Comments on: My, how you’ve grown. http://nancynall.com/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-how-youve-grown one writer's daily download Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:51:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: brian stouder http://nancynall.com/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5371 brian stouder Tue, 15 Nov 2005 03:05:56 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5371 and by the way - I had a sort of a mish-mashed reaction to the truck-nutz thing. Firstly - who would want that? - and secondly, have you seen the commercial where the two SUV's square off with each other, and then the more cowardly one begins whizzing all over the ground (coolant, presumeably) - which I found both puzzling and in poor taste - but which oddly corresponds to the truck nutz thing and finally - have you read about the movie "Brokeback Mountain"? - the way they market SUV's to cowboy boot wearing, western type, rugged individualists - and given these homo-erotic truck nutz for the SUV/pick 'em up truck crowd (did you see the $125 pair?) - is actually sort of striking. (it never would have occurred to me to add a chrome scrotum to my Silverado - if I had a Silverado! Come to think of it though, if you've seen the Everybody Loves Raymond episode where Marie does a sculpture of a vagina - THAT might make a nice hood ornament for our Olds 88!) and by the way – I had a sort of a mish-mashed reaction to the truck-nutz thing. Firstly – who would want that? –

and secondly, have you seen the commercial where the two SUV’s square off with each other, and then the more cowardly one begins whizzing all over the ground (coolant, presumeably) – which I found both puzzling and in poor taste – but which oddly corresponds to the truck nutz thing

and finally – have you read about the movie “Brokeback Mountain”? – the way they market SUV’s to cowboy boot wearing, western type, rugged individualists – and given these homo-erotic truck nutz for the SUV/pick ‘em up truck crowd (did you see the $125 pair?) – is actually sort of striking. (it never would have occurred to me to add a chrome scrotum to my Silverado – if I had a Silverado! Come to think of it though, if you’ve seen the Everybody Loves Raymond episode where Marie does a sculpture of a vagina – THAT might make a nice hood ornament for our Olds 88!)

]]> By: Dorothy http://nancynall.com/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5370 Dorothy Mon, 14 Nov 2005 19:41:34 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5370 I'm with Nance - you did the right thing. Your own kids should not have to be punished for her insufficiencies. I can't believe that little snot said that to you: "It's easy to clean off, chill." I would have pulled that car over so fast, and made the brat clean it right there. AND taken away the food that caused the mess in the first place. I’m with Nance – you did the right thing. Your own kids should not have to be punished for her insufficiencies.

I can’t believe that little snot said that to you: “It’s easy to clean off, chill.” I would have pulled that car over so fast, and made the brat clean it right there. AND taken away the food that caused the mess in the first place.

]]> By: brian stouder http://nancynall.com/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5369 brian stouder Mon, 14 Nov 2005 19:06:12 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5369 Our van was in the shop all last week - and I walked to work all week (leaving the car with my lovely wife...which score me some 'marital capital'!). It was actually not bad - mainly because it didn't rain and it was crisp but not frigid outside. Today I had my car back for the first time - and got a ticket for not wearing my seat belt! Regarding the antenna strippers - note that all of those pop-art pieces are full figured (fore and aft) and not thinny-minnies. Whoever got the idea into women's heads that they have to fight against shapely hips was an evil genius! Mostly all us males LIKE those! Mary - there is ALWAYS at least one mom who will think that - and I say #$*&^(%# her!! (and the horse she rode in on) Our van was in the shop all last week – and I walked to work all week (leaving the car with my lovely wife…which score me some ‘marital capital’!). It was actually not bad – mainly because it didn’t rain and it was crisp but not frigid outside.

Today I had my car back for the first time – and got a ticket for not wearing my seat belt!

Regarding the antenna strippers – note that all of those pop-art pieces are full figured (fore and aft) and not thinny-minnies. Whoever got the idea into women’s heads that they have to fight against shapely hips was an evil genius! Mostly all us males LIKE those!

Mary – there is ALWAYS at least one mom who will think that – and I say #$*&^(%# her!! (and the horse she rode in on)

]]> By: Nance http://nancynall.com/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5368 Nance Mon, 14 Nov 2005 19:05:13 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5368 <em>I don't do well with this sort of response. </em> Wow. Neither do I. I know what you mean, though -- you don't want to punish the kids, who need the ride, but their mom's slovenly ways are turning out two little clones of herself, and making it certain no one will ever want to give her one. You did the right thing. Reminds me of a neighborhood kid back in FW, who was from a legendarily sloppy house. My neighbor caught her picking her nose and wiping the boogers on the carpet. When called on the behavior, she didn't even deny it -- she just didn't see what the problem was. I don’t do well with this sort of response.

Wow. Neither do I.

I know what you mean, though — you don’t want to punish the kids, who need the ride, but their mom’s slovenly ways are turning out two little clones of herself, and making it certain no one will ever want to give her one.

You did the right thing.

Reminds me of a neighborhood kid back in FW, who was from a legendarily sloppy house. My neighbor caught her picking her nose and wiping the boogers on the carpet. When called on the behavior, she didn’t even deny it — she just didn’t see what the problem was.

