ahh how i miss childhood sometimes. I remember one time when my little sisters jumped me LOL well not really me and my sister anna got into a fight over something. And my baby sister erin was protective of her and she leaped onto the couch and then onto my back it was like the best wrestling move i'd ever seen. Out of the corner of my eye i see a flying kid lol.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 9:45 AM Subject: Re: Kids Re: woo hoo > In our case the youngest really torments her older brother. She is a force > of nature and I think he alternates between being scared of her and > admiring her kinda. He refuses to wake her up, something about extreme > bodily injury. > > William Wheatley writes: > > > LOL fighting and tormenting your siblings is part of having siblings. > > My oldest brother terry shot my brother chris in the back with a bb rifle > > and chris still has the bb in his back today. Chris got him back though and > > i can't say how lol. Lucky for me they were adults by the time i was old > > enough to be picked on so i didn't get it too terribly bad but chris was > > able to pick on me on occasions. And then there was my kids sisters *evil > > grin* so much fun!! > > > > I guess it sucks when you're the youngest lol. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 3:15 PM > > Subject: Kids Re: woo hoo > > > > > > > I'm kinda in the same boat in a small way. My oldest is a fantastic girl > > but she > > > abuses her younger brother (the middle child) to no end. She knows better > > but > > > still does it. Personally, I'm thinking of some way to separate them into > > > different rooms. This alone will help. Another thing I do is show them > > music > > > videos if they're good. I threaten to delete them when she acts up and she > > gets > > > all repentant fast. :) > > > Carrot and stick. Just have to find what carrot and what stick. > > > > > > > > > > See Dan knows me and my litter. While I love my children. they are > > quite a > > > > handful. My oldest (3) is having quite a bout with disciplinary > > problems at > > > > school. Just today he was sent to the office three times, twice for > > > > throwing, and once for hair pulling. We are at our wits ends, he can be > > > > such a beautiful and amazing child, but at other times he is almost > > > > unmanageable. I hate to say it, but we might even have to take him to > > "see > > > > someone". I mean he has hurt and almost hurt his baby brother on > > several > > > > occasions, and just will not listen. Gets himself hurt all the time. > > > > > > > > Anyone know anything about early childhood development? I mean not the > > kind > > > > that has been developed in the past 40 years or so, but the kind where > > you > > > > raise children that speak Latin and obey their parents. :) > > > > > > > > Timothy Heald > > > > Information Systems Specialist > > > > Overseas Security Advisory Council > > > > U.S. Department of State > > > > 571.345.2235 > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Nagy, Daniel J > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 3:00 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: woo hoo > > > > > > > > > > > > i deserve that. ;) > > > > > > > > underclassed overbreeding is what pisses me off about reproduction, not > > the > > > > want to have 'em. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 2:58 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: woo hoo > > > > > > > > > > > > oop my turn to nitpick grammar > > > > > > > > but 'the' majority of them > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > been called a 'rut' but has 'a' feel deeper > > > > > > > > > > > > .... ok nitpicking grammar didn't do anything for me. > > > > > > > > Kids rock though but not everyone wants them so thats all good too. :> > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Nagy, Daniel J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 2:50 PM > > > > Subject: RE: woo hoo > > > > > > > > > > > > > cleveland, charlotte, washinton dc. > > > > > > > > > > maybe i just spend too much time near crack dens. > > > > > > > > > > i'm not trying to even voice my personal opinion on having kids onto > > this > > > > > topic (i'm far too selfish to ever want them.) but he great majority > > of > > > > them > > > > > are just stuck in what might once have been called a 'rut' but has > > feel > > > > > deeper. it seems to be a lot worse around here in dc than even > > cleveland. > > > > > > > > > > like i should have clarified in my first message, then did my second, > > this > > > > > slice of americana is of the people i met. this is not a personal > > attack > > > > on > > > > > anyone and their litters. > > > > > > > > > > --d. > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 2:41 PM > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > Subject: Re: woo hoo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You need to get out and meet more people. Where I live most people who > > are > > > > > 28-30ish have 2 or more kids and are quite happy for it. > > > > > Lets see. Since getting married and having kids I've co-written 3 > > books > > > > with > > > > > chapters in a few others. Done a few technical videos, started up a > > > > > magazine, > > > > > written over a gig of CF code, wrote some rather successful sites and > > > > helped > > > > > out > > > > > the community and the growth of ColdFusion immeasurably (in my own > > > > opinion). > > > > > My > > > > > wife has published a few books, edits Fusion Authority, takes PaKua > > and > > > > > helps me > > > > > with my community management. Both of us help raise our children > > through > > > > the > > > > > good and bad and make sure they are taught all that we can. I'm 32. > > Judith > > > > > is > > > > > younger. I have no regrets and neither does she. > > > > > But then again we've got a certain outlook on life and community that > > may > > > > be > > > > > missing in some others. We don't see children as a burden but as the > > best > > > > > thing > > > > > in the world. > > > > > Where do you live that has such miserable people? