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Pamy
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01-02-2002

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 6:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
My gripe is that there isnt enough pissy in this thread today!!! Come on people, dig deep, find something to really gripe about that we can sink our teeth into!

I'll start...dumb ass people that get attitude when you show them their REPEATED! mistakes!!!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 6:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Cardiologist fees are huge. So are all the tests... EKG, ECG, ultrasound. Costa is, however, a trooper. He just lays there during the tests, growling a little. He knows what he needs to do and as along as he lays still, it's over with faster.

The funny thing with the squirrels is I was feeding 'em. This one was running up and down the tree we were under. Then another squirrel ran up the tree and the two of 'em did a play tussel and one of 'em fell out of the tree. KERPLUNK! Right in front of Costa and me! Both of us were big eyed and disbelieving what we saw. The squirrel? He shook himself off, ran up the tree about a foot, hung on for a minute, shook his head again, and scampered back up the tree. I'd never seen a squirrel just fall out of a tree before!

I used to take Costa to PetSmart. It's too stressful for him now, with his heart. I never though of parking him by the birds though. Damn, girl, you're evil! Then again, I guess feeding the birds on my balcony gives him all the bird watching he needs! He used to pick out his own toys, too. Sounds like we should have a playdate with our kids sometime! LOL!

I have no clue where a Walgreens is. I suspect somewhere where I'd have to drive a half hour, so it's likely not worth it. Ralph's gives me a decent price for his human meds, so I'm OK with that. It's the meds I have to get from the cardiologist that kill me.

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 6:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Shots aren't bad if the kitties are trained to accept them well. Most of them just go under the skin, so you can pinch the skin and poke the needle in and off you go. But I've given shots to horses for years, subcut (under the skin) IM (into the muscle) and even IV (right into the vein), so I'm not very squeamish about shot giving. Subcutaneous is the easiest of the three, and with three dogs and three kitties, it's a big savings.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 6:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
My sis does all the pet shots in our family. Usually all at the same time, lol. We all show up with our dogs and shots and form a line. Not only cheaper, but I know our dogs enjoy it more than going to the vet cuz once they're done they get to play with the rest of the family pups.

Holly
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07-22-2001

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 6:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
Yikes, I had to give my cat shots for about 6 weeks. After a week of it, she knew what was coming and things got squirrely--she would fight me and it ended up just being a nerve wracking experience for the both of us. Then she ended up with injection site tumors (which needed to be surgically cut out) so I will never, ever try it again. I still feel guilty about it all these years later.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 7:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Ok, I have a gripe...grumpy teenager, moody tween, both decided to hang out at home today instead of going to play with friends. Fight, fight, fight, snotty, snotty, snotty. This is freaking day #6 of summer vacation!

The way I figure it I have two options: Run away from home (me not them!) or find someone to pawn them off on. If I have anymore days like this one of these kids is going to be duct taped to a wall somewhere.

Oh, hey, anyone want Caleb or Kota to come visit them for a few weeks?

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 7:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Does your park district offer any day camps? Our PD has all sorts of activities. There is also a really cool waterpark that is maintained by the PD that you can buy a pass for.

What about having them volunteer at an animal shelter where they can walk dogs or play with cats or dogs to help prepare the animals to be looked at. Many are strays that need to be taught to certain degrees about how to walk, not jump on people, etc...

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 7:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
I'll be pissy - I was forced to move out of my room at school. It has computers, and supposedly "people" didn't want to "put me out" so it wasn't being used by enough people -- the truth is more likely that 1) I had the oldest computers in the building so no one wanted to use them and 2) there aren't enough computers in the room for the large classes!

Soooo - I've spent the past 3 days AFTER my contract expired moving my stuff to another room - and today the principal asks me if I want to go to a "not fun" (her words) conference on "data directory." (It's some online stats program that will keep track of your assessments IF they're multiple choice - uh yeah, not so many of those in English and Spanish classes.). I said nope - I worked my arse off creating "blended" classes which utilized technology at least twice a week, and for my pains I get booted out of the computer room. I'm already part of a formative assessment team (that I adore - and willingly volunteered to continue next year), plus I mentor, plus I'm secretary of the union...she can find some other poor sucker to go to the boring conference. I'm still pis#ed at her for taking my room away (after 13 years!).

