tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post9046439053810734139..comments2024-01-04T02:28:32.637-07:00Comments on athenadiaries: Are you really ready?Herself, the GeekGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17990186920123895227noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-27439959977854452662007-04-16T10:32:00.000-06:002007-04-16T10:32:00.000-06:00This is exactly why I have no children. Apparentl...This is exactly why I have no children. Apparently, I've been thinking ahead. :)Andra Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061332679414246811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-54827582445498951272007-04-15T20:22:00.000-06:002007-04-15T20:22:00.000-06:00Laughing so very hard!At my house, when asked abou...Laughing so very hard!<BR/>At my house, when asked about his stellar 1.6 GPA on his report card, my son tried to explain to me that the educational system is inherently flawed.......... So I ask you - if he knows how to use the word inherently in a sentence, why is he failing English, the langauge he speaks for Gods sake???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985763949093728970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-50855054445740133162007-04-11T14:42:00.000-06:002007-04-11T14:42:00.000-06:00Well, when they're teenagers sometimes they get a ...Well, when they're teenagers sometimes they get a bottle of bleach out to try to get out the coolaid stain that resulted from drinking coolaid where they weren't supposed to be drinking it. Then they let the bleach sit overnight, hoping it will do a good job, on the brand new carpeting...Herself, the GeekGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990186920123895227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-62386575138083789062007-04-11T13:25:00.000-06:002007-04-11T13:25:00.000-06:00Since I'm unable to come up with a single way to p...Since I'm unable to come up with a single way to put this delicately, it will have to be not-so-delicately put.<BR/><BR/>There wasn't a single mention of steam cleaning carpets on a monthly (weekly, sometimes daily?) basis to remove the various stains that seem to become a constant when you have a baby. Food, juice, milk bottles left behind the couch, not to mention kids getting sick in one form or another. We actually bought a steam cleaner because it was cheaper.Iron Polhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491605781681633405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-22429030679071540842007-04-11T05:44:00.000-06:002007-04-11T05:44:00.000-06:00I don't know how many hours and minutes before he ...I don't know how many hours and minutes before he grduates; the school board determines that the year of (2009). When I do know it, I'm putting a countdown on my blog.<BR/>Not that he isn't perfectly delightful.<BR/>Where DOES the empty nest syndome come from, anyway?Herself, the GeekGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17990186920123895227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-63395163417361470052007-04-10T19:07:00.000-06:002007-04-10T19:07:00.000-06:00Oh boy. LMAO...I'm pregnant with my first and due...Oh boy. LMAO...I'm pregnant with my first and due October 8! Of course, I am also a high school teacher so I at least have a little teensy peak into teenagers...but NOTHING about what they are like at home. I only get them for 54 minutes a day.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for making me laugh!Trisaratopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03516116052466206839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-57510101584110112452007-04-10T16:27:00.000-06:002007-04-10T16:27:00.000-06:00OMG, I have tears streaming down my cheeks. I thin...OMG, I have tears streaming down my cheeks. I think they're from laughter but they might actually be the reality of truth in your words. You have described to perfection my lovely 14 year old. I'm sure I'll miss her when she's gone, in the meantime she hit upon about five of your listed attributes, at that was just this afternoon!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317985324165071497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-19014508876337864552007-04-10T10:12:00.000-06:002007-04-10T10:12:00.000-06:00Awesome! More, more, more! Keep the examples com...Awesome! More, more, more! Keep the examples coming. PLEASE!!!!!! of course, how about the, "would you like to replace your shiny new Mini Convertable for a Mini-Van?" That should do the trick. Thanks for your help.Bigunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101189927170393085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-15601183962171936062007-04-10T08:17:00.000-06:002007-04-10T08:17:00.000-06:00Hummm, you forgot the bit about changing 5 times d...Hummm, you forgot the bit about changing 5 times during the day and always putting the worn but still clean clothes "near" the hamper.Boneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399542932021440889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-69010533146010370532007-04-10T07:49:00.000-06:002007-04-10T07:49:00.000-06:00As the father of the three beauties in my profile ...As the father of the three beauties in my profile picture we have some really good times.<BR/><BR/>THEN...there are the reasons to bike 10,000 miles a year.....bikingbradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15237387648226879348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-82260131045785813842007-04-09T22:20:00.000-06:002007-04-09T22:20:00.000-06:00Wow, that reality check was definitely a bit bruta...Wow, that reality check was definitely a bit brutal. As an empty nester I do remember some good times. Of course I remember experiencing most if not all of your examples as well.Spokane Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322733412232169837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11786280.post-50457714409725832272007-04-09T20:53:00.000-06:002007-04-09T20:53:00.000-06:00my favourite teenager can be viewed herehttp://www...my favourite teenager can be viewed here<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KnZbZbdJJg<BR/><BR/>(maybe it's too much local humour?)<BR/><BR/>The homeless shelter? Bwahahahahaha!<BR/><BR/>2 years 1 month and how many hours?the Dread Pirate Rackhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758895507726373202noreply@blogger.com