tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post4277681109486994461..comments2023-11-02T05:02:16.458-07:00Comments on Missing In Iraq: Stretching the StringsMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14479511398245538907noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post-80305125623923722602008-08-12T18:15:00.000-07:002008-08-12T18:15:00.000-07:00Child 2 - YOU are hilarious and obviously so very ...Child 2 - YOU are hilarious and obviously so very hapPEA with your ability to tweak so superbly our native tongue! It apPEASes me so!<BR/><BR/>Megan - Color me there! Together we'll throw all caution to the wind and spread love covered whiny whirled peas wherever we go! We'll either inspire others who will also want a peas of our love or simply peas them off. Either way, I'm good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post-82435001212584349552008-08-12T17:04:00.000-07:002008-08-12T17:04:00.000-07:00Pam - snerk! Next we'll move on to whirled peas be...Pam - snerk! Next we'll move on to whirled peas because one must spread the love.<BR/><BR/>Child 2 - oh the whining... the WHINING!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479511398245538907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post-33919234465314589312008-08-12T15:58:00.000-07:002008-08-12T15:58:00.000-07:00the one good thing about being forced to eat green...the one good thing about being forced to eat green balls of mealy disgustingness<BR/>you get to whine...a lot<BR/>you get to use such hilarious comments as "there, i pead"<BR/>or if someone bumps you as you walk with them, you can say "awww, you made me pea my pants!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post-49852620477318179182008-08-11T12:24:00.000-07:002008-08-11T12:24:00.000-07:00I hereby declare peas between you.I hereby declare peas between you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post-44644413203548337372008-08-11T08:53:00.000-07:002008-08-11T08:53:00.000-07:00my mother is cruel. she laughs at me as she forces...my mother is cruel. she laughs at me as she forces the peas upon me. HEINOUS!!!!! <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>life ruiner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post-63722316152979355912008-08-10T19:15:00.000-07:002008-08-10T19:15:00.000-07:00Indeed, it IS easier - AND - far better to forgive...Indeed, it IS easier - AND - far better to forgive! You are very wise. I, too, am wise and will thus stay out of the hideous business of the peas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post-47398963652025225222008-08-10T09:37:00.000-07:002008-08-10T09:37:00.000-07:00mujja - my poor Children. They are totally aware o...mujja - my poor Children. They are totally aware of the been-there-done-that, don't-even-try-it problem. Luckily they are pretty logical beasts and at least outwardly accept the need for boundaries<BR/><BR/>anonymous - oh, in my house we use 'em! It was simply a matter of pointing out that a last-minute, poorly thought out text message does NOT substitute for a hand-written note. <BR/><BR/>pam - Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479511398245538907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post-59729356388099103572008-08-09T05:17:00.000-07:002008-08-09T05:17:00.000-07:00Anonymous (child 2?) - very nice use of all three ...Anonymous (child 2?) - very nice use of all three homonyms "two, to, and too" in one, concise sentence! Really, it's these kinds of things that impress me. Oh, but I haven't had my coffee yet...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post-89541334807621567992008-08-08T08:36:00.000-07:002008-08-08T08:36:00.000-07:00hmmm, my parents were really quite strict when i w...hmmm, my parents were really quite strict when i was growing up, i very rarely rode a bus on my own before i was sixteen, and not that often after it - my mum always said she would much rather pick me up (and my friends too if i was with them) and give us all lifts so that she didnt worry. <BR/><BR/>Leaving the house was generally an extensive round of bartering - it enhanced my diplomacy skillsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post-68227846839538593142008-08-07T21:04:00.000-07:002008-08-07T21:04:00.000-07:00you are also the cool mom who is funny and *ahem* ...you are also the cool mom who is funny and *ahem* does not force poor child two to eat too many vegetables.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post-75381683635991470842008-08-07T14:51:00.000-07:002008-08-07T14:51:00.000-07:00I agree... it all "depends"... on so many dependab...I agree... it all "depends"... on so many dependable things. Even in the absence of voice mail and text messaging, there is always the trusted Post-It note (in so many pretty colors now - sorry, sidetracked; hate when that happens!) stuck religiously to a designated area and checked just as diligently BEFORE leaving the house. That said, however, ENFORCEMENT is always easier said than done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post-16679766780595846312008-08-07T12:25:00.000-07:002008-08-07T12:25:00.000-07:00In this modern age of text messaging, do people no...In this modern age of text messaging, do people no longer use the old fashioned method of paper, pencil, magnet, refrigerator?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24472669.post-56119476895993906982008-08-07T09:00:00.000-07:002008-08-07T09:00:00.000-07:00first! (oh sorry wrong blog....)I agree with you.....first! (oh sorry wrong blog....)<BR/><BR/>I agree with you... it is essential to let them go but so necessary to do so safely and under controlled conditions....from my dealings with both (very very)badly behaved and well behaved teenagers..boundaries are essential...every one feels better if they know the rules. The thing is to be on your guard and make sure that communication is two ways at allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com