So I wanted to make some kind of Nick Fury joke about "It's hard to look right/at you baby," (if you don't know the song, I won't mention it...) but it's his left eye that's not, huh?
Spike: Taking up smoking, are you? Harmony: I am a villain, Spike. Hello!
Spike/Harm ,'Help'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
Jesse - Jun 25, 2012 10:06:24 am PDT #11155 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Burrell - Jun 25, 2012 10:07:29 am PDT #11156 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I am assuming the "I hate you" cake works better with a 15 yo than 5 yo. A 5 yo would totally take that as affirmation.
§ ita § - Jun 25, 2012 10:26:21 am PDT #11157 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I guess I wouldn't think a five year old would need affirmation that the relationship isn't ruined, but since I'm perplexed that a 15 year old would---no parenting cred here.
I do have to say, I prefer having my hair cut well short, but fuck, it's cold.
Jessica - Jun 25, 2012 10:30:27 am PDT #11158 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I am assuming the "I hate you" cake works better with a 15 yo than 5 yo. A 5 yo would totally take that as affirmation.
I think by 15, most kids are old enough to get the message and hopefully be happy enough with the free cake not to mind that their mom is making fun of them for being a teenager.
§ ita § - Jun 25, 2012 10:39:36 am PDT #11159 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
She wasn't making fun! She was reaffirming bonds.
Kate P. - Jun 25, 2012 10:44:03 am PDT #11160 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Ha, I love the "I hate you!" cake, and I love her reasoning behind it too. Not every kid would take it the right way, but clearly her daughter did.
Rose got her first shots today, poor noodle. Man, those were hard cries to listen to. She's now been asleep for two and a half hours, though, so at least we've been able to relax a little afterwards.
Steph L. - Jun 25, 2012 10:46:47 am PDT #11161 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I am trying to wrap my head around parenthood that gives you food after you lash out at them, and I think it's basically not a Jamaica thing.
There is nothing about that interaction that I can comprehend. Zero.
Burrell - Jun 25, 2012 10:46:50 am PDT #11162 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'm with ita, if I bought that cake I'd be making fun of my kid, but that woman claims she's affirming bonds.
I guess I wouldn't think a five year old would need affirmation that the relationship isn't ruined
The sad thing is, some people are broken. I do know at least one family where the mom never forgave her 5 yo for saying "I hate you" to her.
Hmm, maybe the cake was to reassure the mom, not the daughter...
Jessica - Jun 25, 2012 10:49:12 am PDT #11163 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
if I bought that cake I'd be making fun of my kid, but that woman claims she's affirming bonds.
I find it hard to believe she's not making at least a little bit of fun. I mean, it's a cake that says "I hate you" on it! That's hilarious!
Amy - Jun 25, 2012 10:52:09 am PDT #11164 of 30001
Because books.
I got it once I read her article -- I think her emphasis was to create a moment they could laugh about, and something to prove that no matter what they said to each in the heat of the moment, it wouldn't change the foundation of their relationship.
Sort of like telling a younger kid, "I don't like the way you behaved just now, but I'll always love you."