I've lived about an hour and a half away from my parents pretty much since college. Lately I've been sending applications across the continent. They're all, "Ooooh, new places for us to visit. Go you!"
Darn your sinister attraction!
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Spike's Bitches 23: We've mastered the power of positive giving up.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Calli - Apr 21, 2005 6:31:36 am PDT #4845 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
ChiKat - Apr 21, 2005 6:33:29 am PDT #4846 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Timelies all!
TICKYBOX! Those pictures are wonderful. Her head looks so wee in Paul's hand.
Much as I love Hec, my biggest squee was when the camera panned around to the audience and I saw Tom Scola.
I was sitting right behind him. And on my left? Rio.
t /tauntycakes
(oh, forget that, I'm not ending that tag).
sj - Apr 21, 2005 6:33:37 am PDT #4847 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I want Calli's parents. Everytime I talk about the possibility of moving my mother convinces me I will never survive without her.
Laura - Apr 21, 2005 6:34:39 am PDT #4848 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
My parents went from 4 teens to empty nest in a very short period of time. They loved it. They went on vacations, ate dinner out, and treasured their new freedom. They didn't understand why anyone would want their kids to not seek independence.
Calli - Apr 21, 2005 6:36:16 am PDT #4849 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I want Calli's parents.
They are pretty cool. They both rambled around foreign countries as teachers before marrying and raising kids. If I could get a job in Malta or Madegascar they'd be thrilled.
sj - Apr 21, 2005 6:36:27 am PDT #4850 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
They went on vacations, ate dinner out, and treasured their new freedom. They didn't understand why anyone would want their kids to not seek independence.
This is the kind of parent I want to be.
Ginger - Apr 21, 2005 6:45:45 am PDT #4851 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I had to fight to move out on my own. Mom would have had me live there until I get married.
It's a good thing you did. My sister still lives at home and she's 48.
beth b - Apr 21, 2005 6:48:04 am PDT #4852 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Sj - here are my response
If mom says " You should put your books away" you should say " yes, I should" - because - well, you should , it would be nice and you could find your stuff - but don't say anything more thatn that.
if mom says " let me put your books away " I think you have to choices either " mom, someday I have to learn to put my toys in the toy box" or " but then I'd have to redo them and put them away in the right places" The first is a gentle reminder that at your age you have to clean up your own mess. The secod one - says your place your stuff. -- the only thing is - repeat , don't try and explain. short sweet, and not a big deal.
I always bookmark Lily pictures.
tommyrot - Apr 21, 2005 6:49:36 am PDT #4853 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I have an uncle who never left home. He was an alcoholic most of his life. About 11 years ago (after he'd been retired a while), he was abusing my grandfather, who had Alzheimer's. My mom sued for custody of my grandfather so she could throw my uncle out of the house.
-t - Apr 21, 2005 6:50:17 am PDT #4854 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Both of DH's parents lived with their parents until they got married. They were perplexed that their kids had no intention of doing the same thing.
My poor parents had to deal with kid's coming home all the time - I lived with them for a year after graduating college to save money, then my brother was there for a while, then my sister moved back with her husband and kids (that was only a couple of months, but still), then I had to move back for a few months after a financial setback. They like for us to visit, but boy are they glad relieved when we leave!