Dylan went back to in-person school today for the first time since last March, and I thought I'd prepared myself for all possible reactions, but the first thing he said when I asked how it went was "I'm taller than all the teachers now."
Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.
Giles ,'Get It Done'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
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.
Jessica - Apr 19, 2021 5:22:58 pm PDT #5706 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
DavidS - Apr 19, 2021 7:44:26 pm PDT #5707 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
but the first thing he said when I asked how it went was "I'm taller than all the teachers now."
Ha!
Matilda won't be on her school campus at all this year. But her friend Mia (down in San Bruno, a half hour south of SF) will be, and now Matilda is worried that she can't see Mia because her cohort is too big. And...I don't know really know how to parse the risk there.
Shir - Apr 19, 2021 10:21:24 pm PDT #5708 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
David - keep meetings outside (as long as the weather allows this)?
Laura - Apr 20, 2021 5:28:48 am PDT #5709 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
That is very cool, JenP!
Ugh, David. That is tough. It is much easier as adults to deal with the concept of this too shall pass.
dcp - Apr 20, 2021 5:30:43 am PDT #5710 of 30000
"I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam," -- Popeye
Springtime: [link]
JenP - Apr 20, 2021 6:30:07 am PDT #5711 of 30000
dcp, so evocative... of something.
David, that's hard. Bleh. I don't have anything useful. Just sorry for the kids.
I have a lot to do today, and I'm starting off verrryyyy slowly. OK. half an hour working on the website before 10:30a meeting. That is my challenge to me, and you are my witnesses. Go!
-t - Apr 20, 2021 6:42:01 am PDT #5712 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
April is the cruellest month. BTW, nice tag, dcp
Jessica - Apr 20, 2021 6:43:10 am PDT #5713 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Matilda won't be on her school campus at all this year. But her friend Mia (down in San Bruno, a half hour south of SF) will be, and now Matilda is worried that she can't see Mia because her cohort is too big. And...I don't know really know how to parse the risk there.
Ugh, that's a tough one. I guess it depends on how seriously the school takes masking/distancing protocols?
Only one of Dylan's close friends is in the in-person cohort, and they don't have any classes together, or the same lunch/recess period, which is disappointing. I mean, he's not seeing any *less* of his friends than he was last week when they were all remote, but I was hoping he would at least have someone to eat with and talk to during the day.
Laura - Apr 20, 2021 6:49:40 am PDT #5714 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Random possible good sign? I've been doing moderation type stuff for my NextDoor group for some time and there were a few months there where it was a constant battle deleting the nasty political posts. I noticed today that I hadn't had a notification in some time and went in to look and zero reported posts. I'm hoping that means the vitriol is calming down.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 20, 2021 8:07:34 am PDT #5715 of 30000
"You should never say bad things about the dead, only good… Joan Crawford is dead. Good.” —Bette Davis
Also Springtime: [link]