The number of kids I see arriving/leaving my daughter's elementary (even some doing crossing guard stuff, so they're out even longer) in shorts and a tshirt and nothing else when it's like 33-35 degrees is staggering.
Sprocket is old enough that it's officially getting weird for me to take her to the bathroom if there's both a mens' and ladies' room, rather than a unisex bathroom.
I'll never admit it to Mrs. Cog, but I'm privately stoked about this turn of events.
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Yesterday evening, my wife set Sapling (she's about 19 months) up on the couch with her bottle, because my wife was working on cleaning the kitchen while I spent time with my daughter. She saw me come out of the kitchen and start walking towards her, and she reached over and patted the cushion next to her in a "come sit next to me" sort of way, and it was the most adorable thing ever.
"I will write your name in the ruin of them. I will paint you across history in the color of their blood."
Yesterday evening, my wife set Sapling (she's about 19 months) up on the couch with her bottle, because my wife was working on cleaning the kitchen while I spent time with my daughter. She saw me come out of the kitchen and start walking towards her, and she reached over and patted the cushion next to her in a "come sit next to me" sort of way, and it was the most adorable thing ever.
I have a video somewhere of our daughter at daycare, less than a year old, laying next to another child. The other child starts crying, and Sprocket looks over with this super concerned look on her face, and reaches out and pats the other baby on the arm a bunch.
They have classroom iPads on which they do work. She and a friend used their passwords to install an app on their iPad, which resulted in her losing access to the iPad.
On the one hand, of course she should not have done that and we told her we agreed with her teacher.
On the other hand, c’mon, security is obviously lacking if a 6 year old can install apps on the iPads.
They have classroom iPads on which they do work. She and a friend used their passwords to install an app on their iPad, which resulted in her losing access to the iPad.
On the one hand, of course she should not have done that and we told her we agreed with her teacher.
On the other hand, c’mon, security is obviously lacking if a 6 year old can install apps on the iPads.
That is an awesome playground - wait, is playground even accurate? That’s verging on being a theme park!
Anya’s ‘best’ friend at school, whom we’re already not keen on (Mori’s mom works at the school once a week and has identified her as a problem student; ever since Anya made friends with her she’s been performing worse and worse), told Anya that if Anya didn’t go to church she would have a bad heart.
Considering their worst enemy is almost always their own hubris, that tracks.
This is why my wife and I don't like that show. The "problem" in the show is almost always a self-inflicted one. One of the three kids is always obsessing over something, and it's holding them back from winning. And, in proper kids' show format, every show ends with "it's time to be a hero!" and them getting over their self-inflicted problem.
It's probably trying to teach kids to overcome their own problems, but for some reason it just bothers me .
As for Pokemon... my boys are somewhat obsessed. It was introduced to my older son at summer camp this past summer, and then my younger son got it from kids in his daycare who were bringing cards to class. Daycare had to ban the cards as it was disrupting class.
I introduced them to the TV show, as it was a part of my childhood, and I wanted them to watch it .
We watched it on the "big TV" for a little bit, then through the magic of Amazon FreeTime my older son discovered that you can play all the episodes on pokemon.com.
My younger son had a bit of an epiphany last night when he realized "water is strong against fire, fire is strong against grass, grass is strong against water... that's a pattern!!"
One of the kids in the younger son's daycare has a lot of Pokemon toys, and keeps giving them to my son. Apparently that kid's dad has a bit of a Ebay problem, and keeps buying toy after toy. So my kid gets all the extras. I actually asked the mom if it was OK, as he seemed to be giving my kid a lot of stuff. She was like "get it out of my house! please!"
I don't know if there's an equivalent but over here you can get a Calpol plug-in diffuser which you plug into a socket and it fills the room it's in with what's essentially Vicks. You get 8 full hours of relief
If the re-fill pod things weren't so expensive I'd use it whenever I get a cold because it works wonders on the boy
The one about the fucking space hairdresser and the cowboy. He's got a tinfoil pal and a pedal bin
I did some asparagus in the oven last night for my wife and I and the celery that I cut up for my older daughter tasted off to her so I made her try an asparagus top and she not only liked it, she ate 3 whole stalks. I'm so excited by this development, not just because it means she'll eat things that are good for her but because it means I get to make asparagus more often and that is A+ good news.
Tried the vapor rub last night and she only woke up once from coughing. That’s great! Now if only there was a way to stop the goop from sticking to her pajama top or get that odor to go away.
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I did some asparagus in the oven last night for my wife and I and the celery that I cut up for my older daughter tasted off to her so I made her try an asparagus top and she not only liked it, she ate 3 whole stalks. I'm so excited by this development, not just because it means she'll eat things that are good for her but because it means I get to make asparagus more often and that is A+ good news.
And yet asparagus smell well be in her diaper now! Unless she's one of the lucky people whose body can digest the smelly enzymes.
"Simple, real stupidity beats artificial intelligence every time." -Mustrum Ridcully in Terry Pratchett's Hogfather p. 142 (HarperPrism 1996)
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Sapling helped me with my hair last night.
"I will write your name in the ruin of them. I will paint you across history in the color of their blood."
My little one, Furcub (8) if you will, has tonsillitis. Not great but at least not contagious. Got him some antibiotics and he was very worried about the size of the pill. I had to assure him that he takes much bigger bites and swallows then that when he eats. He finally relented and swallowed it just as easy as I told him.
