http://fost-adopt.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/quiet-time News and information for those planning to adopt through foster care as well as firsthand accounts of those who have. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:12:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://fost-adopt.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/quiet-time/comment-page-1#comment-1482 Kelly Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:17:17 +0000 http://foster-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/07/23/quiet-time#comment-1482 You are not a selfish mama at all. You are one smart cookie!! Good for you for putting your sanity first. :) You are not a selfish mama at all. You are one smart cookie!! Good for you for putting your sanity first.

]]> http://fost-adopt.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/quiet-time/comment-page-1#comment-1481 anya Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:30:57 +0000 http://foster-adopt.www.adoptionblogs.com/2008/07/23/quiet-time#comment-1481 Hmmm. I don't have this problem. i actually have a 2 hour quiet time every afternoon after lunch. For my 10,7,4,2,1 year old. The 3 youngest sleep and the older 2 have to sit on a couch or on their bed reading, drawing, looking at trading cards, whatever. My mom asked me what quiet Time is when she was looking at the Summer Schedule posted on the wall, and I said, oh, for 2 hours no one can talk to me (or one another) unless someone is on fire. It is one of the best things we have stuck to in our house. And the kids have never complained, which surprised me, but I think they need the down time from each other as much as I do!<br /> Also, every week I go out for an evening/afternoon. Maybe I am a selfish mom, but I know what I need in order to be a healthy, functioning mama. Maybe i see a movie, go to the bookstore, meet with friends to scrapbook- the important thing is I know I have this time every week, so it is something I look forward to. I encourage other moms to take time for themselves, otherwise we wont be capable of giving our kids our best. Hmmm. I don’t have this problem. i actually have a 2 hour quiet time every afternoon after lunch. For my 10,7,4,2,1 year old. The 3 youngest sleep and the older 2 have to sit on a couch or on their bed reading, drawing, looking at trading cards, whatever. My mom asked me what quiet Time is when she was looking at the Summer Schedule posted on the wall, and I said, oh, for 2 hours no one can talk to me (or one another) unless someone is on fire. It is one of the best things we have stuck to in our house. And the kids have never complained, which surprised me, but I think they need the down time from each other as much as I do!
Also, every week I go out for an evening/afternoon. Maybe I am a selfish mom, but I know what I need in order to be a healthy, functioning mama. Maybe i see a movie, go to the bookstore, meet with friends to scrapbook- the important thing is I know I have this time every week, so it is something I look forward to. I encourage other moms to take time for themselves, otherwise we wont be capable of giving our kids our best.

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