Yeah, that's something I have heard from my mother about us, for sure.
You know, my big sister could really beat the crap out of her. I mean, really really.
Dawn ,'Storyteller'
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.
-t - Jun 19, 2019 11:05:47 am PDT #8880 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Gris - Jun 19, 2019 11:28:00 am PDT #8881 of 30019
Hey. New board.
That is my oldest too. Always perfect at school / camp but pretty troublesome at home. Though this year he lost the school mojo about halfway through and started to be a bit more naughty there (not bad just not perfect little angel anymore) which is weirdly reassuring.
Sheryl - Jun 19, 2019 1:39:51 pm PDT #8882 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
sj,
Mr.S behaves much better at school/daycare than at home. (There been a number of days where I show up to pick him up, the teacher tells me how good he's been...and he runs out the door away from me.)
sj - Jun 19, 2019 1:51:55 pm PDT #8883 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Yeah, that sounds right, Sheryl. I took her out to eat tonight after karate because TCG has a meeting and I didn't feel like cooking.
Laura - Jun 19, 2019 2:14:11 pm PDT #8884 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.
Yes, every time I told parents how polite and awesome their kids were when visiting mine they would look at me like, "what, my kid!". Mine were always best for others too. Guess it is better than acting up away from home!
The boys in the out of town basketball tournament this past weekend were all wonderfully polite and well behaved. I was impressed. I expect they aren't that way all the time!
Calli - Jun 19, 2019 3:03:13 pm PDT #8885 of 30019
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I read somewhere—was it here?—that kids act up where they are the most comfortable. They are less likely to act up around strangers or other people's parents because they're less certain about what will happen.
Dana - Jun 19, 2019 3:06:18 pm PDT #8886 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
And now husband is sick, presumably with the norovirus or whatever I had. We tried to be careful about contagion, sigh.
Amy - Jun 19, 2019 3:10:37 pm PDT #8887 of 30019
Because books.
What Calli said about kids acting out. They won't test limits with people they're not completely comfortable with.
-t - Jun 19, 2019 3:31:05 pm PDT #8888 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, I've heard that too but I don't remember the source. But it makes sense, regardless.
sj - Jun 19, 2019 4:04:57 pm PDT #8889 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Note to self: When you wake up extremely depressed with no good reason you are most likely going to have a splitting headache by nightfall. I never connect this until after.