I told my mother about it (because I can easily see the same thing happening between the two of us). She said what your mom is supposed to do is swallow the feeling, and give you shit about it two years from now.
oddly that sounds right
It's good to have cargo. Makes us a target for every other scavenger out there, though, but sometimes that's fun too.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
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.
beth b - Apr 04, 2007 1:45:09 pm PDT #749 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Kat - Apr 04, 2007 1:46:27 pm PDT #750 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Really? If anyone doubts where my own brand of crazy overreacting comes from? It should now be obvious.
Cashmere - Apr 04, 2007 2:00:58 pm PDT #751 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Really? If anyone doubts where my own brand of crazy overreacting comes from? It should now be obvious.
Imagine what Noah and Grace will be saying 30 years from now. I'm sort of in awe of the cycles, watching my kids and hoping they don't pick up my neuroses. Knowing that if they don't they'll most likely develop their own, new, fun issues even without my baggage.
Our standard comfort when they're crying or mad is, "There, there. You can tell your therapist all about it when you're a grown up."
Burrell - Apr 04, 2007 2:11:36 pm PDT #752 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Mom-report: still mad at me and wouldn't let me go with her to the hospital to visit my own children. Seriously.
oy.
How did you deal with her while you were growing up?
Jesse - Apr 04, 2007 2:14:25 pm PDT #753 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Our standard comfort when they're crying or mad is, "There, there. You can tell your therapist all about it when you're a grown up."
That's awesome.
So, I'm watching one of the last few episodes of Homicide (I can't stop!), and there's a teenager called Casper, so of course it's Kenny Wangler from Oz/Bodie from The Wire. I love how those guys all use the same actors all the time. Although that guy is always Kenny Wanger to me.
sarameg - Apr 04, 2007 2:21:14 pm PDT #754 of 10001
More foo.
It's really bizarre (and in this case, upsetting) to find yourself being the grownup in a relationship with a parent. And yet, I keep getting stories (my own included) that indicate that it's ridiculously common. Especially when it involves grandchildren. Well, I guess it says something about them doing something right...somewhere...
Two people in the grocery store made me go ahead of them because I only had 2 things. That was nice.
erikaj - Apr 04, 2007 2:22:32 pm PDT #755 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Every time I see him, even on a Hershey's ad, I end up yelling "Bodie!" Great actor, even if I don't know his name.
Jesse - Apr 04, 2007 2:25:29 pm PDT #756 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
J.D. Williams, FYI. I can't believe he's only ever been in one Law and Order! As "second kid," no less.
erikaj - Apr 04, 2007 2:27:17 pm PDT #757 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah, it seems like Mr. Williams missed out on a NY Actor rite of passage there!
shrift - Apr 04, 2007 2:40:18 pm PDT #758 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Shopping sucks. Where are Clinton and Stacy when you need them?