-all-downstream/#comment-359 Aimee is right---you never know what will capture a kid's imagination. The most innocuous things can lead to delight or nightmares. I think Lizzy is right, too. Your son is clearly a thinker and solver. My eldest daughter was completely undone by a health talk at school regarding the heart. She was convinced everything we ate was going to cause immediate massive heart attacks. Our whole family was going to simultaneously drop dead if we had ice cream for dessert. After a few weeks, her concern faded. Aimee is right—you never know what will capture a kid’s imagination. The most innocuous things can lead to delight or nightmares.

I think Lizzy is right, too. Your son is clearly a thinker and solver.

My eldest daughter was completely undone by a health talk at school regarding the heart. She was convinced everything we ate was going to cause immediate massive heart attacks. Our whole family was going to simultaneously drop dead if we had ice cream for dessert.

After a few weeks, her concern faded.

]]> By: Lizzy http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/10/02/were-all-downstream/#comment-358 Lizzy Tue, 02 Oct 2007 23:19:23 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/10/02/were-all-downstream/#comment-358 I think it shows that he will be a good problem solver because he couldn't let it rest till it was solved. As a kid I used to prepare for all sorts of catastrophes and i think it has helped me a lot as an adult to always be prepared. I love his sweet reasoning. I think it shows that he will be a good problem solver because he couldn’t let it rest till it was solved. As a kid I used to prepare for all sorts of catastrophes and i think it has helped me a lot as an adult to always be prepared. I love his sweet reasoning.

]]> By: Amber Johnson http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/10/02/were-all-downstream/#comment-357 Amber Johnson Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:34:55 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/10/02/were-all-downstream/#comment-357 As I was reading this, it conjured up so many of my fears as a child. Irrational fears. And I turned out OK. Errr....didn't I? :-) As I was reading this, it conjured up so many of my fears as a child. Irrational fears. And I turned out OK. Errr….didn’t I? :-)

]]> By: Aimee http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/10/02/were-all-downstream/#comment-356 Aimee Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:38:15 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/10/02/were-all-downstream/#comment-356 Ah, so hard to find the balance! And you never know what is going to strike a chord with them! Ah, so hard to find the balance! And you never know what is going to strike a chord with them!

]]> By: Ashley http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/10/02/were-all-downstream/#comment-355 Ashley Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:18:57 +0000 http://www.milehighmamas.com/2007/10/02/were-all-downstream/#comment-355 Ahhh, my life in retrospect will be entitled, "What I wish I would have said!" Ahhh, my life in retrospect will be entitled, “What I wish I would have said!”

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