Media and Father’s are really an icky combo right now, but we have such good blogger dads….I am looking for one who is a teenagers parent…maybe they don’t exist or our too busy?

I think schools are in overload with all they have to teach…and overcome….we used to have dance lessons at school and etiquette too which I thought was boring because I got such huge doses at home!

I do agree that the media has gotten out of hand when it comes to being a father. What happened to the good old days when “The Walton’s”….were on TV. This is one reason why we don’t watch much TV in our home.

As far as manners, this is a huge struggle in our home. I am trying with Mitchell and Dylan. It the world of today, there is not a huge amount of attention given in this area. Even the schools barely touch on it. It drives me nuts.

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After not having TV for years, I could not believe how the media was portraying fathers in 2008…awful.
I love reading these Dad Bloggers and Mommy Bloggers and seeing how they are approaching parenting with style, grace, love and respect – hopeful stuff.

Have you had your 5 year olds breathing checked by a speech pathologist? My oldest had a tongue thrust and allergies…the SP taught her new ways to eat so that she could breath at the same time – very helpful and removed lots of frustration.

My youngest has a cleft palate – repaired – and she has to eat with her mouth open to breath, she also benefited from SP Therapy and now only things like potato chips send us a bit batty!
Thank you for your comments, they are so appreciated

About table manners…we work on this diligently with our 5-year-old, because bad manners drive me batty, too, but I can’t seem to get him to eat with his mouth closed. I’m starting to consider taping his lips and only letting him eat with a straw (just kidding) but this for whatever reason is harder than potty training.

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I feed off your blog ->smart people, amazing books, and mind changing ideas -> and I work on finding humor everyday.

It’s a great reminder to be careful how you form opinions and what information you feed on.

News has to sell and pain and sensationalism sell the most. News also generalizes and simplifies. I feed on way less news than I used to and it’s an interesting shift in what I think about (I feed heavy on smart people, amazing books, and mind changing ideas.)

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Oh, and here’s a weird one, I also dreamed that my parents were thrilled wth a little boom box they’d bought for $600. Now, whats up with that dream??

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As a matter of fact I am having a garlic and water tonic right now as I reply to your lovely comments!

Patricia, were you taught to hold the soup spoon steadily horizontal and not turn it 90 degrees, or any degrees, as it approaches your mouth? And do not slurp of course. Oh, and dip the spoon away from you whilst gathering your soup. I learned all that from some 4-H bread-baking girls who learned it from their nun teachers, and I’ve been doing it ever since — that’s 33 years now.

So I guess reading or doing computer at your table at a meal is probalby not too couth, eh?

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