Parents, just do your best. Sometimes your kids will behave and sometimes they will be total shitheads. Just do your best.
Truth
But that's just my point! You she obeys! She obeys you! There's obeying going on right under my nose!
Wash ,'War Stories'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Laura - Aug 02, 2019 8:17:58 am PDT #10048 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Connie Neil - Aug 02, 2019 8:54:29 am PDT #10049 of 30019
brillig
I'm so deeply grateful that the universe plugged into my brain and said "The kid thing? Not for you. Don't do it." Knowing my psyche as I do now, life would have been an ugly mess if I'd tried to cope with a typical kid day in and day out. Even when they're not being cantankerous and fussy and challenging, kids being kids at close range puts every nerve on edge.
-t - Aug 02, 2019 9:10:54 am PDT #10050 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Rick, that is a super interesting perspective. Having a brain with an active reward center sure is complicated.
Fred Pete - Aug 02, 2019 9:29:06 am PDT #10051 of 30019
Ann, that's a ferret.
When it comes to kids, I am Connie. I realized at a young age that I just don't have the patience to raise kids. I'll stick with cats.
NoiseDesign - Aug 02, 2019 9:46:55 am PDT #10052 of 30019
Our wings are not tired
Yep, pets are good for me.
Sheryl - Aug 02, 2019 9:56:55 am PDT #10053 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Well, we're muddling along the best we can with Mr. S.(in general, not something specific today) Some whining, the occasional meltdown.(and then there's the preschooler. I jest!) Hopefully getting the diagnosis we got for him will help us deal better.
-t - Aug 02, 2019 10:21:05 am PDT #10054 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I hope so, Sheryl.
msbelle - Aug 02, 2019 12:26:26 pm PDT #10055 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
mac stopped whining pretty quickly, but when really agitated he would resort to physical violence to get his way or indicating to strangers that I was hurting him - so yeah, I stopped blaming parents for how their kids act.
Surprising absolutely no one, Mac is not making great headway on being out of the house in 28 days and is shunning all attempts to help.
msbelle - Aug 02, 2019 12:43:58 pm PDT #10056 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
ION - There is a house for sale in Baltimore that I am now in love with and it is wayyyy too early to actually be buying a house (current job has not weighed in on if I could stay with them and work remotely - I have no other job - my house is not ready to sell - I do not have house buying cash on hand) - and yet it is the most perfect yet house I have seen and I have been looking for months -so..... I am wrangling a long distance viewing and I emailed many people today to
1) throw out the idea
2) get a meeting set up with work people
3) explain one big issue that might make staying with this company a non-starter
4) see how much cash I could get quickly for a down payment
so, yeah - plans? who needs plans?
-t - Aug 02, 2019 1:05:58 pm PDT #10057 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Good luck msbelle!