http://www.mommysgroove.com/2007/01/25/why-do-some-shun-routine/ A blog about mothering: peeling back the layers Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:52:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.mommysgroove.com/2007/01/25/why-do-some-shun-routine/#comment-2825 katherine.gyles Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:21:05 +0000 http://www.mommysgroove.com/2007/01/25/why-do-some-shun-routine/#comment-2825 Different lives require different choices, but I agree that in that instance, the one who suffers is the little persosn. Consistent routines make for a secure, happy person - of any age! Different lives require different choices, but I agree that in that instance, the one who suffers is the little persosn. Consistent routines make for a secure, happy person - of any age!

]]> http://www.mommysgroove.com/2007/01/25/why-do-some-shun-routine/#comment-2824 Debra Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:05:21 +0000 http://www.mommysgroove.com/2007/01/25/why-do-some-shun-routine/#comment-2824 I just can't believe the coincidence of reading this. My husband just mentioned that new friends of ours want to get together for Super-bowl Sunday---not to actually watch the Super-bowl but to just hang out and eat (which is what Armenians do). Of course, all the cooking will be done by the women, all the child-watching (except for my husband who shares this with me, etc. This friend mentioned that they have been getting together with this other couple, who have a four-year-old. They stay until 3 or 4 in the morning and just let Tomas wander around and stay up. How in the world can they manage that and why in the world would they? I started questioning my own heavy reliance on routine and your blog made me realize that I'm not alone in thinking how unfair it is that they do that to their son. I just can’t believe the coincidence of reading this. My husband just mentioned that new friends of ours want to get together for Super-bowl Sunday—not to actually watch the Super-bowl but to just hang out and eat (which is what Armenians do). Of course, all the cooking will be done by the women, all the child-watching (except for my husband who shares this with me, etc. This friend mentioned that they have been getting together with this other couple, who have a four-year-old. They stay until 3 or 4 in the morning and just let Tomas wander around and stay up. How in the world can they manage that and why in the world would they? I started questioning my own heavy reliance on routine and your blog made me realize that I’m not alone in thinking how unfair it is that they do that to their son.

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