The next lesson is please does not mean you automatically get your way.
Oh good lord THIS.
"I really like the way you asked politely, but the answer is still no."
"NOOOO!! THE ANSWER IS *YES*!!!!"
Wash: I didn't think you were one for rituals and such. Mal: I'm not, but it'll keep the others busy for a while. No reason to concern them with what's to be done.
'Bushwhacked'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
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.
Jessica - Jun 07, 2010 5:02:27 am PDT #4696 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jessica - Jun 07, 2010 5:07:50 am PDT #4697 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Hahahaha - DH just texted me from the doctor's office to say that Dylan is 638 inches tall. I really hope that's a typo.
[eta: It was. Actual height is 38 inches.]
msbelle - Jun 07, 2010 5:13:24 am PDT #4698 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Relatedly, one of the things I've really learned lately is that being a parent is a constant lesson in the idea that my attachment to my own feelings is somewhat irrelevant. By that I mean, it's not particularly useful to express anger or super strong emotions because my 3-year-old does not really care so much. Or it's not useful to dealing with him. That's not to say I don't have boundaries, but it's more like, huh, he's not concerned with the fact that I want to stop the car right now and get out and walk down I-5 for a few miles without him.
Yeah, that is so true with toddlers. With mac, he acts like a typical toddler a lot, but emotionally he is so different. He is actually HUGELY affected by my expressions of anger, he sees them as rejection and confirmation of his badness. So it's really not useful to get all worked up EXCEPT that it is useful to me to express what I am actually feeling. So I just have to do it not with him around. This is why I want a heavy bag. You know, as I continue to listen to my Wayne Dyer and work on not getting so angry anyway
msbelle - Jun 07, 2010 5:16:48 am PDT #4699 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Ya think Jessica? Mac is very excited because he is less than a foot shorter than me now. 55" that kid. Because one of his meds causes weight gain, he went from being in the red zone on the low end of weight for his height to being right in the middle of healthy weight for his height in one year. Truth is, that where he is now weight-wise is a little much for his frame.
Sparky1 - Jun 07, 2010 5:36:03 am PDT #4700 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
Oh, Monday. I forgot my wallet and I didn't bring lunch.
flea - Jun 07, 2010 5:36:15 am PDT #4701 of 30001
information libertarian
Dylan is about the same height as my Dillo (who will be 4 in a month!). Dillo got the short genes in our family (he runs about 50-60%ile for height, but is on track to be shorter than his (5'11") mother and his (6'6") father. And his sister, probably.)
Aims - Jun 07, 2010 5:38:45 am PDT #4702 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Oh, Monday. I forgot my wallet and I didn't bring lunch.
I have done this!! Call the DH, get his CC#, then order in from a place that doesn't need to see the card. And don't forget the 3 numbers off the back!!
Signed,
Your Very Ditzy Friend
Aims - Jun 07, 2010 5:39:38 am PDT #4703 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
After you get through "Please doesn't always mean you get what you asked for" comes "Sorry doesn't always fix it." Boy those are good times, that one.
Liese S. - Jun 07, 2010 6:00:57 am PDT #4704 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I have nothing to contribute to the parenting conversation. When Seabiscuit whines, he really whines. He never says please, although he does say the sweet puppy head in lap version of thank you. He also lies about whether or not he`s had dinner a lot.
But in other news, I just slept through my first full night in three weeks! So I must be on the mend. Hope it happens soon for the SO, too, we are sick of being sick.
Fred Pete - Jun 07, 2010 6:09:53 am PDT #4705 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Things I have learned today, and it's only 11:00 a.m. here:
They make cat-specific inhalers. Also dog-specific and horse-specific inhalers. But we need the cat-specific one for Max. I only hope we'll be able to use it while he's sprawled on a lap -- he loves sprawling on laps. Also curling up, laying down, sitting.