tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post1106382080900857670..comments2023-10-17T08:16:35.305-04:00Comments on That's Why: Adventures in Real Parenting: Alone in a darkened roomlisahgoldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-42351341951540841722011-06-17T23:26:07.415-04:002011-06-17T23:26:07.415-04:00Sophia should meet my 12-yr-old, Carson. They have...Sophia should meet my 12-yr-old, Carson. They have much in common. Wait! They probably DO know each other! They're texting one another in the wee hours, and are occasionally moved to burst into their parents' room at 3:30 a.m. demanding the dandruff shampoo because they suddenly realize their scalp is full of flakes. <br /><br />Wait, now I'm completely confusing your daughter with my son. But yes, I so know the summer insomnia song. The dark night of the scalp. The need to watch replays of the ManU-Barca game on the cable until dawn.<br /><br />And let us not forget the crusty plates of congealed cream cheese on the hockey puck bagels. <br /><br />It's summer. They're home all the time. Too young to work, too old for day camp in the park.Suzy Vitellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12836144962952322322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-5593287372110325452011-06-16T17:50:43.646-04:002011-06-16T17:50:43.646-04:00This cracked me up.
What is this thing with the y...This cracked me up.<br /><br />What is this thing with the youngest daughter getting the longest legs? It's the same in my family. Definitely not FAIR.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-58997824823976595292011-06-16T01:10:09.759-04:002011-06-16T01:10:09.759-04:00Insomnia sucks! I've had it all week, and I re...Insomnia sucks! I've had it all week, and I really need to just pass out and not move for 24 hours. But I do like being up when no one else is. It's easier to sneak peanut butter crackies.Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-28985769315152687972011-06-15T23:16:31.106-04:002011-06-15T23:16:31.106-04:00As so frequently happens, I am completely stymied ...As so frequently happens, I am completely stymied trying to decide whether the life you are describing, or your descriptions of it, are the more entertainingly bizarre. You have great material and you do marvelous things with it.Steve Emeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628329561652344403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-2617214528438884802011-06-15T23:11:31.335-04:002011-06-15T23:11:31.335-04:00My brother and I are early risers (acquired by my ...My brother and I are early risers (acquired by my brother, natural for me), but my sister-in-law and two of their three kids are night owls. Whenever I go down to visit, my sense of time gets screwed up. I wonder how they do it.gmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838413091600247047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-14331689323647322762011-06-14T20:50:33.101-04:002011-06-14T20:50:33.101-04:00Sophie reminds me of my daughter at that age. She ...Sophie reminds me of my daughter at that age. She was totally into vampires and horror. I sat through some of those movies holding my hands in front of my eyes! It didn't phase her. She was amused.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-89952778865791328982011-06-14T11:15:19.084-04:002011-06-14T11:15:19.084-04:00You might want to give Peter Cushing a call. Altho...You might want to give Peter Cushing a call. Although at least she didn't turn into Renfield, making weird noises all hours of the night.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-30256643184737413402011-06-14T00:00:05.523-04:002011-06-14T00:00:05.523-04:00I want to be more like you and yet, I can't be...I want to be more like you and yet, I can't believe I'm admitting this, but my kids are on a strict bedtime schedule.<br />With both of us working we're outside more in the summer, but if they don't go to bed there is just no time to write, to read, to do anything. It could be the ages, but as much as I love my kids, I can't wait for them to go to bed so I can be a grown up.<br />The dream of me as the hippie chick is dying a slow and painful death.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-75255116766010585222011-06-13T23:08:53.919-04:002011-06-13T23:08:53.919-04:00Growing vampires are insatiable; try driving a ste...Growing vampires are insatiable; try driving a steak through her digestive system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-1561583190458799142011-06-13T21:53:41.385-04:002011-06-13T21:53:41.385-04:00I especially loved the bit about Sophia not liking...I especially loved the bit about Sophia not liking to be told to brush her fangs. If that picture is close to reality I'd say she ought to find Mr. Toothbrush right now.<br /><br />It's a funny thing about being a young teen and wondering why anyone would want to sleep when 2am is such a wonderful time to be alive.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-84002785824160432312011-06-13T16:59:33.120-04:002011-06-13T16:59:33.120-04:00Love this post. Fabulous writing.Love this post. Fabulous writing.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574959237959082661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-6571891926029410652011-06-13T15:59:46.298-04:002011-06-13T15:59:46.298-04:00If only my children behaved like I did when I was ...If only my children behaved like I did when I was their age...Downithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13352629323550956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-62835326330994015442011-06-13T15:23:17.151-04:002011-06-13T15:23:17.151-04:00My stepson stays up way late playing team shooting...My stepson stays up way late playing team shooting games on the xBox with his friends or whomever he finds....drinking frappacino's. :PMommyLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288191448338432734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-44471452952976053722011-06-13T13:27:43.973-04:002011-06-13T13:27:43.973-04:00I keep everyone on schedule in the summer simply b...I keep everyone on schedule in the summer simply because I don't want the headache of reeling them in come September. How lame is that????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-85040432533725538332011-06-13T12:31:57.393-04:002011-06-13T12:31:57.393-04:00I was totally the same at your daughter's age....I was totally the same at your daughter's age. I loved being up when no one else was, especially in the summer. I'd talk on the phone to my best friend at like 2 in the morning, watch movies and eat cereal. :)<br /><br />I've become somewhat more well-behaved these days...somewhat...Hannah Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-46587878969366163112011-06-13T12:06:08.928-04:002011-06-13T12:06:08.928-04:00Summer insomnia? Is this a new plague? I've ne...Summer insomnia? Is this a new plague? I've never figured out why animals sniff each others arses. Our ferrets however, bite each others. To each their own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3221819058568684886.post-28845692844364642132011-06-13T12:04:26.702-04:002011-06-13T12:04:26.702-04:00I'm worried about our impending slide into sum...I'm worried about our impending slide into summer insomnia. It just doesn't work in a small apartment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com