The NYT has a medical diagnosis contest column. I love that Lupus was one of the first suggestions, then quickly discounted.
It's good to have cargo. Makes us a target for every other scavenger out there, though, but sometimes that's fun too.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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.
Tom Scola - May 19, 2011 4:17:12 am PDT #8772 of 30001
hwæt
Jessica - May 19, 2011 4:28:05 am PDT #8773 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Do you think sitting down with him somewhere special (ice cream?) without his sister around and telling him how happy you are that he's the age he is would help?
That's more or less what I did in the 15 minutes I had before I left for work this morning (sans ice cream). It didn't seem to help much.
When I left, he was asking to watch videos of him when he was a baby. (Actually, he wanted a video of Baby Dylan *with* Baby Aeryn, which I tried to explain was impossible, but I don't think he believed me.) It's the preschool equivalent of "I Wish I Could Go Back To College."
Jessica - May 19, 2011 4:28:20 am PDT #8774 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I love that Lupus was one of the first suggestions, then quickly discounted.
It's never lupus.
amych - May 19, 2011 4:38:15 am PDT #8775 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Pfft. You're a video editor. Of course it's possible.
§ ita § - May 19, 2011 4:44:04 am PDT #8776 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
flea - May 19, 2011 5:28:29 am PDT #8777 of 30001
information libertarian
We had a LOT of looking at pictures of Casper when she was a baby, and even "playing baby," that first year. They both seem kinda silly, but both really helped a lot with those feelings. It's hard to be big.
Amy - May 19, 2011 5:34:40 am PDT #8778 of 30001
Because books.
The Jeff Conaway thing makes me stupidly sad. Between Grease and Taxi, he was a huge favorite of mine when I was younger.
Jess, I don't remember Ben or Jake going through that, but they were both older than Dylan when younger sibs showed up. I'd say encourage him to pretend sometimes, when you have time to play with him, and see if the extra cuddles help.
Cashmere - May 19, 2011 5:46:19 am PDT #8779 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Jessica, Liv went through this stage BIG TIME--acting like a baby, talking like a baby and wanting a bottle and binky again. Sometimes, you just need to cuddle them and reassure them that they are YOUR baby, no matter how big they get. I'd go along with her playacting once in a while and then she'd tire of it and want to be a big girl again.
Cashmere - May 19, 2011 5:46:45 am PDT #8780 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
By the way, I may be writing a column about this if you don't mind!
Jessica - May 19, 2011 5:50:54 am PDT #8781 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
By the way, I may be writing a column about this if you don't mind!
Of course I don't mind! Can't wait to read it.
Thanks, everyone. It really is terribly unfair being a big kid - if he kicks Aeryn, he gets a talking to. If Aeryn kicks him, he gets hold not to put his face near her feet. I'd be mad too!!