tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post3698288998124149..comments2023-09-10T06:49:28.959-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Banishment: Apologize when you're wrongThe Unbearable Banishmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-88668719015092481732012-04-30T07:16:22.032-04:002012-04-30T07:16:22.032-04:00That's odd. I know I left a comment and it...That's odd. I know I left a comment and it's disappeared.<br />Am I in the spambox?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-5988089039234148012012-04-25T13:22:31.900-04:002012-04-25T13:22:31.900-04:00Which did you choose: love or heart? What a kid!...Which did you choose: love or heart? What a kid! hugs.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09130776138284979286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-29783313581993331592012-04-25T10:30:46.807-04:002012-04-25T10:30:46.807-04:00sav: Boy, I sure hope it works out in the end. But...sav: Boy, I sure hope it works out in the end. But you never really know, do you? You fill them with stuff but they still have their own DNA and there are no guarantees. It's nerve wracking.<br /><br />kono: My dear old dad never apologized for anything. I don't think he ever thought he was wrong. Not once! I decided to walk a different path.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-92054608822924971712012-04-25T10:26:41.797-04:002012-04-25T10:26:41.797-04:00After a particularly hellish weekend of butting he...After a particularly hellish weekend of butting heads with my oldest boy i sat him down and explained that maybe dad was a bit to impatient and yelled a bit to quick (i'm not a yeller and screamer either) i apologized and said i'd do better and he looked at me all wide-eyed and told me that he knew he wasn't very good and didn't listen very well and that he'd do better too... we ain't perfect old man but we do the best we can and in the end the kids are alright you know? damn daddy blogger...<br /><br />and for the record that video is awesome, kid lyrics are the best and i think the girl carries the tune pretty damn good...Konohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865029570865495659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-85255611547560902792012-04-25T08:22:02.023-04:002012-04-25T08:22:02.023-04:00it all works out in the end, doesn't it? your ...it all works out in the end, doesn't it? your girls will always remember that you apologized when you were wrong, sugar! that's the important lesson, say you're sorry when you need to and mean it when you say it. xoxoxoxosavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-24515005764953538602012-04-25T07:17:45.273-04:002012-04-25T07:17:45.273-04:00TSB: Do your 11s want to play You Shook Me All Nig...TSB: Do your 11s want to play <i>You Shook Me All Night Long</i> and <i>Should I Stay or Should I Go</i> over and over? Because that's about all I can do with any degree of proficiency.<br /><br />nurse: Thank you, dear. That sculpture is a killer. One of my favs. My daughter is a killer, too.<br /><br />looby: The dark afterglow of yelling at a child is the worst feeling in the world. I hate it. She assuaged my guilt with a kiss. What a princess!The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-40303245703260917612012-04-25T04:58:46.493-04:002012-04-25T04:58:46.493-04:00I still have the odd pang of guilt at the times wh...I still have the odd pang of guilt at the times when I've lost my temper with the children. I always regret it deeply afterwards. It's just inevitable sometimes, but what a lovely charming response on the part of your daughter. Makes the guilt worse in a way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-550587829779945492012-04-25T03:46:40.741-04:002012-04-25T03:46:40.741-04:00Beautiful daughter, beautiful sculptureBeautiful daughter, beautiful sculpturenursemyrahttp://nursemyra.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-87558588700033303942012-04-24T22:14:22.562-04:002012-04-24T22:14:22.562-04:00"It's not pretty and it certainly can'...<i>"It's not pretty and it certainly can't be considered playing. It clears the room."</i><br /><br />Cool.<br /><br />Maybe I should ask you to play next time I'm scheduled to teach my Year 11s (16 year olds)Twisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-59699585747887469592012-04-24T20:52:40.347-04:002012-04-24T20:52:40.347-04:00map: I am trying, trying, trying.
TSB: She is a d...map: I am trying, trying, trying.<br /><br />TSB: She is a delightful hellion and she keeps me grounded. They both do. I "play" a guitar. I put it in quotes because what I do to a guitar should be against the law. It's not pretty and it certainly can't be considered playing. It clears the room.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-49131192263405968342012-04-24T19:21:29.479-04:002012-04-24T19:21:29.479-04:00Your daughter sounds delightful, but i think that ...Your daughter sounds delightful, but i think that all daughters (especially at 5 years old) are delightful.<br /><br />My wee princess at age 6 arranged a sponsored race for all of her friends to raise money for that eejit Bob Geldof's African charity, and raised over £80 (in 1988)<br /><br />Bless them, they keep us sane.<br /><br />(Not Gelodof and his pseudo-caring ilk, the daughters)<br /><br />BTW, what do you play?Twisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-50584314227670000562012-04-24T18:34:50.900-04:002012-04-24T18:34:50.900-04:00Yer a good father pal, and a good man. :¬)Yer a good father pal, and a good man. :¬)mapstewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159592046833798019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-80390064099859825572012-04-24T15:59:58.016-04:002012-04-24T15:59:58.016-04:00Eryl: I can assure you that all her charm and love...Eryl: I can assure you that all her charm and loveliness is on account of Mrs. Wife. I'm off all day working the salt mines. It's pretty much all on her.<br /><br />daisy: I love that she's a measly 5 years old and can mumble her way through a Blondie song. Imagine when she's 23 and hears it on the old, old. oldies station! She'll have a pleasant flashback. Music can do that to you.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-54303288739653876862012-04-24T15:44:43.929-04:002012-04-24T15:44:43.929-04:00you are raisin' them chilluns right! Blondie ...you are raisin' them chilluns right! Blondie is good stuff. All young ladies must be able to sing that particular song! And she did a damn fine job!daisyfaehttp://daisyfae.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-84505533127954026182012-04-24T15:10:17.756-04:002012-04-24T15:10:17.756-04:00You have a lovely daughter, and I suspect this is ...You have a lovely daughter, and I suspect this is because you are a lovely father. <br /><br />We don't get many evenings here when one can sit outside without a jacket. I wonder if people who live in hot climates relish a frost?Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.com