FTR - I asked if I got it back if no one used it (since we have an UPDATED lab that didn't get much use this year because - again - there aren't enough computers for the big classes). Yeah - she didn't even answer me on that one.

It's a dam* good thing it's 'summer' and I'll be done with my "extra" work by tomorrow afternoon.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 7:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
War, I have days where Dylan is beyond delightful and I also have days when I seriously want to cuss him out for being so rude. aahhh hormones!

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 8:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Pamy, it's the most amazing thing, isn't it?

We went to a bbq Saturday for Darren's company, he's worked for the company almost 15 years now so in that time, lots of company stuff, bbq's and parties with Darren's co-workers. People who were at the kids baby showers and our wedding, people the kids have known their whole lives. We'd been there a couple hours when one of Darren's buddies came up and said, "Sandy, will you please talk to your boy???" I thought, oh geez, what did Caleb say? He said, "He keeps calling me sir! I've known him since before he was born and he keeps calling me sir! Make him stop!"

We got home about 9 that night and Caleb asked if he could go hang out at his buddies house (buddy had gone with us.) I said sure, but be home by 10. Caleb says, "You're so mean to me!" Stomp, stomp, slam!!! as he took his snotty, rude little self out the front door.

All day long we were getting compliments...how polite the kids were, how mature, what great kids they are. We found Caleb at one point having an in depth science type discussion with Darren's new plant manager (the big, big boss,) later the guy comes by and tells us he enjoyed the talk and Caleb's terrific, Darren should bring him along golfing and fishing. 20 minutes after we left, back to rude and snotty. What the heck!?

I was talking to another mom recently and she was detailing a particularly bad day with her 15 year old son and she said something like, I just want to knock him through the wall! Then she looked a little horrified and said, of course I'd never really hit him. I had to laugh...I totally understand!

Julie, the kids are actually pretty busy this summer. Dakota's at the beginning of two softball tournaments and the practices that go with those followed shortly by the fall ball season. Caleb doesn't have anything as structured, but him and his buddies have been spending a lot of time practicing their music. Today though, Kota had no practice and Caleb decided he wanted to spend a lazy day cuz he's been up late the last few nights. They just happened to both have their day home at the same time. Need to make sure that doesn't happen too often, lol!

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 9:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
LOL War! its nice to know we arent alone :-)

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 - 11:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Nope, Pamy, we sure aren't! It makes me very happy when I realize that though, lol, cuz sometimes I wonder what the heck I/we did wrong that he acts like that, then I hear other parents stories and think, oh good we didn't screw up too bad, he's perfectly normal. And then other times I hear stories from parents and run back to thank Caleb that the worst he puts us through is the sometimes snotty mouth and rudeness. I haven't had to open the front door and find my 14 year old standing on the porch with a couple cops.

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 5:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
Teenage war stories never fail to cause me to thank God, Yahweh, Allah, Bealzebub, Buddha and Zenu that I don't have any children. I adore my teenage nieces, but I would wind up in a home swatting imaginary flies if I spent more than an hour at a time with them. Gripe gripe gripe, whine whine whine, cry cry cry, no one understands me no one understands me no one understands me, selfish selfish selfish, me me me, rolling eyes rolling eyes rolling eyes, I want I want I want, well duh well duh well duh, drama drama drama.

Gah!! I know they'll grow out of it, but in the meantime I'm happy to live 3+ hours away.

Mack
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07-22-2002

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 5:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mack a private message Print Post    
Actually I just love teenagers....of course I'm a child psychologist. You might ask does that, or more appropriately did that since my baby is 37 now, help me be a parent? Kind of sometimes. I'll have to admit that more than once I've had the thought that I'm glad a particular child is going home with their parents and not to my house.

Ladytex
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09-27-2001

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 6:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ladytex a private message Print Post    
I, too, enjoy other people's teenagers :-)
Since my baby girl is no longer one, I can look back fondly on having three teenagers in the house at the same time. And I have the grey hair to attest to how much I loved it, lol ...

