You’d think I would have learned my lesson by now. Charlotte does not have the attention span to get through much beyond a 20-minute kids’ show. I know this based on the two failed attempts at going to a movie. Mind you more than a year has passed since I tried it, but I recently took her to the chipmunks latest flick and a half-hour in she was ready to bail. Yesterday at a dramatic theater production of modern dance acrobats, same thing. We were out of there after the first of a number of dances yet to come. Oh, well. I am not going to force her to sit through something she’s no longer enjoying. But I hear about these parents popping in a video and their children staring at it for hours, never looking up. My two are not that way, though at times I have tried to use the tube as a quick babysitter! Neither kid liked Baby Einstein. The Wiggles have been a hit, but Thomas expects someone to stand by with the remote and fast forward through the talking parts. I don’t really picture all of us sitting down to an entire movie until they’re like 8 & 10. Upon leaving the performing arts center with Charlotte, of course the only ones heading for the door, I was pleasantly surprised to discover a grandma and her two grandchildren putting on their coats. We both agreed our little ones would not be able to last. We both felt good about our decision to exit.
Covenant RIPT, Week 4: Friday night’s class was the most intense yet. At one point we were lying on a raised step with resistance bands strung underneath and wrapped around each foot. You can imagine the inner/outer thigh work that resulted. It looked like a torture chamber set-up, but I got a better lower body workout than I could have ever done on my own. And guess what? So far 3 people have told me they can tell I’m losing weight. That’s a good sign!
Shane from Jesup
Posted under Baby Thomas: Month 19
This post was written by Tara on February 1, 2010
I have a Netflix account with a Roku player. This allows our daughter to watch a kid’s television show or movie until she gets bored and resume exactly where she left off on another day. It also allows us to control her television time. We still get the DVD’s and that allows us adults to stay up to date with the movie scene when the daughter is in bed.
my son is the same way. i put a movie in and 15 to 20 min later he is ready to do something else. its crazy. i think the fact that you still take your daughter to things will help kinda build her attention span. kids are amazing. when you said that you were gonna work out to lose weight i thought “why”? you really cant tell that you have had two kids, but, it has inspired me to get back into shape. keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most kids that age have the attention span of a gnat, but that will improve shortly! By the way, the hair looks great….It’s very becoming a bit fuller, but I may have made this comment to you before!
I agree with Judy, I like the hair fuller………..its very flattering. You looked great today!! As always……….
Tara do not feel bad about leaving Pilobolus yesterday The show was very inapporiate for children and I can not believe that GBPAC listed it as a Kids performance.
Everyone is talking about your hair – how it was cute short in the picture from the other blog and how nice it looked this morning. I too, thought your fuller hair looked really GREAT and wondered if your stylist had shared a secret with you that fuller hair is coming back into style. (I was fixing my hair when you were on this morning) — I thought – crap, now its gonna take a little longer! ha ha You look great and I too, can tell you are losing some weight. Your an inspiration to all of us because you keep honest about the challenges of it all. PS – why dont you just stay on the morning news, its about all I get to watch and I think you are GREAT (not that Sunny is not) .
My daughter is 10 and would much rather pick up a book and get lost in it then to sit in front of the tv or a video game. I for one don’t think it’s a bad thing. She can sit through a movie now she is older, but she would choose to go jump on our trampoline then sit in front of a movie any day.
Tara, my hat is off to you for leaving the performance when Charlotte got restless. You not only saved your frustration wtih a child who was restless (believe me, I’ve been there and done that) but you allowed the people sitting around your seats the opporutnity to not only enjoy the balance of the performance but to also appreciate and respect you for the decision you made to leave.
I believe providing different venues to children now only allows them to expand their horizons but to also learn how to behave and be respectful in public places. Short experiences will eventually lead to longer experiences and at some point you will realize you got to stay for the whole event!
That was my thought exactly CLR. I too like your hair fuller, if you have a new style secret, PLEASE share it with us.
I agree with CLR! And, if you want to expose Charlotte and Thomas to the fine arts without breaking the bank since you have to leave sooner, I would recommend checking out some of UNI’s student recitals.