I expect my not-quite five-year-old to dress herself. And to brush her own teeth, although I do supervise sometimes to make sure she's doing it well.
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 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
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.
Amy - Jul 28, 2008 1:56:04 pm PDT #65 of 10003
Because books.
amych - Jul 28, 2008 1:56:58 pm PDT #66 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
DJ's dad FTW!
Amy - Jul 28, 2008 1:57:01 pm PDT #67 of 10003
Because books.
DJ's dad totally wins at parenting. So sweet.
Kathy A - Jul 28, 2008 1:57:57 pm PDT #68 of 10003
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
My mom had my sister and I learning laundry skills at an early age--first folding (starting with socks) when we were around 5 years old, then drying, then washing, then ironing by the time we were 12 or so. My brother learned a little later, but he did know how to do his own laundry by the time he went to college.
We also did all the household chores (both inside and out) between the three of us by the time I was ten. Mom started working a full-time job when I was 7 and my brother was 12, so we took on doing most of the chores around then, and then added more as I got older and could help out. We were also big proponents of casseroles for dinner--Mom would put them together in the morning and store it in the fridge, then call us after we got home from school and tell us to put it in the oven at 350 for 45 minutes, and that she'd be home by the time it was done.
My SIL never had the niece and nephews doing any cleaning or laundry, so I wonder how they're going to handle living on their own at college.
Daisy Jane - Jul 28, 2008 1:58:28 pm PDT #69 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Well, he also accidentally brought home a poison snake for me as a pet so...
Burrell - Jul 28, 2008 2:01:05 pm PDT #70 of 10003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Okay that nanny ad? I'm kind of boggling at the whole new level of detached parenting, although clearly it's been working for them. I love this line:
This job is very nontraditional in the sense that my kids are older and still need someone to "parent" them 24/7.
Yes, because usually that kind of responsibility falls to the parents.
I think they are hoping to hire Alice from The Brady Bunch.
beth b - Jul 28, 2008 2:01:46 pm PDT #71 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I was about 12 when I started doing laundry. This was more to stop the " but I wanted to wear those jeans "or "that shirt". You want it, you wash it.
At 7 you might need an occasional supervision for things like teeth brushing -- just to make sure it is done right, but I hope you can put on your clothes
amych - Jul 28, 2008 2:03:51 pm PDT #72 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
This job is very nontraditional in the sense that my kids are older and still need someone to "parent" them 24/7.
On the other hand, for once the quotation marks are honest rather than just being sloppy-assed punctuation.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 28, 2008 2:05:47 pm PDT #73 of 10003
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My mom was stunned that I was able to transition seamlessly to cleaning and cooking for myself when I moved away from home. The thing was, I'd been handling most of my own meals for 5 years due to irregular college schedules, and while she did the laundry and cleaning it wasn't because I was unable or even unwilling but because her Monica Chandler-esque approach meant that everything was taken care of long before I would notice a chore in need of doing. When surrounded by people more slovenly than myself, it was no problem to find the motivation to clean up.
beth b - Jul 28, 2008 2:07:22 pm PDT #74 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
DJ -- that is very cool, except for the snake.
On Saturdays my entire family cleaned the house. We all had chores. I think it was a good idea -- because we got the idea that everyone was responsible for the state of the house. DH doesn't do a lot of regular chores ( he works 55- 65 hours,I work less than 20), but if we had kids it would be different. I was confused by a friend of mine recently - because her daughter doesn't do the dishes , because she isn't good at it. How is she going to get better?