tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post6683301162258860345..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: Lion MomsTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-70823243362589084152013-02-13T17:59:12.559-08:002013-02-13T17:59:12.559-08:00Sometimes I read your posts and am jealous...Your ...Sometimes I read your posts and am jealous...Your line "These cubs were pouncing and bouncing, lunging and leaping, attacking and sprinting -- in other words, playing." Hit a cord with me today. I struggle to find the balance of letting kids "play" like they should. Keeping them safe and yet keeping those "momma lions" off my back b/c their baby just got pounced on, bounced into, lunged at, leaped over, attacked... I get so frustrated that we have taken childhood and play away from kids in the name of "protecting" them and yet we don't see that kids have to be allowed to climb monkey bars, run in races, ride bikes, scrap their knees, and even play with friends who might be "mean". All of these things help us learn how to fall down and get back up, how to get our feelings hurt and ask for help, how to tell others that calling others names and saying mean things is NOT okay. Some days I wish I could just go back to being a kid so that I could tussel like the lion cubs you described. tirzahdawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11035688692546596706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-34947830783870387362013-02-13T12:10:01.381-08:002013-02-13T12:10:01.381-08:00Great post! My daughters loved the pictures. I lov...Great post! My daughters loved the pictures. I loved the writing, as always.The Knitty Gritty Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890656094078973552noreply@blogger.com