General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.

[viet_mom]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
I'm so glad I'm on the latter list.

I'm certain you'd want to be on the former list and that I've been way too subtle (b/c I'm Klassy) about what the pictures show. Even dirty little monkeys like yourself wouldn't do those things.

(Oh, nevermind. It's a Japanese thing.)

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
I'm so glad I'm on the latter list.

To clarify, those were not the two titles of my corporations groups.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by viet_mom
I'm certain you'd want to be on the former list and that I've been way too subtle (b/c I'm Klassy) about what the pictures show. Even dirty little monkeys like yourself wouldn't do those things.

(Oh, nevermind. It's a Japanese thing.)

So more than one guy at a time? Nifty. Though, I would not be into what I think you are talking about.

[viet_mom]

Originally posted by TexLex
You should suggest she change her group names to "Friends and Family (Do Not Send Porn!!!)" and "People who Like Nekkie Pictures of Me."

Agree. Though I think email is the last of her worries. Given the email's content and the recipients, she's going to need something really drastic (she was possessed by the devil? The pics are of a clone who is being harvested for excess body parts and the clone was just having fun wasting time pre-harvest?). Even if she makes up a story to her parents that no fool would believe, she'll HAVE to insist on the story anyway - no way could they continue talking if she admitted the authenticity of the pics. One of those things where the parents will be relieved she is lying no matter how obvious the lie is.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by viet_mom
Agree. Though I think email is the last of her worries. Given the email's content and the recipients, she's going to need something really drastic (she was possessed by the devil? The pics are of a clone who is being harvested for excess body parts and the clone was just having fun wasting time pre-harvest?). Even if she makes up a story to her parents that no fool would believe, she'll HAVE to insist on the story anyway - no way could they continue talking if she admitted the authenticity of the pics. One of those things where the parents will be relieved she is lying no matter how obvious the lie is.

She has to find Jesus, renounce her evil former ways, and all will be forgiven.

I suspect that's what Marcus Vick will be doing in the next couple of months.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
She has to find Jesus, renounce her evil former ways, and all will be forgiven.

I suspect that's what Marcus Vick will be doing in the next couple of months.

I hear Marcus had a corncob up his ass when he was stomping that dude.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
I hear Marcus had a corncob up his ass when he was stomping that dude.

And a giant pumpkin when he pulled the gun on the three teens at the Kwik-E-Mart?

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
And a giant pumpkin when he pulled the gun on the three teens at the Kwik-E-Mart?

Even a regular-sized acorn squash wouldn't go there. Trust me on this.*

*or not. I'm just trying to be noirish on the internet.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
And a giant pumpkin when he pulled the gun on the three teens at the Kwik-E-Mart?

Sounding rods. Ask Shapeshifter.

Originally posted by viet_mom
One of those things where the parents will be relieved she is lying no matter how obvious the lie is.

Like how I was a virgin until marriage even though I was living with him beforehand? Before they came over, I would throw a bed pillow on the couch so they could think (if they wanted to) that someone was sleeping there.

[Secret_Agent_Man]

Originally posted by tmdiva
Infant seats: for both kids we've started out with an infant seat, then switched to a convertible when they outgrow it.

I know I'm late to the party, but I now feel a bit guilty because we left both kids in the infant carrier until 1 year, even though their little feet were hanging over the edge (in one case) or close. Fortunately they did not die.

Originally posted by tmdiva
Convertible seats: I'm a big fan of the Britax seats. We have a Roundabout that Magnus used, and the 40 lb weight limit got us to about age 4 (he's on the tall side but rather skinny). If I were buying a new convertible now, I'd probably go with one of the higher weight limit seats like the Marathon or Decathlon.

I wholeheartedly second the Britax reccomendation. Pricey but excellent features, quality, and (relative) ease of use.

We have two -- a Roundabout and a Marathon. (The Marathon is too damn big for us to have two in a back seat -- as we don't drive H2s.)

As to seats, kids are all different of course. The swing was a great idea for the first, second never liked it. The bouncy seat is good -- but quickly loses its utility if you have a big kid (ass on the ground is not as fun). The vibrating chair/seat worked a bit, but not for too long.

As to allergies -- when I was a single man, and/or married w/o children, I decried the increase in food allergies and attendant hypersensitivity to such issues as a sign that our culture/species is getting soft as technology removes the impediments to and effort required for basic survival (much like the increase in folks wearing glasses).

Now that I am a parent, even with (so-far) allergy-free children, I understand better. (But am still sympathetic to Hank's gut reaction.) Having been alerted to a potential danger and having made promises, the school should not have broken those promises. I would be angry too, but I am not litigious by nature. There may be a legal remedy, but should the parents really sue?

S_A_M

[Secret_Agent_Man]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
my kids' school wouldn't let my wife bring red and green M&M to the Holiday party,

You lie.

[Secret_Agent_Man]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
Wow. She went way too far. I would have picked up my own kid and carried her off the bus. But that's just me.

Kind of makes you wonder though... where was the bus driver during all of this?

Sitting right there, afraid to do anything to maintain order because nowadays people get arrested for even touching young punks.

Catholic schools (or similar private schools) remain the way to go. The old debate was "Did they take them better or make them better?" I say, who cares?

S_A_M

[Secret_Agent_Man]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
this is mom and dad board-

I feel bad for her dad. that would really suck to see my daughter that far out there.

Indeed. There are a lot of things one should not know, even about immediate relatives.

S_A_M

[dtb]

Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
Indeed. There are a lot of things one should not know, even about immediate relatives.

S_A_M

One might even say especially about immediate relatives.