laceyk

HAY! i live here! I'm cool!

I've never been cool, no matter where I live!

I could show you how to fall asleep real fast.........

Thanks for the sympathy.

Ooooh! You'll have to send me that pancake recipe! I too was raised by a single mom and she would make waffles for dinner some nights. We thought this was so exciting because it was the first time we learned you could break the rules of society and be creative and make hot fluffy waffles for dinner!

I think about co-parenting too. I wonder how it works. I think there has to be a ridiculous amount of compromise and trust, communication and letting things go. If I want to make waffles for dinner, dammit i'm going to because i remember how exciting that was as a kid. And if he wants to get them into playing sports or something, then I guess i'll take a deep breath and let them play.

I'm sure you'll find a husband that's all for pancake dinners. That's called 'compatibility'

(Reminds me of a story a friend told me of the time he took dessert before the main course at a smorgasborg and all the kids got in trouble for copying him. Such a good idea to get the desserts first, while they're still fresh and untouched!))

I alsoi think you will find that, depending on the age and nature of the child(ren), there will be times when whatever you do is *wrong* - and I don't think it would matter if you are a single or partnered parent ...

sleep is good

I wish I could do that.
I got in bed at 1am. Fell asleep between 7 and 7:30.

I like still being a dependent! And my receiving disability not only means that I will be a dependent for the next four years at least, but it has the added benefit that my mom gets to still use me as a deduction.

I am SO GLAD I will be getting a refund. I need it like fucking whoah. I should really file right now. Thankyou for reminding me babe.

Grrr...I'm not even going to look at mine for another month. (which will be when my last job finally gets around to sending out my w2)

We're lucky to have you C...you're awesome

they always drop the ball with me too... but i did win a bunch at foxwoods last weekend so that made me feel ok.

you sound like a new yorker now!

are you feeling a bit depressed or is nasty out there? .. and too early to be mad at 2008 yet ...

I do both types of whining/wining!

Thanks hun

/hugs

I missed it! We all get emo from time to time. The key is not to stay there.

Here are two examples of how unpredictable my parents used to be during my oh so important college years.

I went to school in Albany; approx 300 miles away from where I grew up. Freshman year, I started dj'ing at the campus's radio station on the Tues nite 1-3am shift. My very first show, at 3am, I signed off and closed down the station. I left the campus center and started walking back to my quad. I see this car in the distance start to follow me then all of a sudden HIGH BEAMS went on and the car roared up on me. It was my folks. They had driven for over 5 hours just to catch the last part of my show......and scare the shit out of me in the process.

This story probably sounds sweet, but it defined my existence for the first 2 years of school as they would always drop by unexpectedly. They'd never call ahead....just show up and say, "Hey, we're in the parking lot." One time, it was in the winter, they had gotten a new vcr so they decided it would be a good idea to drive to Albany to give me the old one. 11pm I get the call "We're outside!". I put my dick back in my pants. I walk outside. They literally gave me the vcr through the drivers side window, did 3 donuts in the snow, and drove back home. Cuckoo.

It was after that incident I told them I'd appreciate a call before they drop by.