Is it normal for a child out of diapers to throw inarticulate screaming fits 16 hours a day?

Maybe if she's autistic or has some other development issue? There was a family in my neighborhood who had a sign outside their house explaining about how you might hear their child screaming but that she wasn't being hurt, she was autistic and it was one of her behaviors.

I'm watching Hopkins from last week, and what's striking is how low-key the doctors are all the time. Of course it makes sense -- you can't freak out all day at work -- but it's not like on ER!

Not at all! I keep meaning to get the goods on the ER docs they are featuring.

When I went to the Hopkins ER as a patient my friend took me and took care of all the checking me in and wheeled me up to an observation room. I couldn't open my eyes without puking so that worked out well for me. Having an ER doc friend is sometimes VERY useful.

In case anyone was wondering, Dr. Horrible is supposed to go live at 12 eastern 9 pacific.

Dr. Horrible is supposed to go live at 12 eastern 9 pacific.

Midnight?

And then do you know how long it's up?

I wonder if I'll remember to see it. MUST go to bed now.

It will be up through Sunday. Yes midnight. tonight

Thanks Tamara, I definitely want to see that one.

Is it normal for a child out of diapers to throw inarticulate screaming fits 16 hours a day?

That depends on how far out of diapers, and on exactly how much you are exaggerating. A 3 year old could throw a fairly HUGE temper tantrum--for that matter a 4 year old could too but the 3 year old would be more likely IME. And while my kids usually quiet down within 30 minutes or so, my friend told me her daughter's tantrums regularly last an hour or more. And I can recall some fairly baroque crying jags from my own childhood.

And Dr. Horrible is of course brilliant and hysterical. Go figure.

I don't like it when kids are noisy in their houses, but I'm not mad at anyone. It's when they herd them into the shared space together for the exponentially excited shrieking...noise which wouldn't be tolerated from any other age group...loud enough that the TV volume has to be cranked?

As a person who lives in apartment building, I feel for you, though I have to say it depends on the kind of noise. Kids who are having a loud fight ("it's mine! - "no, I saw it first!") will make me smile if it lasts under 7 minutes. But the 30 seconds yesterday of a kid screaming hell out of him while repeatedly slamming the front door made me want to destroy the annoying creature. Oh well, I'm sure his mommy loves him.

However, the babysitter in me loves kids' noise. Because 1. it means they're alive, 2. I know what they're doing, 3. I was trained well enough to have my regular tone of voice while speaking to them and not trying to yell as hard as them to get their attention, because that never helps.

Oh, yes, and morning/timelies.

Dr Horrible is adorable. Honestly I think we'd all be happier if we lived in a universe where everyone was breaking into song at a moment's notice.

Dr Horrible is adorable.

Shhhh! I'll only have the time to watch it tomorrow night...!

Wait. How long is it?

shir, it's only 15 minutes.