so, mac started school today. there were tears, but I left him at 9 after staying 45 minutes in the room with him. The school counselor kept me from leaving earlier. She didn't want me to leave until he had completely stopped crying for a period of time. my mom picks him up at 2:30.
Angel: Connor, this is Spike and Illyria. Guys, this is Connor. Connor: Hi. umm...I like your outfit. Illyria: Your body warms. This one is lusting after me. Connor: Oh...no, I--I--it's just that it's the outfit. I guess I've had a thing for older women. Angel: They were supposed to fix that.
'Origin'
Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial
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.
msbelle - Jan 02, 2007 8:00:24 am PST #9329 of 10007
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
§ ita § - Jan 02, 2007 8:03:03 am PST #9330 of 10007
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, an exciting and nervewracking day for Mac Belle (or should that be Mac Beau?).
I fourth or fifth or seven hundredth the bit about healthy eating habits. Nutrition knowledge seems too rare among adults I know.
DavidS - Jan 02, 2007 8:03:51 am PST #9331 of 10007
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
K-Bug is totally healthy looking. She looks like she could kick your ass like a farmgirl.
SuziQ - Jan 02, 2007 8:04:27 am PST #9332 of 10007
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
She weighs somewhere around 135 - 140 and is 5'2". She has a bit of a belly, but not much. She does have muscles...oh no! So she actually has thighs instead of sticks.
Sorry...I get so frustrated cause I don't see her as overwight or fat or unhealthy. I know I am, but I try to keep my issue just that - MINE. Not meaning to hit anyone else's hot buttons. As much as I would love a weight loss/getting heathlier partner, I don't want to reinforce any unhealthy mind games she might be playing on herself.
juliana - Jan 02, 2007 8:04:48 am PST #9333 of 10007
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Of course, learning good habits is ALWAYS a good thing.
This. My mom was a WW "leader" for many years as well as a PE teacher, and I absorbed a lot of information on how to live healthfully as a result. Truthfully, I'm most likely to struggle with my weight when I let my inner sloth-like party girl take over - i.e., eating unhealthily, drinking way too much, and not exercising. If I enforce some self-discipline, the good habits come back without too much struggle. Of course, I'm also blessed with a relative lack of health problems. But the knowledge is a very good thing to have.
DavidS - Jan 02, 2007 8:05:13 am PST #9334 of 10007
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
so, mac started school today. there were tears, but I left him at 9 after staying 45 minutes in the room with him. The school counselor kept me from leaving earlier. She didn't want me to leave until he had completely stopped crying for a period of time. my mom picks him up at 2:30.
It's a tough transition. It helps to have a good-bye routine. (A short one, but a routine.)
Laura - Jan 02, 2007 8:07:12 am PST #9335 of 10007
Our wings are not tired.
{{msbelle and mac}} First day of school is a tough one.
Jessica - Jan 02, 2007 8:07:57 am PST #9336 of 10007
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I really dislike the idea of there being a threshold below which one may not have body issues -- my body is the only one I've ever lived in, and when it changes shape in a way that displeases me, it has exactly nothing to do with anyone else. My body, my standards. I don't bring up body image demons at work, because I think it's tacky (discussing anything that personal with acquaintances), but the idea that my opinions about my own body don't count unless I'm the fattest one in the room is bullshit.
[eta that I'm in a massively pissy mood today from being 18 weeks pregnant and still unable to keep a decent breakfast down, and it's probably affecting my reading of this conversation in unfairly negative ways.]
Trudy Booth - Jan 02, 2007 8:09:37 am PST #9337 of 10007
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
but the idea that my opinions about my own body don't count unless I'm the fattest one in the room is bullshit.
I don't think anyone has expressed that idea.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 02, 2007 8:09:47 am PST #9338 of 10007
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
so, mac started school today. there were tears, but I left him at 9 after staying 45 minutes in the room with him. The school counselor kept me from leaving earlier. She didn't want me to leave until he had completely stopped crying for a period of time. my mom picks him up at 2:30.
I think it is great that your mom and dad were able to come up and help you with this transition. Good luck to mac at school!