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[falcongrrl]

If my child would just do his homework instead of expounding upon all the reasons why he shouldn't have to do his homework, then the homework would be done.

Somewhere, my stepmom is laughing. Karma is a bitch. ;-)

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I spent the weekend in Illinois. How often does that happen? :-D

jenny_evergreen and her husband tom_vroom got a free r/t plane ticket and decided to use it to bring one of their friends to them. It was a fun visit. The weather was lovely (oh seventies, how I long for you), both of their kids were adorable, and we had lots and lots of good conversation. I met Jenny's mom and grandma, too.

The only down side was that being around their kids reminded me so much of Daniel and Ellie at those ages that I found myself missing my family. But I think it was good for me overall, because when I think of that time period in my life, I think, omg it was incredibly difficult. And it was, but there was a lot of adorableness mixed in.

It also made me realize that highly-extroverted + ADHD = much more difficult than just highly extroverted without ADHD. beautyofgrey likely already knows this, but still.

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While I was gone, Dave showed the kids the movie Oh, God, with John Denver and George Burns. It is sparking some interesting conversations around here, for sure.

Daniel: In a sense, God is connected with everything.

Me: That is what I believe, too.

Daniel: Though I don't think God is in this old guitar. Especially not in the condition it's in now.

Me: Well, God might be in the happiness you felt when you first got it, or when you played it.

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But now he's singing improvisationally in a style eerily reminiscent of Ethel Merman (sample lyric: "I'm randomly shouting...it's just what I do!...It's just what I do!") and belching and yelling out spelling words "Creek! Creek! Creekcreekcreekcreekcreek!" and the reflective moment has definitely passed.

Comments

[haikujaguar.livejournal.com]

I love your answer. :)

[ladyperegrine.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :-)

[monkeyman.livejournal.com]

Heh. Yeah, those moments don't really last long with me, either.

[ladymerri.livejournal.com]

Ah, homework. Now that Mel has homework every night we're getting this too. Arguing about why it's silly, why she can't do it (my hand is sore! My neck hurts!)...arg, just do it and it will be done! Yesterday she came home early sick. Kenny tried to get her to do her homework and she said she felt too lousy. We left her alone, came back to find out that she still felt good enough to write A SONG. Seriously, two pages of lyrics. Guitar in her lap. But taking a spelling pre-test would have been too hard? Ah, kids. :)

[ladyperegrine.livejournal.com]

That is really awesome! I think we're in the same place on the homework issue, but it's amazingly cool that Mel's writing songs already.