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But of course. That's the best thing about other people's children. 
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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I'm convinced teachers do this to parents at the end of each school semester with their in-classroom parties.
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With a brand new extremely noisy toy.
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I was thinking drum set, but that works too. 
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I've been told that you can tell people really hate you when they buy your kids a drum kit for their birthdays.
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Kids those ages can be a barrel of fun - if one has the energy to keep up with them.
I used to be very close to one of my nephews. He was very miffed when I brought my fiancé to meet the family - suddenly I wasn't paying as much attention to him...
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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I think that's part of it - is they have so much energy, and I struggle to stay awake after a meal, for example. 
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In my case I was the nephew. My mom's only brother only married in his mid-30s.
But then as a teenaged boy I had a bit of a crush on her, so I didn't mind her so much.
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You can visit, spoil em, pump full of sugar and leave. Works for me!
A home without books is a body without soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero
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An ethical pump and dump scheme?
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Yep, grand kids love it, son not so much.
A home without books is a body without soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero
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You realize the reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is because they have a common adversary.
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Hadn't thought of it that way.
A home without books is a body without soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero
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honey the codewitch wrote: They're fun to spoil and jack up on sugar. 
For some reason I think of Hansel and Gretel and the candy house 
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Quote: The 6 year old is now a first grader. That's a rough age IMO, because it's all toilet jokes. At least my hubby got him into Captain Underpants stories. That will distract him.
When he is a teeny bit older he is going to love this book https://www.amazon.com/Day-My-Butt-Went-Psycho/dp/0756956633[^] (verified also suitable for step-sons  )
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Yes, yes and YES.
I've got 6 of the little critters - two from my sister and 2 each from my Darling's sisters. Currently driving 2 of them home from (a special) school every day and really enjoying the time we spend together.
Started with the 12 year old about a 15 months ago and his 14 year old brother about a school term ago. I just can't stop pinching myself at how much the younger has improved in that time. Went from being a self-centered, psychopathic little shyte into a respectful, empathetic little boy. Their parents seem not to have had the energy to devote to them that I have and it seems everyone is benefitting from my input.
Different sorts of problems to solve than when I was coding all the time, but I wouldn't give it up for the world. We've all grown and become better versions of ourselves.
The others are 5 & 7, and 17 & 19. It's been interesting to see how I relate best to the middle pair. There seems to be an inverse relationship between how I relate to the parents and how I get along with the kids - absolutely fascinating. As far as I'm concerned, the oldest 4 are all simply inexperienced adults. Treating them as such seems to give me an edge.
Happy days. 
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Over the years it's surprised me how many times I encounter specific obscure links between apparently unrelated items in a short space of time.
My most recent example concerns a TV program, "Only Connect", and a radio program, "Add To Playlist".
"Only Connect" is a BBC quiz show in which teams are challenged to find an often obscure connection between four items. Last night, one team was given the 3 French phrases "Plus dur", "Meilleur", "Plus vite" and had to come up with "Plus fort" as the fourth. The connection is that these phrase mean "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" which is a 2001 hit for the French duo Daft Punk. It was said that if they'd used their own language, this would be the song title.
"Add To Playlist" is a Radio 4 show in which musicians select tracks to add to a mythical playlist by proposing one or more obscure connections to the previous track. This morning, the sequence went from "Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth to "Sonata in G minor" by Domenico Scarlatti, then to "Maybe This Time" sung by Lisa Minnelli, "Phantom of the Opera" sung by Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford and finally "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" by Daft Punk. The dual link between the last two was both the "robotic" repetitive beat and the wearing of masks by the performers.
While I've heard of Daft Punk, until yesterday, I wouldn't have been able to name one of their hits and suddenly I get two references to the same one, both in programs to do with connections. Since both programs are pre-recorded but not previously broadcast, I believe it's unlikely one affected the other.
I've been told in the past that this effect, synchronicity, is because a person gets sensitised to noticing things similar to items which you've recently encountered or which have meaning to you (for example, the number of cars on the road which are similar to your own), however, I still find it surprising that within 24 hours, there should be two such obscure events close enough together to notice!
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Oh man,
I'll be watching you.
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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StarNamer@work wrote: synchronicity
Additionally is an interesting film
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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but they placed a Bounty over my head. What a Twix of fate.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
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Time to watch The Lion King.
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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Lion is absolutely my favorite snack since Snickers Crunch became extinct.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
The shortest horror story: On Error Resume Next
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One of my favorites.
"In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?"
-- Rigoletto
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This thread is in danger of becoming a Marathon, but it might raise a few Snickers.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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