tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post2271149968894312843..comments2024-03-25T10:28:53.317-05:00Comments on Baking in a Tornado: Billable AccommodationsKaren BakingInATornadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-42394781995052493452015-01-29T22:23:03.802-06:002015-01-29T22:23:03.802-06:00Seriously, what are those poor kids learning? Seriously, what are those poor kids learning? Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-84097500902087127672015-01-29T21:50:43.730-06:002015-01-29T21:50:43.730-06:00The story is unbelievable. I can't comprehend ...The story is unbelievable. I can't comprehend how it would EVER be okay to involve the children in this. My heart aches for the kids. The backpack "billing" thing was deplorable.<br />Where were the "grown-ups" in this story? For another time, what is it with the expensive birthday parities in the first place? Who are they really for?<br />Bad form, all around.<br />Good form? Giving a great burger and potato crisp recipe. Thanks, K :)Michele Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658350918252530545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-50440162979122146762015-01-29T09:17:38.828-06:002015-01-29T09:17:38.828-06:00Your husband must have the exact same dietary pref...Your husband must have the exact same dietary preferences as my kids!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-40026485363055817762015-01-29T00:54:17.116-06:002015-01-29T00:54:17.116-06:00I'm so glad I don't throw parties for my k...I'm so glad I don't throw parties for my kids. If they want to have friends over, fine - but it's not going to be a fiesta. I wouldn't be able to handle the stress!<br /><br />That situation is, however, ridiculous all around.<br /><br />As for your recipe, I think you've summed up my husband's dietary preferences in one sandwich!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843346724790750894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-25879149258038020512015-01-28T09:56:07.324-06:002015-01-28T09:56:07.324-06:00Absolutely. Children learn by example and this exa...Absolutely. Children learn by example and this example makes me cringe.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-72108768928082827402015-01-28T09:55:08.988-06:002015-01-28T09:55:08.988-06:00Exactly. Their whole attitude was "it's a...Exactly. Their whole attitude was "it's all about me". How sad that their children are collateral damage.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-12585689326296182562015-01-28T06:59:06.474-06:002015-01-28T06:59:06.474-06:00You nailed it on the head with the bullying commen...You nailed it on the head with the bullying comment. There is bullying (and immaturity) on both sides of this and the poor kids are in the middle of it. Not to mention that they are learning by example.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722121053927567807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-4471869606441968402015-01-28T00:38:03.652-06:002015-01-28T00:38:03.652-06:00I had heard about this story, and was in disbelief...I had heard about this story, and was in disbelief. If adults could come from a place of thinking about their children instead of themselves, the world would be a much better place. Well written!Lanahttp://www.twoteensandtheirmama.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-78141552419042963262015-01-27T23:05:55.738-06:002015-01-27T23:05:55.738-06:00I say stay home til the wine runs out. Then see ...I say stay home til the wine runs out. Then see if you can negotiate delivery. Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-58167163295520711122015-01-27T22:57:18.884-06:002015-01-27T22:57:18.884-06:00I bought a bunch of stuff at the market a day befo...I bought a bunch of stuff at the market a day before so we have a lot of food and snacks, plus about 20 bottles of wine! I'll stay home all week!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743646207453247092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-53288524878725489252015-01-27T22:32:01.517-06:002015-01-27T22:32:01.517-06:00With the weather you just had, you're lucky y...With the weather you just had, you're lucky you had provisions. I'm guessing you didn't get out of the house at all. Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-69101165744801693532015-01-27T22:15:59.450-06:002015-01-27T22:15:59.450-06:00Those burger sliders would have been perfect while...Those burger sliders would have been perfect while we were off from work snowed in today here in NYC! Alas, it was tunafish for me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743646207453247092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-11996134096806532902015-01-27T20:01:17.742-06:002015-01-27T20:01:17.742-06:00I think there's so much value to living in a w...I think there's so much value to living in a world with texting and social media but I agree with you, there's such a thing as going too far. Now instead of maintaining our connections and adding another kind of connection, we're more replacing one with another.