tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post568296168266457915..comments2023-09-27T07:39:16.834-04:00Comments on No Matter How Small: Heroes with clay feetAureliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691032415028867902noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-30672685627400857122009-01-11T13:45:00.000-05:002009-01-11T13:45:00.000-05:00crawling out from under my rock to say hey...you s...crawling out from under my rock to say hey...you said just about everything i'd wanted to say about last week's ridiculousness, and better. nicely done.<BR/><BR/>i don't know if this linked back to Thordora directly, so just in case she hasn't seen it, i'm sending it on. and we Maritimers are getting together next weekend with her to drink off the aftereffects of the stupidness: perhaps i'll dig out my mom's old copy of Erma Bombeck to read aloud. :)Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403701620708365171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-73577770007422164322009-01-11T05:53:00.000-05:002009-01-11T05:53:00.000-05:00Oh good grief. No, I've been sitting here trying ...Oh good grief. <BR/><BR/>No, I've been sitting here trying to add to the above comment, and I just can't. Good. Grief.<BR/><BR/>BeaBeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877513815828460269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-34933332772295101682009-01-09T10:16:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:16:00.000-05:00Amen...I am horrified that poor woman went through...Amen...I am horrified that poor woman went through that because someone had a stick up their ass and couldn't relax enough to laugh at a joke. I frequently joke about my 3 boys being hellions or 3 out of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse. I threaten to give them away to the passing gypsies too. But, I have never had someone take that shit seriously. I can't imagine how I would react if they did.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10791317184998122691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-55291243866174228362009-01-09T09:57:00.000-05:002009-01-09T09:57:00.000-05:00Erma was, is, and always will be my hero.I read my...Erma was, is, and always will be my hero.<BR/><BR/>I read my first book of hers when I was 14 and haven't stopped since. <BR/><BR/>I know some people might say "better safe than sorry" and I can see some need for that - but good grief - if I truly was going to do something heinous, I probably wouldn't twitter about it, even if just from a witness standpoint!JuliaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668995954240697998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-89369780668278112462009-01-09T09:21:00.000-05:002009-01-09T09:21:00.000-05:00I've been too busy wonder about the energy-harness...I've been too busy wonder about the energy-harnessing capabilities of my newborn twins' farts to read about these incidents. Very disturbing.<BR/><BR/>I love Erma Bombeck. My mom and I especially like her column about the kids taking the entire house back to college with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-1591341854454328902009-01-09T08:56:00.000-05:002009-01-09T08:56:00.000-05:00Coming from the Blog Round Up...I did not know any...Coming from the Blog Round Up...I did not know anything about this incident--and I guess it was good for my blood pressure!<BR/><BR/>I totally totally agree with you!! And I fucking love Erma and all the rest. <BR/><BR/>Some people need chill pills.Delennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12567889031642608101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-71253504443268053012009-01-09T01:40:00.000-05:002009-01-09T01:40:00.000-05:00I guess a part of me just keeps hoping the story i...I guess a part of me just keeps hoping the story isn't really true. But, I'm guessing it is... darn. Sigh...<BR/><BR/>I'm all for keeping the humor in parenting. How else are we going to survive?Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528541804521203406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-89412605411207626832009-01-08T19:59:00.000-05:002009-01-08T19:59:00.000-05:00Yes, yes, yes! The best commentary on this whole ...Yes, yes, yes! The best commentary on this whole cluster-fuck I've read so far. Good on ya, Aurelia.h2o girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512408535354009657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-37534266495830713662009-01-08T18:45:00.000-05:002009-01-08T18:45:00.000-05:00The Charles Smith scandal and tragedy is really ju...The Charles Smith scandal and tragedy is really just a tiny picture of how utterly irresponsible and downright cruel the authorites are. The "better to be safe than sorry" mentality is destroying so many families lives. And even when these people are let out of jail, some of their subsequent children have been adopted and there is no legal recourse or framework set up to repair the damage. Our society is turning into a nanny state with no accountability. It's sick really. They are actually creating the abuse they were meant to preventOther Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611613017903132628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-81939328276538283122009-01-08T16:57:00.000-05:002009-01-08T16:57:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, I read about this over at Cecily's and my...Oh yeah, I read about this over at Cecily's and my eyes ached from all the involuntary rolling they did.