tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14540169458173536022024-02-08T07:43:10.263-05:00KT HilariousMusings/observations/rants from a gluten-free, sometimes do-it-myself mom of 2 boys.kthilarioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823326465310522419noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454016945817353602.post-6932381323622701852013-02-11T06:30:00.001-05:002013-02-11T06:30:05.135-05:00ridiculous stuff I say<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You need to pause that story and go pee. No, really, stop talking and go pee.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Did you wash your hands? ... With soap? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">(on the playground) My kid doesn't have a shirt on? I'm grateful he still has his pants on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We are at school, boys! Stop talking and get out of the van. J, stop talking. J, pause. Thank you...I love you, have a good day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Don't. Make. Me. Yell. Just do what I say the first 5 times!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Can you only hear me when I yell?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Turn off the hose!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Dude, you'd better clean that up before your dad gets home. He's gonna freak.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Who is banging what?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Put your swords away. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">How about we start over? I will stop yelling if you stop being difficult. Deal?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You are <i>so</i> lucky it's not 1975. Your butt would be crazy-sore.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Why do you disobey when I turn away? (wow, I rhymed. *giggle*) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">2 - you can bring 2 sticks home. Put the huge branch down. </span> <br />
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<br />kthilarioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823326465310522419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454016945817353602.post-87417588949376170962013-02-04T06:30:00.000-05:002013-02-04T06:30:02.338-05:005 reasons I am grateful to be Celiac<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Admit it Gluten-Eaters- there's some nasty food out there. And I am grateful I can't eat some of it.<b> </b>There are a few perks when you are a Celiac...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>1. Fig Newtons</b></i> - Seriously, doesn't everyone just pass those by and get the strawberry newtons? Gross.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>2. Digiorno Pizza</b></i> - PreCeliac<b>, </b>I could not choke this pizza down. I would eat cereal on those nights in my house. Gooey-doughy-too-much-of-it crust. Blah! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>3. Cheap Beer</b></i> - Don't get me wrong, I am so a beer girl - leaving the gluten-bread world didn't phase me in the least. You can keep your bread and nasty thick crust pizzas. But saying goodbye forever to Guiness and Blue Moon makes me sad. Kinda broke my heart. For the love of all that's holy, if you have the blessing to be able to drink decent beer, why in the hell would you numb your taste buds with nasty cheap beer? You can do better. Drink a really good beer for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>4. I lost 20 pounds</b></i> - Stop eating a bunch of gluten-filled carbs and you will lose weight, too. It's magic! Does that mean someone could eat a bunch of gluten-free carbs and stay skinny? No. Carbs are carbs. A perk to double-checking every freaking thing that goes into my mouth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><b>5. I couldn't think of a 5th</b></i> - It actually really, really sucks to be Celiac. Thank God red wine, dark chocolate and popcorn are all gluten free or else you all would have a serious psycho in your midst. You should be grateful - put that on <i>your</i> list! </span><br />
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<br />kthilarioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823326465310522419noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454016945817353602.post-64944238033702913312013-01-30T17:15:00.003-05:002013-01-30T17:28:22.473-05:00Trying to be all zen<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So I signed up for a yoga class. Husband's birthday gift to me. What that really means is "Kate, you are way stressed and need an outlet so you are less bitchy." Totally true. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This class was packed - 25 of us with our mats, water bottles, strap-things, rolled up blankets and rubber blocks. I had no idea what most of the stuff was for, but since it was my 1st time, I trusted the crowd and got whatever they did. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The instructor told us since it was so crowded to stagger our mats, so one person goes a bit forward the next goes a little back - so we don't slap each other during class - I think this is a good idea. Seems to me that someone slapping me would not help me get all relaxed and less bitchy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lucky me, on my right, the girl stayed in the middle of her mat THE ENTIRE CLASS while I spent it trying to avoid her long arms. Is it really that hard to move to the top of the mat? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">To my left was "I'masuperyogagirlandwillproveitbybreathingcrazyhardformostoftheclass" Not distracting at all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In spite of the challenges on either side of me - I successfully got all zen for awhile. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Yay, me. :)</span><br />
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<br />kthilarioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823326465310522419noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454016945817353602.post-23509838913255807952012-08-16T07:21:00.001-04:002012-08-16T07:21:43.119-04:00the only explanation that makes sense...<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
I have the answer to why you feel like the sober at party when you are in charge of children.</div>
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They Are Drunk. Completely Gone. Bombed Out Of Their Freaking Minds.</div>
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I've spent over a decade in this constant state. My children appear to be slowly sobering up as time goes by, but it's still like a day at a frat house around here. </div>
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As babies, they started out so blitzed they couldn't even stand up. Then as toddlers they were all drunk walking - kept falling down, knocking into each other. As young kids, they are still pretty freaking buzzed. Sometimes they appear to be totally with it, then they'll fall to pieces for no apparent reason.</div>
