Ah, parenting is such fun.
... and this is why some of us are not parents. For I know I do NOT have the patience or self-discipline or unselfishness to be a parent.
Just took my sister out for a great birthday dinner. Although, to clarify, I didn't pick up the check, but I did make a great coconut layer cake for the occasion. Today was my day off and I got a lot done, but I didn't manage to get to Kaiser and get a flu shot. Next day off, I guess, then.
Now I am finally catching up on this week's Agents of SHIELD.
Mo'ne Davis just clocked Jimmy Fallon with a whiffleball. That was worth seeing. She's got an arm like a catapult.
Doubletree chocolate-chip cookies are almost worth staying there for! So good.
My BFF is going through some similar stuff with her almost-17-year-old daughter. It's maddening and baffling to watch, and it's not even my kid. She won't do her schoolwork, won't do any chores, refuses to even consider learning to drive, has no interest in college or a job, and is planning to never move out so her mom can take care of her forever. I don't even know what this kid is going to do with herself.
It may be wrong, but I visualize the day (probably when they are 30) that they apologize for being such asses when they were younger.
I've sent to many of those cards, notes and emails. And I was pretty good as a kid.
and this is why some of us are not parents. For I know I do NOT have the patience or self-discipline or unselfishness to be a parent.
This is me too, I'm afraid. All my sisters have had kids (the five of them). My oldest brother is gay, so nothing going there. My next oldest brother - he and his wife aren't going to spawn for a variety of reasons. Me - I don't see it happening for the very reasons that Consuela describes.
and this is why some of us are not parents. For I know I do NOT have the patience or self-discipline or unselfishness to be a parent.
I think I (we) might have reached that level (maybe), but now biology and finances are starting to sing "Too late! Too late!". We shall see.
My BFF is going through some similar stuff with her almost-17-year-old daughter. It's maddening and baffling to watch, and it's not even my kid. She won't do her schoolwork, won't do any chores, refuses to even consider learning to drive, has no interest in college or a job, and is planning to never move out so her mom can take care of her forever. I don't even know what this kid is going to do with herself.
See, and this is why I sometimes boggled at my parents when they acted like we had disappointed them. Like, all three of your children graduated college and are self-supporting, and are not on drugs or in jail. Isn't that a win??
Sounds like a win to me!
I have so many judgmental comments I won't make on facebook. A sample: 1. Maybe try not having a boyfriend for a minute after your disastrous second marriage? 2. You and your husband look weirdly alike. 3. Aren't you a little old for that?
You're welcome.
Holy crap -- my organization is going to have a new CEO as of next summer, and I just learned who in the newspaper....
OK, an all-staff email went out at 10 last night. Maybe not the best?
