tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263642629706813925.post1013980179728038142..comments2023-10-20T09:42:03.295-04:00Comments on Shiny Happy Catholics: 7 Quick Takes!Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714449213406057138noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263642629706813925.post-30060162426225680122013-05-26T10:37:36.720-04:002013-05-26T10:37:36.720-04:00Thanks for the compliment!
Yeah, I don't alw...Thanks for the compliment! <br /><br />Yeah, I don't always enjoy the Popcaks writings, but I really did think this book provided good frameworks. Some of the language they used was too strong ("if you do x then y will happen" instead of "if you do x, then y might happen...") but I found a lot of their suggestions to be good. They did a good job of framing the entire discussion within the context of the wider Catholic worldview of sex and love and being God's children, which I think is important. Adults tend to get too myopic when kids bring up a question even remotely touching on anything sexual; it's hard to remember having their innocence!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714449213406057138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263642629706813925.post-8390116402464371202013-05-26T10:34:18.141-04:002013-05-26T10:34:18.141-04:00Hmm I've heard about BBP - I'll give it a ...Hmm I've heard about BBP - I'll give it a try. <br /><br />I agree that people don't really do hard things anymore. 'Hard' is so relative; mostly what we mean when we say hard is that something is an inconvenience. We are so used to getting everything we want or need, that denying ourselves is very difficult. <br /><br />It makes me realize how important it is to set limits on what my children can have/consume. It's not good for us to have everything we want!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714449213406057138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263642629706813925.post-71440979449813051872013-05-26T10:32:26.630-04:002013-05-26T10:32:26.630-04:00haha! No way, if my tree did THAT, I'd never c...haha! No way, if my tree did THAT, I'd never cut it down!! :) That's what they're called apparently...they're supposed to have pink blossoms? But mine didn't. It had ugly yellow ones. And the roots were destroying my driveway, soo.... <br /><br />Thanks re: Zuzu. I think she's pretty cute, but I'm biased!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714449213406057138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263642629706813925.post-44362203150850865612013-05-25T16:45:28.741-04:002013-05-25T16:45:28.741-04:00wait. you had a MIMOSA tree and you cut it down?! ...wait. you had a MIMOSA tree and you cut it down?! no more perfectly proportioned OJ&champagne streaming from the blossoms? ;)<br /><br />also, Zuze is seriously the cutest. seriously.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719692330224360203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263642629706813925.post-89745962413086321952013-05-25T10:47:20.046-04:002013-05-25T10:47:20.046-04:00We've used Bouradeux too, both with disposible...We've used Bouradeux too, both with disposibles and when we did cloth. <br /><br />And you and Zuzu are so cute! I love that picture! <br /><br />And now I'm going to have to get the Popcak's book because of your recommendation. I tend to be a skeptic too, because I've really disagreed with some of their writings, but I'd also love to have a Catholic guide to discussing that sort of thing with the babies!Cammie Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137080807945525006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263642629706813925.post-6568206519567877202013-05-25T08:00:07.668-04:002013-05-25T08:00:07.668-04:00I use Bouradeux Butt Paste with my cloth diapers a...I use Bouradeux Butt Paste with my cloth diapers and never had a problem with it. <br /><br />As far as your number 1 goes, I think people have a harder time with motherhood because as a general rule our society is very "soft" and we're used to a comfortable life and never having to deal with suffering or discomfort. We take pain medications for any pain, we have air conditioning so we don't have to be hot, we have instant access to food or drink almost anywhere...with smart phones and internet we have instant access to information and communication. People just aren't used to hard work and discomfort and suffering really. Ameliahttp://onecatholicmama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com