tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post4772455949144535154..comments2024-03-27T17:28:13.744+01:00Comments on Away From It All: Opposite DayLisAwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03299284773832500834noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-70597456407359903332008-10-02T23:40:00.000+02:002008-10-02T23:40:00.000+02:00Completely unrelated to your post: If you're in Po...Completely unrelated to your post: If you're in Poland, go west to Saxony, Germany and visit Dresden (Beautiful city), Meissen (Karl Maeser birthplace), Freiberg (Temple), Annaberg-Buchholz (heart of the Erzgebirge, home of the original Christmas nutcrackers, pyramids, and other great wooden toys) and finally Leipzig, which is just a way cool city. But I'm not biased or anything.Troop 152https://www.blogger.com/profile/09749496209093652295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-65058874106360129162008-10-02T20:06:00.000+02:002008-10-02T20:06:00.000+02:00Oh my gosh! We have opposite day at our house ever...Oh my gosh! We have opposite day at our house every Friday! Fun to hear other people have enjoyed this tricky game.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146733661303357665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-65247075263671967192008-09-26T01:39:00.000+02:002008-09-26T01:39:00.000+02:00Your Aaron sounds a lot like my Irish1. He's not ...Your Aaron sounds a lot like my Irish1. He's not really all that interested in words. he makes himself understood quite well without them. I worried about it for a while But then I got over it.Alison Wonderlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764321314666554990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-26811777427719556192008-09-26T01:10:00.000+02:002008-09-26T01:10:00.000+02:00Hmm---I like the mixed up question game. I may hav...Hmm---I like the mixed up question game. I may have to try that? I mean-it's still cool once you're 24, right? Cuz it should be.Barbaloothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541675474218507411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-8770826629888025532008-09-26T00:12:00.000+02:002008-09-26T00:12:00.000+02:00Have you ever read the book "Go To Bed!" by Virgin...Have you ever read the book "Go To Bed!" by Virginia Miller? Brody is currently obsessed, so we read it several times a day and it reminds me of Aaron. You should get it. It would probably crack Aaron up the way it does Brody (though, as an adult, I am baffled as to where the humor is.)<BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Go-Bed-Virginia-Miller/dp/0763612677Andi Kate, Children's Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276051519521844931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-17501526425673810702008-09-26T00:07:00.000+02:002008-09-26T00:07:00.000+02:00Sounds like almost every day is opposite day for A...Sounds like almost every day is opposite day for Aaron. He's got to keep you on your toes! I did baby sign language with my girls and it worked great. It's supposed to increase their vocabulary and help them start to learn to talk more (it certainly worked that way for mine!), plus it's just a really fun way to communicate with them.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062439478458703873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-20946642162798510962008-09-25T22:06:00.000+02:002008-09-25T22:06:00.000+02:00I know a kid who didn't progress from Uh-uh! till ...I know a kid who didn't progress from Uh-uh! till he was three and a half.Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-31366234134075314702008-09-25T20:34:00.000+02:002008-09-25T20:34:00.000+02:00My boys were the same, the younger they are (like ...My boys were the same, the younger they are (like the 3 as opposed to the 1st child) the less they talked. If I didnt understand a brother told me what he needed...<BR/><BR/>LOVED opposite day!!!Pancakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13793089180808915002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-52179453039615514412008-09-25T20:08:00.000+02:002008-09-25T20:08:00.000+02:00Darn, I had a boring childhood. Never played oppo...Darn, I had a boring childhood. Never played opposites day so I didn't do that with my kids either. My daughter was an early talker, and she just never stopped since she started. We sometimes tease her and call her motor-mouth :-)My son is more like your Aaron, better at non-verbal communication which is a nice balance. He was identified as gifted by the school district whatever that means, so maybe really intelligent kids are not as verbal, maybe?<BR/><BR/>By the way, thank you so much for your comment about my kids on my post. You are so sweet!Little GrumpyAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065581455480762162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-21400178635252178412008-09-25T18:20:00.000+02:002008-09-25T18:20:00.000+02:00I sure wish I could give that little cuie a squeez...I sure wish I could give that little cuie a squeeze and kiss on the cheek! Post some video of that boy!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454832318583154673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-6914469554170194292008-09-25T18:11:00.000+02:002008-09-25T18:11:00.000+02:00That is so funny that Aaron makes a big fuss about...That is so funny that Aaron makes a big fuss about eating something and then likes it. I loved your description--I could just picture him. So cute.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896888700175603711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-14641832053322968512008-09-25T17:39:00.000+02:002008-09-25T17:39:00.000+02:00Our kids LOVE opposite day. It gets a bit confusin...Our kids LOVE opposite day. It gets a bit confusing with teenagers, though, since the catch word that now means awesome is "Sick!" (Sounds like opposite day all the time!)<BR/><BR/>I LOVE that answer-a-different-question game. Pure hilarity! We used to call it Psychiatrist, and I STILL remember some of the questions -and their nonsense answers- from when we were kids. Good times!<BR/><BR/>Heather's idea? is excellent. She cracks me up.charrettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351177033783487168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-13669010694785528292008-09-25T17:12:00.000+02:002008-09-25T17:12:00.000+02:00Oh opposite day and non-sensical day. Love it. J...Oh opposite day and non-sensical day. Love it. <BR/>Just for today I'm going to answer the phone, "COME IN!!!" and answer the door by just yelling hello through it, waiting my turn and then, "how you ya? What are you doing?" with the door closed the whole time. I'm going to call it switch up day. If a child asks me for juice, I'll go make lunch. Stuff like that. <BR/>Now that would confuse your smart little Aaron!Heather of the EOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607422301391841377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-83128929352919827692008-09-25T16:08:00.000+02:002008-09-25T16:08:00.000+02:00Strangely enough, my son Aaron was the same way. 1...Strangely enough, my son Aaron was the same way. 18 months old and only a few words (Mom, Dad, milk, NO) He preferred the "grunt and point" method.<BR/>Until one day I was eating ice cream and he wanted some. I told him he needed to say "ice cream" and then I would give him some.<BR/>He climbed on my lap, put his nose right up to mine and said..... "ice. Ice. ICE!"<BR/>I gave him his own bowl of ice cream, and after that he started saying about 8 new words a day.<BR/>Now we can't get him to be quiet.<BR/><BR/>You should videotape the dinnertime thing, it sounds hilarious!Jillybeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150574987267072428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-59345842169986373182008-09-25T15:46:00.000+02:002008-09-25T15:46:00.000+02:00My kids were all so different on the verbal aptitu...My kids were all so different on the verbal aptitude scale. But the way food seems to solve all problems is such a blessing. When they can't yet tell you what's wrong you know you can at least stick some bananas or applesauce in their mouths and all is right with the world!Kazzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411131948607000725noreply@blogger.com