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 6:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
What GAL said. Except, I kinda sorta steer far away from children period. There's a reason I don't have any, after all! And I do know my limitations! :-)

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 6:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
My friend's son was a total challenge at home. His pastor said how much he enjoyed him during Confirmation classes and how well behaved, polite, etc he always was towards others. After my friend said to the pastor that her son was totally the opposite at home, her pastor replied, "where would you rather he behave, at home or in public?" and that she had "done something very right while raising him for him to be so wonderful" she sort of backed off and appreciated him for who he was, just a normal teenager.

Maplsyrp
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02-10-2009

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 7:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Maplsyrp a private message Print Post    
Aaaaahhhh I remember those teenage years. I always got loads of compliments on how sweet and polite they were but at home was sometimes a different story. LOL.

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 7:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
I have the house where all the kids hang out, and I just love them. And they are all polite so much of the time, altho there are moments when they do typical kid things and break something and for a split second I want to throttle them, then I regain my composure and make them fix it.

My own DS is a blessing beyond belief, and yes, he has his moments, but yes, so do I, so I just give him space and pray that he is as forgiving of my pissy moments as I am of his.

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 10:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Huk'd the way your friends pastor puts it makes great sense. I'd much rather the kids behave in public, lol!

We're one of the hang out houses (the kids split their time between here and another buddies house) and I often pat myself on the back...must have done something right for the kids to choose such wonderful friends. And they are wonderful. Polite, thoughtful, funny, good grades, involved in school activities, and they hang out at the two houses that have constant parental presence so they aren't off getting in to trouble. Then us parents get together and the teenage horror stories start and I realize Caleb's pretty normal.

I do count myself lucky, the worst Caleb puts us through is his mouth and rudeness. I've got a nephew 8 months older than Caleb and what he is putting his parents through...oy.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 5:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Huk'd that is a good point! I always get compliments from others about Dylan. I have learned to pick my battles. When I think of what I put my mom thru when I was 14 I thank God for Dylan, he is an angel compared to me!

Thats why I love TVCH, instead of cussin our kids out we can come here and realize we arent alone and honestly we have some pretty good kids :-)

Kar, we also now have the kid house! LOL Now it will be even more since they move to HS this year and that school is across street from us. We got new couches just cuz we knew we needed more sitting space for the boys. I wouldnt change that for the world, I do enjoy these knuckleheads:-) Good group of boys

Texasdeb
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05-23-2003

Friday, June 18, 2010 - 3:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texasdeb a private message Print Post    
My son is 24 but I have memories! I, too was the "kool-aid" house (where everyone wanted to hang). My 2 daughters are older but, it was the same in their teen yrs.

War & Pamy, do you notice that your own child is more respectful when their piers are around? I think that's pretty much the normal and us parents that "care" where our kids are understand that and alot of times want our kid to have a buddy or 2 around. Pretty much, the way your kid acts when they have their buddy/ies over, is how the kids act in a group wherever they are.

Most tweens & teens just need folks around that are in their own age range to keep their heads on right.

Pamy
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01-02-2002

Friday, June 18, 2010 - 7:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Pamy a private message Print Post    
Deb, that is interesting, I never thought of that. For the most part he is respectful and when he does start to talk back I have noticed it's his friends that kind of steer him back on track. Pretty cool now that I think of it.

Texasdeb
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05-23-2003

Friday, June 18, 2010 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texasdeb a private message Print Post    
Pamy, he'll be OK - He is 14 & that's bad for a boy. You'll have him back in a few yrs - It's hard on the MOM!

I raised 2 girls & 1 boy. Boys are harder!

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, June 18, 2010 - 9:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
It's just part of being a teen and it's part of their job to do stuff to separate from us and we know we're doing something right when they can regress with us...it's safe for them to do it with us. (I have 3 teens, the youngest of which was born a teen! I'm hoping the attitude will actually leave her a bit early since she's had it all these years. :-) ) Love them all so much, but don't always like what they say and do, for sure!