Holy crap, Sophia. That seems like quite an overreaction.
Buckle up, kids! Daddy's puttin' the hammer down.
Spike ,'Touched'
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Zenkitty - Jun 08, 2015 10:22:17 am PDT #28181 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Sue - Jun 08, 2015 11:22:52 am PDT #28182 of 30000
hip deep in pie
My mother used to close allt he windows and sprinkle holy water in each room when there was a thunderstorm.
Connie Neil - Jun 08, 2015 11:27:46 am PDT #28183 of 30000
brillig
The cave is not far from some people's psyches.
Connie Neil - Jun 08, 2015 11:28:48 am PDT #28184 of 30000
brillig
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hippocampus - Jun 08, 2015 11:31:07 am PDT #28185 of 30000
not your mom's socks.
much ~ma for Drew!
Steph L. - Jun 08, 2015 11:31:29 am PDT #28186 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
My mother used to close allt he windows and sprinkle holy water in each room when there was a thunderstorm.
If there was a tornado watch -- not warning, which is the more severe of the two; just a watch -- my mom would round us all up and make us go in the basement. I would bring like 10 books. Because you never know how long you might be down there.
(She STILL texts or emails me to tell me when there are severe storms predicted. And every time, I tell her that I have the internet, TV, and radio just like she does, and I already knew about it. My former co-workers lived for her panicked Grim Reaper texts.)
Beverly - Jun 08, 2015 11:38:07 am PDT #28187 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
In my mom's house when there was lightning, we couldn't run the water/wash dishes/shower/use the toilet. We also had to get off the phone because the lightning would follow the phone line into the house.
My preschool kids were watching a storm from a window, and she *screeched* at them to get away from the window. It frightened them of storms for a long time. And added to my tally of resentments against her, but that's another story.
Steph L. - Jun 08, 2015 11:49:12 am PDT #28188 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
In my mom's house when there was lightning, we couldn't run the water/wash dishes/shower/use the toilet. We also had to get off the phone because the lightning would follow the phone line into the house.
Oh, yeah. We had to get off the phone and couldn't take a shower. Probably had to stay away from windows, too.
Mythbusters proved the shower thing is real, IIRC. t edit Yup: [link] t /edit But I don't think I ever told my mom she was right.
Zenkitty - Jun 08, 2015 11:52:45 am PDT #28189 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
She STILL texts or emails me to tell me when there are severe storms predicted.
My sister has started doing this. I think she's been possessed by the spirit of our mother. Mom would have totally texted us to warn us about every little thing she heard of, anywhere near us.
-t - Jun 08, 2015 11:56:05 am PDT #28190 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My great-great-aunt (a few generations up on my mom's side, don't remember exactly how many) was struck by lightning when she was standing by a window (holding her little sister, who was not hurt).Didn't kill her but messed up her hip for the rest of her life. So there's a healthy respect for lightning in my family. But not like Sophia's.