tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698519433629464876.post6584466685546804142..comments2023-09-20T08:09:07.111-04:00Comments on Manners for Modern Mothers: NowheresvilleEBBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16985081141514919475noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698519433629464876.post-13828651310029371612011-02-06T18:52:19.314-05:002011-02-06T18:52:19.314-05:00Allison, I think the distinction for me lies in wh...Allison, I think the distinction for me lies in who is putting on the pressure. Some children are inherently driven to excel. The problem comes when the parents are driven and have very limited ideas about what is acceptable from their children. See the film if you get the chance. Thanks for reading.EBBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985081141514919475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698519433629464876.post-26730014956244414722011-02-05T12:59:35.953-05:002011-02-05T12:59:35.953-05:00I am torn about this, too. My kid loves school bu...I am torn about this, too. My kid loves school but is doing homework in kindergarten. What's up with that? And yet -- I was bored in school until I got to St. Andrew's...and loved every minute of the pressure there. I'm not sure what to make of that at all!Allisonhttp://www.dailyoutfit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698519433629464876.post-72106149739216043012011-02-01T15:17:01.900-05:002011-02-01T15:17:01.900-05:00I am with you, Liz. If we simply love and embrace ...I am with you, Liz. If we simply love and embrace our children for who they are and not who we (or, worse yet, society) think they should be, we would all be happier. I think therein lies our challenge as modern mothers.Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698519433629464876.post-9370436400401649022011-02-01T11:00:19.429-05:002011-02-01T11:00:19.429-05:00Haven't seen the movie, Liz, but just love you...Haven't seen the movie, Liz, but just love your thoughts. Let's hear it for letting our kids just be!Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698519433629464876.post-41394673372818963952011-02-01T08:54:08.652-05:002011-02-01T08:54:08.652-05:00We're trying to do a screening of this at &quo...We're trying to do a screening of this at "our" school. Nothing makes me more sad that sitting in meetings with parents and kids listening to parents emphasize their kids' deficits rather than focus on their strengths. When did we start to expect kids to be experts at everything?well read hostesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373728970677604076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698519433629464876.post-2293874763221873922011-01-31T15:48:29.341-05:002011-01-31T15:48:29.341-05:00I really have no desire to see this because it wil...I really have no desire to see this because it will upset me. Parents who overschedule and pressure their children irk me to no end. If I were a Southern Baptist, I'd say "AMEN SISTAH" to your comment about stopping the madness. I am an Episcopalian, so I will just say, God Bless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com