Spike's Bitches 43: Who am I kidding? I love to brag.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
There's a very strong sentiment in a lot of people (hell, in me, so I'm always struggling against it) that if you're just strict enough, or punishing enough, or repeat yourself enough, you'll get the behavior you want eventually. But it ain't so. Definition of insanity, right?
Well, yes. Of course. A few weeks ago I had one of the teachers walk in on me while I was trying to validate the feelings of one of my preschoolers who was throwing a tantrum. She watched in amazement as the little girl pulled herself together, sniffled a little, and went back to play.
She told me later that she was about to step in and "help," but commented that clearly my technique was more effective.
Why is this so hard? Because, yes, yelling at the screaming toddler always makes them stop.
What? No. You must be mistaken. Wasn't he born, like, yesterday?
I KNOW! It's insane! I just saw him in October, and he was just crawling. And then on Thanksgiving I got to see him on the webcam, and he's not just walking, he's running!
Yay Tom! But why have you been kvetching about that?
Heh, well, there were some shenanigans in the interim between the offers and the official offer letters and the negotiating and the acceptance of offer.
Definitely not kvetching about the job, just had some anxiety right at the end before it was finalized.
Nora, I'm glad that all got worked out, and he's set to go. That's SUCH wonderful news.
So, today at work we're doing a group project. I got a big, long piece of paper, and we're going to make a piece of graffiti (or I'll call it something else...blanking at the moment). I've got crayons, markers, and colored pencils for the kids to use...now I just need to come up with a topic. I was actually thinking that I'd put a bunch of topics in a bucket and let one of the kids pull one out. The problem? I have no topics. These group projects are always fun because they have to be of interest to kids ages 4-12. So, any thoughts?
That group project sounds like huge fun. If not graffiti, call it a mural? And, topics... Given the time of year, what about Favorite Presents, Winter, My Life In 2009?
If not graffiti, call it a mural?
That's the word I was looking for! Good grief! BRAIN! Work! The Bitches are sick of all of my exclamation points!
Also, fabulous topics.
Really taking to the TX way of life, eh, o_a?
Huh. I guess so. You'd never guess I'm a pacifist, huh? Come to think of it, I've been saying "dude" a lot less, and "sir" or "Ma'am" a lot more. I guess I absorb my location pretty fast.
I guess I absorb my location pretty fast.
Pssst! o_a is composed entirely of tofu.
I guess I absorb my location pretty fast.
I first read that as, "I guess I absorb my lotion pretty fast," and went, "Huh?"
I'm glad that things worked out so well for Tom, Nora.
vw, topics - if this were the depths of winter, I'd suggest a luau or something else tropical and warm. Little Drummer Boy (Presents to give Baby Jesus that cannot be bought)... hmmm, maybe that's a little intangible. Um, Christmas Carols? Could do Twelve Days of Christmas?
