tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post4982112646713699235..comments2024-01-05T09:54:15.164-05:00Comments on lots and lots of nonsense: parenting is a humbling experiencehalloweenloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05226515861332754382noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-8206230765794069352007-05-04T01:50:00.000-04:002007-05-04T01:50:00.000-04:00Oh, boy . . . we had kind of a similar situation o...Oh, boy . . . we had kind of a similar situation on a plane once, but with baby spit-up--in copious amounts, and I mean copious. And then a blowout. But both happened on the plane, and we hadn't brought enough changes of clothes in the carry-on, so baby went the rest of the trip naked.<BR/><BR/>I always had a terrible time keeping socks and shoes on my kids, too.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-53779152700566352162007-04-17T20:01:00.000-04:002007-04-17T20:01:00.000-04:00Hi there - I just wanted to say that I am enjoying...Hi there - I just wanted to say that I am enjoying your blog and hope that you will come and visit me sometime :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-7216966870499290772007-04-15T22:30:00.000-04:002007-04-15T22:30:00.000-04:00Diaper changing under time pressure is totally har...Diaper changing under time pressure is totally harrowing, even without the extra trauma of unexpected "deposits"--this will be funny, I promise, and in less time than you think.<BR/><BR/>But wow. I have to say, though, if I saw a naked baby boarding a plane, I'd know there was a darkly funny story somewhere.OneTiredEmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786020912408441766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-68320471915712059342007-04-14T22:06:00.000-04:002007-04-14T22:06:00.000-04:00Hahahahaa!!I had this happen with Miles. Only he ...Hahahahaa!!<BR/><BR/>I had this happen with Miles. Only he was a year old and I was going to the dentist when he had a huge blow-out in his diaper. And I realized that I had no change of clothes for him. So I had to bring him in to the dentist's office with me wearing only a diaper and sandals. <BR/><BR/>And I cn't even tell you how many people there wondered outloud where his clothes were.<BR/><BR/>At least he had on shoes though ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-91628787123132581222007-04-14T16:17:00.000-04:002007-04-14T16:17:00.000-04:00Although it didn't happen in a public place, I onc...Although it didn't happen in a public place, I once took a bath with my baby son only for him to shit all over both of us in the tub. I recently told this to him (at 16 years old) and all he could say was, "Eeeewww....I was in the tub with you? NAKED?!"<BR/><BR/>For the record, I had an aunt who felt the same way about babies without shoes or socks.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464465779161315273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-79174830471009763482007-04-12T20:04:00.000-04:002007-04-12T20:04:00.000-04:00oh my goodess. i know it wasn't funny at the time,...oh my goodess. i know it wasn't funny at the time, but i had to laugh. <BR/><BR/>yes, parenting is GREAT for teaching us humility. hee, hee, hee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-76674599302412875832007-04-12T15:10:00.000-04:002007-04-12T15:10:00.000-04:00Oh, goodness. It actually sounds like you kept you...Oh, goodness. It actually sounds like you kept your wits about you when all this went down. Also, it never occured to me that babies would just spontaneously, um, go like that, but, well, duh. Of course they would. <BR/><BR/>Poor thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-60210031671097295192007-04-12T00:20:00.000-04:002007-04-12T00:20:00.000-04:00Fireplace! Genevieve beat me to the punch with the...Fireplace! Genevieve beat me to the punch with the prom date comment! I knew I should have read before commenting!Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-38498233584184970992007-04-12T00:19:00.000-04:002007-04-12T00:19:00.000-04:00What a great story to tell his prom date!What a great story to tell his prom date!Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-92043007784816257062007-04-11T17:45:00.000-04:002007-04-11T17:45:00.000-04:00I agree with your no-socks and shoes thing in the ...I agree with your no-socks and shoes thing in the public setting -- you have no idea what could be all over the floor in places, and little guys still like to put their toes in their mouths on occasion. Bleah!<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the whole airport changing disaster! I say you get mad props for making the plane, even if Gabe was mostly naked, and still slightly dirty. I'd rather board in that situation than miss the plane.KLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00432371404842970536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-56747600684379392222007-04-11T12:34:00.000-04:002007-04-11T12:34:00.000-04:00Oh. My. Gawd.Perhaps you will tell this story to h...Oh. My. Gawd.