Does anyone else but me feel like summer vacation is going too slow? I mean for a while there I was kind of freaking out about how tall the corn was getting, but would Corn Fest* get here already? I say this because Travis and I both work from home. Between vacation, his business trips, Blog Her, and extended opportunities for Vitamin D (are people just cracking up right now in Alaska), I’m getting my fourth self-diagnosed ulcer of the season.
Bring on back to school shopping, baby!
Trading off in two hour increments, we’ve been passing the kids back-and-forth around my computer in the bedroom and his in the basement. And all this time is compounded by this lifestyle most people envy. No commute, no khaki pants, “free” daycare. Dude. I’m losing it. Locking myself in the closet long enough to have an brief conversation with the Wisconsin State Journal about my Madison Loves Kids iPhone app, I would like to point out this comment someone left on the online story:
- Whatevs said on: July 28, 2010, 12:12 am
- Is there an app that teaches parents how to raise less entitled kids? Or one that teaches parents how to set boundaries so their kids aren’t little sh*ts? Gen X parents are increasingly letting the kids run the show. As a teacher, that SUCKS. I’m teaching basic manners to high schoolers.
Despite the fact that this comment (1) has nothing remotely to do with my app and is by a (2) teacher used the word SUCKS, calls herself Whatevs, and refers to her students as little sh*ts, I kind of agree with the underlying message.
I was born in 1977, so this makes me the last of the X’ers (1960-1977). Our oldest son is almost 7, and I already wonder if we’re babying him too much. Not spoiling, but babying. If we never let them leave our sight, will they have a sense of wanderlust? If our lives are full of high-tech gadgets to make things less complicated, how do we fill the down time? Is there down time? At our house…plenty…and Phines and Ferb are completely welcome to come over for a play date any time. Just not on TV.
* Yes, our town has an entire celebration around corn. Is corn even a vegetable? I mean, it goes in and then comes back out in the same pellet form. My husband said it was gross to want to call the local waste water treatment plant and ask if they’re installing any extra filters that week. Hey, not everyone can be this awesome of an Eagle Scout.
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It was gross because we were eating sweet corn at the time. Corn is a grain, not a veggie. And tomatoes are a fruit for those wondering.
Sincerely
Cliff Clavin
You both crack me up! On the corn debate, when searching for a quality dog food for our puppy I consulted with a *professional*. He said something about not having corn as the first ingredient, “Because you can tell that’s not food. It goes in and comes out whole!”
“Cliff’s” comments are hilarious
Why would you think I couldn’t believe there is a whole festival surrounding corn, ha-ha!