Things as I read: 1. As frustrating as Elise's reading/memory issues are (and I totally get how frustrating that is to just... not know where to begin with them), I'm forever amazed that *that's it* with her. You know what I mean. After everything she went through. 2. NO HELMETS?! I don't know man, you're nuts. :P Curtis bikes 45-60 minutes every day and he's a great biker but his helmet has literally saved him very serious injury (possibly his life) more than once... through no fault of his own. When I saw my kids slacking on helmets around the community when I wasn't looking, I told them honestly that without helmets they may not have a dad anymore, and they were pretty quick to stop pulling that shit. Then again, it's the law here and EVERYONE gets on your case about it. I've seen bikers pulled over and ticketed by cops multiple times. People are serious about it here. 3. Isaac = Xan. Hugely. Sometimes I'm amazed at how incredibly opposite my kids are, despite exactly the same parenting and environment. I mean how can they be so completely different in every. possible. way? But yeah, everything you've said here about Isaac. ALL OF IT. 4. "I've noticed that in general, Moms immediately become flawless martyrs in the presence of grumpy Dads. And vice versa." Fucking truth. 5. Your whole thing about adult interaction. Feeling all of that.
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Date: 2014-07-27 06:36 am (UTC)1. As frustrating as Elise's reading/memory issues are (and I totally get how frustrating that is to just... not know where to begin with them), I'm forever amazed that *that's it* with her. You know what I mean. After everything she went through.
2. NO HELMETS?! I don't know man, you're nuts. :P Curtis bikes 45-60 minutes every day and he's a great biker but his helmet has literally saved him very serious injury (possibly his life) more than once... through no fault of his own. When I saw my kids slacking on helmets around the community when I wasn't looking, I told them honestly that without helmets they may not have a dad anymore, and they were pretty quick to stop pulling that shit. Then again, it's the law here and EVERYONE gets on your case about it. I've seen bikers pulled over and ticketed by cops multiple times. People are serious about it here.
3. Isaac = Xan. Hugely. Sometimes I'm amazed at how incredibly opposite my kids are, despite exactly the same parenting and environment. I mean how can they be so completely different in every. possible. way? But yeah, everything you've said here about Isaac. ALL OF IT.
4. "I've noticed that in general, Moms immediately become flawless martyrs in the presence of grumpy Dads. And vice versa." Fucking truth.
5. Your whole thing about adult interaction. Feeling all of that.
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