Comments on: Everybody Gets a Gold Star

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:09:49 +0000

Huh, that’s essentially what Eli does as well. He either says “yaaaaay!” or “I made it!”

By: Limax

Limax — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 13:38:02 +0000

Travon says ‘Ta Da!!’ after every little thing he does. It can be amusing.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:21:35 +0000

Duchess, I read that as “a friend of mine has a son two weeks younger than mine in college.”

By: duchess

duchess — Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:25:38 +0000

A friend of mine from college has a son who is two weeks younger than mine. I am trying very hard to not continually compare, but it’s hard. We talk fairly regularly, and whenever she mentions something her son does, I am happy for her, but I am also mentally checking that my son does, too! We’ve been pretty good about not being overly competitive with them, but I definitely have to tell myself on a regular basis to not compare, and to not be the kind of parent that says “He can do it. Why can’t you?” At least being aware of what we are doing might help us be better at what we say and do.

By: Geof F. Morris

Geof F. Morris — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 23:05:24 +0000

Eli’s ability to recite the alphabet backwards would help in those situations where law enforcement thinks he’s, you know, inebriated.

Teach him the prime numbers below 100. That’s a neat trick!

By: Joyous

Joyous — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 22:29:32 +0000

As a side note, I can in fact recite the alphabet backwards. But only in English. I’m working on French.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 21:52:47 +0000

As the parent of a kid who started walking at 20 months, I dig. Last summer when she was 1-1/2 I would take her to this indoor gym where babies under age one would be running around, kicking soccer balls, doing gymnastics, slam-dunking, and breakdancing, and Iris would be happily crawling along. Didn’t bother her at all, of course.