I did some asparagus in the oven last night for my wife and I and the celery that I cut up for my older daughter tasted off to her so I made her try an asparagus top and she not only liked it, she ate 3 whole stalks. I'm so excited by this development, not just because it means she'll eat things that are good for her but because it means I get to make asparagus more often and that is A+ good news.
And yet asparagus smell well be in her diaper now! Unless she's one of the lucky people whose body can digest the smelly enzymes.
bwa ha ha she's 8 1/2, any and all smells are her problem now. We've been a diaper free household for almost 2 years and it's fucking great, can't recommend it enough.
When Furcub was young he would whisper to himself for 20 to 30 minutes while going to bed. We could hear him over the monitor and it was insanely creepy. Like straight up out of a horror movie because you couldn't understand him, just hear this constant low whispering sound.
We’ve been doing diaperless training at home and school for over a month now. She pees on her potty, but not without prompting. Still has accidents and hasn’t pooped in the toilet yet.
So frustrating! Just pay attention to your body kid. Ugh...
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She’s currently sitting outside and has declared that it is ‘so hot’. She and Niko are in single layers.
It’s 51 degrees...
Its so nice out today!
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I'll never admit it to Mrs. Cog, but I'm privately stoked about this turn of events.
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I have a video somewhere of our daughter at daycare, less than a year old, laying next to another child. The other child starts crying, and Sprocket looks over with this super concerned look on her face, and reaches out and pats the other baby on the arm a bunch.
:heartbeat:
They have classroom iPads on which they do work. She and a friend used their passwords to install an app on their iPad, which resulted in her losing access to the iPad.
On the one hand, of course she should not have done that and we told her we agreed with her teacher.
On the other hand, c’mon, security is obviously lacking if a 6 year old can install apps on the iPads.
They need to get some MDM on that shit, wtf.
It's an amazing park:
https://playandgo.com.au/index.php/st-kilda-adventure-playground-castle-slides-flying-fox-pirate-ship-more/
(St Kilda in South Australia, not Victoria)
man, fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck that
Anya’s ‘best’ friend at school, whom we’re already not keen on (Mori’s mom works at the school once a week and has identified her as a problem student; ever since Anya made friends with her she’s been performing worse and worse), told Anya that if Anya didn’t go to church she would have a bad heart.
Edit: Mori beat me to it!
It's free too!
There's also a tram museum not far away that once a week runs an old tram from the museum to the playground and back.
Boooo
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This is why my wife and I don't like that show. The "problem" in the show is almost always a self-inflicted one. One of the three kids is always obsessing over something, and it's holding them back from winning. And, in proper kids' show format, every show ends with "it's time to be a hero!" and them getting over their self-inflicted problem.
It's probably trying to teach kids to overcome their own problems, but for some reason it just bothers me
As for Pokemon... my boys are somewhat obsessed. It was introduced to my older son at summer camp this past summer, and then my younger son got it from kids in his daycare who were bringing cards to class. Daycare had to ban the cards as it was disrupting class.
I introduced them to the TV show, as it was a part of my childhood, and I wanted them to watch it
We watched it on the "big TV" for a little bit, then through the magic of Amazon FreeTime my older son discovered that you can play all the episodes on pokemon.com.
My younger son had a bit of an epiphany last night when he realized "water is strong against fire, fire is strong against grass, grass is strong against water... that's a pattern!!"
One of the kids in the younger son's daycare has a lot of Pokemon toys, and keeps giving them to my son. Apparently that kid's dad has a bit of a Ebay problem, and keeps buying toy after toy. So my kid gets all the extras. I actually asked the mom if it was OK, as he seemed to be giving my kid a lot of stuff. She was like "get it out of my house! please!"
We swear by baby Vicks, it's great.
Get a humidifier too.
Sometimes I forget that not everybody lives in a swamp like me
Midwest winter, I am a dessicated husk.
Cambridge autumn to spring, everything is always damp
Midwest spring to autumn: we live on a compost heap where "corn sweat" is a legitimate thing.
If the re-fill pod things weren't so expensive I'd use it whenever I get a cold because it works wonders on the boy
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And yet asparagus smell well be in her diaper now! Unless she's one of the lucky people whose body can digest the smelly enzymes.
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In the meantime I get to have breakfast with my boy!
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Three year olds can be so sweet. We were in the car going to Niko’s ENT appointment.
Niko: It’s a long way to the doctor, huh, Mommy?
Me: Yes it is, I’m sorry.
Niko: It’s alright! I love your driving!
bwa ha ha she's 8 1/2, any and all smells are her problem now. We've been a diaper free household for almost 2 years and it's fucking great, can't recommend it enough.
Sprocket, while we were pulling out of the gas station: Daddy, how did you get to be such a good driver?
Me: Just a lot of practice, pumpkin. Mummy is a good driver too, you know.
Sprocket: Yeah... I guess... Will you teach me to drive when I grow up?
Me: Of course I will. Do you want me to teach you, or Mummy to teach you?
Sprocket (Immediately): You.
Me: Either of us can teach you, you know. Mummy's a good driver too.
Sprocket (Eventually): .... I guess. But I'd rather you teach me.
Me: Why is that?
Sprocket: Mummy.... kinda... colors outside the lines... with her car...
Me: We will never speak of this again. I will teach you.
Sprocket: Okay, cool.
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So frustrating! Just pay attention to your body kid. Ugh...
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