tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post3022805962821076350..comments2023-08-20T04:40:31.261-07:00Comments on Mejojac's Memos: Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14908930035466483151noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post-47735825144316353882008-06-10T05:09:00.000-07:002008-06-10T05:09:00.000-07:00I totally agree with your thoughts about stuff in ...I totally agree with your thoughts about stuff in your home. Sure they may hear and see garbage but they don't have to hear and see it in my house. <BR/><BR/>That looks like a great site. <BR/><BR/>You are a great momYvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699747294702088605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post-1350775379842852852008-06-08T13:45:00.000-07:002008-06-08T13:45:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing the link for books and video ga...Thanks for sharing the link for books and video games... we struggle with knowing what's appropriate too. Books are especially hard (even for adults!!!) to know if the content is appropriate! Can't wait to visit it very soon. <BR/><BR/>And I had "grandiose" plans for my family years ago... I'm still strict, but not as strict as I wish I was. And, once you have a teenager, it's really hard not to expose the younger ones to the stuff they are ready and begging for... it's a tough battle every day!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624962654835476292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post-11894121071885053162008-06-07T11:24:00.000-07:002008-06-07T11:24:00.000-07:00i don't think you're too stict. i think you are a...i don't think you're too stict. i think you are a good mom and care deeply for your children. i loved your comment on wanting to make your home a safe place from all the crappiness of the world. we should all feel that way.<BR/><BR/>sounds like a great site. thanks for sharing it....https://www.blogger.com/profile/02410214795470767158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post-82628204576872380252008-06-06T20:34:00.000-07:002008-06-06T20:34:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing the link!For me, media filterin...Thanks for sharing the link!<BR/><BR/>For me, media filtering is pretty easy (Jake is 4, for cryin' out loud!): if it plays on PBS, it's happy-shiny. And books? The only trouble I've run into so far is in the old Curious George books where the man in the yellow hat smokes a pipe. We have a short discussion about things that are bad for your body, and plenty of people do that kind of stuff even when they know it's bad for their bodies. We are not those people, etc.<BR/><BR/>So far, pretty easy-cheesy. But I hear ya. I have plans--all theoretical, mind you--to teach him to judge for himself (within reason for his age, of course). How does a thing make you <I>feel</I> when you read/watch/listen to it? Does it sensitize you to truth or does it desensitize you to important things? (Theoretical, I tell you.) In the end, though, I know he'll be a better judge for what is appropriate for him than I am--as long as I can teach him to read the signs!<BR/><BR/>Blahblahblah. I'm done.wynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02105342199853174222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post-52066538507360974202008-06-06T18:27:00.000-07:002008-06-06T18:27:00.000-07:00er.. i think i have may have just commented on the...er.. i think i have may have just commented on the wrong post... i meant to comment on this onepainted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post-15261918873367984372008-06-06T12:01:00.000-07:002008-06-06T12:01:00.000-07:00I am so totally in agreement with you about home b...I am so totally in agreement with you about home being a safe place from all the "craptastic" (love that word) stuff in the world. I am pretty strict too. My kids hate it, because some of their friends can watch or listen to whatever, but I tell them, "well, I am not their mom, but I AM yours and this is what I think is okay or not okay." That seems to satisfy them for a while.Pezlady Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039674439721727774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post-8514209229742190842008-06-06T11:05:00.000-07:002008-06-06T11:05:00.000-07:00Wow. Great site. I've needed one for the book thi...Wow. Great site. I've needed one for the book thing especially!!Holly (2 Kids and Tired)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13075380878850295214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post-66710972961296391642008-06-06T09:21:00.000-07:002008-06-06T09:21:00.000-07:00I agree with you 100%! Home need to be the place ...I agree with you 100%! Home need to be the place where children feel safe. Where they learn right from wrong. Yes our children are going to hear this someday but when they do they can question it and know that is not what is happening at home.<BR/><BR/>This site is great! I think it will be put it my favorites and used ALOT!!!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908479198223454485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post-20469843594538643572008-06-06T09:15:00.000-07:002008-06-06T09:15:00.000-07:00If we moms don't provide a safe environment for ou...If we moms don't provide a safe environment for out children, where are they supposed to go, what are they supposed to do?<BR/>I am with you and not the others-It is my house, I get to control what comes in it and I am going to be strict with those things. There little minds already here way more things than i would like, and then i have to explain what things mean to my 6 and 8. So-thanks so much for the fabulous site-what a gold mine! You my dear are a fabulous mom. Props to you for standing up for what you believe in, you are teaching your children a lesson that the world has forgot to do.Taushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132962343851092154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post-73901987429950012972008-06-06T08:55:00.000-07:002008-06-06T08:55:00.000-07:00I'm right there with you, babe. I don't care if t...I'm right there with you, babe. I don't care if they'll find that stuff out there in the "real world", I want to teach them to seek out the good and uplifting forms of media available to us. Thanks for the link to that site!Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post-50796103155757065342008-06-06T08:08:00.000-07:002008-06-06T08:08:00.000-07:00Well we aren't quite there yet but that's a good l...Well we aren't quite there yet but that's a good link to have in the future. I also worry about what my kid will be watching and reading and listening to.flip flop mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770484678729883256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post-19899521612982321892008-06-06T06:55:00.000-07:002008-06-06T06:55:00.000-07:00Thanks for the link Melissa.Thanks for the link Melissa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37312462.post-17200582998887796032008-06-06T05:19:00.000-07:002008-06-06T05:19:00.000-07:00I agree with you completely. Kids need to have a "...I agree with you completely. Kids need to have a "safe harbor" at home, away from all the garbage they may see or hear elsewhere. When someone argues that "they hear that bad word twenty times a day at school, so what's the big deal?" my response is, "But you're not going to hear it in OUR house!"<BR/><BR/>Good for you! :)Nancy Facehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10468581601513912950noreply@blogger.com