tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post7518796514172503200..comments2024-01-12T00:43:40.037+00:00Comments on Maternal Tales from the South Coast: What constitutes a tragedy?Maternal Taleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04075679022964297682noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-20157014680636492492009-08-04T22:35:45.557+01:002009-08-04T22:35:45.557+01:00Ella - Aah - I know - it was awful for her. Altho...Ella - Aah - I know - it was awful for her. Although I was pretty pleased because she was so forgiving of her sister...not so good of me to lose it though!Maternal Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075679022964297682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-63290305147527808602009-08-01T11:00:18.412+01:002009-08-01T11:00:18.412+01:00Poor little thing - that was heartbreaking to read...Poor little thing - that was heartbreaking to read.Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841140089388266603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-41320024096811312602009-07-30T22:56:59.343+01:002009-07-30T22:56:59.343+01:00MOMSWEB - I know! If only life were that simple h...MOMSWEB - I know! If only life were that simple hey? I hate to be the one to tell her that it's not!<br /><br />Reasons - Well it's been a week now and I've finally made the pom pom and only just sewn it on now, so despite it being too big and too wonky, I hope that by the time she wakes up in the morning, she'll finally be over it... Thanks you kind lady for the award - will post and thank you publicly very soon. I send you a big, big kiss. Mwah xxx<br /><br />WoB - Hee hee - erm, ahem, cough...no i don't think it's just you ( but make sure you don't tell anyone)!! Yes, the 'guys' thing is totally cute - I think she must have got it from Dora or something - Benny the bull has his 'guys'. Funny thing is, Edie now calls them her guys too, like that's the correct word for them. So sweet.<br /><br />magnumlady - Oh how right you are - I don't think hubby will ever recover from being peed on. All over him, all over the tent. Silly Mummy for not being quick off the mark!<br /><br />CJ - I know - so tragic (and even more so for me because it was all my failt)!! Boo hoo. Bad Mummy ! ;-((Maternal Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075679022964297682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-26099722993665868362009-07-27T19:18:43.441+01:002009-07-27T19:18:43.441+01:00Poor love, always tragic if they don't underst...Poor love, always tragic if they don't understand.<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-58383405044788021432009-07-27T09:55:45.612+01:002009-07-27T09:55:45.612+01:00ps an award/tag for you at my place todayps an award/tag for you at my place todayReasonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070633072307321162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-81449138991553558092009-07-26T21:00:35.681+01:002009-07-26T21:00:35.681+01:00awww bless her, but to look on the bright side a m...awww bless her, but to look on the bright side a missing bobble has to be better then being wee'd on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-74324080739146708362009-07-26T14:49:33.055+01:002009-07-26T14:49:33.055+01:00Ahh bless she sounds just lovely and the "guy...Ahh bless she sounds just lovely and the "guys" thing is too cute, i think all us girls are guilty of being fickle though aren't we? Maybe that's just me then ..ahem xThe wife of boldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08829458934561423342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-3849773353728336512009-07-26T14:28:28.411+01:002009-07-26T14:28:28.411+01:00Oh dear, us mummies! Hope she's over it now. x...Oh dear, us mummies! Hope she's over it now. xReasonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070633072307321162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-87896272670738530422009-07-25T05:04:21.613+01:002009-07-25T05:04:21.613+01:00Bless her sweet heart. Makes me want to be young a...Bless her sweet heart. Makes me want to be young again when I think of the simple things that matter to children.MOMSWEBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03425350066254996873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-21996969969425332822009-07-24T21:54:50.822+01:002009-07-24T21:54:50.822+01:00Iota - Ooh that's a god one - I didn't thi...Iota - Ooh that's a god one - I didn't think about her being such a forgiving big sister - yes she was - although she now needs to forgive me too !! But yes, I do have to make it up to her. A few people have suggested I make a new bobble for 'Bob' so that's what I'm going to do...<br /><br />Lady Mama - Aah thanks honey - yes it was hard for me (especially since it was all my fault that it was lost in the first place). So I had to hug her and try to make her feel better whilst knowing all the time that it was all my doing. Hideous!<br /><br />Dancinfairy - Yep, that is totally the answer! A new bobble is in the pipeline. Watch this space!<br /><br />Natalie - Hi there and welcome! Yep, she felt it good and proper! I thought there was no hope of replacing it so she was going to just have to deal with it, but I am now going to take the advice of a few clever people and make her a new bobble myself (!) Hopefully that will go some way to easing her pain!!