tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post3976784543067119541..comments2023-07-05T03:15:12.052-05:00Comments on The Truth About Homeschooling: Pouring My Heart OutAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779898977217945602noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-67625719272007491312012-01-28T03:18:56.000-06:002012-01-28T03:18:56.000-06:00It was so sad, and frightening.It was so sad, and frightening.Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-67889408488345227352011-12-28T09:23:35.000-06:002011-12-28T09:23:35.000-06:00That's a sticky situation. If I had picked up ...That's a sticky situation. If I had picked up on it, I might would try to stall her a bit and ask something causally like, "are you sure you are okay to drive?" or "got a dd right?"kind of jokingly so as not to offend her but to still get to the point. Or offer to give her a ride home. <br><br>The child is the important part. And mom could have very well have had a DD. But like pp said, just learn from your experience and have the courage to speak up if another situation like this arises because should worse case scenario occur, who gives a rat's ass if mom would have been offended.OurGrowingGardenhttp://www.ourgrowinggarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-15009173187132716472011-12-28T08:46:37.000-06:002011-12-28T08:46:37.000-06:00Oh girl. It's a tough situation, it is. Being ...Oh girl. It's a tough situation, it is. Being me, the snarky girl that I am, I would probably have said something after the child said the mint comment. Like "Happy hour started at noon?" or whatever...and then asked if she'd want me to drive her daughter home. Don't beat yourself up, hon. Just learn from it for another {hopefully it won't happen again} time.MommaKisshttp://www.mommakiss.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-85294945144965304552012-01-26T09:40:08.000-06:002012-01-26T09:40:08.000-06:00I'm so sorry. That's a horrible position t...I'm so sorry. That's a horrible position to be in. What DO you do? It's her kid. You don't want to traumatize the girls but you also don't want to risk her either. <br><br>The sad thing is that it's a regular thing for them.Jesshttp://straighttalkjess.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-78285484766061328392011-12-28T03:11:52.000-06:002011-12-28T03:11:52.000-06:00The pour your heart out linky is from Shell at &qu...The pour your heart out linky is from Shell at "Things I Can't Say" (http://thingsicantsay.com/)<br><br>I don't know what I would have done in your shoes, Kim, honestly. Even if you had recognized earlier and asked her about it . . . you run the risk of the person becoming so defensive that she'd grow violent which would have been bad on a whole other level.<br><br>Part of me wants to say that I'd have said "well, if it't not too much, why doesn't x spend the night tonight?" or something like that, just to ensure that things were on the up & up . . . but, well, I don't know if I would have done that.<br><br>Take comfort in the fact that she wasn't driving.Johnhttp://daddyrunsalot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-66848886771399084652011-12-28T07:09:22.000-06:002011-12-28T07:09:22.000-06:00UGH.... I have no idea what I would have done eith...UGH.... I have no idea what I would have done either. That's a tough situation.Jen C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-80981654230301368502011-12-28T05:56:04.000-06:002011-12-28T05:56:04.000-06:00I probably would have done the same thing and not ...I probably would have done the same thing and not really processed it until it was too late. Thank God she at least wasn't driving and hopefully, the person driving was not intoxicated too!Diane@BeStillaMinutehttp://bestillaminute.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-66466020901546542002011-12-28T05:51:01.000-06:002011-12-28T05:51:01.000-06:00Wow. I don't know what I would have done. Have...Wow. I don't know what I would have done. Have you talked to her recently to at least give yourself some peace they made it home safely? So glad she wasn't driving!Adriennehttp://www.storiesfromtheshoebox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-44489701535615591882011-12-28T05:04:28.000-06:002011-12-28T05:04:28.000-06:00Wow that is a hard situation. I don't know wha...Wow that is a hard situation. I don't know what I would have done either. I probably would have been in shock and processed it later.mollyhttp://www.adayinmollywood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-63446138610016207852011-12-28T04:14:14.000-06:002011-12-28T04:14:14.000-06:00Wow, I don't know what I would have done, eith...Wow, I don't know what I would have done, either. Especially not realizing it until she was already walking away.<br><br>Glad she wasn't the one driving.Shellhttp://www.thingsicantsay.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-36830678586720639432011-12-29T00:06:46.000-06:002011-12-29T00:06:46.000-06:00Oh wow, that's a tough situation. But to tell...Oh wow, that's a tough situation. But to tell you the truth, I don't think I'd have said anything, either. I would have if I knew the mother was driving...but because another person was driving, I bet I'd just assume that the other person wasn't drinking. Ugh, but that's awful, I know. Because what if he or she had been drinking, too? And what if they ended up in an accident and the child had been hurt, or worse? Then I'd have to live with the fact that I could have prevented it. Ugh, what a situation :(Katrinahttp://www.theyallcallmemom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-10151993911565850692011-12-28T15:11:12.000-06:002011-12-28T15:11:12.000-06:00Yikes! What a tough situation! I grew up with an a...Yikes! What a tough situation! I grew up with an alcoholic parent, so I an super sensitive about things like this. I would always say err on the side of safety :)Bransonhttp://www.myreflectionofsomething.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-3585562624692939502011-12-30T04:49:33.000-06:002011-12-30T04:49:33.000-06:00That's horrible. I don't know what I woul...That's horrible. I don't know what I would have done in your situation either. I hope everything turned out ok and this was a one time mistake on her part.shanahttp://www.fumblingtowardsnormalcy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-69929924720368022392011-12-30T23:37:21.000-06:002011-12-30T23:37:21.000-06:00She showed up the following morning to pick up her...She showed up the following morning to pick up her other daughter, who was sleeping over, acting like nothing had happened. And from the 'mint' comment I don't feel like it's an unusual thing. So sad.Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-58701233004285368762011-12-30T23:38:48.000-06:002011-12-30T23:38:48.000-06:00I'll definately be more observant and not so, ...I'll definately be more observant and not so, "No way would a mom show up drunk to pick up her kid!" anymore. Which is sad. But it's real.Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775059803665454920.post-32577318216775729232011-12-30T23:39:41.000-06:002011-12-30T23:39:41.000-06:00she was back in the morning to pick up her other d...she was back in the morning to pick up her other daughter, who had slept over. And acting fine. I don't think this was a one time thing.Kimnoreply@blogger.com