Comments on: Because just getting stuff done isn’t difficult enough

By: Daddy Scratches

Daddy Scratches — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:31:24 +0000

Mari: I had the ability to sleep anywhere when I was in the army and getting up at 4 a.m. every morning, then spending the day burning 5,000 calories … but now, I’m old and crotchety and I like my bed!

Missy: You are quite welcome. Thank you for the compliment. Knowing that you laughed that hard almost makes the whole experience worth it … almost … kinda.

By: missy

missy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:06:08 +0000

thank you for that FANTASTIC story… I laughed so friggen hard!

By: Mari

Mari — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:45:03 +0000

I hear you! I have developed the ability to sleep anywhere at any time.

By: Daddy Scratches

Daddy Scratches — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:30:53 +0000

Good points, all, Mari. The thing is: kid #2 is, comparatively, a cake walk … and is probably more the norm. It’s true that the first one gets smothered and micromanaged … but our #1 also has some unique and not-so-average character traits. We’re still figuring it all out … but, suffice to say, parenting #2 is one of the things that has taught us just how much more we have been dealing with since our first was born.

But, really, Parent Fatigue? C’mon, just because I haven’t experienced REM sleep since early 2003, you think I might be fatigued? Feh.

By: Mari

Mari — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:38:17 +0000

Parent Fatigue: Modern Scourge.
In the old days, parents took the wagon to town, and maybe a kid or two died while they were out. That’s why they had so many kids, you expected to lose a few. These days, this is generally frowned upon.
Today’s kid #1 has two parents micromanaging every diaper change. Every act meeting with disapproval is caught and immediately dealt with. With kid #2, we naturally miss some, well, stuff. Kid #2 will learn some bad behavior from kid #1 and may be slightly less clean/well-dressed/fed a macrobiotic diet. On the upside, they grow up with fewer neuroses than kid #1.

Let’s face it, we’re all a little more tired by the time kid #2 appears on the scene! My point being, I wonder what kid #2 has in store for you…

By: Daddy Scratches

Daddy Scratches — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:07:43 +0000

Ole: I’m on page 33.

Dave: No. Do tell.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:15:41 +0000

I presume you have the Greene book? Nate’s teacher recommended it to me. God help us.

By: Ole

Ole — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:14:51 +0000

eerie. you just described our day with our daughter.

but will the ‘explosive child’ book give us familial happiness?