Oh, poor little thing! And poor parents! I hope she's as unscared and brave as possible.
They should film that story and show it every Christmas.
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[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.
§ ita § - Mar 08, 2009 8:33:28 am PDT #2967 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Amy - Mar 08, 2009 8:34:48 am PDT #2968 of 30000
Because books.
Oh, Stephanie! Oh, honey, I'm so sorry. Poor all of you! Sending all kinds of Jedi vibes to Ellie, the poor noodle.
Stephanie - Mar 08, 2009 8:37:11 am PDT #2969 of 30000
Trust my rage
Thanks, everyone. Steph, thanks for the offer and if I think of anything, I'll take you up on it.
I think my mom is going to come out. I feel a bit bad saying yes to her offer - since she is a teacher - but I just need someone else who can be okay with watching Frisco.
DavidS - Mar 08, 2009 8:51:01 am PDT #2970 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I think my mom is going to come out. I feel a bit bad saying yes to her offer - since she is a teacher - but I just need someone else who can be okay with watching Frisco.
Don't feel bad! This isn't a hangnail we're talking about. This is the exactly right time for some mom help.
SailAweigh - Mar 08, 2009 8:54:53 am PDT #2971 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Lots of medical~fu for Ellie, Stephanie. That is a really tough place to be in. I don't think you should feel bad about your mom. Seriously, as someone with adult children, their woes can be just as important to a parent as a 4-year old's. It's important to her to be there for you.
WindSparrow - Mar 08, 2009 10:10:53 am PDT #2972 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Sending much healing~ma to Padawan Ellie, and coping~ma for you and Joe. How scary!
Honestly, getting Ellie into the habit of brushing after she eats - always - would be better than denying treats.
I second this. The thing is, she IS going to get sweets - if not in your home, elsewhere. If not in her childhood, in her teens and twenties. If you teach her to brush a lot, you give her teeth more protection than they would have if you tried to protect her from sweets.
omnis_audis - Mar 08, 2009 10:17:01 am PDT #2973 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Stephanie, much healing~ma to the whole family! Yes, I think your mother visiting is a good thing. If Ellie is getting nervous or something, maybe say this is part of Padawan training. To be brave, and to let folks know what hurts, so the doctors can fix it. Speaking as someone who spent time in hospitals as a kid, adults were usually a lot more freaked out than I was.
o_a, definitely check with a bike shop. They usually have all ranges of prices and can help you solve individual problems with configurations. Forgive me for not being more aware of your phyiscal issues but I was wondering about a recumbent trike--I know it's pricey, but something similar maybe?My limited experience with bikes (real and exercise) has taught me that I do much better being above the pedals, not level with them. Not sure if it's a gravity helping thing, or that the muscle group for the sitting/pedal is weaker. That's why I was thrilled to hear/see adult trike's, thinking that might be an option. The other thing I recently found was adult training wheels [link] Not sure how stable they are, but they would make for a bit easier in storage in the apartment, and take up less room on the trail.
Maybe we should start a gang called the Al-Kindles. Slap some literacy into everyone.
"Read this! READ THIS! I mean it -- you read this classic or I will fuck you up good!"Or rather "Read this! READ THIS! It will fuck you up good man! Better than crack!" What? I found books could affect me something fierce.
Not really, I envisioned the crutches in the middle, down the center, together, leaving the sides of the basket open for stuffing.Ah. cool. We shall see. I'm sure the rough version when I first get the bike (if), will be tossing them in the bucket with ends pointing out the back, as I ride to the hardware store to pilfer.
Omnis, I had my bike on a pulley arrangement before some stole the bike. It hangs on a single ceiling hook, kind of like [link], so it should be relatively apartment friendly. If I can remember the extremely logical place I put it, I could send it to you.Ginger, that could be cool. Lets see if the bike works out. If it does, sure :) Thanks!
Whew. Back to work now. I was running around Fry's trying to find shit for the show. Then my ass't showed up late (again), so I had to power everything up, while fixing the slides, while rewiring the video outputs, while hacking into an 80's boombox, while, while, while, etc. Whew. Can I go home now instead of midnight?
vw bug - Mar 08, 2009 11:12:17 am PDT #2974 of 30000
Mostly lurking...
Oh, Stephanie! That's awful! Poor you guys! I'm so glad your mom is coming out. This is totally a mom time.
Laga - Mar 08, 2009 11:21:04 am PDT #2975 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Much healing ~ma for Ellie, Stephanie.
erikaj - Mar 08, 2009 11:22:24 am PDT #2976 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Yikes, Stephanie. I liked The Women a lot, till it got all sentimental in the end.