Comments on: How to have a completely peaceful car ride with three small kids http://simplemom.net/how-to-have-a-completely-peaceful-car-ride-with-three-small-kids/ Live intentionally. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:46:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: Carl Johnson http://simplemom.net/how-to-have-a-completely-peaceful-car-ride-with-three-small-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-96254 Carl Johnson Sun, 12 Sep 2010 15:07:33 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=7875#comment-96254 I remember those trips on Sundays with the kids. Sometimes I used to pretend there was the magic glass windows separating the rear from the front of the car. Fortunately, things have changed. Yes! they grow up. I remember those trips on Sundays with the kids. Sometimes I used to pretend there was the magic glass windows separating the rear from the front of the car. Fortunately, things have changed. Yes! they grow up.
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]]> By: Sarah-Kate* http://simplemom.net/how-to-have-a-completely-peaceful-car-ride-with-three-small-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-95832 Sarah-Kate* Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:46:06 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=7875#comment-95832 Oh, that's easy-- that was MY mommy! :-) (With four kids, I hear it A LOT!) Oh, that’s easy– that was MY mommy! :-) (With four kids, I hear it A LOT!)

]]> By: Glenys with kids travelling in the car. http://simplemom.net/how-to-have-a-completely-peaceful-car-ride-with-three-small-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-95330 Glenys with kids travelling in the car. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:19:15 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=7875#comment-95330 What gets me through the day is the cuddles. My youngest hands down gives the best cuddles. He and his brother can wind each other ..and then me up in no time. A cuddle fixes it all very quickly. What gets me through the day is the cuddles. My youngest hands down gives the best cuddles. He and his brother can wind each other ..and then me up in no time. A cuddle fixes it all very quickly.
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]]> By: Sara http://simplemom.net/how-to-have-a-completely-peaceful-car-ride-with-three-small-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-95288 Sara Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:33:58 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=7875#comment-95288 We recently discovered the hypnotic power of books on CD. We picked up James and the Giant Peach from the library, and our kids (ages 8, 6, and 3) were quite for nearly two hours. We usually have quite a bit of bickering on car rides, so we were so, SO grateful! We recently discovered the hypnotic power of books on CD. We picked up James and the Giant Peach from the library, and our kids (ages 8, 6, and 3) were quite for nearly two hours. We usually have quite a bit of bickering on car rides, so we were so, SO grateful!

]]> By: Kristy http://simplemom.net/how-to-have-a-completely-peaceful-car-ride-with-three-small-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-95182 Kristy Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:01:24 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=7875#comment-95182 Good thoughts. We open the windows. Sometimes the wind muffles the shrieks. Good thoughts. We open the windows. Sometimes the wind muffles the shrieks.
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]]> By: Nigel http://simplemom.net/how-to-have-a-completely-peaceful-car-ride-with-three-small-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-95109 Nigel Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:58:46 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=7875#comment-95109 Great post, but your name requires vowels. Great post, but your name requires vowels.

