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Comments on: A new situation https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/a-new-situation/ Finding the funny in it all... Tue, 04 Oct 2022 21:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: An Odd Obsession » The Suburban Life https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/a-new-situation/#comment-2610 Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:43:26 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=845#comment-2610 […] those of you who have been following my blog, you may remember my son, Jack’s, obsession with Halloween.  And if you’re not familiar, in a nutshell, the three-year old was unwilling to give up the […]

]]> By: Mindy https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/a-new-situation/#comment-980 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:47:38 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=845#comment-980 In reply to Mindee@ourfrontdoor.

Yes! An elf costume so he’ll get Batman off the brain. Great idea, Mindee! Hmmm…now how to go about fashioning one of those. They sell dog costumes. He’s about the size of a miniature schnauzer. I’ll have to check PetSmart. =)
Mindy

]]> By: Mindy https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/a-new-situation/#comment-979 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:46:14 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=845#comment-979 In reply to Shelli.

Hmmm…pre-planning so these disasters don’t occur. Interesting concept. Should think about doing things like that. =)
Mindy

]]> By: Mindee@ourfrontdoor https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/a-new-situation/#comment-962 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:45:01 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=845#comment-962 Santa will distract him. Maybe Jack needs a Santa costume! Or an elf. He would be a really cute elf.

]]> By: Shelli https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/a-new-situation/#comment-932 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:51:45 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=845#comment-932 You poor thing, I feel for ya! When my Son was that young, I made it a point to explain things to him BEFOREhand what was going to happen. I would mark on the calendar what days were for what activity (pictures if needed), and when those days passed, it was done. I succeeded in accomplishing a few things at once:
a) he now has clear expectations about the logical timeframe for things
b) he learned how to read a calendar, even before he could read
c) I stifled the whining before it started
d) Sanity. Mine. ;-D

]]> By: Mindy https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/a-new-situation/#comment-930 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:27:00 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=845#comment-930 In reply to Heather.

Hey, if it’s Halloween, it’ll make him happy. =)
Mindy

]]> By: Heather https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/a-new-situation/#comment-929 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:16:37 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=845#comment-929 There is also “Scrooge” that has ghosts in it. Even the kiddy versions.

]]> By: Mindy https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/a-new-situation/#comment-927 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:41:13 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=845#comment-927 In reply to Angelia Sims.

Well, we’ll be dragging out the Christmas decorations before long so we’ll see how he reacts. He’ll probably want to know where the red and green witches or tinsel-coated ghosts are. =)
Mindy

]]> By: Mindy https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/a-new-situation/#comment-926 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:40:14 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=845#comment-926 In reply to Tinkerschnitzel.

You know, I thought about just transferring the Halloween stuff from the garage to his bedroom. At least the giant pumpkins which keep finding their way back into my living room. I could also keep the window clings on his window until they fall off. Good idea! =)
Mindy

]]> By: Mindy https://www.thesuburbanlife.com/stuff/a-new-situation/#comment-925 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:39:08 +0000 http://www.thesuburbanlife.com/?p=845#comment-925 In reply to Spot.

It does NOT surprise me that you have a bumper sticker like that! I guess Jack is in good company then with his obsession with all things Halloween. =) I didn’t realize that scary ghosts actually LIKE Santa hats, good to know. =)
Mindy

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