sending out as much ma~~ as i can Drew, Amyth's brother, and Trudy's aunt.
re: housekeeping -- I marked Erin'post - really a good one. If you have had hardwood floors, you know who much dirt and grime gets on your floors in a day. hence the idea of vacuuming every day .
I have some huge book on house keeping - it does tell you how to Clean All The Things and then some. but the best piece of info I got -- in the 'old days' there were things like Monday was baking day , tuesday was laundry day , etc. so make a schedule --loose or precise , which ever fits you best. and do what makes sense. I sweep almost every day -- because I walk around barefoot and dirty floors feel gross.
However, i never vacuumed that much cause it didn't bother me that much. dishes get done most days -- but real kitchen cleaning isn't quite as often. And I clean the bathroom a couple of times a week - less scrubbing than a once a week cleaning takes
and then I get way behind.
P-C and brother keep on being reasonable. It might never 'win' but this is one of those places where integrity counts.
and ION -- my cat met a dog which he ignored and then got scared-- and climbed the higest point avalible -- my head. Missed my face, but I have holes in my head. then later , the cat go out - and matt fell on his bad shoulder. Cats cause pain
P-C, would the discussion of "why did you want a family here, and not back in India" lead to a "we wanted it better for you"? And then could you use that to say, "then why lock us into the old racist way of doing things?" or something more eloquent than that? I mean, really? Why raise kids in a multi-cultural society and NOT expect them to be, well, multi-cultural?
And make a mess.
I did look like I had been attacked by a vampire
I have some huge book on house keeping - it does tell you how to Clean All The Things and then some. but the best piece of info I got -- in the 'old days' there were things like Monday was baking day , tuesday was laundry day , etc. so make a schedule --loose or precise , which ever fits you best. and do what makes sense.
This sounds like it's the same book that I just got.
Why raise kids in a multi-cultural society and NOT expect them to be, well, multi-cultural?
I don't think Captain Logic is driving this tugboat.
Why raise kids in a multi-cultural society and NOT expect them to be, well, multi-cultural?
I think that completely ignores them wanting to keep their culture. Multicultural doesn't mean homogenized to me, at least.
I totally support P-C, BroCow and their sister finding spouses that they want to commit to, as I've said. But that's not something that is easy for their family.
I am not Indian, clearly, and have no idea what it is like to try to be both American and Indian but I don't think it should involve denying what is important from both.
India is pretty multi-cultural, keeping everyone seperate is part of a long-standing gig. Throw in castes and we're talking some advanced segregation.
It's a the craxy mixing of the different groups that's so American.
Why raise kids in a multi-cultural society and NOT expect them to be, well, multi-cultural?
My mom pointed out that she and all her siblings grew up in America and, lo and behold,
they
have Indian spouses. I thought, but did not say, "Just because we both grew up in America doesn't mean there's not still a generational gap." She can't understand that we grew up in a different
time,
and that informs our thinking. So she feels like she failed to pass on her way of thinking, when she never really had a chance against modern society. And that's something that all parents of all races must deal with, I imagine.