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you will tell this story to his prom date?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-39195093250803181102007-04-11T11:29:00.001-04:002007-04-11T11:29:00.001-04:00Oops, that last comment was from me, kristinOops, that last comment was from me, kristinKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14419829266401536453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-51484642856709563612007-04-11T11:29:00.000-04:002007-04-11T11:29:00.000-04:00Oh my word, that is horrifying stuff right there. ...Oh my word, that is horrifying stuff right there. And here I was feeling a bit of baby longing. Thanks for the cure!Kristin L. Waltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363444110329376418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-91098901490729427702007-04-11T09:11:00.000-04:002007-04-11T09:11:00.000-04:00I also have a hang-up on the shoes and socks thing...I also have a hang-up on the shoes and socks thing. Naked feet in public, except in the instances of park, pool, etc, drive me crazy.<BR/><BR/>I need the little ones to have a finished look. <BR/><BR/>As for your experience, one day it will be soo funny.ccwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319415763862282537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-41708693513233741722007-04-11T08:03:00.000-04:002007-04-11T08:03:00.000-04:00I, too, have a baby and socks thing. You are not a...I, too, have a baby and socks thing. You are not alone! One day this will be funny to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-78943827736063258862007-04-10T20:19:00.000-04:002007-04-10T20:19:00.000-04:00Oh my gosh. What a story. I sure didn't envy you, ...Oh my gosh. What a story. I sure didn't envy you, LOL! :) Yes, I'm sure that you'll be laughing about it later. :)Lisannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10648271464200883121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-26543528313758097172007-04-09T22:51:00.000-04:002007-04-09T22:51:00.000-04:00Oh, my sympathies!Oh, my sympathies!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-57122574742105446372007-04-09T20:44:00.000-04:002007-04-09T20:44:00.000-04:00That is a wonderful story!!!Good for you for makin...That is a wonderful story!!!<BR/><BR/>Good for you for making it on the plane.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-68913520976803762702007-04-09T15:35:00.000-04:002007-04-09T15:35:00.000-04:00I'm laughing, too!(But not at you, I promise, just...I'm laughing, too!<BR/>(But not at you, I promise, just with you.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-86150818377354930972007-04-09T12:50:00.000-04:002007-04-09T12:50:00.000-04:00I am laughing. I am sure it was traumatic at the ...I am laughing. <BR/><BR/>I am sure it was traumatic at the time -- I well remember those kind of incidents -- but boy does it make for a funny story.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-53847055365052656842007-04-09T12:36:00.000-04:002007-04-09T12:36:00.000-04:00ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I mean, not that t...ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I mean, not that the scenario is funny, because I would have been in tears and beyond pissed at Sweetie for not answering his cell phone, but honestly Lady never wears socks because I could never get them to stay on her tiny feet and got into the habit of life without socks. It bothers my one friend ENDLESSLY when Lady's pants hike up and her ankles are exposed to the elements. ;) BUT I would never let her walk around the grocery store without socks....eeeeew.<BR/><BR/>I think you deserve an award for not imploding on the spot during the bathroom fiasco. Or diamond earrings for Mothers' Day. Whichever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-69288408896164133382007-04-09T11:15:00.000-04:002007-04-09T11:15:00.000-04:00Yikes. And yes, humbling is a good word for paren...Yikes. And yes, humbling is a good word for parenting.Yankee Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11533568911291967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-27471855069678977932007-04-09T09:31:00.000-04:002007-04-09T09:31:00.000-04:00This is exactly why I always made Mr. Blue handle ...This is exactly why I always made Mr. Blue handle the airport diaper changing.Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10449167.post-87838340395085908552007-04-09T03:07:00.000-04:002007-04-09T03:07:00.000-04:00Wow...all in the name of becoming a better person,...Wow...all in the name of becoming a better person, right? I was reading this with mouth hanging open, gasping in horror as I made mental notes for our upcoming far-too-many-hours-long flights home, wondering, "Will this be funny in ten years?" I bet it will be. :) Props on making it through.Meikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14033972601038792745noreply@blogger.com