You know, I am still sitting here being flabbergasted at tenured professors with no offices! Can't they overule that at faculty senate or something?
Well, look who just popped open a fresh can of venom.
Xander ,'Empty Places'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 25, 2014 12:13:26 pm PDT #23394 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Kate P. - Mar 25, 2014 12:19:43 pm PDT #23395 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
This is interesting -- I just heard a thing about a study that shows that children of middle-class working parents today spend more time with their parents than children of middle-class housewives did in the 50s/60s. (I'm also interested in the switch from housewife to SAHM, which tells sort of the same story...) Granted, that includes older children than yours!
I read something similar -- possibly in that Atlantic article about overprotective parents? To a certain extent, of course, it's age-related -- Rose is young enough that she still needs us to help do things like get the Play-Doh down off the shelf, read to her, etc., not to mention feed her and change her diaper. We are getting to the point where she can build with her blocks or play with her puppets or trains without us needing to be involved -- but she still *wants* us to be involved, and it's hard to say no if the only time I spent with her yesterday was the hour between when she woke up and when I left for work.
Jesse - Mar 25, 2014 12:21:59 pm PDT #23396 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Of course! She's still little yet. It's when she's 8 and still needs you to play with her that might be an issue....
Burrell - Mar 25, 2014 12:23:21 pm PDT #23397 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh Sparky, what a mess. I'd be livid if I were kicked out and I'm not even tenured!
Jesse - Mar 25, 2014 12:23:42 pm PDT #23398 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ugh, I really have more work I needed to get done today, but I cannot. Ah well.
Burrell - Mar 25, 2014 12:24:49 pm PDT #23399 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
As a mom who played Monopoly with her kids this weekend, I loved being able to put my work aside for a day and actually play with my kids. It's the supervising homework and bedroom clean-up I'd like to end soon.
Amy - Mar 25, 2014 12:27:35 pm PDT #23400 of 30000
Because books.
What Jesse said, Kate. But I also come from a whole different perspective -- I was mostly home when all three of mine were that little, so I taught them really early to amuse themselves while I was writing or doing freelance work. Also because I have limited patience with playing Duplos or whatever, but that's my issue.
Theodosia - Mar 25, 2014 12:29:31 pm PDT #23401 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
But seriously, 3 BR, 2 Bath for $1350 AND ME!!!
Alas: Texas. And lots of summer heat.
msbelle - Mar 25, 2014 12:33:22 pm PDT #23402 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
but we have really good A/C.
Laura - Mar 25, 2014 12:52:35 pm PDT #23403 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
The boys were in the office with us from birth so they had to amuse themselves pretty early. But they were also around lots of people all the time so lots of human interaction even if it wasn't from us.
We shared a bedroom for quite a while. The crib butted up to the side of my bed then we had a single bed at the foot of our bed and the crib when they both were little. It was easier for all of us that way.
Even now at 19 and 22 they will come in and sprawl on my bed if I am in my room reading or watching my television. Big babies.