tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post1107317408385008541..comments2024-01-11T20:30:34.611+01:00Comments on A Scandinavian Sojourn: Suttetræ/Dummy TreeEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06337410829335466284noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-88959723704749550592011-10-10T15:57:03.598+02:002011-10-10T15:57:03.598+02:00@Lindsay, that made me laugh. Can't imagine t...@Lindsay, that made me laugh. Can't imagine that happening much nowadays! Emma :)Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337410829335466284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-49420382073454542152011-10-10T12:12:46.350+02:002011-10-10T12:12:46.350+02:00This is amazing! I have seen trees like this aroun...This is amazing! I have seen trees like this around Aarhus, but on a much smaller scale. What a great idea. When I was young, we had a little ceremony, and then I got to throw them out the car window while we were driving to Florida for a vacation haha. I guess my parents weren`t too concerned about littering.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11314717655168154994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-45707505248716510352011-10-08T19:47:46.279+02:002011-10-08T19:47:46.279+02:00Thanks Maria, I did think of that when one of them...Thanks Maria, I did think of that when one of them hit me as I was walking under it! Better viewed from afar I think! :)Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337410829335466284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-30884372429697251072011-10-08T18:54:23.112+02:002011-10-08T18:54:23.112+02:00Lovely idea if the kids readily give up their dumm...Lovely idea if the kids readily give up their dummies to be strewn on the tree! Though I would be reluctant to walk under it in case of falling drool...Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-64689611155824922792011-10-05T21:43:34.267+02:002011-10-05T21:43:34.267+02:00Thanks Clairejustine! Neither had I until quite r...Thanks Clairejustine! Neither had I until quite recently! :)Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337410829335466284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-89330028142715643662011-10-05T15:23:10.244+02:002011-10-05T15:23:10.244+02:00Wow this looks great,I have never heard of this :)...Wow this looks great,I have never heard of this :)Claire Justinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14748004050526495714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-2313736902980010342011-10-05T11:36:14.645+02:002011-10-05T11:36:14.645+02:00Thanks Pia..These milestones are significant aren&...Thanks Pia..These milestones are significant aren't they, they seem to grow up so quickly! :( I just wonder how long they keep the dummies on the tree and whose job it is to take them off again! EmmaEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337410829335466284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-57975582438831474782011-10-04T23:21:22.411+02:002011-10-04T23:21:22.411+02:00oh gosh, this must've been a sight! my daughte...oh gosh, this must've been a sight! my daughter never had a dummy, but i remember the day we said goodbye to her bottle. we used a bin instead of a tree, but it was significant nonetheless :)Piahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933646544634162981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-13227970402069044012011-10-04T22:14:16.171+02:002011-10-04T22:14:16.171+02:00@Emil's Mummy - I think even S was hankering a...@Emil's Mummy - I think even S was hankering after his after a visit to the dummy tree! ;) xx<br /><br />@Frau Dietz - that's exactly how I felt about it. I liked it because of the tradition and the sentiment, I didn't like it because of the poor tree and when I was taking pictures, one of them smacked me in the face which was revolting... :) <br /><br />@Manana Mama - good luck! Let me know if you need a map!! :)Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337410829335466284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-60953051550247743902011-10-04T21:20:29.322+02:002011-10-04T21:20:29.322+02:00We are due a visit to the dummy tree in the next y...We are due a visit to the dummy tree in the next year or so. What a truly great idea.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04868311511462835246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-92225351507543829842011-10-04T15:05:19.289+02:002011-10-04T15:05:19.289+02:00Wow... I love traditions from other countries too,...Wow... I love traditions from other countries too, but I can't work out whether I find this one completely brilliant or completely horrible :SFrau Dietzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08543454770330234364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-66117563582259750132011-10-04T13:49:46.987+02:002011-10-04T13:49:46.987+02:00Aww I am glad you saw it before you left and Emil ...Aww I am glad you saw it before you left and Emil will be chuffed his are still hanging there, but would take them back in an instant I am sure :-) Love Emil's Mummy xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-3760877866249648402011-10-03T16:30:42.763+02:002011-10-03T16:30:42.763+02:00@Trish - you are more than welcome.... anything el...@Trish - you are more than welcome.... anything else you need to see before I go? :) <br /><br />@Frankie - it is surreal isn't it... Some parents had chucked them right to the very top of the tree as well so there was no chance the children could get them back! ;)Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337410829335466284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-52096382517667727582011-10-03T14:52:01.574+02:002011-10-03T14:52:01.574+02:00Wow that is a little bit surreal, it would be a bi...Wow that is a little bit surreal, it would be a bit strange if you happened upon them without knowing what it is for...Frankie Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368883040919870887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-65185132418209450522011-10-03T09:18:19.848+02:002011-10-03T09:18:19.848+02:00I remember reading in a guide book about the dummy...I remember reading in a guide book about the dummy tree but it was a little far out and the boys weren't as keen to go on a search for it as I was. So thanks for going on my behalf, Emma!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-32781915556562977562011-10-03T07:50:09.616+02:002011-10-03T07:50:09.616+02:00@Midlife Single Mum.... aww thank you! I know, no...@Midlife Single Mum.... aww thank you! I know, not long left, but I have a sparkly new blog in the pipeline for our next destination :) ps. I don't think you are a bad mummy at all for that! ;)<br /><br />@Five Go Blogging - so cute seeing tinies giving up their loot. They were taking it very seriously! :) <br /><br />Thanks Expat Wife. So nice to hear all these different tactics! :)<br /><br /><br /><br />The Expat Wife -Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337410829335466284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-57509510337087294402011-10-03T06:04:03.186+02:002011-10-03T06:04:03.186+02:00Wow that is a fascinating. I only had one baby wi...Wow that is a fascinating. I only had one baby with a dummy and when she was old enough to understand we buried her dummy in the garden so that the dummy fairy could come and get it and give it to another little girl who just happened to be a fairy.<br /><br />It worked - she loved fairies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-48686708954936557372011-10-02T23:31:31.686+02:002011-10-02T23:31:31.686+02:00I think that is sooo sweet! A great adventure for ...I think that is sooo sweet! A great adventure for the little one and quite a spectacle for everyone else!Five Go Blogginghttp://fivegoblogging.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825478773253820354.post-86017205838936505082011-10-02T21:59:44.029+02:002011-10-02T21:59:44.029+02:00I have to admit that i rush to your posts these da...I have to admit that i rush to your posts these days because I know that 'our' time in Denmark is coming to an end and I don't want to miss anything. <br />My friends had a burial of her son's bottles with a private ceremony when she and he were ready to part with them. I just introduced a sippy cup and threw out the bottles when DD was at nursery. #badmummyMidlife Singlemumhttp://midlifesinglemum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com