The Parenthood Thread

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

The dreaded All-White Diet. Macaroni, rice, white bread, chicken (in nugget or finger form only), sugar.

--jeniphir

That's pretty much it. Milk, too, they go through it like... water. A gallon a day, nearly.

I have one who will only eat chicken, and one who will only eat red meat. Somebody's always whining.

[Corrissey]

...and only cuz I don't know where else to post this...

We keep seeing commercials for the new Alvin (chipmunks) movie -p.s. Did Jason Lee REALLY have to do this film?! dude. Anyway... My 7 yr old daughter likes the part where the one is singing "don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me" (I think he's singing it while bathing in the dishwasher?) and so she was singing that all night, inserting other words for 'Girlfriend' and 'Me' getting some laughs from her parents. Then she sings to me "Don't you wish Daddy was hot like Morrissey"... ROTFLMAO (um, yes child)

p.s. I'm just glad she doesn't know the actual Pussycat Doll song.

[almareallymatters]

My kids tell me they hate casseroles...so now I cook the casserole and put the sauce in a jug on the table seperately...then it becomes gravy!...which they do like...and they devour it without complaint....a dirty rotten trick I know....but "where there's a will there's a way!"

[The Cat's Mother]

Welcome to the wonderful world of PASTA!

Yes, we have those days, too. Fortunately, all of my lot really like fresh vegetables, including greens. They like wholemeal bread and pasta, too.

Tonight, it'll be veggie frankfurters (which they all adore), with cabbage, carrots and (because I never did get to the shops and pick up some potatoes) hash browns.

[almareallymatters]

Yes, we have those days, too. Fortunately, all of my lot really like fresh vegetables, including greens. They like wholemeal bread and pasta, too.

Tonight, it'll be veggie frankfurters (which they all adore), with cabbage, carrots and (because I never did get to the shops and pick up some potatoes) hash browns.

What time are you serving up?

[Not Right in the Head]

Yes, we have those days, too. Fortunately, all of my lot really like fresh vegetables, including greens. They like wholemeal bread and pasta, too.

That describes ours pretty well, at least the twins (our eldest's tastes are now influenced by school lunches and, worse, her best friend down the street). You wouldn't believe our fresh fruits & veggies bill every week. On the upside, it's done wonders for their growth and development--the docs can't believe that they were preemies; they've always told us to expect the twins to be runts with learning problems.

[The Cat's Mother]

What time are you serving up?

About 4.30 - or as soon as Son #1's back from his paper round.

Then I'll do something for Stig and I when he gets home. Bottle of wine with it, tonight, I think. Mmmmmm.... yes.

[The Cat's Mother]

That describes ours pretty well, at least the twins (our eldest's tastes are now influenced by school lunches and, worse, her best friend down the street). You wouldn't believe our fresh fruits & veggies bill every week. On the upside, it's done wonders for their growth and development--the docs can't believe that they were preemies; they've always told us to expect the twins to be runts with learning problems.

Edward worries us because he eats so little and is small for his age (10). All we can really do, is pack plenty of goodness into what he can manage and make sure he gets his vitamin supplement. Tom, on the other hand, is 16, 6ft tall and an eating machine!

[Not Right in the Head]

Edward worries us because he eats so little and is small for his age (10). All we can really do, is pack plenty of goodness into what he can manage and make sure he gets his vitamin supplement. Tom, on the other hand, is 16, 6ft tall and an eating machine!

I'll bet. Maybe liberal use of food coloring would help for your 10 y.o.; I know it worked for us. I can't wait for the eating disorders to kick in with ours.

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

Edward worries us because he eats so little and is small for his age (10). All we can really do, is pack plenty of goodness into what he can manage and make sure he gets his vitamin supplement. Tom, on the other hand, is 16, 6ft tall and an eating machine!

Hey, I have an Edward too! Lovely name, isn't it?

[almareallymatters]

Just back from the dreaded school run...you know I think I might get a part-time job as a weather girl...my prediction...it'll be fine and dry all day (but will piss down with rain at 8.45am and 3.15pm precisely)...good ain't I?!

[The Cat's Mother]

Hey, I have an Edward too! Lovely name, isn't it?

It was my grandfather's name, although that's not really why I chose it. His middle name is Frederick, after a good (and sadly childless) friend of ours. I had a fancy to call him Wolfgang but Stig vetoed that. He gets "Eddie-Freddy", but he also calls himself "E-war" because he has notions of a world without the letter "d", "Wereward", after his speech-impaired cousin's early attempts at his name, and simply "Small Boy." At school, to his friends, he's "Eddie", which has a classic cool to it, I think.

[PregnantForTheLastTime]

It was my grandfather's name, although that's not really why I chose it. His middle name is Frederick, after a good (and sadly childless) friend of ours. I had a fancy to call him Wolfgang but Stig vetoed that. He gets "Eddie-Freddy", but he also calls himself "E-war" because he has notions of a world without the letter "d", "Wereward", after his speech-impaired cousin's early attempts at his name, and simply "Small Boy." At school, to his friends, he's "Eddie", which has a classic cool to it, I think.

It was my grandfather's name, and both of the grandfathers on the other side. Edward Frederick was one of those. Also assorted uncles. I love it because it is definitely classic cool, and has so many nicknames.

When he was tiny I called him "Edbug," he's been "Squidward," and he's mostly Eddie. But when he meets new people he gets a little formal and introduces himself as Edward. It suits him so well.

[morrisseychic]

Sammy is my kid

My Niece. Future Morrissey Fan!
My dog shared her devil ears with her=)

[Not Right in the Head]

It was my grandfather's name, and both of the grandfathers on the other side. Edward Frederick was one of those. Also assorted uncles. I love it because it is definitely classic cool, and has so many nicknames.

When he was tiny I called him "Edbug," he's been "Squidward," and he's mostly Eddie. But when he meets new people he gets a little formal and introduces himself as Edward. It suits him so well.

We should have a WASPy vs. "trendy" first name thread. Two of mine are named after Beatles songs. Does that count toward both?

[The Cat's Mother]

It was my grandfather's name, and both of the grandfathers on the other side. Edward Frederick was one of those. Also assorted uncles. I love it because it is definitely classic cool, and has so many nicknames.

When he was tiny I called him "Edbug," he's been "Squidward," and he's mostly Eddie. But when he meets new people he gets a little formal and introduces himself as Edward. It suits him so well.

Plenty of Edwards, past and present about, then. Maybe we need an "Ed Thread".

[Not Right in the Head]

Plenty of Edwards, past and present about, then. Maybe we need an "Ed Thread".

A thrED?

[The Cat's Mother]

We should have a WASPy vs. "trendy" first name thread. Two of mine are named after Beatles songs. Does that count toward both?

Mine sound like a roll-call at a Victorian school-house. "Thomas, Verity, Edward...." Quite puritan, too, until the little 'un.

[The Cat's Mother]

A thrED?

Boo! Hiss!

*chucks rotten fruit*

[Not Right in the Head]

Mine sound like a roll-call at a Victorian school-house. "Thomas, Verity, Edward...." Quite puritan, too, until the little 'un.

I think that there are only about 5 different first names between all the girls in my eldest's school. In her class alone there are two others, and both of her teachers have daughters with the same name. They all look the same, too. I should petition the City Council to rename our town "Stepford."