Comments on: walk the plank http://fridayplaydate.com/walk-the-plank/ entirely true, but exaggerated for comic effect Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:32:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Titanium http://fridayplaydate.com/walk-the-plank/#comment-4579 Titanium Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:41:00 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/walk-the-plank/#comment-4579 I just read your post from July 21 & thought that you & your children go to the bookstore like my children & I go to the library.. all the time! Then I saw this post & was very happy that you went to the downtown library. It's wonderful!<br/><br/>Overall, the metro library system in OKC is really good... you might have an icky branch near you, though. I'm thinking of the small one on NW Expressway.. a bit west of Penn Square. The Village library is great, from an adult perspective.. but I've not ever taken my children there. I've only gone during lunch to return a few books that I had in the car. I saw loads of children, though, and they all seemed happy & the library staff seemed relaxed & pleasant. <br/><br/>I'm in Midwest City.. the library & librarians are wonderful. It's very child friendly. My children often walk to the library without me & spend hours browsing, playing computer games & reading. We even have neighbor children who come by & ask if the kids want to go to the library with them.. it's their hangout. They also love to check up on the hamster that's the library's new pet. My daughters are really interested in the hamster as one of this year's Sequoyah books (books for kids written by Oklahoma authors) is about life from a hamster's point of view. <br/><br/>The library in Choctaw is also great.. although it's probably a bit far for you.. if you live near the bookstore that you frequent, that is. <br/><br/>My kids & I have frequented the libraries wherever we've lived (ex husb is military - lots of moving). The library staff has called to check on us if we didn't make it in for 2 weeks in a row. :)<br/><br/>Anyway, I'm glad you & the boys enjoyed the downtown library. <br/><br/>I'm sure that with practice, your boys will be ok with borrowing & returning books. When my kids were younger, I often told them that we borrowed most books & bought only our very favorites. I just read your post from July 21 & thought that you & your children go to the bookstore like my children & I go to the library.. all the time! Then I saw this post & was very happy that you went to the downtown library. It’s wonderful!

Overall, the metro library system in OKC is really good… you might have an icky branch near you, though. I’m thinking of the small one on NW Expressway.. a bit west of Penn Square. The Village library is great, from an adult perspective.. but I’ve not ever taken my children there. I’ve only gone during lunch to return a few books that I had in the car. I saw loads of children, though, and they all seemed happy & the library staff seemed relaxed & pleasant.

I’m in Midwest City.. the library & librarians are wonderful. It’s very child friendly. My children often walk to the library without me & spend hours browsing, playing computer games & reading. We even have neighbor children who come by & ask if the kids want to go to the library with them.. it’s their hangout. They also love to check up on the hamster that’s the library’s new pet. My daughters are really interested in the hamster as one of this year’s Sequoyah books (books for kids written by Oklahoma authors) is about life from a hamster’s point of view.

The library in Choctaw is also great.. although it’s probably a bit far for you.. if you live near the bookstore that you frequent, that is.

My kids & I have frequented the libraries wherever we’ve lived (ex husb is military - lots of moving). The library staff has called to check on us if we didn’t make it in for 2 weeks in a row. :)

Anyway, I’m glad you & the boys enjoyed the downtown library.

I’m sure that with practice, your boys will be ok with borrowing & returning books. When my kids were younger, I often told them that we borrowed most books & bought only our very favorites.

]]> By: The Daring One http://fridayplaydate.com/walk-the-plank/#comment-4544 The Daring One Fri, 21 Jul 2006 19:02:00 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/walk-the-plank/#comment-4544 I frequently enjoy just jumping in place, but your theory is probably a more productive recipe for a happy life.<br/><br/>Did you know I was a librarian at a public library for 2 years and I can promise you that your librarians are not the meanest. I AM! MwaHaHaHa. I frequently enjoy just jumping in place, but your theory is probably a more productive recipe for a happy life.

