tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post2266958166795400403..comments2023-04-27T06:14:51.777-07:00Comments on clickthing: The long weekendmpclemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-53868499867988603992008-07-10T04:38:00.000-07:002008-07-10T04:38:00.000-07:00I think that, as a parent, I have really conflicti...I think that, as a parent, I have really conflicting, almost opposite wishes for my kids. I want them to be different enough from me so that they don't have the same struggles I had growing up (who wants their kid to be a cripplingly introverted late-bloomer, lining up for his daily ass-kicking behind the gym?). But you also want your kids to be enough like you so that you can, you know, RELATE. It's a weird dichotomy, one I haven't yet reconciled.Duffy Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105074089216551597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-88768595333656904572008-07-09T18:58:00.000-07:002008-07-09T18:58:00.000-07:00My oldest brother's third youngest was haranguing ...My oldest brother's third youngest was haranguing my brother for a while on his failure to be a cool dad. None of the rest of us would have predicted that he should be the one to start that.<BR/><BR/>I really wonder what my daughter is going to think of me when she gets into double digits.D. Loonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692050568996373253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-73642497213269268892008-07-07T10:02:00.000-07:002008-07-07T10:02:00.000-07:00Well, the movie and weekend went fine and we did s...Well, the movie and weekend went fine and we did some reconnecting, which seems to have been shot all to crap with a fight this morning over his summer reading assignment. <I>Sigh</I>mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-51289527057134014462008-07-06T09:46:00.000-07:002008-07-06T09:46:00.000-07:00My son and I are off to Boy Scout camp this week.My son and I are off to Boy Scout camp this week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-65636841823814192112008-07-06T09:33:00.000-07:002008-07-06T09:33:00.000-07:00I took my children (with their aunt, uncle and thr...I took my children (with their aunt, uncle and three cousins) to Wall-E as well. The older kids enjoyed it, but my three year old got bored about thirty-five minutes into the movie and, to avoid distraction for the other children and audience in general, we spent the last hour and fifteen minutes outside on the sidewalk. I had already seen what was going to be my favorite part by then - Wall-E's treasure trove of salvaged items.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-53762011495210306852008-07-05T14:00:00.000-07:002008-07-05T14:00:00.000-07:00I took my kid to Wall-E too, but she's 2. However,...I took my kid to Wall-E too, but she's 2. However, the attitude has already kicked in.Strikethruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797111328778577303noreply@blogger.com