<BR/><BR/>I'm a sarcastic person and being a mother did not lobotomize that portion of my personality. One of the reasons I like reading Dooce is because it is so refreshing to hear another woman say "My adorable child is also demon spawn who drives me bat crazy." Of course, there are lots of people who attack Heather Armstrong for writing that way, too. Same people as those who call CPS on ladies who joke about smothering sleep-refusing kids, I guess.Wabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325505487775250447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-26121208587738476822009-01-07T17:53:00.000-05:002009-01-07T17:53:00.000-05:00Wow. Some people are truly fucked (I like to swea...Wow. Some people are truly fucked (I like to swear too). We need to support and laugh with each other more and stop being so stupid. <BR/><BR/>Bring back the sense of humour.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384206429432741119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-13262395057724473462009-01-07T16:26:00.000-05:002009-01-07T16:26:00.000-05:00I heard the piece on "The Current" this morning an...I heard the piece on "The Current" this morning and I was completely appalled. Charles Smith is a monster and I can't believe that he's walking around free, although without a valid medical license, but free nonetheless. <BR/><BR/>As for perfect kids: I deal with dumbass parents that have no idea what their kids are capable of and get angry at me when I tell them the truth. Honestly, what do I have to gain by making phone calls about their child's struggles in my class? It's not easy to give D's and I give them only after giving the child A LOT of extra help. I sometimes wish I could tape the kids in my class and show it to their parents when they are insisting that their kid is perfect!JellyBellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446863670679588932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-4693096526934767192009-01-07T15:13:00.000-05:002009-01-07T15:13:00.000-05:00I'm not caught up on what happened, but I detest t...I'm not caught up on what happened, but I detest talking to people who always tell me how perfect everything their children does is... I have a kid with ADD and severe learning disabilities another who needs to be on meds (but isn't for now), one who has entire afternoons during which she won't stop whining and some days I actually calculate how long I've got left until my twins turn 18 (5-1/2 years, I can survive that, right?)... <BR/>Maybe that's one of the reasons I enjoy reading your blog. You're what I refer to as 'a real person' :-)Rachel Inbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06605780418673759318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-11971655643631690942009-01-07T12:16:00.000-05:002009-01-07T12:16:00.000-05:00I was just talking about this sort of thing with m...I was just talking about this sort of thing with my brother-in-law. When she was 4, my niece had a terrible urinary tract infection (and they couldn't diagnose it or treat it or something for some reason - I don't know the full details, but the kid was having some trouble). My sister's family came to visit, and we went to a local attraction. While we were there, BIL had to take the niece to the bathroom (because my sister was TIRED of the screaming). So there they are in the men's room, locked in a stall with my niece screaming "No, Daddy! No!" Yet, no one called the police on him (which might have happened today, 7 years later).<BR/><BR/>I'm all for watching out for kids, but use some common sense, please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-1660119407150944272009-01-07T08:34:00.000-05:002009-01-07T08:34:00.000-05:00Jeez I'm probably glad I have no idea what fiasco ...Jeez I'm probably glad I have no idea what fiasco you're talking about. But I'm sorry for the family. <BR/><BR/>After teaching last semester, I wondered what's happened to our sense of humor. I tend to joke a lot with my kids, in a light teasing manner, and in the past they've understood and laughed. Last term, only one student ever got it.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887313952590843057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30651776.post-65679785667355164752009-01-07T08:06:00.000-05:002009-01-07T08:06:00.000-05:00I heard about the fiasco and all I could do was ro...I heard about the fiasco and all I could do was roll my eyes. <BR/><BR/>It reminded me of a story many, many years ago I heard where a mom was in the shower area at a pool with her young daughter shampooing the clorine out of her hair. Unfortunately, soap got in the girl's eyes and she started to scream in pain. An onlooker decided that it looked like the mom was forcing the girl and the girl was screaming trying to get away and the cops were called. <BR/><BR/>Common sense, people. Common sense.Yo-yo Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762060756925882704noreply@blogger.com