Did you know I was a librarian at a public library for 2 years and I can promise you that your librarians are not the meanest. I AM! MwaHaHaHa.

]]> By: MommyWithAttitude http://fridayplaydate.com/walk-the-plank/#comment-4543 MommyWithAttitude Fri, 21 Jul 2006 06:33:00 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/walk-the-plank/#comment-4543 This won't sound nice, but I'm SO glad that my kid is not the ONLY one who talks/thinks/hems/haws/etc. ENDLESSLY before agreeing to do anything! He gets it from me... but still I worry about him.<br/><br/>And my kids ARE the only kids in the world who HATE swimming. Actually J doesn't hate it... IF he doesn't have to put his head in the water. The little one hates it if he has to leave the steps. This won’t sound nice, but I’m SO glad that my kid is not the ONLY one who talks/thinks/hems/haws/etc. ENDLESSLY before agreeing to do anything! He gets it from me… but still I worry about him.

And my kids ARE the only kids in the world who HATE swimming. Actually J doesn’t hate it… IF he doesn’t have to put his head in the water. The little one hates it if he has to leave the steps.

]]> By: Kristen http://fridayplaydate.com/walk-the-plank/#comment-4538 Kristen Fri, 21 Jul 2006 01:53:00 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/walk-the-plank/#comment-4538 You know, the last time I took my kids to the library (which was maybe the second time ever), well, I'm sure you can guess what happened (what you dreaded about taking your kids): Bryce ran off, laughing, Quinn chased him, laughing, ALL THE WAY AROUND THE LIBRARY, through all of the quiet, reading adults. <br/><br/>I was mad and focused on it enough, but then the librarian, stereotypically old and cranky, totally fucking shamed them, and me. And I haven't been back since. It still upsets me. But now after reading this, I'm thinking, ah, what the hell?! You know, the last time I took my kids to the library (which was maybe the second time ever), well, I’m sure you can guess what happened (what you dreaded about taking your kids): Bryce ran off, laughing, Quinn chased him, laughing, ALL THE WAY AROUND THE LIBRARY, through all of the quiet, reading adults.

I was mad and focused on it enough, but then the librarian, stereotypically old and cranky, totally fucking shamed them, and me. And I haven’t been back since. It still upsets me. But now after reading this, I’m thinking, ah, what the hell?!

]]> By: Jenorama http://fridayplaydate.com/walk-the-plank/#comment-4537 Jenorama Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:53:00 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/walk-the-plank/#comment-4537 Mantras like that cause people to go and get their hair cut very very short.<br/><br/>OR at least to think about it even MORE. Mantras like that cause people to go and get their hair cut very very short.

OR at least to think about it even MORE.

]]> By: Velma http://fridayplaydate.com/walk-the-plank/#comment-4536 Velma Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:29:00 +0000 http://fridayplaydate.com/walk-the-plank/#comment-4536 It sounds so ridiculous when I explain why we don't go to the library anymore. Besides sharing the whole "100 Potential Disasters" frame of mind, we moved. The little village library near our old house was right on a main street, pretty much in between us and whatever else we needed to get done during the day. <br/><br/>The new library is, well, inconvenient. Doesn't that sound so incredibly lame? It's not that it is terribly far away from our house, just out of the way, across a major thoroughfare that is often clogged with traffic, and on the way to no other place I need to go. Also, very awkward parking.<br/><br/>Good rationale for not going, huh? It sounds so ridiculous when I explain why we don’t go to the library anymore. Besides sharing the whole “100 Potential Disasters” frame of mind, we moved. The little village library near our old house was right on a main street, pretty much in between us and whatever else we needed to get done during the day.

The new library is, well, inconvenient. Doesn’t that sound so incredibly lame? It’s not that it is terribly far away from our house, just out of the way, across a major thoroughfare that is often clogged with traffic, and on the way to no other place I need to go. Also, very awkward parking.

Good rationale for not going, huh?

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