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Tori 
"I don't get it...."
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 Posted - 08/03/2007 : 20:37:59
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Originally posted by TitanPa
The topics on hand Children and Drinking. These seem to always go hand in hand. lol.
My question is. Is anyone here an only child? How did it affect you? Anyone else have an only child?
My idea is . I have a perfect one now. Why do I need anymore. If you get the perfect one first, The next one will be far worse. I don't have time for my wife now. What happens when each of us have a child in tow???????
I was an only child. It was horrible. Lonely. |
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Tori
"I don't get it...."
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Posted - 08/03/2007 : 20:39:43
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My son is not allowed to watch Spongebob.
Here's one before I go out of state, that I'm sure everyone will love. My son knows there is no santa. We told him. He has known for two Christmases and has never told. We have no problem with santa, we have tons of santa movies and stuff but we did not want to tell him santa was real. |
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w22dheartlivie
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 08/03/2007 : 20:52:53
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Originally posted by TitanPa
The topics on hand Children and Drinking. These seem to always go hand in hand. lol.
My question is. Is anyone here an only child? How did it affect you? Anyone else have an only child?
My idea is . I have a perfect one now. Why do I need anymore. If you get the perfect one first, The next one will be far worse. I don't have time for my wife now. What happens when each of us have a child in tow???????
I wasn't an only child, but I confess to frequent fantasies that I was (even now? YUP!). My niece is an only child and if her behavior of late is any indication, I'm glad she is one. Hot August dog days + 8 month pregnancy + 23 with a 2 year old + raising a 7 year old stepson + full time job + husband who is less than helpful = a little difficult to deal with. |
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tortoise 
"Still reviewing, but slowly."
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Posted - 08/03/2007 : 21:21:25
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Originally posted by Tori
My son knows there is no santa. We told him. He has known for two Christmases and has never told. We have no problem with santa, we have tons of santa movies and stuff but we did not want to tell him santa was real.
Wait - Santa's.... not real |
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BiggerBoat 
"Pass me the harpoon"
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Posted - 08/03/2007 : 22:58:25
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So, she said what she said and I was, like, what the fuck? And she was, like, why can't you ever tell me what you're thinking, and I was, like, what, what the fuck are you talking about? And then she was, like, I'm just saying, because you never open up, and of course I was like, what the fuck, seriously, what the fuck? And then she got angry, and was all, like, fuck, I'm just saying, it's fucking annoying. And I was, like, what? What the fuck? Why do you always resort to swearing when you don't get your way? What the fuck's that all about? And she was, like, what the fuck, I can't be bothered. But she was never that good at communicating, but whatever, what the fuck do I care??
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MisterBadIdea 
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 08/03/2007 : 23:15:24
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duh
"catpurrs"
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Posted - 08/03/2007 : 23:20:54
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quote:
Originally posted by TitanPa
The topics on hand Children and Drinking. These seem to always go hand in hand. lol.
My question is. Is anyone here an only child? How did it affect you?
My brother and I were each an only child. He is 11 years older than I, so we were effectively each an only child. I used to wish for siblings close to my age, so that my mom's energy and occasional tantrums could have been dissipated throughout a crowd. |
Edited by - duh on 08/03/2007 23:43:59 |
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duh
"catpurrs"
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Posted - 08/03/2007 : 23:21:58
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Originally posted by TitanPa
Things I will not let my daughter have or get into:
- Army Men
What's wrong with Army Men? I'm married to an Army Man. Some of my best friends are Army Men. |
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Sean 
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 08/03/2007 : 23:35:09
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Originally posted by Tori
Here's one before I go out of state, that I'm sure everyone will love. My son knows there is no santa. We told him. He has known for two Christmases and has never told. We have no problem with santa, we have tons of santa movies and stuff but we did not want to tell him santa was real.
I actually think it's good to teach kids that santa, toothfairy etc are real, and keep the illusion going for as long as possible. It's good training for kids to allow them to work out for themselves that not everything that they have believed for years is necessarily true. It encourages them to question other things they'll hear in the future that may be fictitious.  |
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tortoise
"Still reviewing, but slowly."
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Posted - 08/04/2007 : 00:06:20
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Originally posted by TitanPa
My question is. Is anyone here an only child? How did it affect you? Anyone else have an only child?
I'm an only child. I don't think it really bothered me. Would I prefer to have had siblings? Well no, but then nor do I rejoice at the lack of them - I think there are advantages and disadvantages on both sides, and at the end of the day kids will grow up more or less dysfunctional whatever their circumstances 
In terms of the effect on me... dunno. Guess I was in some ways quite a solitary child. Still finely balanced between introvert  and extrovert  |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 08/04/2007 : 00:26:17
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Originally posted by tortoise
quote:
Originally posted by TitanPa
My question is. Is anyone here an only child? How did it affect you? Anyone else have an only child?
