tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post6707542367187312083..comments2023-09-10T06:49:28.959-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Banishment: It’s the little things that haunt youThe Unbearable Banishmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-83189027890610265252010-07-20T07:55:23.707-04:002010-07-20T07:55:23.707-04:00Give her a sleeping bag, or you could try fitted s...Give her a sleeping bag, or you could try fitted sheets, they have revolutionized bed making for me: no more hospital corner angst.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-49350326344911207352010-07-20T07:40:21.777-04:002010-07-20T07:40:21.777-04:00Ponita: I hate GE. They picked Uncle Sam's poc...Ponita: I hate GE. They picked Uncle Sam's pocket. <br /><br />Cat: I sure HOPE they can separate the normal behavior from the psychotic. For their sake.<br /><br />TB: I spent most of my career in investment banking. It's been a challenge, to say the least. Those guys have a sense of entitlement.<br /><br />MIT: Yeah, I think it's time for an allowance. She should work as hard for her money and her parents do.<br /><br />Ellie: Don't take my word for it. Click on the link and read the article. It'll make your blood boil.<br /><br />Nick: You are far too young to decide whether or not you want kids. Look how long I waited!The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-47134244345021431342010-07-20T03:35:07.382-04:002010-07-20T03:35:07.382-04:00hm interesting. parents do mold their children. do...hm interesting. parents do mold their children. dont worry im sure in the winter she will want to get under those sheets. lol <br /><br />and one reason why i dont want to have children; this world is crazy! i cant imagine bringing such an innocent being into this nonsense!neeeekole.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-50762284300901685342010-07-19T18:02:26.346-04:002010-07-19T18:02:26.346-04:00GE paid 0 taxes???? That's hard to believe. ...GE paid 0 taxes???? That's hard to believe. Gobsmackingly so!Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09130776138284979286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-69409850511397174592010-07-19T17:52:15.839-04:002010-07-19T17:52:15.839-04:00You are, I hope, teaching her(them?) the true valu...You are, I hope, teaching her(them?) the true value of money?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-78439211245746311642010-07-19T16:46:27.915-04:002010-07-19T16:46:27.915-04:00Do not get me started with how corporations run th...Do not get me started with how corporations run things and get the ride of a lifetime to squash the rest of us little people one at a time. <br />It is a good thing for you to open your eyes to how your actions affect your children even when you don't mean to or don't think it could possible affect them. Ha. The little boogers can remember every little tiny way your mouth turned down or your eyes turned away.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-23838437324127893322010-07-19T14:33:59.820-04:002010-07-19T14:33:59.820-04:00Your kids take in the good and the bad and you jus...Your kids take in the good and the bad and you just have to hope there is a lot more good. I agree with the fact that you do housework goes in the good column. I count my lucky stars that Yankee's dad did the dishes every night because that is one of the many good things he learned from his dad.Cat https://www.blogger.com/profile/14407425908043520623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-6109135407556286832010-07-19T13:07:26.252-04:002010-07-19T13:07:26.252-04:00Just have a loose blanket to toss over her... no t...Just have a loose blanket to toss over her... no tucking required. And yeah, make her make her own bed! She's definitely old enough to take on that responsibility.<br /><br />$0 taxes for GE???? That is just plain criminal...Ponita in Real Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06886875733169389887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-23185664042984222492010-07-19T12:47:27.166-04:002010-07-19T12:47:27.166-04:00MT: I don't want her to worry about pleasing m...MT: I don't want her to worry about pleasing me. I just want her to be normal and happy. Can I convince her of that?<br /><br />Daisy + Sid: Until you mentioned it, it never dawned on me that she could make her own damn bed which, of course, she is old enough to do. I wonder what else she's getting away with?<br /><br />kykn: If there's a hammock going up in my house, I'M sleeping in it!<br /><br />Dolce: A gold star in some things, a tin star in others. Don't look under the rocks.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-32466803377495729432010-07-19T11:50:18.790-04:002010-07-19T11:50:18.790-04:00When inn doubt, remember Philip Larkin: They fuck...When inn doubt, remember Philip Larkin: They fuck you up / your mum and dad / they may not mean to / but they do. <br /><br />Even if you were perfect, she'd then have all that horrible expectation to live up to. <br /><br />You do housework. You've taught her plenty. And I mean that in a very serious I-still-live-in-a-gendered-society kind of way. You get a gold star in the dad department in my book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-69407402901047247522010-07-19T11:44:07.031-04:002010-07-19T11:44:07.031-04:00Hammock?Hammock?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-88652919564165535832010-07-19T09:53:32.613-04:002010-07-19T09:53:32.613-04:00Can't help but laugh at the daughter's rea...Can't help but laugh at the daughter's reasoning about not wanting to sleep in the sheets. But Daisy is right. When are you planning on teaching her to make the bed?Sidhttp://verbal-sid.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-72375586937525960692010-07-19T09:06:13.302-04:002010-07-19T09:06:13.302-04:00teach her to make the bed. she's 8 years old....teach her to make the bed. she's 8 years old. why doesn't she have a paying job by now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4341308729189935273.post-77644978958466057432010-07-19T08:51:26.682-04:002010-07-19T08:51:26.682-04:00Awe, just explain to her that sometimes we all get...Awe, just explain to her that sometimes we all get upset and don't say what we really mean. That is a tough one; it's funny how girls are always trying to please their daddy's. She will get over this and move on to the next dilemma before you will.<br />MTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com