tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post6673360451172907549..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: We're Not In Kansas AnymoreSuburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-74917500122954258132008-09-19T20:11:00.000-04:002008-09-19T20:11:00.000-04:00I could almost feel the "Oh" at the end. It is som...I could almost feel the "Oh" at the end. It is sometimes sad to have them come face to face with reality!Bonnie the Bosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370681673591214131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-19788029972734048212008-09-18T14:22:00.000-04:002008-09-18T14:22:00.000-04:00Uh, we ran into that yesterday when I was reading ...Uh, we ran into that yesterday when I was reading the Old Testament to the kids. They KILLED the priests of BAAL! A whole discussion on cruel and unusual punishments ensued. My daughter commented-I would be so dead! Yeah, her and all her siblings.Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851446861098955538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-89065891794236241502008-09-17T06:49:00.000-04:002008-09-17T06:49:00.000-04:00I wish I could be that innocent again.I wish I could be that innocent again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-86873806090880993152008-09-16T21:05:00.000-04:002008-09-16T21:05:00.000-04:00You have a smart kid!You have a smart kid!Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05648349804434938726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-16751731410970721862008-09-16T19:12:00.000-04:002008-09-16T19:12:00.000-04:00We are so blessed to raise our children where free...We are so blessed to raise our children where freedom of speech and freedom of ideology are core beliefs.<BR/><BR/>Hurray for your son.Mirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924043596033516959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-22757134946635112482008-09-16T18:07:00.000-04:002008-09-16T18:07:00.000-04:00My brother was an arabic linguist in the army for ...My brother was an arabic linguist in the army for 9 years. He refuses to use the language now, though he could make enough in a year to allow him to just be a student afterward and not work. He doesn't want to do anything that reminds him of his time in the Army. He was stationed in Iraq and Bosnia.mommeeof10https://www.blogger.com/profile/03611832953435781430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-55683001138428188882008-09-16T15:25:00.000-04:002008-09-16T15:25:00.000-04:00Yup. Not a great thing to have to explain.You dupe...Yup. Not a great thing to have to explain.<BR/><BR/>You duped me, too, when I saw that you posted a photo. Very Cute.<BR/>Pax, EElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505258364895249347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-13089584174108922912008-09-16T15:00:00.000-04:002008-09-16T15:00:00.000-04:00Oh that just hurts. I want to live in Theo's world...Oh that just hurts. I want to live in Theo's world.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086740613832715808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-66191397445656730742008-09-16T14:07:00.000-04:002008-09-16T14:07:00.000-04:00Hey! I was excited to see the photo near your pro...Hey! I was excited to see the photo near your profile...until I looked at it closely.<BR/><BR/>I was hoodwinked.Maria (also Bia)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10915816897999091636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-31250545919558356082008-09-16T13:58:00.000-04:002008-09-16T13:58:00.000-04:00Isn't it heartbreaking when you have to point out ...Isn't it heartbreaking when you have to point out that world is a lot more messed up than they think it is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-58000552826349651532008-09-16T13:12:00.000-04:002008-09-16T13:12:00.000-04:00I think he's right on--it should be just a joke. H...I think he's right on--it should be just a joke. He's just showing us how ridiculous and terrible that type of thinking is.angela michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05924481702319424964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-11531198999641167552008-09-16T12:59:00.000-04:002008-09-16T12:59:00.000-04:00mamabird - What? Couldn't you tell?mamabird - What? Couldn't you tell?Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-85373140745352332832008-09-16T12:45:00.000-04:002008-09-16T12:45:00.000-04:00Arabic WOW good for him! Thanks for stopping by my...Arabic WOW good for him! <BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog at Steals and deals!Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963721437864483580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-53987987298537911402008-09-16T12:36:00.000-04:002008-09-16T12:36:00.000-04:00Wait.. you are Mary Tyler Moore. I had no idea.Wait.. you are Mary Tyler Moore. I had no idea.the mama bird diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248352454666306821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-30456890415062154312008-09-16T12:09:00.000-04:002008-09-16T12:09:00.000-04:00Yikes - poor Theo - I guess that's a good illustar...Yikes - poor Theo - I guess that's a good illustartion of the fact that there's a lot more to learning a culture than learning a language.Don Mills Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733674458423525738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-29135395374305869942008-09-16T11:21:00.000-04:002008-09-16T11:21:00.000-04:00I love the new pic! I adore Laure Petrie too.Um, W...I love the new pic! I adore Laure Petrie too.<BR/><BR/>Um, WHY is he learning Arabic? Do you know the reason it's the language of heaven? Because it takes an eternity to learn. Do you know why there is no Arabic in heaven? Because there is no crying there. It's a horrible language to learn! I have personally learned the alphabet at least 5 times and it just won't stick--it's like my brain is coated in Teflon! <BR/><BR/>Is he learning MSA? Probably. I hope you have a good tutor. Please e me and we'll chat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-71589096258063892852008-09-16T11:16:00.000-04:002008-09-16T11:16:00.000-04:00He's better off learning Italian ... the language ...He's better off learning Italian ... the language of <I>love</I> . He'll have much more luck with dating.Practically Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13664805750011618252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-45255475922186558132008-09-16T10:32:00.000-04:002008-09-16T10:32:00.000-04:00It's what we call a cultural difference....Blessin...It's what we call a cultural difference....<BR/><BR/>Blessings~carrhophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017807695487933660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-24237613209020076572008-09-16T10:17:00.000-04:002008-09-16T10:17:00.000-04:00We live in a different world, don't we?We live in a different world, don't we?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530972001172936718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-77675439306493852642008-09-16T10:04:00.000-04:002008-09-16T10:04:00.000-04:00I love MTM! I think the cultural study will be in...I love MTM! <BR/><BR/>I think the cultural study will be interesting for your son--and probably more difficult to master than the language.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-26751498510839437582008-09-16T09:44:00.000-04:002008-09-16T09:44:00.000-04:00HOw do you homeschool Arabic? Surely you don't kn...HOw do you homeschool Arabic? Surely you don't know Arabic, too??!!?? If you do, I think I just MAY develop a complex.<BR/><BR/>KEEP BELIEVINGAngie @ KEEP BELIEVINGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930977696454848345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-26431693027577334242008-09-16T08:02:00.000-04:002008-09-16T08:02:00.000-04:00Maybe he should study the beliefs a bit more befor...Maybe he should study the beliefs a bit more before tackling the language.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037928148778848386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-16904988304314013072008-09-16T07:42:00.000-04:002008-09-16T07:42:00.000-04:00Only, um, not so skinny...I've always adored Laura...Only, um, not so skinny...<BR/><BR/>I've always adored Laura Petrie (even though she's not real).Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-36565875463544571012008-09-16T07:38:00.000-04:002008-09-16T07:38:00.000-04:00I always thought you looked like Mary Tyler Moore!...I always thought you looked like Mary Tyler Moore!<BR/><BR/>(Pardon the off topic remark, but I just noticed the little photo in the corner!)Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169821331076296753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-44790909268781018372008-09-16T00:01:00.000-04:002008-09-16T00:01:00.000-04:00You homeschoolers - teaching your kids Arabic in h...You homeschoolers - teaching your kids Arabic in high school, at the expense of our public-schooled offsprings' self-esteem as they stumble through 3rd-year attempts at "Hola, Senor! Como estas?" Honestly.Kalynne Pudnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804224012895512550noreply@blogger.com