tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post6598305046543270075..comments2024-03-01T22:45:35.314-06:00Comments on Bag Blog: Raising JesBag Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-8181453639370039702007-11-12T22:29:00.000-06:002007-11-12T22:29:00.000-06:00I am a few days late to this but thought I would s...I am a few days late to this but thought I would say hey... <BR/><BR/>You did cover so much in all of this that it is quit surprising that there were not much more comments. <BR/><BR/>I am just here to say a few words... As You know I spent much time in the Army. I just got back this year from being overseas for about four years and so I have seen the effects of gender and sexuality in the Military. <BR/><BR/>Everyone has their rolls and fortunately most are able to maintain their professionalism. It is quit unfortunate how much negativity that has come out of all of this subject. I do want to give credit to the women that have played great rolls in the military. They helped to develop and really allow our armed forces to evolve in so many ways that may not have been without them. <BR/><BR/>In so many ways you all have my respect.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178086076908884856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-91392437786364990472007-11-10T18:26:00.000-06:002007-11-10T18:26:00.000-06:00Jenny, raising girls is tough. Most people think...Jenny, raising girls is tough. Most people think you can have it all, but not really. I love it that you are raising your children and being a mommy - it is truly laying down your life for the ones you love. And it is not a bad thing to teach your girls.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-11247278209847398642007-11-09T09:45:00.000-06:002007-11-09T09:45:00.000-06:00Wow, this gives me something to really think about...Wow, this gives me something to really think about. I stay home with my 4 children, and although when I was pregnant with the first I had planned on working, plans didn't turn out that way and I'm SO glad they went the way they did! Love being the mommy! I'm not the greatest one, and I'm far from being a great wife. But I'm trying.<BR/><BR/>But I never thought about the way I was raising my daughters like that. Part of me wants them to grow up and do anything they want to do. But who will raise my grandchildren? You can't have it all, even if you try, because something will be lacking despite of it. I guess I hope they plan on having a career before the kids, maybe after the kids are grown, but plan on being the mommy the children need at home.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967546226890745086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-50620436479265732582007-11-08T10:38:00.000-06:002007-11-08T10:38:00.000-06:00Dale, Sometimes I am so much like Dad, it scares m...Dale, Sometimes I am so much like Dad, it scares me. Sometimes I am so much like Mom, it scares Toby.<BR/><BR/>Buck, If your grand-daughters are any proof how your daughter (had you had one) would have turned out, then I think you would have had great girls, because you have great sons.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-25284396336627223692007-11-08T07:57:00.000-06:002007-11-08T07:57:00.000-06:00Wow. You had a lot to say and said it well, Lou. ...Wow. You had a lot to say and said it well, Lou. I honestly have no idea how a girl-child would have been raised, had I been lucky enough to have one with The First Mrs. Pennington. I can only say I'm oh-so-glad TSMP and I had a son. I shudder to think what sort of woman would emerge from the type of household SN3 lives in. And I worry about <I>him,</I> too. Quite another story, that.<BR/><BR/>Back to the subject at hand: there's much truth in that ol' "The proof is in the pudding" saying. I'd say your recipe was good and you followed it with care and attention to detail.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-35949647087239811482007-11-07T16:15:00.000-06:002007-11-07T16:15:00.000-06:00I don't find this offensive, Lou, but it is a bit ...I don't find this offensive, Lou, but it is a bit different than the norm.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13453105465334116413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-4311864200545805222007-11-07T10:26:00.000-06:002007-11-07T10:26:00.000-06:00Wow, you got more of your father in you then you m...Wow, you got more of your father in you then you might think, and that is a GREAT thing. <BR/><BR/>My wife and I have raised 3 fine young men and two of them are in the process of raising our grandchildren. We have raised them to know that God is first, with your family as their #1 priority. I'm not saying that we have done everything right, but the results have been outstanding. We raised them to respect others but protect their family at all cost. Just like with you Lou, we were not always agreed with when it came to raising our boys, but you can't argue the success that we have had. <BR/><BR/>My son asked me one time what he could ever do to pay his mother and me back for all of our sacrifices and I told him to just do the same for my grandchildren. Girls, well as I have told everyone I know there is a reason God didn't bless us with a "Daddy's Girl". I would have been like puddy and my grand-daughter is proving that to be very true.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418707312588167974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-64466208601288717512007-11-07T09:22:00.000-06:002007-11-07T09:22:00.000-06:00Thanks Shelly. I probably sound like a prideful p...Thanks Shelly. I probably sound like a prideful parent. But hey, she is great. Some of that her father and I and some of it is just her. Her brother is just pretty wonderful too. I just tend to talk more about Jes because she is still mine.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-86921446643349504582007-11-07T09:09:00.000-06:002007-11-07T09:09:00.000-06:00Lou,I went over and read Requiem.. It was a nice c...Lou,<BR/>I went over and read Requiem.. It was a nice change to see a father's view of raising a daughter. I also see your view. I have only had a son, so I don't really know what I would have done, all I can base it on is how I was raised and how I raised my son. I do know that I wanted to make sure my son respected women, I am appalled of his generation and how they treat women. As for your daughter, through your blog Jes seems like she had a wonderful upbringing and is turning out great..I do know that is due to her parents...Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615081729942748130noreply@blogger.com