No. And yes. It's always sudden.

Tara ,'Storyteller'


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.


Kat - Sep 16, 2009 4:14:33 pm PDT #9231 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I'm possibly a more terrible mother for indulging his fry thing.

I'm learning a lot about (not!) parenting from other parents at daycare. One parent who has a 15 month old has told the day care provider, C, not to let her son be out of the high chair or bouncer all day because, "he might fall and get hurt." so the kid is never going to walk?

This same kid has size 7 E feet, but they are crammed into a pair of size 6 C Air Jordans (yesterday) and Nike today because Dad bought them and Dad thinks his son is going to be a basketball player and Dad likes blink (Dad drives a Hummer).

People are fascinating!


Kat - Sep 16, 2009 4:16:07 pm PDT #9232 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

sara, that's hysterical. I wish there were pictures. Noah also got bit by our dog. He had cornered the dog in our bedroom and was hitting him on the head with a cup. I tried to get between them when I heard the growl, but I wasn't quick enough. Noah not so tramautized and hasn't learned his lesson either. He still chases and harasses the dog.


Nora Deirdre - Sep 16, 2009 4:19:57 pm PDT #9233 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Hil, I read that article after I saw this blog post: [link] I thought it was a very interesting examination of the socialization issues of race and racial discourse in this country.

It surprises me not a whit that Limbaugh is frightened of anything that threatens his position of white male American privilege. He is, and always will be, part of the problem.


Cashmere - Sep 16, 2009 4:19:57 pm PDT #9234 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Kat, Liv dips her McD's French fries in carmel sauce. Owen eats the apple dippers and Liv takes his sauce and dips her fries in it. I love that little freak.

People are fascinating!

I think I hate people that aren't us.


§ ita § - Sep 16, 2009 4:22:04 pm PDT #9235 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

He had cornered the dog in our bedroom and was hitting him on the head with a cup

I know it's not fair to let the dog bite the kid, but a little bit of Noah trauma wouldn't go amiss here. I mean that in the lovingest way. We're supposed to be a little scared of dogs. Poor doggie.


sarameg - Sep 16, 2009 4:22:11 pm PDT #9236 of 30001

Well, there's always me feeding Noah with a large glass of wine in hand. Thank god all my parent friends (and family) share my irreverence when it comes to parenting. Otherwise they might disown me.


Barb - Sep 16, 2009 4:22:12 pm PDT #9237 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”

Then I said, "But since everyone else in this room is in regular and you're in Honors, I'll have to have a tougher grading scale for you."

::hearts Kat and wants her to be her kids' teacher::


SuziQ - Sep 16, 2009 4:24:55 pm PDT #9238 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Just got home from karate - as I was leaving I got handed my testing card for blue belt. The test is on the 25th. I'm VERY excited.


Cass - Sep 16, 2009 4:25:07 pm PDT #9239 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Toddler with the sobby hiccups toddling sorrowfully about with his lower lip out, beer in hand AWSOME. I wish I'd had my camera.

I really wish you'd had it too. That is hysterical.


Laura - Sep 16, 2009 4:27:21 pm PDT #9240 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

So the solution to #2 is that they have renamed my class from AP to Honors for this one child whose parent's complained. But she is remaining in the same class and expected to do the same work. So, essentially she'll do the same work and get LESS credit.

They have the opposite scheme at my son's school. They join the standard class then take the placement test to place into honors. They don't actually move them to the honors class because they can't resolve the schedule changes, so they do the same work but now get honors credit.

For the record, I'm sure my teen boys would eat an ABC fry just to freak me out.