Comments on: It Just Don’t Quit

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 07 May 2007 21:14:11 +0000

Y’know, I think the close moves are worse than the far away ones because you end up not packing stuff the way you would if you were getting in a moving truck and doing it that way.

And I have to agree with the bigger house, more people thing. Although I will caveat it by saying it does not have to be more children, per se. It could be adult children, or kids you are taking in because there is some hardship, or it could be people you are letting stay at your place for a while, a la GEORGE!, OR….(and this is the scariest of possibilities, believe me!) you could begin collecting “stuff”. What stuff, you ask? Well, anything and everything! My parents purchased, in 1982, a large victorian style home that has 5 bedrooms, a large living room and dining room, a den, a kitchen with a breakfast area and a butler’s pantry, a large foyer with an almost equally large upstairs hallway, 2 rooms on the 3rd floor…PLUS attic and basement storage space. This used to house themselves, my brother and myself, plus 3 additional ‘adopted’ kids. Since all the kids have moved out, they have proceeded to fill the entire house with ’stuff’. There are websites about this, they are called “hoarders” and don’t think because you are OCD that you are immune, because that is EXACTLY the type of thing that gets you in this sort of mess to begin with! You get all OCD about not throwing stuff out and it begins.

Okay, I have hijacked this comment enough!

I love your new home! Keep the decorating! I am green with envy over it!

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 05 May 2007 03:45:08 +0000

Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone….

We moved down the street 2 years ago, and it was the most difficult move, physically speaking, I’ve ever made. Perhaps it’s just because I’m too old to do this.

Congratulations on the wonderful new home, hope all the renovations/changes go smoothly.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 04 May 2007 18:27:09 +0000

You are so sweet, I bet you’ll do just fine with Leta and always remember, if kind words and hugs don’t work, a Nyquil/Benadryl cocktail WILL.

Be strong Daddypants.

By: julian

julian — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:55:00 +0000

I think it’s a male thing.
We have 3 kids now - the middle one - Bella - is 20 months now and totally ignores anything I say to her or ask her to do, unless it’s in a elevated tone. She seems to thrive off the stress patterns in my voice. My wife can get her to do pretty much anything - while I and up a gibbering wreck at the bottom of the garden, covered in juice, half eaten crackers, snot and other childlike substances. Bella can smell fear at 20 paces.
kidsmom - I think you’re right. I want to move to a bigger house, but I’m worried that in the end, it will lead to a bigger family. I think if we do, I’ll insist that the new place has separate wings so that at some point in my life, i could get just a little more sleep!

By: Kath

Kath — Thu, 03 May 2007 18:55:09 +0000

Lovely house!

And your new office is especially bee-yoo-tiful.

By: MangoFalls

MangoFalls — Thu, 03 May 2007 17:49:59 +0000

Coelcanth, you know where you are? You’re in the jungle baby. You’re gonna die~!

Seriously, start stockpiling booze.

By: kidsmom

kidsmom — Thu, 03 May 2007 16:51:22 +0000

Oooh, and now GEORGE! will need work… he can be you unemployed cousin/live in baby sitter!

Chuck can come live with me.

By: Coelecanth

Coelecanth — Thu, 03 May 2007 16:14:24 +0000

I really have to stop reading things like this. You see, we’ve just ticked over into the third trimester and I am, for lack of a better word, a worrier. [That glass isn't half full, or half empty. It's probably poisioned; I'm not touching it.] I think 3 years of anticipating the toddler trauma is going to kill me.

Congrats on the new digs and good luck with the solo child wrangling.

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 03 May 2007 16:10:16 +0000

I find cookies work best. Not for the kid. For you. Lots and lots of cookies.

By: MangoFalls

MangoFalls — Thu, 03 May 2007 13:48:12 +0000

I can vouch that age three blows monkeys when compared to age two. We went through the two’s and I thought “wtf is everyone complaining about, this is easy”. Then three hit us like a sock full of nickels. Hopefully it will pass before I run out of tequila.