All strength to your sister and your family, Burrell.
And to Grace, Kat. That's exciting stuff!
No power in the 'verse can stop me.
River ,'War Stories'
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.
§ ita § - Sep 30, 2013 11:29:59 am PDT #7355 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kat - Sep 30, 2013 11:36:03 am PDT #7356 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
It is. Grace is growing and changing. Where I used to worry about Grace physically, now I'm totally worried about Grace academically. ARGH. I need someone else to parent her for a while and I need to be Fun!Mom instead of Study Your Math!Mom or Why Are You Only Getting 60% on Reading Stuff Mom.
Actually, it would be totally groovy to not worry about Grace at all, but that's impossible.
Noah has also learned how to read Bar Graphs, Line Charts and Tables thanks to Khan Academy. He gets super impatient with the videos, though.
Theodosia - Sep 30, 2013 11:39:18 am PDT #7357 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"
Thinking of you and your family, Burrell.
My brother's nephew went through a lot of the same issues as Grace, poor boo, with additional woe for facial reconstruction surgery, and I had a fascinating conversation with his mother -- it had never occurred to me that if you don't learn it at an early age, eating food can be rather non-intuitive, even frightening, not to mention 'gross' to the child. But they can and do get over it, so strength to Grace.
Dana - Sep 30, 2013 11:40:07 am PDT #7358 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Is there any point in posting a Snopes link on the FB of a family friend, pointing out that her copy-pasted screed against Obamacare isn't actually factual?
I know the answer is "No", but I had to ask.
Dana - Sep 30, 2013 11:42:31 am PDT #7359 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
But seriously, what the hell is wrong with the House of Representatives? Jesus fucking Christ.
erikaj - Sep 30, 2013 11:43:47 am PDT #7360 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Ten pounds of crazy in a five pound bag?
le nubian - Sep 30, 2013 11:46:09 am PDT #7361 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Dana,
do it. Paste the link. See what happens.
Dana - Sep 30, 2013 11:49:33 am PDT #7362 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I can't. She used to babysit me. My mother taught all four daughters of the family piano. They came to my grandparents' funerals.
I just hate how so many things like Facebook turn into echo chambers.
Calli - Sep 30, 2013 11:51:42 am PDT #7363 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Burrell, I hope it's a chemo issue. Much health~ma for your sister.
Dana - Sep 30, 2013 11:51:48 am PDT #7364 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Also, we have ants. I am Senor Grumpypants today.