Between that and the tattooed teacher, I'm loving my state right now.
How's it sit? Pretty cunning, don'tchya think?
Jayne ,'The Message'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
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.
Volans - Oct 07, 2006 11:05:37 am PDT #2624 of 10001
move out and draw fire
sj - Oct 07, 2006 11:13:52 am PDT #2625 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I don't think anybody has that patience or energy until they actually have to deal with small children.
I like this. I hope it's true.
megan walker - Oct 07, 2006 12:13:32 pm PDT #2626 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Just to be clear, all my "too old" demons belong to already-a-mother-of-three-busy-people me. I wasn't trying to discourage anyone. I tried to make that clear with my "me me me" comment. If I failed, I'm sorry.
I got called away, but I wanted to make it clear that I meant the demons in our own heads, not anyone (demon or not) on the board. I just wanted to add the perspective of someone who had older parents and knows that they had no problems keeping up with us.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 07, 2006 12:20:28 pm PDT #2627 of 10001
What is even happening?
Gotcha. I had older parents too megan, particularly for the time I was born. I was born in '67, and my mom was 30 and my dad was 39. From a kid's perspective, it's not a bad deal.
megan walker - Oct 07, 2006 12:24:05 pm PDT #2628 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Gotcha. I had older parents too megan, particularly for the time I was born. I was born in '67, and my mom was 30 and my dad was 39. From a kid's perspective, it's not a bad deal.1967. A very good year. My parents were 11 years apart so my mom was only 34, but it is funny how back then my mom was "so old" to be having kids. Hah!
ChiKat - Oct 07, 2006 12:42:47 pm PDT #2629 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?
1967. A very good year
A very very good year. My mom turned 28 just before I was born, and I was her 3rd kid.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 07, 2006 12:53:25 pm PDT #2630 of 10001
What is even happening?
Did that seem old for a third child then, Chi? I was the first (and only) so it definitely felt old. I remember knowing by like kindergarten and first grade that my parents were much older than the parents of my friends.
HEC! Great pictures! Your children are both so beautiful. Will you be able to introduce Matilda to your dad?
(edited because I was the first, and sadly not so much the fist)
DavidS - Oct 07, 2006 12:55:50 pm PDT #2631 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
HEC! Great pictures! Your children are both so beautiful.
Thank you!
Will you be able to introduce Matilda to your dad?
Yes, he's going to fly out for the baptism which will probably be in November, I guess. Soonish. His vision's pretty bad anymore but he can hold her and snuzzle her. And he'll be very happy to know she's baptized.
Jesse - Oct 07, 2006 12:56:03 pm PDT #2632 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I wasn't born in 67, but my mom was 28, and I don't think that was particularly old at the time, judging from the ages of my friends' parents. What was weird was that they had been married six years before I was born (and there were no miscarriages or anything before me, they just waited).
Jesse - Oct 07, 2006 12:57:12 pm PDT #2633 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
His vision's pretty bad anymore but he can hold her and snuzzle her.
Excellent. Babies don't look like much from far away, anyway. No offense.