Do the toddlers have access to caffeine and sugar?
BWAH.
and... there is the poop issue. Even if they don't locomote, they can still seriously impair you.
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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.
hippocampus - May 04, 2007 4:34:52 am PDT #5511 of 10001
not your mom's socks.
Sheryl - May 04, 2007 4:39:12 am PDT #5512 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I've got nothing to add on the killer toddlers thing, though I find this discussion amusing.
Sparky1 - May 04, 2007 4:43:19 am PDT #5513 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
I say all you need to defeat the toddlers is a toy they all want, or all think they want. If you give them a stern "everyone share nicely" they'll almost certainly kill each other over it.
Signed, I don't have kids, I'm just amused.
§ ita § - May 04, 2007 4:48:11 am PDT #5514 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
they'll almost certainly kill each other over it.
But will they kill each other before you end up taking your own life in frustration? Remember, some of them are coming to you for arbitration and/or comfort.
Kat - May 04, 2007 4:51:16 am PDT #5515 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
This question is a good repeat one... I mean, it's not silverware or serial comma, but still a good one.
Sparky1 - May 04, 2007 4:52:10 am PDT #5516 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Since I don't have kids, I'm assuming none of them are mine. The only toddler I'm related to is Sox's, and she (eta: the toddler, not Sox) tells me to eat my broccoli more often than I tell her to do so, so my second assumption is that Iris is doing my job for me.
or something like that.
§ ita § - May 04, 2007 4:55:10 am PDT #5517 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm assuming none of them are mine.
Unless you're shorter than them, some of them will come to you for assistance.
I don't know if not being related to them makes it easier to bear or not. I've found the right kid can make blood ties irrelevant (or unbearable).
Sparky1 - May 04, 2007 5:02:00 am PDT #5518 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Unless you're shorter than them
Well, since I'm under 5', some of them will assume I'm another kid.
I'm guessing that Darwin logic would kick in and I'd want to save the kid that might share some genes with me.
Toddson - May 04, 2007 5:03:10 am PDT #5519 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Last weekend the Toddler Cabal seemed to be working on their world domination plan - everywhere I went there seemed to be toddlers testing their power over their minions (aka parents or attendant adults).
Jesse - May 04, 2007 5:06:02 am PDT #5520 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I really think the key part of the scenario is the INFINITE NUMBER part! Terrifying at any age.
Working from home today was a brilliant idea. Of course, I'm not working yet, but I feel AWESOME.