We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.

Spike ,'Sleeper'


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.


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.


DavidS - Oct 07, 2006 1:00:30 pm PDT #2634 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Excellent. Babies don't look like much from far away, anyway. No offense.

Babies are definitely best appreciated at close range.


ChiKat - Oct 07, 2006 1:00:33 pm PDT #2635 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?

Did that seem old for a third child then, Chi?

Not really. When I was in elementary school, I lived in a predominately Catholic neighborhood and most of the families had TONS of kids. We were the only protestant family in the neighborhood, but we blended in because there were a total of 5 kids in my family. My parents just seem parent age and not too old or too young.


Jesse - Oct 07, 2006 1:02:12 pm PDT #2636 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Also (because god forbid I say more than one thing in a post), I just watched this week's GA, and liked it. That girl from Little Miss Sunshine is great. BUT I can't believe that these guys are fighting over stupid whiny inappropriate-drinking-and-whoring-around Meredith. Also, McSteamy still looks too much like the kid I used to babysit for.


Topic!Cindy - Oct 07, 2006 1:04:45 pm PDT #2637 of 10001
What is even happening?

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.

I didn't know if he was up for travel. I'm sorry he won't be able to see just exactly how gorgeous Matilda is, but the rest is great to read.

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).
My parents had been married almost six years by the time I came along too, but there had been a miscarriage and then no conception. They weren't waiting so much on purpose.

My dad was one of four boys. Only he and one brother had any children. They each only had one girl. That girl (my cousin) was not able to conceive. I was certain I was going to have trouble, and half convinced I wouldn't be able to, at all. Um no.


Jesse - Oct 07, 2006 1:06:58 pm PDT #2638 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

My parents just seem parent age and not too old or too young.

In my grammar school class, there was one kid who had a really young mother, but I didn't think much about it until later. In retrospect, she must have been a teenager when he was born, unless she was just especially stylish or something. What did we know?


Hil R. - Oct 07, 2006 1:07:31 pm PDT #2639 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

My parents were both 33 when I was born. They were among the older parents of kids in my grade, but I don't think they were the oldest. (Also, my two best friends had fairly young parents, so that may have skewed my perception.)