I really think "different people think diffent things"
Aka, The Cowgirl's Creed.
Nothin'. I just wanted you to face me so she could get behind ya.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Feb 27, 2010 9:23:42 pm PST #11919 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Cashmere - Feb 27, 2010 9:26:10 pm PST #11920 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Yeah, and maybe avoid "big, angry, sky wizard" as any sort of official definition.
Oh, definitely. I avoid saying that along with "fuck" in front of the kids.
Thing is, I'm fascinated by religion. I enjoy reading about it and discussing it. So I hope to give the kids a thorough education.
Trudy Booth - Feb 27, 2010 9:33:05 pm PST #11921 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Oh, definitely. I avoid saying that along with "fuck" in front of the kids.
I just said "fucker" in front of my niece when she was nine hours old. Might as well start them right away.
Thing is, I'm fascinated by religion. I enjoy reading about it and discussing it. So I hope to give the kids a thorough education.
I more than suspect you will.
It'll be cool to see how Owen processes some of this stuff. At some point if you gave him an actual statistic (this is fake) like, "Only 1 in 500,000 healthy adults dies before the age of 65," would he grasp that in a way other kids his age would not? Or if he's into lists would he start collecting different religious beliefs?
Cashmere - Feb 27, 2010 9:37:35 pm PST #11922 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
At some point if you gave him an actual statistic (this is fake) like, "Only 1 in 500,000 healthy adults dies before the age of 65," would he grasp that in a way other kids his age would not?
He's starting to totally grok numbers so statistics might work well with him.
Or if he's into lists would he start collecting different religious beliefs?
Knowing Owen, he'll start polling his classmates and compiling the data.
Trudy Booth - Feb 27, 2010 9:43:54 pm PST #11923 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Knowing Owen, he'll start polling his classmates and compiling the data.
Which he can report to you thereby providing you with more to read and discuss. It's win/win!
meara - Feb 27, 2010 11:17:03 pm PST #11924 of 30001
Oddly, I read the meat discussion while I am full of vegan food. It was my vegan friend's birthday, so we had vegan Thai food, and then the vegan key lime pie (the raw avocado one, Hil!) and a vegan pumpkin cheesecake. Both were delicious. But normally I eat meat.
Steph L. - Feb 28, 2010 12:28:59 am PST #11925 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Go here [link] Click on the logo. Click it again. And again, and again...
Dude. 9-year-old Teppy just squeed with utter joy. 38-year-old Teppy is afraid she'll have sparkly rainbow nightmares.
Hil R. - Feb 28, 2010 2:19:12 am PST #11926 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I remember my friend Alison telling me about asking her dad "what happens after you die" when she was five years old. And he said, "It's like you go to sleep but you don't wake up."
And she was fine with that.
On the other hand, I've heard a few stories about kids who were told this and then totally freaked out about going to sleep for weeks afterwards because they were afraid they wouldn't wake up. So I guess it depends on where your kid's mind tends to go with things like that.
the vegan key lime pie (the raw avocado one, Hil!)
Ooh, that sounds good.
Calli - Feb 28, 2010 2:37:36 am PST #11927 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Go here [link] Click on the logo. Click it again. And again, and again...
I love how the code for what happens when you click on the logo is called "cornify". 'Cause, yeah.
Zenkitty - Feb 28, 2010 3:53:22 am PST #11928 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Knowing Owen, he'll start polling his classmates and compiling the data.
I love this.