http://www.birthisfun.com/blog/2009/08/drive-thru/ Childbirth education and doula services in Lexington, Kentucky Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:27:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.birthisfun.com/blog/2009/08/drive-thru/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Lauren Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:58:21 +0000 http://www.birthisfun.com/blog/?p=104#comment-51 Great Thanks Sara. I appreciate your feedback. It's a different world than I grew up in, that's for sure. Even in a bigger town I knew a different kind of childhood. Like you said, moderation is key. Moderation, however, seems so hard to come by. It's definitely not advertised, encouraged or familiar. My fast-food/drive-thru fast is a bit extremee... but kinda the point... extreme in the opposite direction! I do look forward to meals that I don't need to cook and the conversations that will inevitably come with them! Great Thanks Sara. I appreciate your feedback. It’s a different world than I grew up in, that’s for sure. Even in a bigger town I knew a different kind of childhood. Like you said, moderation is key. Moderation, however, seems so hard to come by. It’s definitely not advertised, encouraged or familiar. My fast-food/drive-thru fast is a bit extremee… but kinda the point… extreme in the opposite direction! I do look forward to meals that I don’t need to cook and the conversations that will inevitably come with them!

]]> http://www.birthisfun.com/blog/2009/08/drive-thru/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Sara Peyton Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:46:44 +0000 http://www.birthisfun.com/blog/?p=104#comment-50 So I've been thinking about this post, Lauren. Here's my thought--in this age of texting, twittering and facebooking, this generation is definitely losing the skills developed through face-to-face communication. (Not that these things aren't great for keeping up with people you wouldn't normally get to be in contact with!) But the loss of interpersonal relationship skills results in a ruder, coarser society which really does affect communities and makes it a lot harder to be teacher, I should add. I think that there is great benefit to frequently taking your children to places where they learn to interact with strangers and then maybe even build relationships with these adults they might come in contact with often (like at the bank or the coffee shop). Though this is more likely to be true in a small town, of which I'm proud to be a part! That said, some days drive-thru is the easiest thing for a mom and the kids!! Technically, w/ drive thru restaurants, dry cleaners, etc. there still is face-to-face contact! But I understand your point. I guess I really just wanted to release you (and others) from the mommy guilt of occasional fast food trips. Some days it's not worth waking the baby or unloading everyone in the rain, or waiting to fix dinner until you get home and everyone is hungry and crabby. I guess moderation has become a key word for me in motherhood. A "beige" meal once in a while, balanced w/ other colors during the day, is OK!! And one other thought about the car--as your children get older, you will realize that some of the most valuable parent/kid conversations come when you're driving. There's a freedom to share stuff that they might not otherwise be willing to share looking at you face-to-face. Those are the best mommy moments. And that is sometimes worth the price of a kids' meal!!! So I’ve been thinking about this post, Lauren.
Here’s my thought–in this age of texting, twittering and facebooking, this generation is definitely losing the skills developed through face-to-face communication. (Not that these things aren’t great for keeping up with people you wouldn’t normally get to be in contact with!) But the loss of interpersonal relationship skills results in a ruder, coarser society which really does affect communities and makes it a lot harder to be teacher, I should add.
I think that there is great benefit to frequently taking your children to places where they learn to interact with strangers and then maybe even build relationships with these adults they might come in contact with often (like at the bank or the coffee shop). Though this is more likely to be true in a small town, of which I’m proud to be a part!
That said, some days drive-thru is the easiest thing for a mom and the kids!! Technically, w/ drive thru restaurants, dry cleaners, etc. there still is face-to-face contact! But I understand your point. I guess I really just wanted to release you (and others) from the mommy guilt of occasional fast food trips. Some days it’s not worth waking the baby or unloading everyone in the rain, or waiting to fix dinner until you get home and everyone is hungry and crabby. I guess moderation has become a key word for me in motherhood. A “beige” meal once in a while, balanced w/ other colors during the day, is OK!!
And one other thought about the car–as your children get older, you will realize that some of the most valuable parent/kid conversations come when you’re driving. There’s a freedom to share stuff that they might not otherwise be willing to share looking at you face-to-face. Those are the best mommy moments. And that is sometimes worth the price of a kids’ meal!!!

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