YAY for your boy, lexine. It means so much to them once they start to feel comfortable doing it.

Reading really is a miracle, isn't it? It's just an incredible thing. Spoken language is incredible enough. Someone(s) thought up these sounds to communicate ideas. But then reading? Someone(s) thought up these symbols to communicate sounds, which communicate ideas, and you can decode them, and use the code yourself.

Yeah, I read an article once that showed how it takes four or five parts of your brain to get reading to work! No wonder people struggle.

It is pretty cool.

He is doing his first report for school. He had to research an animal and write a report on its habitat, eating habits, appearance, and other facts. He has written it all up, but wants his final report typed, so he has been working on typing the last couple of days. I have to help him get this assembled before my vacation...gah!!!

vw, I have never known you to be inappropriate.

No...that's me. It's in my file, frequently. Although only Hec put a gold star after it.

No...that's me.

Well, duh.

Yeah, well, ask me how much I care.

t thinks about it

Now why would I ask you that when I know your answer is just gonna be, "Fuck off."? :)

t loves on erika

Maybe "Fuck you very much." Although, you know, new parents...Zombie army. I'm inappropriate, not dumb.

I'm inappropriate, not dumb.

In my experience, inappropriate is often smart.

Sometimes it mean and shitty and uncalled for, but mostly it's smart.

You are smart.