<br /><br />Amy - Yeah I remember your lost toy incident - it's just heartbreaking isn't it?? At least she still has the toy though - but I suppose when she looks at it she has a reminder every day that the bobble is gone! Although plan is now to make a new one...fingers crossed this one doesn't get ripped off!Maternal Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075679022964297682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-42531397890300557432009-07-24T21:47:43.178+01:002009-07-24T21:47:43.178+01:00That Girl - Oh I know - it was a true tragedy - an...That Girl - Oh I know - it was a true tragedy - and yes, on the advice of a number of clever people (much cleverer than me), I have decided to make her a new pom pom and let her choose the wool. I think I remember how to do it - two bits of cardboard with hole in the middle - but it has been...ahem...a few years, so it may not be of my previous professional standards. And yes - I killed off R's caterpillars a while ago and it was almost a tragedy too. Thankfully one survived to the butterfly stages (phew). Sorry about your cabbages ;-((<br /><br />Mwa - Yes that's what I was trying to think about at the time - that she learnt to handle a tragedy when it wasn't really one because it was a good learning xperience - but after seeing her so distraught I wish I'd lied or something! ike Grit says in the comments, I should have said the fairies needed it more than her. It all a learning experience (even more so for the parents)!<br /><br />Who's the Mummy - You're right - I am in awe!! Why didn't I think of sellotape - seriously I wish I had have had some in the car - it would have saved me stashing it away (for unsafe keeping)...But sellotape is irrelevant now since there is nothing left to stick on. No, the only thing I can do is to make a new one...<br /><br />Really Rachel - Yes Bobless - I like it!! I know - sometimes when my children cry full-on sobbing cried I can't help but just stare at them (if they haven't hurt themselves that is) because I find it truly fascinating that they can get so traumatised by the little things.<br /><br />Jo - Yep, I am totally on the case with it now - I've told her I'm going to make a new one and she's all chuffed. Part of me wishes I'd lied and said the fairies had taken it or something, but part of me thinks it's all a learning experience and she needs to experience something like that - either way Supermum willmake it better with her new woolly bobble - yay!!Maternal Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075679022964297682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-83839984127482097582009-07-24T21:35:34.357+01:002009-07-24T21:35:34.357+01:00notSupermum - Thanks honey - yeah she was much wor...notSupermum - Thanks honey - yeah she was much worse than me (even though it was all my fault and I should have shouldered the burden a bit more). I can't for the life of me think what happened to it - it must have ben thrown out with all the other rubbish which accumulated in the side pocket of the car - silly, silly me!<br /><br />Modern Mom - I now - it's amazing how much they can feel at such a young age...but yes, like you say, hopefully (!) she'll move on just as quickly. And I can't tell you how excited I was to finally be able to get in to your blog - how many widgets did you remove?? Other people are having problems with mine so maybe I should remove some too :-(( Will pop over to yours in a mo and see the award xx<br /><br />Sandy - yes she really was completely heartbroken poor love - and yes I have taken the advice of a few people and I'm going to make her another bobble. I've already told her and she was very happy!<br /><br />Catharine - Oh you never forget!! What did happen to your pink umbrella?? - I think you ought to ask your Mother!! And yes, she was genuinely heartbroken the poor love.<br /><br />septembermom - Yes, they do move on quickly. They're so up and down at that age - it's amazing that they can function at all - so distraught one minute and happy as anything the next. She's still a bit sad about the bobble though, but I have promised to make her another one!Maternal Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075679022964297682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-28998017377154370952009-07-24T21:25:11.810+01:002009-07-24T21:25:11.810+01:00Tasha - I know!! They're such sensitive littl...Tasha - I know!! They're such sensitive little lambs - although with this one I just knew it was going to be a big one...she'd been asking me every hour for three days to sew it on...it couldn't have been more traumatic for her!!<br /><br />MGM - Thanks hun - yep she's feeling slightly better today but only because I've promised her I'll make her another pom pom...hope I haven't set myself up for failure!! And yes, food almost always works with Edie, but not so much with Renée unfortunately! I hope your little M isn't too miserable with her chickenpox xx<br /><br />Grit - I LOVE this comment - Oh how I wish I had read it before the incident - I would have so handled the situation differently!! Next time something like this happens I'll ask your advice first. You're so right - fairies having taken it would have softened the blow. Why I feel compelled to tell my 4-year-old the truth I don't know!<br /><br />OP - It really was. I hate to think how she'll react with a 'proper' broken heart! Doesn't bear thinking about just yet!