I have read possibly way too much about this family. They use blanket training for the babies: Put the baby on a blanket on the floor. With a wooden spoon, tap around the borders of the blanket. If the baby crawls off the blanket, slap the kid's hand with the spoon, put the kid back on the blanket, and repeat the tapping around the borders of the blanket. A few repetitions, and the kid learns to stay on the blanket. I'm not sure what makes this preferable to playpens or baby gates, other than that the kid gets his or her first lesson in obeying authority.
Spike: Lots of fuss over one girl. Other things to do around here--important things. Angel: You know that whoosh thing you do when you're suddenly not there anymore? I love that.
'Unleashed'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
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.
Hil R. - May 09, 2008 6:42:42 am PDT #5906 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Sophia Brooks - May 09, 2008 6:42:55 am PDT #5907 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I'm just waiting for the gay one to come out.
At first I thought you meant come out of the WOMB, not come out of the closet!
amych - May 09, 2008 6:43:41 am PDT #5908 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
blanket training
Yeah. That's pretty much gone out of favor with puppies, too.
Emily - May 09, 2008 6:44:28 am PDT #5909 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
They start trying for the next kid as soon as the previous one is six months old. They wean the kids at six months for specifically that reason.
But... I thought the whole point was taking what God sends along. Isn't trying for kids attempting to influence the matter as well? Oh well. Trying to make other people's reasoning make sense to me is a recipe for a headache.
Jessica - May 09, 2008 6:46:14 am PDT #5910 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
They use blanket training for the babies: Put the baby on a blanket on the floor. With a wooden spoon, tap around the borders of the blanket. If the baby crawls off the blanket, slap the kid's hand with the spoon, put the kid back on the blanket, and repeat the tapping around the borders of the blanket. A few repetitions, and the kid learns to stay on the blanket.
I really wish I hadn't read that. I'm kind of sick to my stomach now.
Gudanov - May 09, 2008 6:47:01 am PDT #5911 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
blanket training
I wonder if that makes it hard to get out of bed as an adult. A great excuse for oversleeping.
Lee - May 09, 2008 6:47:52 am PDT #5912 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
JZ, insent.
Hil R. - May 09, 2008 6:49:00 am PDT #5913 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Sorry, Jess.
Also, you had a recipe for vegetarian Cincinnatti chili, and I printed it out and tried it and it was really good, but I lost the printout. Do you still have that recipe up online somewhere?
shrift - May 09, 2008 6:49:13 am PDT #5914 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I can't imagine having 17 siblings AND being home-schooled. I'm tempted to call my parents and thank them for not being religious whackaloons.
msbelle - May 09, 2008 6:56:39 am PDT #5915 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
so God is cool with hitting infants, not-breast feeding, over populating the earth, but NOT contraception. got it.