Sweet story from the DMV this morning. DH took the kid to transfer title on my old car. The middle aged Caribbean woman behind the counter went full on mama mode on the kid. Telling him he better keep that title some place safe and never leave it in the car. DH said she was adorable and the kid just kept shaking his head and yes m'amming.
Occasionally I'm callous and strange.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
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 - Oct 31, 2018 9:39:58 am PDT #1425 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
flea - Oct 31, 2018 9:54:36 am PDT #1426 of 30019
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Casper confessed to me this morning that she now felt guilty about the year she chose to dress as a 'hobo' for Halloween, because it was insensitive to the struggles of people experiencing poverty or homelessness. (She was 8; I decided she was too young to bring it up at the time, but I'm proud she can see it now.)
She's going through a sassy as hell and quarrelsome phase, but the kid is pretty fundamentally all right.
Laura - Oct 31, 2018 9:57:56 am PDT #1427 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Aww, what are the kids going as this year?
I asked Tate if they were doing the adorbs spidey costumes they wore last year and she said no, but didn't tell me what the plan was.
I am super untogether and will just be kinda hippie chick dressed.
-t - Oct 31, 2018 9:58:33 am PDT #1428 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Tough one, meara. Backchannel does seem like a good idea, maybe with liberal applications of "I'm sure you didn't mean to..."
Connie Neil - Oct 31, 2018 9:59:55 am PDT #1429 of 30019
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Oh, I forgot to put on a tiara when the grocery delivery guy arrived.
-t - Oct 31, 2018 10:00:02 am PDT #1430 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Which of your many costumes is this, Epic?
Atropa - Oct 31, 2018 10:02:22 am PDT #1431 of 30019
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I'm dressing up as an unnerving governess who's a vampire. So, my regular daily wear with heavier makeup and my fangs.
-t - Oct 31, 2018 10:08:06 am PDT #1432 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Nice - governess that is DEFINITELY a vampire rather than governess that is just probably a vampire, then?
flea - Oct 31, 2018 10:10:27 am PDT #1433 of 30019
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My kids have both aged out of Halloween. But this will be the first year in ages we've been home to hand out candy, and there are several families with adorable littles on our block!
Steph L. - Oct 31, 2018 10:15:20 am PDT #1434 of 30019
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But this will be the first year in ages we've been home to hand out candy, and there are several families with adorable littles on our block!
Even in years when the weather is great, we only get maybe 30 kids for trick-or-treating. But with this rain, I'll be surprised if we get any. Tim is going to be taking a lot of Skittles and Starburst to work tomorrow. (We're both cutting way back on sugar, for different reasons, so we finally started buying Halloween candy that we don't like, so that we won't devour the leftovers.)