Comments on: A “Girls Get-Away”… http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/2007/08/10/a-girls-get-away/ Travels and Journeys... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:33:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tom http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/2007/08/10/a-girls-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-1603 Tom Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:26:28 +0000 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blog/taking-the-kids/a-girls-get-away/#comment-1603 As a single father who had their kids every other weekend, I had one night, Wednesday nights, where I would alternate between my two kids and have a night alone just with them. My son would love to go to the mall and we would go to the video arcade. My daughter used to love to go to the book store and we would look at books together. They would always end with us walking the mall together, just talking and then sitting and listening all about school and their friends. Sometimes they were more grand "dates" such as seeing the theater play Rent with my daughter or with my son going to see the Timberwolves play the Bulls but the memories that I cherish the most now are those alone times just with each child individually. Thanks for bringing those memories back. As a single father who had their kids every other weekend, I had one night, Wednesday nights, where I would alternate between my two kids and have a night alone just with them. My son would love to go to the mall and we would go to the video arcade. My daughter used to love to go to the book store and we would look at books together. They would always end with us walking the mall together, just talking and then sitting and listening all about school and their friends. Sometimes they were more grand “dates” such as seeing the theater play Rent with my daughter or with my son going to see the Timberwolves play the Bulls but the memories that I cherish the most now are those alone times just with each child individually. Thanks for bringing those memories back.

]]> By: troy http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/2007/08/10/a-girls-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 troy Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:29:23 +0000 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blog/taking-the-kids/a-girls-get-away/#comment-1602 Great pic! I love the new layout, too. Great pic! I love the new layout, too.

]]> By: piropos http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/2007/08/10/a-girls-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-1601 piropos Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:49:24 +0000 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blog/taking-the-kids/a-girls-get-away/#comment-1601 What a coincidence! I just did the same thing with my eldest daughter last Saturday. She is nine years old. I have two others, 7 and 4. It wasn't as grand as what you did though. We just went to the nearest mall and spent the whole afternoon there just going around, looking at things. We went to the toy store where I told her, Let's look at toys that we couldn't buy!". "A one-kid trip is time tailored to a particular child at a specific point in their personal growth", is what I was aiming for. I actually asked my self if I was doing the right thing.Thanks for affirming this decision. What a coincidence! I just did the same thing with my eldest daughter last Saturday. She is nine years old. I have two others, 7 and 4. It wasn’t as grand as what you did though. We just went to the nearest mall and spent the whole afternoon there just going around, looking at things. We went to the toy store where I told her, Let’s look at toys that we couldn’t buy!”.
“A one-kid trip is time tailored to a particular child at a specific point in their personal growth”, is what I was aiming for. I actually asked my self if I was doing the right thing.Thanks for affirming this decision.

]]> By: Heather http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/2007/08/10/a-girls-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-1600 Heather Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:15:46 +0000 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blog/taking-the-kids/a-girls-get-away/#comment-1600 The dynamics change dramatically when you have just one or two with you, don't they? I hear you on the fall sports; a lot of our one-on-one time will be "in transit" for the next couple of months! The dynamics change dramatically when you have just one or two with you, don’t they?
I hear you on the fall sports; a lot of our one-on-one time will be “in transit” for the next couple of months!

]]> By: delmer http://www.heatherdugan.com/blogNEW/2007/08/10/a-girls-get-away/comment-page-1/#comment-1599 delmer Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:05:56 +0000 http://www.heatherdugan.com/blog/taking-the-kids/a-girls-get-away/#comment-1599 I just had a week alone with my middle child while the youngest and oldest were off with grandparents. Normally, we have a bit of a routine that we follow, but as it was just the two of us (and I worry about the whole middle-child syndrome) I decided to make the week all about him and let him set the schedule. Like you, I think it's good to have some one-on-one time with the kids. This past week we entered a period (fall sports) that's going to make this hard to pull off for a while. I just had a week alone with my middle child while the youngest and oldest were off with grandparents.

Normally, we have a bit of a routine that we follow, but as it was just the two of us (and I worry about the whole middle-child syndrome) I decided to make the week all about him and let him set the schedule.

Like you, I think it’s good to have some one-on-one time with the kids. This past week we entered a period (fall sports) that’s going to make this hard to pull off for a while.

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