My mom was in the hospital again last night, but everything's fine. She was having chest pains, but none of the tests found anything wrong.
And I wonder, what possible catastrophe came crashing down from heaven and brought this dashing stranger to tears?
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[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.
Hil R. - Apr 09, 2011 4:04:29 pm PDT #19443 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Liese S. - Apr 09, 2011 4:05:27 pm PDT #19444 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I've been thinking about this, and I agree with David. I don't think it's an unreasonable request to ask that the dog be out of the way of the baby. We put the biscuit in his kennel for most visitors, or at least most of their visit, and he's a well behaved, quiet dog. But he is an affection-seeker, and I don't want to tell guests to push him away, because not everyone is comfortable with that, and people sometimes will put up with it in an effort to be polite when they don't really enjoy it.
We especially do it for Navajo and Apache guests who have cultural objections to the dog being in the house at all.
Hil R. - Apr 09, 2011 4:07:33 pm PDT #19445 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yeah, a dog bigger than about 20 pounds jumping up on me or barking in my face will freak me out.
§ ita § - Apr 09, 2011 4:16:53 pm PDT #19446 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
In a perfect world, no one's pet would initiate contact with me, ever. I dig that it's not a perfect world, and it's my job to keep them off me. I appreciate it when it's an easy job, though. If I had to consider keeping a dog off my kid I'd probably just not visit, though. That seems like a full time occupation.
Scrappy - Apr 09, 2011 4:23:11 pm PDT #19447 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
If Ollie is the kind of doggie that would knock over a toddler, I would put him away when one came over as a matter of course. One of our cats is cranky, and we put her away if there are kids too young to understand not to pet her. For she WILL bite you, oh yes. If it was a regular thing like game night, I'd make a deal, like maybe you trade off-they only bring the kid every other time or or something like that.
Jessica - Apr 09, 2011 4:59:23 pm PDT #19448 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
David, for the most part I agree, but I don't think formality has anything to do with it. It's a scheduled event - these people know that game night is coming up and they know that they don't want Ollie around the baby. Common courtesy says they can give Aimee and Joe a call at any time during the week to ask if they'd mind keeping Ollie out of the room when they're there. Springing it on them at the front door is rude no matter how reasonable the request.
Typo Boy - Apr 09, 2011 5:05:55 pm PDT #19449 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Springing it on them at the front door is rude no matter how reasonable the request.
Yes. This. Also the bit about the TV is NOT reasonable. And also if the kid and dog are unmixy, they should offer to take a turn at hosting. And get a sitter on occasion.
Aims - Apr 09, 2011 5:43:29 pm PDT #19450 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
My biggest problem was that THEY asked US to host the thing knowing a) the kind of dog Ollie is and b) that they have a baby.
And honestly? The dog stuff I get. It's annoying the way they handle it, but I do get it. Ollie's annoying, but it's for ten minutes when people get here and then we're at the table and usually, he goes to sleep on the couch and typically isn't a bother. It's the stuff with MY child that really grates me. Today it was "block the tv". The last time they were over, they asked us to put the tv IN EMELINE'S ROOM.
Dana - Apr 09, 2011 5:45:29 pm PDT #19451 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
The last time they were over, they asked us to put the tv IN EMELINE'S ROOM.
Okay, that's funny. Funny stupid.
Aims - Apr 09, 2011 5:46:41 pm PDT #19452 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Which said to me, "Please lock up your child."