tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post1336879375348376475..comments2024-03-27T02:14:02.107-05:00Comments on The Chronicles of a Chicago Mom: Alright...Am I a Wuss?Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00625673916138703709noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-83498250091110802082008-07-02T14:38:00.000-05:002008-07-02T14:38:00.000-05:00Little Mermaid-- not the original of course,how mo...Little Mermaid-- not the original of course,how morbid is that?-- the Disney version. No one dies, true love is found and everyone is happy and singing in the sea... but then she leaves her family never to return.. never mind.imbeingheldhostagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771374087307254969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-22334886163925819232008-07-02T09:18:00.000-05:002008-07-02T09:18:00.000-05:00Ya know, I used to do the same thing. Still do wit...Ya know, I used to do the same thing. Still do with my little one. When my oldest realized I was skipping parts, she demanded that I read it all. She seemed to be fine with it all. More so than I was.Brenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525885408968060260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-64035650737076782582008-07-01T22:21:00.000-05:002008-07-01T22:21:00.000-05:00I read them the books with the death and dying par...I read them the books with the death and dying parts... though sometimes I do tone it down. I don't like the word kill... it really bothers me for some reason. Both Annie and Snow White say Kill way too many times for my taste.<BR/><BR/>My girls now have a morbid fascination with dying. They talk about it ALL the time... and say things like, "so and so died"... so matter of factly.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493268452074516009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-32287248727311225792008-07-01T02:35:00.000-05:002008-07-01T02:35:00.000-05:00You're not a wuss. We put away some books until ou...You're not a wuss. We put away some books until our son was old enough to "get" them and ask questions. We skipped the beginning of Nemo for years. The desire to protect them is understandable. They are only young, innocent and naive for a little while.Melanie Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04100313047776018999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-35996807356547665182008-06-30T21:35:00.000-05:002008-06-30T21:35:00.000-05:00i was finsihing a story hubby started - i think it...i was finsihing a story hubby started - i think it was tom thumb. i got to the end and they cut open the wolf's stomach and killed him with an ax and removed tom from the stomach ??? WTF. i know i did something with the words. if a book has stupid (noisy nora does) i use silly.justmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081885076553861768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-43606533954363730842008-06-30T18:22:00.000-05:002008-06-30T18:22:00.000-05:00Turn the book upside down and wing it, that's my s...Turn the book upside down and wing it, that's my suggestion. <BR/><BR/>And yes, Dumbo can break me down like no other Disney story. When mom gets all crazy trying to protect her baby and the mean men lock her away and Dumbo visits and puts his little trunk through the elephant jail bars. It's too much!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505086276162749555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-12238308691651489132008-06-30T15:20:00.000-05:002008-06-30T15:20:00.000-05:00Great, is this what I have to look forward to? I ...Great, is this what I have to look forward to? I get all choked up over Guess How Much I Love You. <BR/><BR/>I dont have any advice, but if it makes you feel any better, I looooved Babar as a child, and I don't remember anything morid about those books. Maybe my mom got creative with the story line too?ATenoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933860105490512976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-51281491789124177972008-06-30T13:41:00.000-05:002008-06-30T13:41:00.000-05:00Sometimes if I can be creative on the spot, I'll j...Sometimes if I can be creative on the spot, I'll just go with the flow, making something up. Other times, we skip the doom and gloom altogether!EatPlayLovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01768078593549284605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-68115249548026837062008-06-30T13:35:00.000-05:002008-06-30T13:35:00.000-05:00Stick with Goodnight Moon. Nobody dies OR underst...Stick with Goodnight Moon. Nobody dies OR understands the story! :)MamaGeek @ Works For Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563543041234527282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-56454252393967843552008-06-30T12:56:00.000-05:002008-06-30T12:56:00.000-05:00I just read 'em anyway. We can't protect them fro...I just read 'em anyway. We can't protect them from everything....Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122493201161475552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-34026701639594454052008-06-30T11:02:00.000-05:002008-06-30T11:02:00.000-05:00I'm the same way. A lot of children's takes are h...I'm the same way. A lot of children's takes are harsh. Especially the classics - Brothers Grimm were really that - grim.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14258405168792203613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-79301643995810374792008-06-30T10:55:00.000-05:002008-06-30T10:55:00.000-05:00Usually when you do read that stuff to young kid t...Usually when you do read that stuff to young kid they don't ask questions or even notice until they're old enough to get it. Does that even make sense? Go ahead and read it - if she asks questions, then answer, if she doesn't - then don't push the topic. She's not ready then. But if she asks - she's ready for some quick answer. Darn - I'm going to have to do my "death post" soon.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664179045428395525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-15745889867254874342008-06-30T10:09:00.000-05:002008-06-30T10:09:00.000-05:00every single freakin' disney character is motherle...every single freakin' disney character is motherless. that was sure fun trying to explain that to a toddler...Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11127692699186571544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-44002088094979172032008-06-30T09:34:00.001-05:002008-06-30T09:34:00.001-05:00I am with you. I figure they have a whole lifetime...I am with you. I figure they have a whole lifetime to hear the bad. They need to hear the good. But that's just me.Marmarbughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08949355629133829262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-869638998653770562008-06-30T09:34:00.000-05:002008-06-30T09:34:00.000-05:00I'm the same way. I've still only seen Bambi and D...I'm the same way. I've still only seen Bambi and Dumbo once. And The Fox & The Hound? Never. Again. <BR/><BR/>I am also a wuss. But we are still on Dr. Seuss at my house so I'm good to go for awhile.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17487994855495268941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-21462783130899592712008-06-30T09:16:00.000-05:002008-06-30T09:16:00.000-05:00You might want to skip The Fox and The Hound too. ...You might want to skip The Fox and The Hound too. I still can't watch that one with my boys. I think I cry through the entire movie. Sheesh.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339665205284492242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-53912753775151440362008-06-30T08:29:00.000-05:002008-06-30T08:29:00.000-05:00Oh no! We're just getting into all the Beatrix Pot...Oh no! We're just getting into all the Beatrix Potter books now. I didn't realize that Mr Rabbit dies!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542715899155247984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-24776663678060742292008-06-30T08:03:00.000-05:002008-06-30T08:03:00.000-05:00what the? It must be the English! Aren't PEter Rab...what the? It must be the English! Aren't PEter Rabbit and Babar English stories? Plus they were written in a different time..Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18361831622684861059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-6981818976365831932008-06-30T07:48:00.000-05:002008-06-30T07:48:00.000-05:00I love to write a children tale with a happy endin...I love to write a children tale with a happy ending no matter if death is involved, I do agree with (Cathy) it's easier to introduce death in a tale. It lets a child know its ok that unfavorable events happen in life. <BR/><BR/>Seriously, No matter what you chose to read to your kids, I don't think your being a Wuss "emotions should be shown no matter the story".Confessions of A Mississippi Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848088462204658059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-91183469817870810842008-06-30T01:18:00.000-05:002008-06-30T01:18:00.000-05:00That is tough stuff! Luckily mine is a little you...That is tough stuff! Luckily mine is a little young to understand any o fhtat yet!Rachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00318376427752604367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-82023103569810075012008-06-29T23:52:00.000-05:002008-06-29T23:52:00.000-05:00oh yes....I am a wuss here as well, but I have bee...oh yes....I am a wuss here as well, but I have been powering through it lately. I am trying to teach her about death. She has a bad habit of killing bugs with kindness. They can only take so much Sugar Bear playing...then they die. So we talk about death a lot around here.Corey~living and lovinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719661119360487023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-4536308929943959602008-06-29T22:41:00.000-05:002008-06-29T22:41:00.000-05:00I am the SAME way! I've never seen the endings to ...I am the SAME way! I've never seen the endings to Dumbo, Bambi, or the beginning of Finding Nemo... As a kid, I shut the TV off when things got hairy. I still do it today. <BR/>And yes, I am a nurse :)Momisodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752015177628948631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-14285980284938052802008-06-29T22:31:00.000-05:002008-06-29T22:31:00.000-05:00OK. So, Cathy is right. As a teacher, I get that. ...OK. So, Cathy is right. As a teacher, I get that. But, when the momma is a blubbering idiot (ME), who can cry when reading The Hungry Caterpillar, then it might not be such a good idea.<BR/><BR/>As long as you are cool and calm and OK with fielding questions about death and all that goes along with it, then go for it. If they ask questions, then they are interested and ready to learn more.<BR/><BR/>HOWEVER, if you are like me, then maybe sticking with Dr. Suess is OK). BTW, I'm hoping I'll grow out of the blubbering idiot phase . . .Laskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12001998549713092381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-18314755659183325502008-06-29T22:20:00.000-05:002008-06-29T22:20:00.000-05:00Oh man...that just seems so harsh:( Is there an ag...Oh man...that just seems so harsh:( Is there an age limit for this? Right now, I'm sticking with Dr. Seuss...Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00625673916138703709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3367581551556551352.post-43027439019866054862008-06-29T22:06:00.000-05:002008-06-29T22:06:00.000-05:00Actually...it's encouraged to read those kinds of ...Actually...it's encouraged to read those kinds of books to kids. Get them used to the idea of death before it happens to someone they know. Yeah, morbid, I know, but still. It's important for them to see other people dealing with death before it happens to them. That way they'll know it's okay to cry, okay to be sad, and that death is permanent. This is something I have to write a post about, just waiting to pull some resources from work to use.<BR/>My favorite "death related book" is Tough Borris. It's all about a tough pirate whose parrot dies. And then he cries and cries, 'cuz pirates cry too. I read it a lot to Quinn after our family dog died. Wish I did it before, but I was too wimpy.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664179045428395525noreply@blogger.com