tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post689648659557434031..comments2023-11-02T08:26:17.556-07:00Comments on Nonlinear Girl: Not Quite Fivenonlineargirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05414675024101618604noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-24180229794585176082010-05-09T21:25:22.236-07:002010-05-09T21:25:22.236-07:00she's quite beautiful for not-quite-five. or f...she's quite beautiful for not-quite-five. or for any age.abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011401296282740367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-4338105635342879752010-05-09T17:16:53.998-07:002010-05-09T17:16:53.998-07:00True. I forget somethimes that my 3.5 year old is ...True. I forget somethimes that my 3.5 year old is only 3.5. And that she is pretty freaking amazing for only being that.Capital Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169811675874649402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-16804688806919368632010-05-08T06:54:26.283-07:002010-05-08T06:54:26.283-07:00oh yes...i agree. i too have to remind myself tha...oh yes...i agree. i too have to remind myself that my oldest is just five. <br /><br />great post. you very often seem to capture what I'm feeling/observing/experiencing and share it with us all so beautifully. thank you.gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09717764970680303916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-52899399181221697692010-05-08T04:27:23.588-07:002010-05-08T04:27:23.588-07:00She's adorable! It's good to remember how ...She's adorable! It's good to remember how young our kids really are. It's easy to forget that sometimes. You are wise.<br /><br />and I love Gwen's comment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-6774891247913486502010-05-07T02:21:08.643-07:002010-05-07T02:21:08.643-07:00Yeah, it's got to be hard to be the oldest. O...Yeah, it's got to be hard to be the oldest. Or so I imagine watching my almost 10 year old. But then, I was the youngest and that has its pitfalls, too. Like your sisters still being mad that you were "spoiled" 35 years later.<br /><br />She's gorgeous, Nora.Gwenhttp://cheekyketek.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-76237820235405392552010-05-06T13:28:56.963-07:002010-05-06T13:28:56.963-07:00This is a lot for not quite five. She just knows w...<i>This is a lot for not quite five. She just knows what she wants, but can not always do the things that will make that happen.</i><br /><br />God, I hear that. The time-delayed multi-step action-consequence thing is just too much, most of the time. One of these days it will click, I have faith - I hear the prefrontal cortex develops by leaps and bounds in the early 20s. :)<br /><br />Ada is certainly a very big girl, though, and very mature for not-quite-five.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016022936639335013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-40488498062712538152010-05-05T23:12:42.583-07:002010-05-05T23:12:42.583-07:00I find this to be true with my just-now-three year...I find this to be true with my just-now-three year old. It's hard being little but also kind of big. Love the picture of Ada.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349266191475489809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-69841773051276972552010-05-05T18:34:35.880-07:002010-05-05T18:34:35.880-07:00I often feel I am at the other end of the spectrum...I often feel I am at the other end of the spectrum with my just-turned-five, because he's the youngest (and therefore "the baby"). It's quite the seesaw, this parenting thing.mayberryhttp://mayberrymom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-66290921550840331992010-05-05T14:05:03.460-07:002010-05-05T14:05:03.460-07:00I love this post. I think you are very self-aware ...I love this post. I think you are very self-aware for your age, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305236541985134095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-79624587914871102962010-05-05T12:56:21.792-07:002010-05-05T12:56:21.792-07:00Very poetic post and very true. :)Very poetic post and very true. :)Michaelhttp://fenavo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21634138.post-32652469933246864412010-05-05T12:03:54.193-07:002010-05-05T12:03:54.193-07:00{{{sigh}}}
Right there with you.{{{sigh}}}<br /><br />Right there with you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378421551422918709noreply@blogger.com