Comments on: baby steps episode 9: “Maybe”

By: Jenga!

Jenga! — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:48:43 +0000

really enjoyed this one, Pete. stream of consciousness and sorta unrelated, but it reminds me of the time I saw “Shaun Of The Dead” when I was pregnant… and had this moment of irrational fear that might child might be a zombie! lol. then what would i do?

really though… it speaks to a parent’s fear that the child might become something we don’t want, something dangerous or scary… i used to fear (and still do kinda) that my daughter would become this ultra-conservative mainstream patriotic person…….. ugh, why did i even put that out there. BUT the other side of that is that walking through that fear means that you acknowledge your child is her/his own person and that you really have no control… and you’re okay with that. you’re honoring your child’s individuality. you just focus on being the best example you can be, and giving your baby your all, and let the chips fall where they may (hoping that they don’t fall into anything undesirable).

anyway, this was a great read!

By: Antonee Darby

Antonee Darby — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:55:58 +0000

This is by the far the most inspirational and spot-on piece I have read in the vein of parent anxiety that I have read in my 10 mos. of parenting. Thank you for this. Really. Thank you.

By: steve

steve — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:24:42 +0000

That was beautiful. I read the whole thing.
Loved it.

Straight out of your brain onto the cellophane.

By: Rashida

Rashida — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:37:58 +0000

First of all, dude, you’ve met my kid…if any boy has a chance of being a jerk it’s definitely mine. We all know I gave birth to baby stewie, he’s secretly plotting to kill me with a ray gun he’s constructing.

Second, I’ve been thinking about this too and I just think about my siblings and I. Of the 4 of us that were raised together, we got a super-intelligent thug, a super-intelligent womanizer, a super-intelligent businesswoman, and me, a super-intelligent hippie. We’re all terribly different but the core values are the same; we’re really good people, we believe in the value of lifelong learning and education, we love our individual families, and we love each other fiercely.

You and J have no worries, that li’l cutie is gonna have a wicked sense of humor, way too many shoes, lots of hair, and his own collection of books and albums (yes, albums-vinyl).

And give him lots of loud smacking kisses in public! Trust me.