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Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
I made Dean's List. I don't like to fail. (Except at house cleaning. I'm REALLY terrible at that and I know it and I accept it)

There is something that I failed at recently that I wish I could figure out how to do better, but I ... more
I'm good at cleaning the house, actually. Once I got an iPod, it stopped being such a chore.

I don't like to fail either, but I've accepted it before. I was on track to get a position as a professor, but setbacks made me give up on it.
03/18/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by DeliciousSurprise
V and I are "brothers in arms" so to speak. It's all good.
03/18/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
I want to go to school to be a psychologist. All the way through grad school. I want to help people who've been abused/raped reclaim their sexuality.
A truly noble profession. Best of luck.
03/18/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Quote:
Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
V and I are "brothers in arms" so to speak. It's all good.
Indeed.
03/18/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
I'm good at cleaning the house, actually. Once I got an iPod, it stopped being such a chore.

I don't like to fail either, but I've accepted it before. I was on track to get a position as a professor, but setbacks made me give up on it.
Honestly, I suck at it anyway, but toddler doesn't help. I'm not good at the whole, "incorporating your children into the process" crap. I like to do it, ONCE, CORRECTLY, and be done with it. Kids are not conducive to my controlling nature.
03/18/2011
Contributor: DeliciousSurprise DeliciousSurprise
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
V and I are "brothers in arms" so to speak. It's all good.
The was to your surprising silence--you're always so open!
03/18/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
A truly noble profession. Best of luck.
Thanks. Let's get my Mr halfway through school first and get my old loans paid, then we'll see what happens.
03/18/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
Honestly, I suck at it anyway, but toddler doesn't help. I'm not good at the whole, "incorporating your children into the process" crap. I like to do it, ONCE, CORRECTLY, and be done with it. Kids are not conducive to my controlling nature.
Kids are chaos amid potential calm. I'm lucky that I can get them out of the house occasionally. You?
03/18/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by DeliciousSurprise
The was to your surprising silence--you're always so open!
Let's just say, I'm lost in a specific area and it's frustrating. I'm pitiful at it.
03/18/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by DeliciousSurprise
The was to your surprising silence--you're always so open!
Well, this isn't a chat. People can read this tomorrow. I know there are some things I don't want to discuss on here tonight for the "world" to see tomorrow (well, later today, I guess).
03/18/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Kids are chaos amid potential calm. I'm lucky that I can get them out of the house occasionally. You?
My 5 year old is in kindergarten and rocking it. My 3 year old is the issue. Aside from potty training hell, she's exceedingly mischievous and doesn't let me get much done without getting into other things.
03/18/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
Let's just say, I'm lost in a specific area and it's frustrating. I'm pitiful at it.
Chin up!
03/18/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Chin up!
I'm trying to think of something clever that doesn't sound like I'm coming down too hard on myself.... I can't.
03/18/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
My 5 year old is in kindergarten and rocking it. My 3 year old is the issue. Aside from potty training hell, she's exceedingly mischievous and doesn't let me get much done without getting into other things.
My kids are the same. My oldest is a blessing - not perfect mind you, but a great, great kid. His sister has her moments when she can be cruel, conniving, and deceitful - and he's usually the target.
03/18/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
I'm trying to think of something clever that doesn't sound like I'm coming down too hard on myself.... I can't.
We all have things in our life at which we fail. It's how we deal with that failure that matters.

But you know that.
03/18/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
My kids are the same. My oldest is a blessing - not perfect mind you, but a great, great kid. His sister has her moments when she can be cruel, conniving, and deceitful - and he's usually the target.
Both of mine are girls. THere's that "Extra" cattiness and equal antagonistic, conniving behavior. Not to mention, the fact that I was an only child til I was 11 and my Mr is an only child. We don't know how to do all this "sibling" crap.
03/18/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Geez. Approaching 3200 now.
03/18/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Geez. Approaching 3200 now.
very soon!
03/18/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Quote:
Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
Both of mine are girls. THere's that "Extra" cattiness and equal antagonistic, conniving behavior. Not to mention, the fact that I was an only child til I was 11 and my Mr is an only child. We don't know how to do all this "sibling" crap.
My wife and I come from homes where we each had a younger sibling. We don't know how to do the sibling crap either
03/18/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
very soon!
I just hit it.
03/18/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
DS, so quiet
03/18/2011
Contributor: DeliciousSurprise DeliciousSurprise
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
DS, so quiet
Voyeur, remember?
03/18/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by DeliciousSurprise
Voyeur, remember?
I do. Did you figure out what I'm silent about?
03/18/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
Our kids, and our siblings were each of the opposing sex, so I haven't a clue how to deal with two of the same gender. Ugh.
03/18/2011
Contributor: DeliciousSurprise DeliciousSurprise
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
I do. Did you figure out what I'm silent about?
I knew all along, of course.
03/18/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
Our kids, and our siblings were each of the opposing sex, so I haven't a clue how to deal with two of the same gender. Ugh.
The stories that my mom told me about her and her sister involved her almost bashing her head in over some chocolate milk.

I wish I could ask her for advice now.
03/18/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by DeliciousSurprise
I knew all along, of course.
descarada
03/18/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
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Originally posted by BBW Talks Toys
The stories that my mom told me about her and her sister involved her almost bashing her head in over some chocolate milk.

I wish I could ask her for advice now.
I don't ask my mom for advice, and she won't give it. I suppose I'm too stubborn. Of course, my sister and I barely spoke for ten years after I left for college, so perhaps she's not the best person to ask about raising kids.
03/18/2011
Contributor: Vaccinium Vaccinium
OK, the next page flip, and I'm turning in.
03/18/2011
Contributor: BBW Talks Toys BBW Talks Toys
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Originally posted by Vaccinium
I don't ask my mom for advice, and she won't give it. I suppose I'm too stubborn. Of course, my sister and I barely spoke for ten years after I left for college, so perhaps she's not the best person to ask about raising kids.
I *could* ask my stepmom, but I don't know how old her girls were when she left for the military, so I don't know if this age is something she dealt with.

My mom would give me advice, if I could ask her.
03/18/2011