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marguerite_26I believe non-con, coercion, blackmail and bribery are all acceptable methods for getting your children to play outside on a nice day.
brought to you by day 2 of march break.
[also: "Come on, Mr. Frodo, I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" ~Samwise Gamgee
today's lesson is friendship and determination in the face of impossible odds.]
brought to you by day 2 of march break.
[also: "Come on, Mr. Frodo, I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" ~Samwise Gamgee
today's lesson is friendship and determination in the face of impossible odds.]
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Date: 2012-03-13 05:01 pm (UTC)One of the most beautiful and heart-breaking S/F lines. *sniff*
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Date: 2012-03-13 05:07 pm (UTC)One of the most beautiful and heart-breaking S/F lines.
This movie has made me cry more times than I can count in the last two days. ;_;
sooo good.
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Date: 2012-03-13 05:17 pm (UTC)THIS! My kids! Why???
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Date: 2012-03-13 05:23 pm (UTC)I was NEVER inside my house unless it was raining. (and sometimes even then I was off 'playing in traffic' as my mom used to say).
But around here at least, my kids are the only ones to play outside. If they aren't outside, there's nothing but birds making noise out there and our neighborhood is filled with kids. WHERE ARE THEY?
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Date: 2012-03-13 05:45 pm (UTC)My kids were begging to stay on the playground yesterday after school and willfully disobeyed me when I said we had to go home so DD1 could work on homework. I caved. I let them play for 20 minutes. It was too beautiful. Then they went outside twice more and we took a walk before bedtime at their request. My kids know how to appreciate good weather:D
Sometimes I do have to kick them outside forcefully, however. (Our spring break is the first week in April.)
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Date: 2012-03-13 07:40 pm (UTC)yes. Or they've flown to Disneyland for the week. :/
My kids know how to appreciate good weather
awe, lovely. :) Now, my kids will happily be outside if I'm there with them. Or if I take them to the park. But they need a lot more incentive to be outside on their own.
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Date: 2012-03-13 07:53 pm (UTC)My kids used to need me outside to enjoy being outside, but they have thankfully moved beyond that. Mine are almost 10 and 7 and the older one can be quite helpful with outdoor activities. Heh. The two of them together are quite a team with their ideas:D
(Note that they don't always take advantage of good weather, but they seem to be having a streak at the moment and I'm enjoying that!)
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Date: 2012-03-13 08:15 pm (UTC)Mine are 5 and 7 and yeah, the 7 yr old is often pretty happy to be outside and just... scream his head off in a pretend football game (with himself). But the 5 yr old is lost and bored if we aren't out there.
Hopefully when they are older they'll be quite a team, too. ;)
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Date: 2012-03-13 08:20 pm (UTC):D Have no fear, they will figure it out soon enough. I think it's just been in the last year or two that my kids have been old enough to figure out how to be outside without me. I love it best when it snows and they can run around without me!
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Date: 2012-03-13 07:38 pm (UTC)Same with playing with toys! I was an only child and I'm sure I didn't complain of boredom as much as my children do!
"GO PLAY WITH ALL TEH THINGS!"
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Date: 2012-03-13 05:40 pm (UTC)And Sam - the true hero of LotR in my opinion.
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Date: 2012-03-13 06:27 pm (UTC)Half the time I just grabbed whoever I was with and they ate dinner at my place. LOL
Sam is so fabulous. His devotion to Frodo makes my chest ache.
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Date: 2012-03-13 05:45 pm (UTC)If I were you I would absolutely use whatever means necessary to get them outside. :)
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Date: 2012-03-13 06:21 pm (UTC)They are just getting old enough to be on their bikes and scooters on their own. And I'm trying to get them to just 'go out' but they don't seem ready to use them without 'purpose' ie: a specific place to go with an adult going along.
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Date: 2012-03-13 06:40 pm (UTC)Maybe they're just wired that way? I think I just got very lucky. But that's not to say you can't encourage them to play outside if they're more indoor types. Oneday I might share my woe at the problems we've had getting my youngest to sit still and read. ;)
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Date: 2012-03-13 07:57 pm (UTC)I think maybe if 'I' was outside more, gardening or doing yard work... they might be more likely to just be outside because that's what we do, you know?
I should make a point of having outdoor projects this summer.
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Date: 2012-03-13 08:51 pm (UTC)I think the outside projects a good idea. Maybe they will soon enjoy being out there enough without you having to coax them. Good luck!
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Date: 2012-03-13 06:18 pm (UTC)My mother would always talk about see us suddenly appear in the kitchen and we'd be filthy and starving. She'd feed us and not see us again until the sun went down.
/the old days
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Date: 2012-03-13 06:12 pm (UTC)"Do you want me to tell your mom who really broke the vase? Then go outside and play."
Works rather well.
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Date: 2012-03-13 06:14 pm (UTC);)
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Date: 2012-03-13 06:42 pm (UTC)Also: Samwise Gamgee is my favorite character from LotR. Can you get more salt of the earth, just plain down to earth good man than him? If it weren't for Sam, middle earth would have been lost. (And Sean Astin being cute as a teddy bear doesn't hurt either ;-) I wish I could find me a real man that steadfast and true!(And if he looked even a little like Colin Morgan I would die of sheer joy :D)
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Date: 2012-03-14 12:37 am (UTC)Can you get more salt of the earth, just plain down to earth good man than him?
♥♥♥♥
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Date: 2012-03-13 06:51 pm (UTC)And slashy subtext?
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Date: 2012-03-13 06:54 pm (UTC)brought to you by those who believe kink should begin in the home.
:D
(and I'm sure you're teaching them to play 'safe' at all times)
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Date: 2012-03-14 12:39 am (UTC)(and I'm sure you're teaching them to play 'safe' at all times)
omg... ahahha... ahhahaha...
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Date: 2012-03-14 11:32 pm (UTC)Gum boots! ahahah... The Wiggles taught me what gum boots are. ;)
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Date: 2012-03-19 07:13 am (UTC)I HAD NO IDEA THERE WERE DIFFERENT WORDS FOR THIS.
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Date: 2012-03-23 01:08 pm (UTC)But gumboots is such an awesome name!
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Date: 2012-03-14 02:00 am (UTC)Kiara: Is it true if I refuse to go, you'll make me miss dinner?
Me: Refusing to go is not an option.
Kiara: But would I miss dinner if I refuse?
Me: There is no refusing.
Kiara: Yeah, but if I don't go, will you make me miss dinner?
Me: You won't miss dinner, because YOU'RE NOT STAYING INSIDE.
Kiara: Yes, but..
Me: Do I need to call your father to consult on this?
Kiara: Well I have to go up and get socks.
20 minutes later, we're still trying to leave...
We've had a huge debate on when they were old enough to "go out and play". Last summer they actually roamed around to friends houses and such, and to the local playground - I think the parents think I'm neglectful and dumping my kids on them... they probably invite them inside to watch tv...
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Date: 2012-03-14 11:36 pm (UTC)I think parents around here think my kids are insane. My Eldest re-enacted the battle of hogwarts in our backyard today and it was epic. and very, very LOUD.
they probably invite them inside to watch tv...
LOL
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