Oh msbelle, I sympathize. And I know it's hard to remember, but the other parents probably witness plenty of questionable behavior from their own kids. I think once you're a parent, you really get that you can't judge what anyone else is going through with their kids, because you know how hard it can be, in so many different ways.
Most people is pretty quiet right about now. Me, I see a stiff -- one I didn't have to kill myself -- I just get, the urge to, you know, do stuff. Like work out, run around, maybe get some trim if there's a willin' woman about... not that I get flush from corpses or anything. I ain't crazy.
Jayne ,'The Message'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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 - Jan 05, 2010 1:46:19 pm PST #29463 of 30001
Because books.
Burrell - Jan 05, 2010 1:49:55 pm PST #29464 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ugh msbelle, s'not fun sometimes.
Cashmere - Jan 05, 2010 3:10:26 pm PST #29465 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
msbelle, when the worst behavior happens with my kids in public, I usually get tunnel vision--I can't even look at other parents to gauge their reaction. I'm sort of thankful because that's stuff I just don't need.
The disrespect thing kills be the most. As much as we sweat and sacrifice for our kids, they just don't get it and can really treat us like shit.
But then they have the nerve to look cute and save their asses.
Kat - Jan 05, 2010 3:30:58 pm PST #29466 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Ugh. msbelle, I'm sorry; everything is so hard.
msbelle - Jan 05, 2010 3:37:21 pm PST #29467 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
well he calmed down pretty fast, but we are going to have to talk during bath so that tomorrow morning is not a HUGE battle. No toys to take to afterschool is the issue, he has not been doing homework and the teacher called his behavior "uncontrollable" in addition to him just not minding them.
He also started crying when I said "I am the most terrible mom, just like Nancy's parents in the book. We're terrible." poor mixed up emotionally stunted noodle.
Kat - Jan 05, 2010 3:43:08 pm PST #29468 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
...and poor tired mom...
Grace got a new roommate today. Her name is Amanda and she's, I think, Chinese. She looks so adorable and tiny and sweet.
msbelle - Jan 05, 2010 3:45:20 pm PST #29469 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
annnnndddd so much for things getting back on track. refused bath. defiant about what will happen tomorrow. off to bed like a big fat pouter mc pout pout (which I did not call him).
DavidS - Jan 05, 2010 3:55:08 pm PST #29470 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I wish I could buy you a margarita, msbelle. And take mac out for a nerf gun battle or something.
ION, my book Lost in the Grooves is now apparently in the Rotorua, NZ library system. Wheee! They'll appreciate Jon's sidebar on NZ indie rock.
§ ita § - Jan 05, 2010 4:01:48 pm PST #29471 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hey, my sister was just in Rotorua. But she came back with Maori hiphop.
My utter sympathies, msbelle. Poor kid, poor you.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 05, 2010 4:11:48 pm PST #29472 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
My mom just told me that since she has been losing weight (a symptom of her diabetes) her butt feels like a Shar Pei. I am not sure I needed to know this.