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > sorry you feel that way. > > > > > > > > > > > > 95% of the people i've met who've had children before turning > > 28-30ish > > > > are > > > > > > absolutely miserable. of that percentage, i'd say 70-80% agree the > > wish > > > > > > they'd made a different decision in the matter. most people in their > > > > 20's > > > > > > haven't even had a chance to grasp real concepts like > > love/money/other > > > > > > things that take experience to learn. > > > > > > > > > > > > none of the parents i know have done much with their lives due to > > their > > > > > > children, tim being the one exception in this case. the majority of > > them > > > > > are > > > > > > in dead end jobs that pay miserably, most of which goes directly > > back > > > > into > > > > > > caring for their litters. children are a gigantic responsability for > > 2 > > > > > > people, never mind 1 or 2 who haven't even stepped out far into the > > > > world. > > > > > > > > > > > > yes, this obviously does not apply to -every- case of early rearing > > that > > > > > has > > > > > > occured. but in the experience i've had, this is what i've come to > > see. > > > > > > > > > > > > --d. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 1:58 PM > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > Subject: Re: woo hoo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Just because you think its a mistake for someone to have kids in > > their > > > > > 20's > > > > > > doesn't mean it is a mistake. You're generalizing too much there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Nagy, Daniel J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 1:51 PM > > > > > > Subject: RE: woo hoo > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Unfortunately, as is proven time and time again, there are too > > many > > > > > > > > people that don't have common sense, respect, or whatever you > > want > > > > to > > > > > > > > call it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > you're going to drive me to drink. stop reminding me of this awful > > > > fact. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > People are people, some are good and some are bad. The > > > > > > > > libertarian approach is wonderful if all people are good and > > respect > > > > > > > > each other. But we all know that's not the case. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i can respect anyone who can validly make a point. i understand > > that > > > > > isn't > > > > > > > what you mean when you say that, but hence why when ian was > > talking > > > > > about > > > > > > > his view, at least i could understand the logical reasoning, > > unlike > > > > the > > > > > > > female who just told us how she felt. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Smoking around non-smokers at a resturaunt is a perfect example. > > > > > Polite > > > > > > > > people would put out their cigarettes because they know that it > > is > > > > > > > > affecting other people negatively and as such is impolite and > > rude. > > > > > But > > > > > > > > that doesn't happen. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i don't really see why it's the smokers responsability to do so. > > if i > > > > > had > > > > > > > epilepsy, i wouldn't be writing the tv networks asking if they > > could > > > > > > change > > > > > > > the frequency of color changes. if someone has a problem with a > > > > > > > person/place/thing, the smart thing to do is usually avoid those > > > > places. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Philosophically, I completely agree with the libertarian stance > > of > > > > > > > > individual responsibility. In reality though I just don't see > > > > people, > > > > > > > > libertarians included, being responsible and respectful enough > > to > > > > > > > > justify an unmitigated adoption of the philosophy. Actions speak > > > > > louder > > > > > > > > than words. Sad, really. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > scary. :) seriously, i agree with you 100% that people on the > > whole > > > > are > > > > > > not > > > > > > > responsible enough to handle their own problems. lord knows how > > many > > > > > times > > > > > > > i've met people in their early 20's who already have spawned 1 or > > 2, > > > > and > > > > > > it > > > > > > > pisses the hell out of me a good amount of them got a > > micropercentage > > > > of > > > > > > my > > > > > > > tax dollars to aid in their mistake. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > i don't think it's so much of a mental problem as a societal > > problem > > > > > which > > > > > > > really began with the new deal. children in this country are doted > > > > upon > > > > > > far > > > > > > > too much, then when the stark fist of reality comes about, they go > > > > > looking > > > > > > > for a new parent instead of wiping their own ass. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > </rant> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --d. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. 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