tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854673321164661166.post561067057754769430..comments2023-10-29T10:02:21.187-05:00Comments on Finding Joy In The Journey: Growing Up, Even When I am trying not to let him...Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12871928149385175716noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854673321164661166.post-73125773746934633952011-04-23T10:18:37.841-05:002011-04-23T10:18:37.841-05:00I think it sounds like the Birthday boy was happy ...I think it sounds like the Birthday boy was happy and that is what counts when all is said in done whether he picked the theme or you did. I was a middle child but my mom let me feel special on my Birthday. I loved picking out the ice cream, which was usually chocolate mint. My parties were simple but it was great to have family and sometimes friends.<br /><br />Jackson was born on a very specialbkbsmileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244943409892583102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854673321164661166.post-36206993931071443952011-04-11T21:55:46.342-05:002011-04-11T21:55:46.342-05:00When anyone sighs and talks about "the middle...When anyone sighs and talks about "the middle child being fogotten", well, I just seeth. It's like fingers on a chalkboard.(I'm not fussing at you - I'm fussing at people who hurl the middle son syndrome of forgottenness on my son. My son would hear people say that and then he would use it to define himself - as forgotten, looked over. So I came up with a different set of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854673321164661166.post-74798421595433044822011-04-11T21:55:01.994-05:002011-04-11T21:55:01.994-05:00When anyone sighs and talks about "the middle...When anyone sighs and talks about "the middle child being fogotten", well, I just seeth. It's like fingers on a chalkboard.(I'm not fussing at you - I'm fussing at people who hurl the middle son syndrome of forgottenness on my son. My son would hear people say that and then he would use it to define himself - as forgotten, looked over. So I came up with a different set of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854673321164661166.post-87367604462025054762011-04-06T15:38:56.641-05:002011-04-06T15:38:56.641-05:00I was the same way for Ian's 4th birthday this...I was the same way for Ian's 4th birthday this year. I actually cried a little because I'm realizing how fast these kids grow up and I can't put it in reverse. Ian and Jackson sound similar. Both middle kids and both heart string pullers. Jackson is adorable. I love the ties you make. You are a crafty machine!Stacy Hutchinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650794019159089467noreply@blogger.com