Thanks, WS and Laura. WS your words made me teary.
One thing I forgot to worry about is that we seem to be the oldest parents here by far.
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sj - Jul 11, 2015 8:06:24 am PDT #20480 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Burrell - Jul 11, 2015 8:31:56 am PDT #20481 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I was 39 when Isaac was born, sj. So you have company in the older parent cohort.
And WS is right, judgey people will judge, and people will offer a million critiques of your parenting. It's what people do. It's usually more about them than about you.
I think we are going up to the pool today for free BBQ and ice cream. What's not to like, right?
Pix - Jul 11, 2015 9:21:35 am PDT #20482 of 30002
The status is NOT quo.
I feel this is the appropriate place to admit that I managed to burn my boob with a hairdryer this morning. Ow. Also, of course I did.
Burrell - Jul 11, 2015 10:30:54 am PDT #20483 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Ow
meara - Jul 11, 2015 10:41:11 am PDT #20484 of 30002
With a hairdryer? Wow. I've definitely had issues with curling irons before or straighteners, but not the hairdryer!
I had my third pole dancing lesson today. Ow. My knees are bruised and my shoulder/back muscles are like "you want us to hold your WHOLE SELF up? No...."
Ginger - Jul 11, 2015 10:53:10 am PDT #20485 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I have had accidents that would make Rube Goldberg proud.
I have had so many chemicals and mutant cells sloshing around my system that I can't tell what symptom is coming from what. Right now I feel like someone rammed my left side into a brick wall. I'm sure I'd remember if that actually happened. I started a new drug Thursday that's given as one shot into each hip. It wasn't particularly unpleasant at the time, but a lot of people complain about later injection-site pain. The pain is apparently related to the speed of the injection, the phase of the moon and how the nurse held her mouth. I already had roving joint pain from previous chemicals. I think what's happening is joint pain in my left arm and some kind of muscle-spasm reaction to the shot in my left leg. Or I was kidnapped by aliens.
Dana - Jul 11, 2015 10:55:21 am PDT #20486 of 30002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Ginger, I hope your superpowers kick in any day now.
Ginger - Jul 11, 2015 11:02:05 am PDT #20487 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I was looking at some clinical trials that involve radioactive injections and wondering if there were any possibilities for superpowers.
sj - Jul 11, 2015 11:02:09 am PDT #20488 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Holy shit. Mom and the rest of my relatives are fine, but I get out of my class only to immediately see this headline about an explosion at one of the beaches near my mother's house. One of her close friends was there but not injured.
Ginger - Jul 11, 2015 11:39:24 am PDT #20489 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
That's a very strange story, sj.
(Isn't "Salty Brine" kind of redundant?)