<br /><br />Mamma Po - hee hee - yes Bob - that's a good compromise...It was a pom pom bobble (and I was once able to knit, but sadly those skills left me long ago) - so I've decided to make a brand new pom pom for her (as suggested by a number of clever people). She's going to choose the wall and my craft skills will be put to the test. Fingers crossed!!Maternal Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075679022964297682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-14183503814311488642009-07-24T19:33:22.683+01:002009-07-24T19:33:22.683+01:00awwww the poor thing! I have been there with lost ...awwww the poor thing! I have been there with lost toys and it breaks my heart! I hope she gets over it soon xxxand1moremeans5https://www.blogger.com/profile/05872366593739511282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-60549116253428313512009-07-24T17:00:58.800+01:002009-07-24T17:00:58.800+01:00Ah the poor thing! They feel things at such a larg...Ah the poor thing! They feel things at such a large magnitude at that age. I know, like a pet, it can't be replaced per se, but hopefully you can find something for her to fall in love with again.Nataliehttp://www.bambinogoodies.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-70358410089345919312009-07-24T12:13:28.745+01:002009-07-24T12:13:28.745+01:00Oh poor thing. Is there any chance of a bobble-ect...Oh poor thing. Is there any chance of a bobble-ectomy?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848203901556742390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-86560136900129787072009-07-24T03:45:43.661+01:002009-07-24T03:45:43.661+01:00Oh poor her! I can just imagine how hard that must...Oh poor her! I can just imagine how hard that must have been for you as well.Lady Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00933248315325429447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-79442661613982920492009-07-24T03:34:34.378+01:002009-07-24T03:34:34.378+01:00Ooooh.
How about a reward for being a brave girl...Ooooh. <br /><br />How about a reward for being a brave girl and a forgiving big sister? Is there anything that could help reduce the woe?Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-20832676069928739692009-07-23T23:42:47.094+01:002009-07-23T23:42:47.094+01:00Oh poor babe. You could do that pom pom thing wit...Oh poor babe. You could do that pom pom thing with wool etc, get her all involved to make bobble a new bobble??<br /><br />I so hate it when you see them get so sad. Hugs. xJo Beaufoixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957369658590225971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-34563561147634432142009-07-23T23:07:28.109+01:002009-07-23T23:07:28.109+01:00I'm always amazed by how Totally Tragic things...I'm always amazed by how Totally Tragic things seem to young children. When FP gets crying about something, there's no stopping her. Full-on sobbing over the tiniest things. Awwww. Good luck with Bobbless(!)Mrs Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04744432053755759201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-4729037915739882682009-07-23T21:55:06.170+01:002009-07-23T21:55:06.170+01:00Aw, that is SO unbelievably sad! Poor mite.
But ...Aw, that is SO unbelievably sad! Poor mite. <br /><br />But here's a bit of advice: sellotape. Seriously. When Mister Cat's tail fell off, a few rounds of sticky tape kept it in place for the crucial six week period until Flea next visited Grandma (with her magic sewing skills) <br /><br />I can tell that right now you're in awe of my parenting skills. People so often are ;-)Who's the Mummyhttp://www.whosthemummy.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-60038681261974375822009-07-23T20:26:43.694+01:002009-07-23T20:26:43.694+01:00I always feel so bad for the kids in cases like th...I always feel so bad for the kids in cases like that. I try to remember it's a learning experience.Mwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954216492730746581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-90173222081126785472009-07-23T20:00:29.024+01:002009-07-23T20:00:29.024+01:00A tragedy of the worst kind I fear.. was going to ...A tragedy of the worst kind I fear.. was going to suggest a pom pom transplant but from the looks of your Twittering someone else has too! Last time I made them I was a Girl Guide! SC experienced similar drama recently when we killed off her cabbages by accident! Ooops.. Im no Alan Titchmarsh thats for sure! xTheOnlineStylisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993875451086499475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-31873093645771745582009-07-23T17:44:22.326+01:002009-07-23T17:44:22.326+01:00Oh, I know when they get so hurt about their favor...Oh, I know when they get so hurt about their favorite things. Gratefully, they move on quickly at that age.septembermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01570525910483384484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293793938766074805.post-16420882239930911862009-07-23T15:58:02.973+01:002009-07-23T15:58:02.973+01:00Poor Renee. And in 20 years time, will she still r...Poor Renee. And in 20 years time, will she still remember? I still wonder where my mother put my new, pink umbrella when I was five...Catharine Withenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06936767499911371984noreply@blogger.com