I'm thinking about buying something very expensive. Maybe an antelope.

Anya ,'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.


DavidS - Jun 11, 2021 9:07:02 am PDT #6954 of 29938
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Today is Wisdom Tooth Extraction Day for Matilda.

Please send easy-peasy, routine and breezy -ma.

I know it's been a difficult year academically for everybody's children this year (and the teachers!), so I'm wary of this coming off in a braggy way, but Matilda got Straight A's on her report card. And I'm just very proud of her resilience and diligence this year when she was struggling with depression and isolation. She didn't miss a class. She was one of the only kids in most of her classes that turned on her camera, not because she loves being on camera but because she wanted to help her teachers.

All of 2020 sucked, but when the calendar rolled over in January things began to change. Her unprompted decision to start running every morning before class had a massive effect on her mood and engagement. And the jewelry making class she took with her friend Iris from Jan through May sparked her creativity again, and also allowed weekly socializing with other kids which she was starved for.

My kids have always done well in school, but never really excelled academically. But both Matilda and Emmett got Straight A's together for the first time this term. It's just great to see them find their own motivation, apply themselves in difficult circumstances and flourish, especially after both of them were suffering and struggling last year.

Anyway, Emmett's coming over at noon to hold Matilda's hand when we go see the dentists. Actual procedure at 1:30, so please spare a thought for us today.


JenP - Jun 11, 2021 9:13:03 am PDT #6955 of 29938

Aw, that's so sweet, Emmett and Matilda. Sibling squad goals, man. I will be sending all the good extraction vibes her way! I had dental work done yesterday (the first of a long road!), and it went well, so I am forwarding that ~ma on to Matilda!


-t - Jun 11, 2021 9:29:53 am PDT #6956 of 29938
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That's so nice to read, Hec. ~ma for Matilda, I hope the procedure is easy and recovery is swift


Jessica - Jun 11, 2021 9:59:34 am PDT #6957 of 29938
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

both Matilda and Emmett got Straight A's together for the first time this term. It's just great to see them find their own motivation, apply themselves in difficult circumstances and flourish, especially after both of them were suffering and struggling last year.

Aww, that's wonderful!

Dylan is getting a Presidential Award for Educational Excellence this year and I'm so proud of him but also incredibly relieved he didn't graduate 8th grade during the Trump administration.


amych - Jun 11, 2021 10:03:51 am PDT #6958 of 29938
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Hec, I'm so glad to hear that Matilda's year turned around so well - not just the grades (as much as it would have hurt my obnoxiously grade-grubbing little heart to say that sentence when I was in high school), but I know she was having an especially hard time, and I'm so glad she found ways to take care of herself and find some joy and connection and creativity.

(Seriously, my high school self is making the barf gesture at middle-aged me in between yelling WOO HOO STRAIGHT As!!)


lisah - Jun 11, 2021 10:20:18 am PDT #6959 of 29938
Punishingly Intricate

Go, Matilda!!!

My friend just found out she's got to get her wisdom teeth out. She's 52.


Laura - Jun 11, 2021 10:23:33 am PDT #6960 of 29938
Our wings are not tired.

Please send easy-peasy, routine and breezy -ma.

It's wonderful to read that Matilda and Dylan are doing so well after such a challenging year. It sounds like they handled better than a lot of adults I know!


Steph L. - Jun 11, 2021 10:29:12 am PDT #6961 of 29938
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.

Lots of wisdom teeth-ma for Matilda! And that's great news about her school year, and Dylan's award!


-t - Jun 11, 2021 10:35:15 am PDT #6962 of 29938
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Way to go, Dylan, and yeah, I hear you on what President gives the award...good timing, kid!


DavidS - Jun 11, 2021 11:19:41 am PDT #6963 of 29938
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I will be sending all the good extraction vibes her way! I had dental work done yesterday (the first of a long road!), and it went well, so I am forwarding that ~ma on to Matilda!

Gladly accepted!

Dylan is getting a Presidential Award for Educational Excellence this year

Right the fuck on, Dylan!

and I'm so proud of him but also incredibly relieved he didn't graduate 8th grade during the Trump administration.

And well timed!