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-61291666357596506912015-01-27T19:49:32.494-06:002015-01-27T19:49:32.494-06:00Parents are crazy. I really think that email and a...Parents are crazy. I really think that email and all the social media have changed the rules of communication. Folks just don't know how to communicate anymore. I notice it especially when teenagers are texting each other about making plans for an occasion. It would be so much easier if they spoke to each other, but they don't know how to do that anymore. Obviously, either do adults. And the schools for the most part, make it worse. Luckily, my kids are 24 so we are a little beyond that!Abbe@This is How I Cookhttp://thisishowicook.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-76971734709126407122015-01-27T17:31:27.555-06:002015-01-27T17:31:27.555-06:00I feel that the family of the boy who didn't a...I feel that the family of the boy who didn't attend the party did not act in good faith, setting off this whole fiasco. I find it really hard to believe that they just couldn't get hold of that other family.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-66315976236585794382015-01-27T17:28:04.623-06:002015-01-27T17:28:04.623-06:00Thanks for expressing the voice of reason! What a...Thanks for expressing the voice of reason! What a crazy world we live in - glad everyone is not like those families! Communication can solve so much!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-25893091894282420762015-01-27T15:58:21.144-06:002015-01-27T15:58:21.144-06:00I agree, it's almost mind boggling how many th...I agree, it's almost mind boggling how many things went wrong here.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-15803023237620121012015-01-27T15:56:49.069-06:002015-01-27T15:56:49.069-06:00Exactly. How dare they not even consider what the ...Exactly. How dare they not even consider what the repercussions of their actions will be for their children.<br />But I blame Alex's family too, not just for not trying harder to track down the other family, but for putting this whole issue out there on media and social media with their kid's face in the center of the controversy. They're not trying to protect him at all either.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-86003573966516014062015-01-27T15:55:26.093-06:002015-01-27T15:55:26.093-06:00This is bad form on so many levels! On a better no...This is bad form on so many levels! On a better note the recipe looks great!Haraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357833144467602394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-16664379566172487922015-01-27T15:54:11.967-06:002015-01-27T15:54:11.967-06:00When I read this story, I was annoyed at the paren...When I read this story, I was annoyed at the parents...all of them. Absolutely Alex's parents should have tried harder to track down the other family. But BILLING them was completely uncalled for an, in my opinion, a promotion of bullying to their son. I've been on both ends of the spectrum and, while I know it is annoying, to react the way the birthday boy's family did was uncalled for. <br /><br />Do they even realize they are hurting their children?Sarah Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267130953542957239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-81182036667920106782015-01-27T15:37:09.213-06:002015-01-27T15:37:09.213-06:00LOL, I love your attitude!LOL, I love your attitude!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-72716263836858014862015-01-27T14:16:34.397-06:002015-01-27T14:16:34.397-06:00When I first read this story all I could do was sh...When I first read this story all I could do was shake my head in amazement/disappointment. On a side note, I don't know what's wrong with the birthday boy's dad. If it were me, my only thought if a kid didn't show would be: "Woohoo! More leftover cake for me!"Vinny Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11807312191102871918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-21648589159165929412015-01-27T11:13:24.024-06:002015-01-27T11:13:24.024-06:00I agree that the school was no place for this and ...I agree that the school was no place for this and if the school sanctioned it they should join the parents in a time-out!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-35099479250673572892015-01-27T11:05:51.976-06:002015-01-27T11:05:51.976-06:00Wow this is so unbelievably stupid and uncalled fo...Wow this is so unbelievably stupid and uncalled for. These poor kids should get to watch while all their parents are put into time out! I wonder how it was put into the backpack did the teacher allow it or was it put there by the child I wonder. Doesn't matter either way they are all stupid and we wonder were our kids learn this stuff!Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296781992150172086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-75184766415648757352015-01-27T08:53:31.873-06:002015-01-27T08:53:31.873-06:00Where is it that we adults think bullying comes fr...Where is it that we adults think bullying comes from? HELLO . . . these kids see how adults behave towards each other, even when it involves young children. Mistakes are made, we have to decide whether to make it worse or make it better.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.com