That's the nose breaker's birthday. Preggeat emptor.

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Usually, my nose has been battered by their big, honkin' heads

Oh man, little kid heads are like getting hit by a mace.

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They can, have do, and will probably continue to annoy me, but this was different.

Getting a good crack and feeling that kind of pain can bring anger as a knee-jerk response, I think. You can't help but want to stick your tongue out at the inflictor.

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Yeah, little kids do like the lurch-back-face-smack trick. I bet that's a krav technique too for bearhugs from behind, 'cuz it really hurts.

Oh, the poor woman. Was she going to see a doctor? That's not good.

Yeah, her BF took her in (she's off insurance right now. He paid). She's on prednazone (sic?).

I saw your commute time from last night, Hec. All I can say is OHMYTHAT'SAWFUL.

It sucked. But it wasn't that stressful, because I pulled out of the line of unmoving cars, found a payphone, called EM, who had her BF pickup Emmett, and I collected him at that house.

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Getting a good crack and feeling that kind of pain can bring anger as a knee-jerk response, I think.

Oh yeah, it's totally the adrenal rush. I'd get that all the time. You did the right thing - send the kid to the neutral corner until your body's fight response has settled down.

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Cindy, that Nilly COMM about responsibility? What thread did that come from? And did someone tag it? 'Cause I want it so badly.

Anger is totally instintive. I can only imagine the kind of pain that it took to inspire some.

That's the nose breaker's birthday. Preggeat emptor.

BWAH! First he's a toddler Papillion, now he's a thug. Poor Chris.

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Who do we have expecting?

The eldest of my two beloved (both younger) sisters is expecting 3/4. I'm getting very excited.

I also found out about a week ago that my sister came down with Bell's Palsey. She's fine, the baby's fine, but she's still recovering, and can't be put on recovery meds until after the baby is born.

My mom called me a few weeks ago to tell me this, and started out by talking about how she woke up with one side of her face numb and immobile.

I got very cross with my mother, and told her that in the future, she needed to START stories like that by saying, "Okay, your sister did NOT have a stroke...."

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I think I'm going to talk to someone at the bank tommorrow just to find out if it would even be a possibility for me, but I don't know if it is a bad thing to do or not.

It's not a good idea, if you're going to keep using the credit cards. If you're going to pay them off, close off the accounts, or maybe keep one, but only for actual emergencies (preferably an American Express or another that has to be paid off monthly) it's good. That might even be a condition of the loan for the bank, Lilty.

ita, Cashmere, check. As soon as my tummy feels a little better, I'll be taking something.

It sucked. But it wasn't that stressful, because I pulled out of the line of unmoving cars, found a payphone, called EM, who had her BF pickup Emmett, and I collected him at that house.

Smart move. Still, three and a half hours from work to home takes it out of a person.

Oh man, little kid heads are like getting hit by a mace.

Yep. Shoulda laid off the milk while I was pregnant, Gud. Our kids have melonheads, too. When two of them bang heads by accident, either Scott or I invariably say, "CLASH OF THE TITANS!" under our breath, to one another, after the tears are over.

Cindy, that Nilly COMM about responsibility? What thread did that come from? And did someone tag it? 'Cause I want it so badly.

Nilly "Buffistas Building a Better Board" Feb 15, 2005 12:24:37 am PST

Isn't it great?

Oh yeah, it's totally the adrenal rush. I'd get that all the time. You did the right thing - send the kid to the neutral corner until your body's fight response has settled down.

Yeah, as much as the anger surprised me, I was pleasantly surprised that I had the presence of mind to say that, rather than holler at him.

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I got very cross with my mother, and told her that in the future, she needed to START stories like that by saying, "Okay, your sister did NOT have a stroke...."

BWAH! It's like how three separate people thought I was either dead or in a coma after my accident. People really need to learn how to tell medical emergency stories with a minimum of trauma.

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Sean, that is scary! Also, the good news does need to come at the BEGINNING of the call.

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