Comments on: Normality, What Is It? Where Do You Get It?

By: Janine

Janine — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 03:09:48 +0000

In reply to alanamaree. Go the different ones.

By: Janine

Janine — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 03:09:31 +0000

In reply to Lauren. It is that sense of belonging that is integral to being "normal" isn't it?

By: Janine

Janine — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 03:08:45 +0000

In reply to Sylver Blaque. I think Hippie Child was probably telling a funny story and the teacher probably made the remark in jest, but it did get me thinking.

By: Sylver Blaque

Sylver Blaque — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:40:31 +0000

Love this! My entire blog is built around the perception of normalcy, so am fascinated by your post. I wonder if teachers consider the effects of verbal labels they attach to kids (“different”)? Your little Hippie Child sounds delightfully sweet. 🙂

By: Diana Douglas

Diana Douglas — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:29:33 +0000

We’re happy and healthy, (except for a few aches and pains) have a roof over our head, books to read, a relatively reliable internet connection, and nutritious food to eat. Who cares if we’re if we’re normal?

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:49:03 +0000

It’s funny, because I weigh this a bit. When I was growing up my family was pretty normal really, but for where we lived (deep in the southern US…bible belt country), we were not. My mom worked outside the home, I had no siblings, and my dad was (gasp) an artist. I struggled a lot with this. But what I struggled more with was feeling like I didn’t belong. Now, there are parts of our family that aren’t normal, and I don’t want them to be. But I feel like my son “belongs” in his community and in ours and that’s very important to me. What’s the difference? I’m not really sure. Interesting question, though.

By: alanamaree

alanamaree — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:57:27 +0000

Ah, who wants to be normal? Boring! My eldest is an odd-bod and proud of it. She yawns at all the girls in her year who love fairies and ponies. It does my head in a bit, because it means she’s a loner, but I reckon Hippie Child and Sprog 1 will grow up into fascinating adults. It’s hardly surprising she turned out this way, considering what I was like at high school – http://housegoeshome.com/2012/02/05/who-were-you-in-high-school/

By: Janine

Janine — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:06:05 +0000

In reply to Diana Dentinger. Thanks for stopping by.

By: Janine

Janine — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:05:20 +0000

In reply to TheKidsAreAllRight (@_kidsallright). This is my most favorite comment from you ever, your Dad is Mr Shambles' hero, and I can't wait to share this with Hippie Child! But Dear lord I can't wait another 26 years for this nightmare to end.

By: TheKidsAreAllRight (@_kidsallright)

TheKidsAreAllRight (@_kidsallright) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 22:56:56 +0000

We grew up in an unfinished house. Dad finished it just before they sold it, 30 years after he first built it. I don’t think it would have sold with the “rumpus room” the way it was. This large, dark, gloomy downstairs room, which never experienced any rumpusing (?), simply housed all our stuff, including: baby chickens when we had them, a pile of kangaroo hides from dad’s hunting, mushroom beds, a tuba, ancient chests, and…. a dirt floor. It was INSIDE our house. And it never got a floor. Dad just made a path through the mess with old pallets.