I'm an only child. I don't think it really bothered me. Would I prefer to have had siblings? Well no, but then nor do I rejoice at the lack of them - I think there are advantages and disadvantages on both sides, and at the end of the day kids will grow up more or less dysfunctional whatever their circumstances
In terms of the effect on me... dunno. Guess I was in some ways quite a solitary child. Still finely balanced between introvert and extrovert
Sounds like a good balance! 
I don't see a problem being an only child, but I think parents of only-children need to make more of an effort to ensure their kid gets the needed social exposure, e.g., live somewhere with friendly neighbours with kids, near relatives with kids etc. I'm not sure that living in a quiet location in the country with an only kid is such a good idea.
I grew up in a rural location, but had two siblings, and recall spending LOTS of time after school, weekends, school holidays etc playing with my siblings. I couldn't imagine how different life would have been without them. 
I've also heard it mentioned that parenting two kids is easier than one, particularly if the two are close in age. They keep each other entertained (not always positively, of course ) and can be less demanding on their parents. |
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thefoxboy 
"Four your eyes only."
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Posted - 08/04/2007 : 02:11:56
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Originally posted by Tori
Foxy, if you can share the fact that Sean is a tosser, may I divulge the fact that you're gay?
So that whole, I had a baby boy 8 months ago, and finding photos of a baby boy that looks cute to use as my avatar hasn't worked as a cover up? Damn! |
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duh
"catpurrs"
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Posted - 08/04/2007 : 02:19:42
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Originally posted by Se�n
I don't see a problem being an only child, but I think parents of only-children need to make more of an effort to ensure their kid gets the needed social exposure, e.g., live somewhere with friendly neighbours with kids, near relatives with kids etc. I'm not sure that living in a quiet location in the country with an only kid is such a good idea.
I suppose it depends somewhat on the child's innate temperament. I was 'reared by wolves' and was painfully shy and socially backwards, having grown up on a wooded hillside by the river with no neighbor kids nearby. It wasn't all bad though, because I had lots of fun in my own little world, building villages out of twigs for my plastic cowboys and indians, etc. I had a menagerie of pets for company that included a badger and a raccoon.
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I've also heard it mentioned that parenting two kids is easier than one, particularly if the two are close in age. They keep each other entertained (not always positively, of course ) and can be less demanding on their parents.
Because of my experience of having been so isolated, I was determined to have my children close enough in age that they could play together. It worked out pretty well; they are 22 months apart and they did have lots of fun together.
I think 'sibling rivalry' is a problem only if the parents are nitwits.
PATTERNS
I've been working on some stuff in Access where I needed to export a list of 30,000 to separate bunchs of 500 rows each. While writing out the queries, my head was about to pop from having to do (very simple) addtion; as you know, I have some kind of disability with arithmetic.
Suddenly, it got easy when I identified the patterns:
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WHERE ((([For_output_tocsv].[OrdinalField])<6501 And ([For_output_tocsv].[OrdinalField])>6000))
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Cool. Yeah, I amuse easily. |
Edited by - duh on 08/04/2007 02:27:54 |
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damalc
"last watched: Sausage Party"
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Posted - 08/04/2007 : 04:31:33
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i'm flattered this thread has stayed so active.
i had no idea it would go from frozen-treat-flavored cocktails to the tooth fairy and programming.
and MBI, the bottle of Booker's i'm sipping on now was a gift. it goes for about $50 for a fifth, a rare treat for me. my house brand is Very Old Barton. |
Edited by - damalc on 08/04/2007 04:32:20 |
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Tori
"I don't get it...."
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Posted - 08/06/2007 : 18:14:35
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quote:
Originally posted by Se�n
quote:
Originally posted by Tori
Here's one before I go out of state, that I'm sure everyone will love. My son knows there is no santa. We told him. He has known for two Christmases and has never told. We have no problem with santa, we have tons of santa movies and stuff but we did not want to tell him santa was real.
I actually think it's good to teach kids that santa, toothfairy etc are real, and keep the illusion going for as long as possible. It's good training for kids to allow them to work out for themselves that not everything that they have believed for years is necessarily true. It encourages them to question other things they'll hear in the future that may be fictitious.
It would all have to start with me lying to them which is something I refuse to do. They'll get a compass eventually for crap, so I don't feel the need to use Santa. lol |
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