]]> By: mary http://nancynall.com/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5367 mary Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:59:23 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5367 I wish I had a similar setup. My kids are both morning people, as am I, but I do a lot of my work between 6 and 9 am. It was convenient for me to let Pete ride with this mom with two kids in the same school in the morning, and I would pick them up later. I'm done working mostly by around 3, since I operate on eastern time in the pacific time zone. My kid also HATES being late. He's be late once in six years of school, because of car problems. This year, in 2 1/2 months, he's been late 12 times. Every time the school spoke to this other mom, she'd clean up her act for about three days, then start getting later and later. In the afternoon I would pick up her kids. They are monsters. They fight in the car. They eat messy stuff in the car. They scream in the car. When told to stop, they try to negotiate. For example, when I saw one was using my upholstery for a napkin while eating a meatball sandwich, and I told him to not do that, he told me, "it's easy to clean off, chill." I don't do well with this sort of response. Especially from an 11 year old. My car carries my kids and dogs, so it's hardly pristine, but I do object to it being intentionally trashed. There were worse things, I won't go into. It was hard, even so, to bail from the carpool, since this mother needs a ride for her kids in the afternoon. I wish I had a similar setup. My kids are both morning people, as am I, but I do a lot of my work between 6 and 9 am. It was convenient for me to let Pete ride with this mom with two kids in the same school in the morning, and I would pick them up later. I’m done working mostly by around 3, since I operate on eastern time in the pacific time zone. My kid also HATES being late. He’s be late once in six years of school, because of car problems. This year, in 2 1/2 months, he’s been late 12 times. Every time the school spoke to this other mom, she’d clean up her act for about three days, then start getting later and later. In the afternoon I would pick up her kids. They are monsters. They fight in the car. They eat messy stuff in the car. They scream in the car. When told to stop, they try to negotiate. For example, when I saw one was using my upholstery for a napkin while eating a meatball sandwich, and I told him to not do that, he told me, “it’s easy to clean off, chill.” I don’t do well with this sort of response. Especially from an 11 year old. My car carries my kids and dogs, so it’s hardly pristine, but I do object to it being intentionally trashed. There were worse things, I won’t go into. It was hard, even so, to bail from the carpool, since this mother needs a ride for her kids in the afternoon.

]]> By: Nance http://nancynall.com/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5366 Nance Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:34:26 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5366 Carpools require a certain equanimity, or at least a recognition of each party's strengths and weaknesses. I only carpool with one other mom, who told me going in that she's not a morning person. Since my child is perhaps the ultimate morning person, and who also hates to be late for anything, I knew that swapping the morning/afternoon shift would only lead to problems. So I'm the permanent morning driver, and she handles the afternoon, and everything's swell. Go get that antenna stripper. Carpools require a certain equanimity, or at least a recognition of each party’s strengths and weaknesses. I only carpool with one other mom, who told me going in that she’s not a morning person. Since my child is perhaps the ultimate morning person, and who also hates to be late for anything, I knew that swapping the morning/afternoon shift would only lead to problems. So I’m the permanent morning driver, and she handles the afternoon, and everything’s swell.

Go get that antenna stripper.

]]> By: mary http://nancynall.com/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5365 mary Mon, 14 Nov 2005 17:46:51 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5365 My hilly backyard is covered with rosemary and lavendar. Both work well as ground covers in dry places, and both smell wonderful when the dogs tramp through them. The dogs smell good too. LA has some advantages. I think I need one of those classy antenna strippers. It would make just the right statement on the Beetle. I quit my carpool last night, and I think I'm considered a nasty bitch by at least one mom, so I might as well deck the car with tacky aftermarket junk. Is it really neurotic to find carpool quitting extremely difficult? I felt terrible doing it, but it was really not working in several ways. I need some feedback on this to assure myself I'm not nuts. My hilly backyard is covered with rosemary and lavendar. Both work well as ground covers in dry places, and both smell wonderful when the dogs tramp through them. The dogs smell good too. LA has some advantages.

I think I need one of those classy antenna strippers. It would make just the right statement on the Beetle. I quit my carpool last night, and I think I’m considered a nasty bitch by at least one mom, so I might as well deck the car with tacky aftermarket junk. Is it really neurotic to find carpool quitting extremely difficult? I felt terrible doing it, but it was really not working in several ways. I need some feedback on this to assure myself I’m not nuts.

]]> By: Dorothy http://nancynall.com/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5364 Dorothy Mon, 14 Nov 2005 15:58:28 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5364 Watch out when planting apple mint. We planted some at our house in PA, and the darned thing took over the whole garden. It spreads like MAD. Next time we'll keep it to it's own separate little area - in the pot, not the ground. Watch out when planting apple mint. We planted some at our house in PA, and the darned thing took over the whole garden. It spreads like MAD. Next time we’ll keep it to it’s own separate little area – in the pot, not the ground.

]]> By: Loulou http://nancynall.com/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5363 Loulou Mon, 14 Nov 2005 15:56:45 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5363 I have a rosemary plant by my hose outlet, on the south side of the house, next to the back door.[It's called romero, in Spanish]. And mint in pots so it doesn't get away from me. [I smelled a chocolate mint in the supermarket the other day.] And parsley which I am using as a "filler" in the garden. It's self-seeding. I like lemon balm and other lemony herbs. I have a rosemary plant by my hose outlet, on the south side of the house, next to the back door.[It's called romero, in Spanish]. And mint in pots so it doesn’t get away from me. [I smelled a chocolate mint in the supermarket the other day.] And parsley which I am using as a “filler” in the garden. It’s self-seeding. I like lemon balm and other lemony herbs.

]]> By: Dorothy http://nancynall.com/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5362 Dorothy Mon, 14 Nov 2005 15:41:30 +0000 http://70.88.31.129/nancy/2005/11/13/my-how-youve-grown/#comment-5362 I can't stop sniffing the cilantro or basil when it's growing in my yard all summer! I have to credit my husband with planting the herbs. He's the Food Channel addict and I'm so glad of it! I can’t stop sniffing the cilantro or basil when it’s growing in my yard all summer! I have to credit my husband with planting the herbs. He’s the Food Channel addict and I’m so glad of it!

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