tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post4772904181624382858..comments2024-01-30T19:29:34.430+01:00Comments on Brits in Bosnia - toddlers, dog and all: Super Nanny lessonsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-29397847005213746432009-07-19T23:43:19.645+02:002009-07-19T23:43:19.645+02:00Sparx - I tell you. Politicians could learn alot f...Sparx - I tell you. Politicians could learn alot from us Mummys<br /><br />Owen - am I right in thinking it was Banja Luka who made it more difficult for Bosnia to fulfil the conditions required for visa free travel? Rumour round here has it that they knew Belgrade would give them passports so were trying to create obstacles. How true, I have no idea.<br /><br />Who Mummy - That is a shocker. Can she use the elastic use of time that a parent can have before kids learn how to tell it. ie one month is actually the same as a year? Thanks for tag.<br /><br />Small World - I know how you feel! They need to send a few negotiators into my house for training. Talk about intrangiable and refusing to budge from their position of 'its my train and I'm not going to hand it over' and reason is impossible...Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-29934792619849142432009-07-19T15:44:46.840+02:002009-07-19T15:44:46.840+02:00A very interesting post. Thanks for laying it all...A very interesting post. Thanks for laying it all out so clearly and succinctly. <br /><br />I've always said that when the children leave home I'm going to get a job with the UN. Since having toddlers, my negotiating skills are second to none.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-903559436068501012009-07-19T11:30:11.356+02:002009-07-19T11:30:11.356+02:00Fantastic post - it's always interesting to he...Fantastic post - it's always interesting to hear a local's perspective, rather than just the newspaper reporter's. <br /><br />On threats - I'm a big believer in carrying through, because you only have to do it once or twice when they're young and they know you mean business. Although I did feel REALLY sorry for a friend who once told her kids, in temper, "If you do that again, no treats for a year!" and then had to stick to it!<br /><br />(ps - tagged you on my blog)Who's the Mummyhttp://www.whosthemummy.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-12032159965554783312009-07-18T11:14:10.276+02:002009-07-18T11:14:10.276+02:00Thanks Super Nanny, that's really well put.
E...Thanks Super Nanny, that's really well put.<br /><br />EUMummy says "Hand over Mladic to The Hague or you don't get to play in our playground". Then EUMummy says "Changed my mind, come on in, and tell that kid you were bullying this time yesterday to go and get lost".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-22954343833158902162009-07-18T10:50:14.439+02:002009-07-18T10:50:14.439+02:00Interesting indeed - and a great analogy too!Interesting indeed - and a great analogy too!Sparxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075991922896922279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-14478426954457900702009-07-18T08:25:19.745+02:002009-07-18T08:25:19.745+02:00Mud - she so should!
MT - I find it tough too. It...Mud - she so should!<br /><br />MT - I find it tough too. It is the real meaning of 'this'll hurt me more than it'll hurt you'. Thanks for tag!<br /><br />MM - it is so complicated. The Bosnian Muslims certainly suffered enormously during the conflict, but the Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats also did. And the EU told Bosnia they could have the passports if they fulfilled the criteria, which they didn't (faffing about who was in charge of something) and Serbia did. The difference in readiness is so slight, but has made all the difference to the people. That said, they should be joining halfway through next year, hopefully!<br /><br />KM - Welcome! It is scary. Read the ESI article which talks about the ridiculous situation of Kosovo, which still has its passports issued by Belgrade (which now has visa free travel) but they don't.<br /><br />SC - thanks.<br /><br />P&S - I have no idea what she meant but it sounds bad!Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-40292925127140576712009-07-18T06:27:01.760+02:002009-07-18T06:27:01.760+02:00My mom use to threaten to "snatch me bald hea...My mom use to threaten to "snatch me bald headed" luckily she never had to back this up because I fully believed her and wasn't going to put it to the test. I agree as a parent you can't make idle threats, you have to follow through.passions and soapboxeshttp://passionsandsoapboxes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-65585956067781329822009-07-17T23:38:58.108+02:002009-07-17T23:38:58.108+02:00Fascinating stuff. I'm shaking my head.
In oth...Fascinating stuff. I'm shaking my head.<br />In other news, congrats on POTD :-)sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12004801243819162845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-75739282164708908342009-07-17T20:10:27.333+02:002009-07-17T20:10:27.333+02:00How interesting, I need more time to read your blo...How interesting, I need more time to read your blog properly. Its always so great to have a real insiders view on a country like Bosnia, that we know so little about. I am definitely putting your blog on my blog role, if I can ever remember how to do it. <br /><br />I think the idea of isolating the Muslim community, as you say, rather scary.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967282294766601919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-61241188294060491102009-07-17T13:31:23.942+02:002009-07-17T13:31:23.942+02:00Sad, sad, sad. Maybe that's just my view, but ...Sad, sad, sad. Maybe that's just my view, but haven't the Bosnian Muslims been the biggest losers in this dreadful conflict already?Metropolitan Mumhttp://www.metropolitanmum.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-55198120400595677762009-07-17T11:56:17.515+02:002009-07-17T11:56:17.515+02:00I still can't think of any threats that if I c...I still can't think of any threats that if I carry through with them ,they don't backfire on me (you won't go to your friend's house/you won't watch TV, etc). Should take a leaf out of yur book! Award for you at mine xxMaternal Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04075679022964297682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3519883976018465014.post-33627971241215515242009-07-17T11:34:29.460+02:002009-07-17T11:34:29.460+02:00Very interesting - thanks for giving us an insight...Very interesting - thanks for giving us an insight into the harsh realities of politics on the ground. A bit different than when viewed from academic ivory towers.<br /><br />It also draws the only obvious conclusion: Potty Mummy should rule the world....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com