Comments on: Self Esteem

By: Beta Mum

Beta Mum — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:34:16 +0000

M&M - 30?

MatL - don’t encourage him. He already claims to be 27 at every birthday.

By: Mother at Large

Mother at Large — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:20:29 +0000

I love the phrase about ‘pixellation problems’. And agree with Omega Mum about it being an all-purpose excuse.

By: Mutterings & Meanderings

Mutterings & Meanderings — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:55:09 +0000

I think a certain amount of self-esteem comes from work and in many cases in the world of work, it can be crushed too.

How old do you have to be before you can have a mid-life crisis?

By: Beta Mum

Beta Mum — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:47:53 +0000

OM - you could try, but Mike doesn’t have much luck at it.

mid-lifer - welcome and enjoyed dropping by your blog. I thought my Mum was cool when I was a teenager, but learned otherwise when I went away to college!

Mopsa - another great idea from the ether.

Alasdair - 4-year olds can be exhausting. I think I’ll set up a “tell it like it is” version of Parentline, perhaps called Parent-Mainline?

By: Alasdair

Alasdair — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:50:02 +0000

Hi Beta, I think we’ve all been there, and whilst my kids aren’t as old as yours yet my four-year old just gave me a bruising day. Think I’ll be having an early night to recover …

There actually is a parenting equivilent of ChildLine it’s called ParentLine it’s here: http://www.parentlineplus.org.uk/index.php?id=15

By: Mopsa

Mopsa — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:44:20 +0000

Ooh - I think you should write that manual - it would work for all kinds of overconfident/normal people combos, not just Mother and son.

By: mid-lifer

mid-lifer — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:42:50 +0000

I hear ya!

I think there should be the equivalent of childline for mentally and physically abused parents. My ego (let alone my body) has taken a mammoth battering over the years through comments from my kids. But I used to be just the same to my mum. I remember thinking that she was rubbish at everything, had no taste and didn’t know anything. The hard thing is realising that your own kids think of you the same way you thought of your mum, that actually they aren’t proud of you - but embarrassed.

I’ve just had this point knocked into my head over the weekend (see my blog!) - it’s tough.

By: Omega Mummy

Omega Mummy — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:40:17 +0000

Could I put all my worries down to pixillation problems? It’s the best all-purpose excuse I’ve come across so far.