tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post7698382427888370798..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Pre-Internet ParentingExpat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-85185143255467695382013-03-07T14:05:19.811+00:002013-03-07T14:05:19.811+00:00Hi there, I just came across your blog and thought...Hi there, I just came across your blog and thought maybe some your readers will be interested in getting information about obtaining US citizenship for their children through their grandparent. I recently went through this process for my boys and it was extremely difficult to find information on that on the Internet (I guess Google is not yet perfect). For the benefit of all mothers with the same issue I created this webpage with all the required info: <a href="http://usexpat.net/" title="obtaining a US citizenship through a grandparent" rel="nofollow">USExpat.net</a>. Good luck!USExpat.nethttp://usexpat.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-748642605442939672013-03-07T13:57:04.192+00:002013-03-07T13:57:04.192+00:00Oh, what would one do with no Internet these days!...Oh, what would one do with no Internet these days! Last week we didn't have an Internet for only 2 hours and I felt completely hopeless.<br />So.. I had no choice and started baking cupcakes:-) at least my boy was happy about not having Internet. I gathered a list of really cool cupcakes at <a href="http://www.elladvice.com/kids-friendly-cupcakes/" title="kids-friendly cupcakes" rel="nofollow">http://www.elladvice.com/kids-friendly-cupcakes/</a> so next time you find yourself without Internet you might consider trying one of those..Ella @ EllAdvice.comhttp://www.elladvice.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-15998207672239280822013-03-07T04:01:14.676+00:002013-03-07T04:01:14.676+00:00@21st - Having said that, when I first went to Gre...@21st - Having said that, when I first went to Greece, decades ago, we had a vague plan to meet other friends in Omonia Square (sp?) with a date and an afternoon time. Had something happened, we would have no way of knowing. On that same holiday, I was supposed to meet some friends in a hotel bar in Athens before heading off to the airport together. For whatever reason they didn't make it, but I waited over 4 hours in that bar, and ended up almost being kidnapped. A cell phone would have almost been a life-saver.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-19458853524296990042013-03-06T22:23:50.930+00:002013-03-06T22:23:50.930+00:00I think the pace of life was a lot slower back the...I think the pace of life was a lot slower back then. I often think about travelling. Very few people had email addresses or mobile phones when I went backpacking. You had to leave messages for people you were meeting at the poste restante in cities. My parents and friends sent me letters not emails. I can't even imagine how things will have changed again when my children are grown up.21st Century Mummyhttp://www.21stcenturymummy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-63952304661528352812013-03-06T16:56:33.269+00:002013-03-06T16:56:33.269+00:00Completely different from when I was a young mum. ...Completely different from when I was a young mum. Just like being on another planet!<br />Maggie x<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-64506500731642975632013-03-06T10:26:31.173+00:002013-03-06T10:26:31.173+00:00I LOVE being able to do food shopping online, and ...I LOVE being able to do food shopping online, and my daughter's school has recently, timidly begun to do an email notifcation system for snow days which more or less works. I think the internet is fantatsic... until you lose it. That's when everything goes a bit pear shaped. I find those 'unplugged' times when I dont do any social media, dont rely on the internet for anything are not only a breath of fresh air (as much as I love the internet) but also good discipline remindng me that life is Still Ok when not plugged in. It keeps the panic attacks at bay when we experience the unexpected shut downs!Michelloui | The American Residenthttp://www.theamericanresident.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-60842190292452750222013-03-06T09:29:07.595+00:002013-03-06T09:29:07.595+00:00Your school is more advanced that the French ones ...Your school is more advanced that the French ones my sons go to. They both have websites but they are a bit useless really. Certainly not much by way of interaction. <br /><br />All you can do, in fact, is look up their marks (if posted...) and sometimes see what homework they've got. I usually can't stand the stress of it... :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195684182481935384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-31183278977459251592013-03-06T00:23:28.379+00:002013-03-06T00:23:28.379+00:00Scared myself stupid looking up child birth online...Scared myself stupid looking up child birth online much better to get the gory details from your mates when it was too late for me to do anything about it!!Tattieweaslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723634612274763884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-90537863661909322013-03-05T23:54:15.788+00:002013-03-05T23:54:15.788+00:00I remember those days, as my Man-Child is an early...I remember those days, as my Man-Child is an early 90's baby. Somehow, I feel like I've been cheated. I sure could have used the Internet back in those days; particularly the lonely, infant days.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-85115258534209719702013-03-05T22:39:45.744+00:002013-03-05T22:39:45.744+00:00On individual issues like snow cancellations, I wo...On individual issues like snow cancellations, I would say it was far less stressful to know exactly what was going on this afternoon. <br />I don't think the Internet makes us any more stressed if we use it wisely. The whole thing about going unplugged for a weekend etc. is only useful to people who can't stay away from their phones, etc anyway. <br />I can also say that being able to do my food shopping online and have it delivered makes me a lot less stressed. That was one chore that I definitely welcomed doing online.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-1875274141378686232013-03-05T22:19:14.759+00:002013-03-05T22:19:14.759+00:00But are we more relaxed, more confident, have more...But are we more relaxed, more confident, have more spare time...?Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.com