Comments on: The Price of Happiness http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/ A Dad's View On Parenting Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:03:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carnival of Family Life | On the Horizon http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Carnival of Family Life | On the Horizon Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:16:39 +0000 http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/#comment-416 [...] Hoylman presents The Price of Happiness at [...] [...] Hoylman presents The Price of Happiness at [...]

]]> By: Hopeful Spirit http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Hopeful Spirit Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:28:10 +0000 http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/#comment-415 Thanks for submitting your post to the Carnival of Family Life which I am hosting this week! It's great to have you participating. Have you considered hosting? Check out the hosting schedule at http://www.jhsiess.com! Blessings to you this Thanksgiving weekend. Thanks for submitting your post to the Carnival of Family Life which I am hosting this week! It’s great to have you participating.

Have you considered hosting? Check out the hosting schedule at http://www.jhsiess.com!

Blessings to you this Thanksgiving weekend.

]]> By: wherestheinstructions.com: For the Next Generation « regeneration http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-376 wherestheinstructions.com: For the Next Generation « regeneration Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:46:31 +0000 http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/#comment-376 [...] to Jared for posting about this; his post is equally poignant: What kind of world do you want to make for [...] [...] to Jared for posting about this; his post is equally poignant: What kind of world do you want to make for [...]

]]> By: Stephen Shores http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-375 Stephen Shores Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:24:55 +0000 http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/#comment-375 That's good. That’s good.

]]> By: Jared http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Jared Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:10:51 +0000 http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/#comment-368 @BusyDad: Hopefully he can buy me a boat in the future. :) @JLow: Family is very important! Glad to hear that you have a great one! @Adam: When overcome with too much to do sometimes I feel like there are no roses around to smell, but I'm sure if one looks hard enough they will find them. :) @Craig: Perception is key. One can look at the same situation in two totally different ways. Kinda like the glass half full vs. half empty saying. @Chuck: I find it hard to stop sometimes, but all it takes is a little pause to play with the little guy and I forget about everything else. Kids are so cool! @Tot's Mom: Thank you! @Jim Lord: I'm looking forward to reading your book! @MommySpeak: Thank you! @Mike: This is one of my biggest pet peeves. Makes me angry to someone ignore their kid or do just enough to get by... @Ameratis: Thank you for your kind comments and welcome! @Tdub: Thanks! "love on their dinner plate and understanding in their juice box" Awesome slogan! @Bernard: Very well put! I think someone needs enough freedom to create their own individuality, but enough responsibilities to keep them in line. :) @BusyDad: Hopefully he can buy me a boat in the future. :)

@JLow: Family is very important! Glad to hear that you have a great one!

@Adam: When overcome with too much to do sometimes I feel like there are no roses around to smell, but I’m sure if one looks hard enough they will find them. :)

@Craig: Perception is key. One can look at the same situation in two totally different ways. Kinda like the glass half full vs. half empty saying.

@Chuck: I find it hard to stop sometimes, but all it takes is a little pause to play with the little guy and I forget about everything else. Kids are so cool!

@Tot’s Mom: Thank you!

@Jim Lord: I’m looking forward to reading your book!

@MommySpeak: Thank you!

@Mike: This is one of my biggest pet peeves. Makes me angry to someone ignore their kid or do just enough to get by…

@Ameratis: Thank you for your kind comments and welcome!

@Tdub: Thanks! “love on their dinner plate and understanding in their juice box” Awesome slogan!

@Bernard: Very well put! I think someone needs enough freedom to create their own individuality, but enough responsibilities to keep them in line. :)

]]> By: Bernard http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Bernard Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:03:56 +0000 http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/#comment-357 I have a lot so I can't complain, but what I want for Eli is for him work at something he loves, fight for what he believes and have a lot more luck and fun than I had. I will always try to encourage a proper social and moral compass but at the same time giving him the freedom to make his mistakes, while always being there to dust him off. I have a lot so I can’t complain, but what I want for Eli is for him work at something he loves, fight for what he believes and have a lot more luck and fun than I had.

I will always try to encourage a proper social and moral compass but at the same time giving him the freedom to make his mistakes, while always being there to dust him off.

]]> By: terancedubya http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-348 terancedubya Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:08:56 +0000 http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/#comment-348 Well said! I agree whole-heartedly that it is every parent's duty to ensure that their children have love on their dinner plate and understanding in their juice box everyday. The material items cannot replace a child's memory of a loving father or a caring mother. Those memories will propagate themselves into further generations and, hopefully, our children will have the same sensibilities towards their children in the future. Excellent post my good man, excellent post. Well said! I agree whole-heartedly that it is every parent’s duty to ensure that their children have love on their dinner plate and understanding in their juice box everyday. The material items cannot replace a child’s memory of a loving father or a caring mother. Those memories will propagate themselves into further generations and, hopefully, our children will have the same sensibilities towards their children in the future. Excellent post my good man, excellent post.

]]> By: Ameratis http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Ameratis Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:48:42 +0000 http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/#comment-346 I am so glad to hear someone else say that! I am not a parent yet but I used to be a nanny and I constantly would see parent's trying to replace time with things. My friends, who are also not parents, and I had a discussion the other night how it seems the "baby boomer" generation has tried so hard to give their children everything they did not have they forgot to give them the things they did have, which aren't always physical things. So we have another generation (mine, cause I am not baby boomer) growing up thinking that to be a parent means to give your kids things. Just not so is what I say. This is my first time to your blog but just from one post I can tell you are a great parent! Thanks for this post :) I am so glad to hear someone else say that! I am not a parent yet but I used to be a nanny and I constantly would see parent’s trying to replace time with things.

My friends, who are also not parents, and I had a discussion the other night how it seems the “baby boomer” generation has tried so hard to give their children everything they did not have they forgot to give them the things they did have, which aren’t always physical things. So we have another generation (mine, cause I am not baby boomer) growing up thinking that to be a parent means to give your kids things. Just not so is what I say.

This is my first time to your blog but just from one post I can tell you are a great parent!

Thanks for this post :)

]]> By: Mike http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Mike Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:13:38 +0000 http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/#comment-345 It would be a much better world if more parents shared your sentiments. I see too many children brushed aside by their parents because they are too busy to "deal" with them. Kudos. It would be a much better world if more parents shared your sentiments.

I see too many children brushed aside by their parents because they are too busy to “deal” with them.

Kudos.

]]> By: MommySpeak http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-344 MommySpeak Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:35:01 +0000 http://dadthing.com/2007/11/13/the-price-of-happiness/#comment-344 Amen to that. It's all about the Love we share and the example we show. Well put! Amen to that. It’s all about the Love we share and the example we show. Well put!

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