tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post4739935838003478703..comments2023-06-07T05:36:30.935-07:00Comments on See www.nurturedbylove.ca for the active version of this blog: Angermoominmammahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561834420653149624noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-14241992630086205182008-08-30T15:47:00.000-07:002008-08-30T15:47:00.000-07:00Hi Miranda,I'm the Alison who hosted Musette Moose...Hi Miranda,<BR/><BR/>I'm the Alison who hosted Musette Moose and took her to the St Louis Arch many moons ago!<BR/><BR/>I just started blogging and I was wondering how you do the list of posts by category because I can't see that option as a widget.<BR/><BR/>If you could visit my blog and let me know it would be great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-59900860091439736412008-08-30T15:21:00.000-07:002008-08-30T15:21:00.000-07:00Hmmm, I'm not sure what to think. I grew up in a s...Hmmm, I'm not sure what to think. I grew up in a semi-angry household where my mother was angry a lot of the time but I was not allowed to be angry. Or at least I was not allowed to express the anger. So, I grew up feeling very resentful and angry but never being able to express it. I worry about my kids growing up feeling the same way so I always feel like I should allow them to be angry. <BR/><BR/>I guess it would be ideal that they not FEEL angry as much but they do. I don't know how to change that...Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459414445021468183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-44827547741214866232008-08-30T11:24:00.000-07:002008-08-30T11:24:00.000-07:00I am sorry that Fiona had an upsetting morning. It...I am sorry that Fiona had an upsetting morning. It's difficult for many people to be around anger I think. Is it easy for anyone I wonder? I know from that even some people who are used to expressing their own anger can be frightened by the anger being expressed by others, while others are desensitized to it. <BR/>You know what - I am on a roll here and will continue over on my blog...<BR/>Thanks for the inspiration and thanks for so honestly sharing your experiences...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-55851347644782751692008-08-30T08:22:00.000-07:002008-08-30T08:22:00.000-07:00I'd much rather that children think anger an odd b...I'd much rather that children think anger an odd behavior than that they think it normal. I think you handled it well.Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268284552273860414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-65319769063308002772008-08-30T04:52:00.000-07:002008-08-30T04:52:00.000-07:00Miranda, we are a very low-anger house, too. I'd n...Miranda, we are a very low-anger house, too. I'd never thought about it before as a lack of anger, though, more like an abundance of peace. William leads a very peaceful life, and I know he would have been disturbed to witness the scene you described, too. Because ends *can* be reached and situations brought under control without anger entering the equation, I like to think it's a positive thing that he isn't learning to use anger as a tool of some kind. I can't help wondering if once she overcame her fear of the big, loud man, Fiona might have concluded that it was odd for a grown up person to be conducting himself in such a manner. I mean, really, it happens all the time, but logically, how is getting angry at the clerk going to help the situation? I'd look at it as a teaching moment, which you obviously did, and not worry about a long-term lack of exposure to anger. Once she is bigger and older herself, the big loud man won't seem quite so intimidating. (Now having said that, I still find big loud men pretty scary, but I can keep it in perspective.)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10768213074489275231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314881.post-88272373227749839502008-08-30T03:14:00.000-07:002008-08-30T03:14:00.000-07:00Too bad your trip got spoiled that way! I am not s...Too bad your trip got spoiled that way! <BR/>I am not sure though whether Fiona's reaction really has much to do with her home environment. I wish I could say that my kids do not experience anger, but unfortunately I do have a tendency to get upset at times. Nothing major or truly horrible but definitely not pure harmony at our house. <BR/>However, both boys still have a really hard time with anger, especially if expressed by strangers. Maybe I wouldn't go so far as to say they get traumatized but defintely quite upset. So I think part of it is probably a question of personality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com