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Nov. 3rd, 2005
Coastering Weekend
Nov. 3rd, 2005 01:12 pmWeekend of Coasters et al.
Friday at Six Flags, Saturday at PKD, Sunday at Six Flags
( Six Flags with Sparowe )
( PKD with Java, D, K, and P )
After getting the tour of the parts of the house we hadn't seen, we passed out. The next morning we played Munchkin with P (mixture of Munchkin Bites and Munchkin Fu) and I won the game then proceeded to be chaos while Java and P finished their portion of the game. Poor P had been in the lead early on in the game but some judicious card use dropped him from level 13 to level 6 in about 2 turns. Giggle Then Java and I had to head home to do stuff (and P had homework to do ... he is only 13).
Later Sunday night Java and I went to Six Flags for a last visit (they are now closed for the season) and had some wonderful rides on Wild One including the final ride of the season for me from the front seat. SWEET! Fast, airy, power, grace. I LOVE that ride when she is running well (and the blip of airtime into the helix is cool!
Friday at Six Flags, Saturday at PKD, Sunday at Six Flags
( Six Flags with Sparowe )
( PKD with Java, D, K, and P )
After getting the tour of the parts of the house we hadn't seen, we passed out. The next morning we played Munchkin with P (mixture of Munchkin Bites and Munchkin Fu) and I won the game then proceeded to be chaos while Java and P finished their portion of the game. Poor P had been in the lead early on in the game but some judicious card use dropped him from level 13 to level 6 in about 2 turns. Giggle Then Java and I had to head home to do stuff (and P had homework to do ... he is only 13).
Later Sunday night Java and I went to Six Flags for a last visit (they are now closed for the season) and had some wonderful rides on Wild One including the final ride of the season for me from the front seat. SWEET! Fast, airy, power, grace. I LOVE that ride when she is running well (and the blip of airtime into the helix is cool!
Working Mothers
Nov. 3rd, 2005 01:14 pmWorking Mothers
As sometimes happens (ok fairly frequently happens in my life) two or three separate incidents that are completely independent have brought a topic to mind to write about. In this particular case there was a "Dilemma" show on the radio, an article in the Chronicle for Higher Education, and a reading assignment for my friend's son P. The topic is "Working Mothers".
( Rant on Views of Working Mothers )
Of course the ideal situation would be for BOTH parents to work from home and take turns interacting with the child(ren) while working part-time until the child(ren) are in school and then work full time with flexible hours. However, we are not at that point in this country.
The second place ideal would be if people realized and acknowledged that raising a child IS work if you do it right (setting boundaries, enforcing them fairly without cruelty, enforcing them consistently no matter how tired/frustrated you are, changing the boundaries as the child's needs change, etc.) ... and that isn't counting all the work that most 'non-working' parents are expected to do (balance the checkbook, maintain the house, cooking, cleaning, shopping, laundry, vacation planning, etc.).
As sometimes happens (ok fairly frequently happens in my life) two or three separate incidents that are completely independent have brought a topic to mind to write about. In this particular case there was a "Dilemma" show on the radio, an article in the Chronicle for Higher Education, and a reading assignment for my friend's son P. The topic is "Working Mothers".
( Rant on Views of Working Mothers )
Of course the ideal situation would be for BOTH parents to work from home and take turns interacting with the child(ren) while working part-time until the child(ren) are in school and then work full time with flexible hours. However, we are not at that point in this country.
The second place ideal would be if people realized and acknowledged that raising a child IS work if you do it right (setting boundaries, enforcing them fairly without cruelty, enforcing them consistently no matter how tired/frustrated you are, changing the boundaries as the child's needs change, etc.) ... and that isn't counting all the work that most 'non-working' parents are expected to do (balance the checkbook, maintain the house, cooking, cleaning, shopping, laundry, vacation planning, etc.).
