That was supposed to say "money lesson". Pardon me, my slip is showing.
This is a time of celebration, so sit still and be quiet.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
Spike's Bitches 28: For the Safety of Puppies...and Christmas!
[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.
Topic!Cindy - Jan 04, 2006 1:56:39 pm PST #3293 of 10001
What is even happening?
billytea - Jan 04, 2006 1:57:15 pm PST #3294 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Oh my word, billytea. You'd be like the Disneyland of step-fathers. Whoa. That was over-stepping. Must have been some Wally fic I'd been reading.
Hee. Disney stepmothers never turn out well, I remember that. Not sure about the stepfathers. Or maybe I'm thinking of Virginia Andrews.
Sean K - Jan 04, 2006 2:08:13 pm PST #3295 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I like ChiKat's idea, Cindy. Have her work for it, somehow.
Amy - Jan 04, 2006 2:34:29 pm PST #3296 of 10001
Because books.
Peeking in after days and days away...
Vibing hard for Cass -- all kinds of peace~ma for you and your grandmother.
Also sending ~ma to Nora and Maidengurl and vw.
And Teppy -- WTF?! I keep rereading your post expecting it to make some sort of sense, but that's not happening. Your poor grandfather.
Cindy, it makes me sad that Scholastic has gone downhill. I remember them very fondly.
It's so true -- it always seems to me that there are more branded books than anything else. I used to think that letting them read anything was better than them not reading at all, too, but the thing about those Hello Kitty and cartoon-inspired books is that they're *awful*. Which doesn't seem like it will lead to a greater love of reading, you know?
Emily - Jan 04, 2006 2:40:35 pm PST #3297 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Address (will be deleted shortly).
Got it. I was expecting you to email it, actually, but this works.
vw bug - Jan 04, 2006 2:41:11 pm PST #3298 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Steph, that's just craziness! I hope things go well when you visit tonight.
Thanks for all the kind words today, everyone. I really needed them. I'm feeling better, fed and ready to go to bed. Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
Anne W. - Jan 04, 2006 2:44:43 pm PST #3299 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Teppy, I'm still boggled by your story. Absolutely boggled.
Also, I just want to say that vw is a fun, kind, and wonderful person, and I really, really hope to have her as a houseguest again, because that would be cool.
Atropa - Jan 04, 2006 2:48:02 pm PST #3300 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Steph, I echo everyone else's WTF?!
sj - Jan 04, 2006 2:53:47 pm PST #3301 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Much ~ma to Teppy's grandfather. Teppy, go kick someone's ass. That is a seriously fucked up story.
Much surgery ~ma to MG's mom.
Barbie Books? Hello Kitty books? CDs? Plug and Play games for the TV.
That's pathetic. I remember scholastic being much better than that, and I agree with Sean, bad timing to ask parents for money in the first week of January.
Sometimes, I feel like I need to say "no" or "spend your own money" just for the lesson. Then I waffle, and think "What's the harm? She wants books, not crack." I dunno.
The spend your own money thing is a good lesson to learn young, because suddenly you are in your 20s and realize you have no idea how to stick to a budget. Not that I know anything about that. Nothing to see here.
{{{vw}}} I'm glad to hear you are feeling better. Sleep well.
Nora Deirdre - Jan 04, 2006 3:14:18 pm PST #3302 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
re: Teppy's story o' insanity:
Did she do it? No. Does anyone know *why* she didn't do it? Of course not. And now she's flipping her shit.
Well, (and bolstered by the fact that this is Petty!Caretaker!MorallySuperior!Aunt) I guess she'll have to learn that these things don't happen By Magic.
Talked to mom and grandmother today. Am very tired. I love my grandma bunches, but when I called her about meeting for dinner tomorrow night after I'm at the hospital with Dad and before driving 2 hours home and going to work the next day, she said, "oh wonderful! you can pack the car up!" (she's packing her car to be driven to Florida)
Um.