]]> By: Keely http://simplemom.net/how-to-have-a-completely-peaceful-car-ride-with-three-small-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-95051 Keely Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:27:54 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=7875#comment-95051 Vicky - having had 2 screamers (we called them the baby pterodactyls at the time!), I can say you have a great attitude - it will pass - and in time you will forget the shrieking (except the funny moments)... even (I cringe to suggest it) miss them... Especially when your shrieker turns into a MASTER negotiater, and those screams of frustration give way to very coherent, logical and difficult-to-disagree-with arguments... not the best thing when the 5 year old REALLY wants to jump out his window into the pool below and you realise you having trouble rebutting his arguments for this course of action... Thank you for reminding me of the shrieks - they have faded in my memory... :) Vicky – having had 2 screamers (we called them the baby pterodactyls at the time!), I can say you have a great attitude – it will pass – and in time you will forget the shrieking (except the funny moments)… even (I cringe to suggest it) miss them… Especially when your shrieker turns into a MASTER negotiater, and those screams of frustration give way to very coherent, logical and difficult-to-disagree-with arguments… not the best thing when the 5 year old REALLY wants to jump out his window into the pool below and you realise you having trouble rebutting his arguments for this course of action…
Thank you for reminding me of the shrieks – they have faded in my memory… :)
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]]> By: Vicki R. http://simplemom.net/how-to-have-a-completely-peaceful-car-ride-with-three-small-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-95045 Vicki R. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:30:51 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=7875#comment-95045 LOVE this post. Truth - especially: "But at the end of the day, if we don’t laugh at the chaos of it all, we’ll go mad." I wouldn't have been able to believe that or even say that had we not had our 2nd child. He is a screamer. He's loveable, he's charming, he's inquisitive, he's peaceful (at times), but he's also a screamer. I am so thankful Hubbs & I can laugh (most of the time) when he's screaming, especially on long car rides. When we've done everything we can for the little guy & he still chooses to tell us about how frustrated he is about the situation, then the best remedy has always been to (quietly) chuckle about it. We know it doesn't last forever (thankfully) & we know that these days are fleeting, even when it's craziness. Thanks for the reminder to be thankful, regardless of how wacky the day seems! LOVE this post. Truth – especially: “But at the end of the day, if we don’t laugh at the chaos of it all, we’ll go mad.” I wouldn’t have been able to believe that or even say that had we not had our 2nd child. He is a screamer. He’s loveable, he’s charming, he’s inquisitive, he’s peaceful (at times), but he’s also a screamer. I am so thankful Hubbs & I can laugh (most of the time) when he’s screaming, especially on long car rides. When we’ve done everything we can for the little guy & he still chooses to tell us about how frustrated he is about the situation, then the best remedy has always been to (quietly) chuckle about it. We know it doesn’t last forever (thankfully) & we know that these days are fleeting, even when it’s craziness. Thanks for the reminder to be thankful, regardless of how wacky the day seems!

]]> By: Elise http://simplemom.net/how-to-have-a-completely-peaceful-car-ride-with-three-small-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-95038 Elise Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:20:08 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=7875#comment-95038 I have a few mantras that help me keep perspective with my three children aged three and under. I have a sign in our living room which says: Too blessed to be stressed and I take comfort in that. Also, I recently read somewhere (for the life of me I cannot remember where) the following words: "Speak to be echoed, Act to be copied" - a perfect quote I think and the last quote I really like is "Normal day let me be aware of the treasure you are" by M.J. Irion. It is all too easy to take things for granted, life is fragile and things can change in an instant, so that last quote really appeals to me. For all the chaos that comes with my three cherubs, it is our "normal" and I wouldn't want it any other way. I have a few mantras that help me keep perspective with my three children aged three and under. I have a sign in our living room which says: Too blessed to be stressed and I take comfort in that. Also, I recently read somewhere (for the life of me I cannot remember where) the following words: “Speak to be echoed, Act to be copied” – a perfect quote I think and the last quote I really like is “Normal day let me be aware of the treasure you are” by M.J. Irion. It is all too easy to take things for granted, life is fragile and things can change in an instant, so that last quote really appeals to me. For all the chaos that comes with my three cherubs, it is our “normal” and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

]]> By: Keely http://simplemom.net/how-to-have-a-completely-peaceful-car-ride-with-three-small-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-95033 Keely Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:02:39 +0000 http://simplemom.net/?p=7875#comment-95033 My mantra has been for years: "Regardless of the state of the house, if at the end of the day, the children are fed, relatively clean ('clean' being a loose definition, depending on the days activities, and just how 'worth it' the accumulated dirt was on the days that baths are simply out of the question), mostly happy, tucked into bed, and safe... it was a successful day." It's hard to let go of every image in the 'mass media' world telling moms that we should have clean and happy kids, a spotless house, and copious amounts of time to have hobbies and lives of our own. Thank you for the reminder that for now - this is not just good enough - but in hindsight will be remembered as fantastic. My mantra has been for years: “Regardless of the state of the house, if at the end of the day, the children are fed, relatively clean (‘clean’ being a loose definition, depending on the days activities, and just how ‘worth it’ the accumulated dirt was on the days that baths are simply out of the question), mostly happy, tucked into bed, and safe… it was a successful day.”

It’s hard to let go of every image in the ‘mass media’ world telling moms that we should have clean and happy kids, a spotless house, and copious amounts of time to have hobbies and lives of our own. Thank you for the reminder that for now – this is not just good enough – but in hindsight will be remembered as fantastic.

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