tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post661414188901988600..comments2024-03-28T13:43:19.402-04:00Comments on Martin Family Moments: Summer is for CampsColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-16644628363243441152017-08-14T19:06:43.036-04:002017-08-14T19:06:43.036-04:00Thanks for the spelling tip, ANONYMOUSThanks for the spelling tip, ANONYMOUSColleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-84418481170113487252017-08-14T14:01:39.074-04:002017-08-14T14:01:39.074-04:00Vavo? It must be a regional thing. I'm pretty ...Vavo? It must be a regional thing. I'm pretty sure grandma in Portuguese is Vovó/Avó.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-7233841614801743162017-07-19T15:08:32.859-04:002017-07-19T15:08:32.859-04:00Our kids are too young for sleepovers now, but we ...Our kids are too young for sleepovers now, but we plan on having a "no sleepover" rule as well. However, as someone who was SUPER social in grade school and would've FLIPPED had her parents made the same rule, I'd love your advice on how you all talk to your kids about it! And what do you do if someone invites them to a sleepover? How do you delicately say no without offending the child's parents? I'd love a blog post about this. :) Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05108720067271968069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-74313907614915935382017-07-12T13:36:30.266-04:002017-07-12T13:36:30.266-04:00We are the same with sleepovers. Working for the C...We are the same with sleepovers. Working for the Church you watch a lot of child protection videos and we have seen too much to be willing to take that chance. Plus, smartphones and devices in every room and every hand and you just really never know what your kids could see, and then can never unsee. <br /><br />Cousins or nothing, sorry kids! (And they have a ton of cousins so it's no big deal).JennyUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12298328121715138628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-65186459322456444072017-07-12T12:40:22.039-04:002017-07-12T12:40:22.039-04:00We don't do sleepovers either. Too many unknow...We don't do sleepovers either. Too many unknowns. <br />On a different note, our oldest is doing his 3rd year at Quo Vadis next week!! He has really enjoyed going, probably because they incorporate sports. Haha! So glad to hear your son is going.<br />Looks like everyone is having a fun summer. Great seeing all your pics with happy faces.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035231628115404437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-18582298792096270362017-07-12T11:40:39.075-04:002017-07-12T11:40:39.075-04:00Such a fun and busy summer for you! So many things...Such a fun and busy summer for you! So many things! Does having Brendan ease the sting of JP being so big or does it actually make it worse because now you know how fast it goes? <br />Madelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721349139975265768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-28524858535704575422017-07-12T10:03:55.585-04:002017-07-12T10:03:55.585-04:00Yes, I rewrote the comment...basically we feel tha...Yes, I rewrote the comment...basically we feel that even though we know the family, there's always the chance of someone's older sister's boyfriend or a family friend or relative to come over and have access to our kids that we don't know. It's purely a safety thing for us and something we are reminded of all the time because we are required to be vetted in child protection as part of our jobs in a school. We let them sleep over our family's houses with cousins!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937303870758455964.post-59884864165224867582017-07-12T09:54:28.748-04:002017-07-12T09:54:28.748-04:00Hi, I'm just wondering if you can expand a bit...Hi, I'm just wondering if you can expand a bit on why you don't allow your kids to go to sleepovers? I may be misinterpreting your comment in parentheses, be I take it your concern relates to your kids safety from others while in a friends home for a sleepover?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com