Seems a little melodramatic for 11, but every kid is different. He might have been humiliated by his brother belittling his opinion because of his age, too, and embarrassed because Other People witnessed it. But the flouncing and hitting still seems melodramatic to me.
The Bay City Rollers, now that's music.
Giles ,'Sleeper'
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.
Amy - May 05, 2014 4:04:39 pm PDT #26916 of 30000
Because books.
SuziQ - May 05, 2014 5:16:19 pm PDT #26917 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Melodramatic for sure but I wouldn't automatically jump to overly so. My kids have had epic flounces and they are ok for the most part.
shrift - May 05, 2014 5:20:26 pm PDT #26918 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Not trying to be provocative, but what do you think about hysterical as a word?
Hm. Good question. Depends on the context? I think I'm fine with it if people mean "that was so funny" but if there's any shade of "female hysteria" about it, I would go on alert and tell someone to back that truck up.
sarameg - May 05, 2014 5:20:57 pm PDT #26919 of 30000
My SIL is complaining that the 11year old is acting like a 13 year old 3 year old. So.
It also depends on what kind of skirmishes the siblings had earlier. My brother and I were truly evil to each other over simmering grudges at times.
COSMOS Sisters of the Sun made me cry. I appreciated the sly snarks at sexism. I even more appreciated them putting those womens' names out there.
§ ita § - May 05, 2014 5:21:41 pm PDT #26920 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sox, your mother needs boundaries, or I'd make sure the emails go through you first. Trust issues.
Instead of lame, I'd usually say stupid.
Cookies cooling on the rack!
Kate P. - May 05, 2014 5:39:30 pm PDT #26921 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I agree with sarameg that the epic flounce could have easily been building from something that happened between them earlier. Melodramatic, sure, but plenty of kids have melodrama coming out of their bottom.
Sox, that's a whole lotta WTF. Was HPF upset at all by the "where's your next email" message?
Kat - May 05, 2014 5:47:51 pm PDT #26922 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I had a regular correspondence with my Aunt Haruko and loved it. But she (nor anyone else) ever pressured me. I'm sorry, Sox... that's a lot to deal with.
Grace has surgery tomorrow at 7:30 AM. She may be tracheless after the surgery. I certainly hope so. But it's sort of agonizing to wait. Usually the OR is scheduled for an hour for her surgeries and they take less than that. This time, they're scheduled for 90 minutes.
Ginger - May 05, 2014 5:49:42 pm PDT #26923 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
"That's because you're 11." is an infuriating statement and could well be part of long-standing sibling putdowns. I can see angry.
If it were me, I'd tell HPF that grandma doesn't understand e-mail, and tell grandma to send to sort of e-mail that HPF would want to answer.
SuziQ - May 05, 2014 5:52:40 pm PDT #26924 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Go Gracie go!!!!
Amy - May 05, 2014 5:53:39 pm PDT #26925 of 30000
Because books.
All fingers crossed for Grace, Kat.