Tara: That was funny if you've studied Taglarin mystic rites and... are a total dork... Riley: Then how come Xander didn't laugh?

'Selfless'


What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


sarameg - Jun 01, 2005 12:27:52 pm PDT #8559 of 10001

I think this works a lot better in theory than in practice, especially with older kids.

Eh, so put away the tv if it upsets you that the kids might watch something without your presence. Seriously. When my brother and I were younger and first started getting home from school before the parents, the tv started living in a closet. It eventually came back out and when we were older, I'm sure mom figured 3s Company reruns were trash, but as long as we had our homework done, she wasn't going to make it an issue any longer.

I really won't make excuses for people who are abdicating parental responsibility because it is an inconvenience and then complaining about the consequence.


Burrell - Jun 01, 2005 12:28:31 pm PDT #8560 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I think I've said this before, but my parents took us to see Kentucky Fried Movie and Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex when we were kids.

And I had a tv in my room in high school, with cable access.


Allyson - Jun 01, 2005 12:28:57 pm PDT #8561 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

My cover letter for my book worked out really well, bon.

It's on my hard drive at home, I can email it to you. I think there's also samples in the Writer's Market.


Jesse - Jun 01, 2005 12:32:30 pm PDT #8562 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I vote it should be funny.


bon bon - Jun 01, 2005 12:38:04 pm PDT #8563 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

It's on my hard drive at home, I can email it to you

That would be great! I created a temp email address that I'm putting in my profile: Shawnbonbon.11499965@bloglines.com


shrift - Jun 01, 2005 12:38:57 pm PDT #8564 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I need nicotine and chocolate, stat!


Jesse - Jun 01, 2005 12:39:40 pm PDT #8565 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh, and frankly, my one-TV thing is mostly about cheapness, I think. I mean, if someone randomly gave me a TV, I'd be happy to have one in my bedroom, but why am I going to spend money on that when I've got a perfectly good TV in the living room?

This is why I don't have an iPod.


Kat - Jun 01, 2005 12:44:54 pm PDT #8566 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Oh I'm definitetly thinking that it's true that different things work for different people.

We had access to all sorts of incredibly violent crap growing up. And the reaction I've had is to sort of dislike most violent stuff, to be cringey about it... watch from the hall about it.

I'm watching the Alias finale and I would like to proclaim that JACK BRISTOW ROCKS MY WORLD.


tommyrot - Jun 01, 2005 12:48:55 pm PDT #8567 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.

We couldn't get cable when I was a kid, but my dad said that he was glad we couldn't get it, as there were many programs that Jesus wouldn't watch. This was decades before the whole WWJD thing - my dad was ahead of his time.


Betsy HP - Jun 01, 2005 12:50:45 pm PDT #8568 of 10001
If I only had a brain...

I betcha Jesus watches The Daily Show hoping for a "This Week In God" segment. Then he laughs and laughs.