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Seriously, go to a Chuck-E-Cheese. Observe. Then go to a Frat house or local campus bar at midnight on a weekend night. There are so many social and physical similarities, it's startling.</div>
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You think parenting is all lovey-dovey, let's snuggle? Yea, some of it is. But picture yourself trying to reason with a drunk 20-year-old girl - all loud, crying, falling down, then blubbering how much she loves you & she ends up puking all over you and passes out. </div>
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If you are totally cool with that, then welcome to parenting aka <i>the permanent sober one at the party</i>. For the next 20 years.</div>
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Here are excerpts from actual conversations, all in one week (it's been a busy week) - I choose to find them funny as well as annoying - otherwise my head would explode. If you want to know why I'm so vigilant or why you should be (if you are a fellow Celiac), read on...<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>wedding caterer:</b> Hello, how can I help you? <b> </b></span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>me:</b>
Hi, I'm coming to a wedding next weekend at your party house. I have
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>her:</b>
Oh, yes, let's see. We are having breaded chicken, so you couldn't
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>me: </b>(feeling less good about this) Well, it depends on what you mix with them.<b> </b></span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>her: </b>butter and parsley. Is that okay?<b> </b></span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>her: </b>And, oh, yes, roast beef with gravy - there's no gluten in that. (and we're done)<b> </b></span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>me:</b> Um, there's usually flour in gravy. (I'm picturing myself questioning the servers and wanting to go back to the kitchen to double check what ingredients they have used - making a spectacle of myself.) You know what, I appreciate your call back. I'll eat before the reception. Thank you!</span></span></h6>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>grocery
store event planning department:</b> Hello, Mrs. O? I have the
gluten free hamburger buns you were asking about. There are 2
varieties: regular or whole wheat. Which would you prefer? </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>me:</b> ummmm, did you say "whole wheat?" Are these the Udi's gluten free buns we spoke about earlier?<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>her:</b> Yes, which would you like?<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>me: </b>Udi's a gluten free company. Are you sure they are Udi's? Maybe they are "whole grain?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>her: </b>maybe that's what it says, I don't really remember...</span></span><br />
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<b>m</b><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>e:</b> (great attention to detail) How about I come in to check them out, cause wheat means gluten. (and I no longer trust your judgement) *sigh*<b> </b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>Gluten Free Bakery #1:</b> Hello, how can I help you?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>me:</b>
Hi, my son is celebrating his First Communion in a couple of weeks. I'd like to talk to you about ordering a gluten free sheet cake for him.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>her:</b> Oh, well, we don't make sheet cakes. We can make you a 14" double layer round cake.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>me:</b> Um, then it would look like a birthday cake. So there's no way to make a sheet cake? (I could maybe go to the store for you and buy some rectangle pans.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>her:</b> Nope, we can do the round cakes, though.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>me: </b>No, thank you. (grrrrrrrrrr)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>Gluten Free Bakery #2: </b>Hello, how can I help you?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">(insert same conversation as with Gluten Free Bakery #1)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>Gluten Free Bakery #3: </b>Hello, how can I help you?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>me:</b>
Hi, my son is celebrating his First Communion in a couple of weeks.
I'd like to talk to you about ordering a gluten free sheet cake for him.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>Gluten Free Bakery #3: </b>Yes, we can do that.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>me:</b> Hurray! That's fantastic! We'll come by later today to buy some cupcakes and let my son pick his cake flavor and icing. He's going to be so excited! (big smile, so happy)</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">an hour later...</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>Gluten Free Bakery #3:</b></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">Gluten Free Bakery #3, How can I help you?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>me: </b>Hi, we spoke earlier about a gluten free sheet cake...a friend told me that you may not be a gluten free dedicated facility...is that true?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>Gluten Free Bakery #3: </b>Oh, we have a lot of gluten free items. Like cupcakes, cookies, muff-</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>me: </b>(my head hits the table) Excuse me, do you bake with regular flour, too?</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>Gluten Free Bakery #3: </b>Oh, yes. We bake both regular and gluten free here.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b>me: </b>Well, crap. That could make my kids and I very sick. Forget the order. *click.*</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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I'd like to make something clear once and for all. If I am at a doctor's office and you are the nurse - when you read in my chart that I have Celiac Disease it does not....I repeat...<i><b>DOES NOT</b></i> open the door to discussing your digestive issues. </div>
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That means launching into disgusting, detailed descriptions of what happens when you eat foods with gluten is unwelcome. Isn't this hour all about me? This is not the time to swap shit stories. And I don't even have shit issues. I find that kind of ironic. I'm one of the few Celiacs who doesn't have that problem. So I'm extra-unqualified. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The last time was super-irritating. I was at an eye doctor's office where I was paying by the hour for parking. So she was not only delaying my appointment but costing me more money. She was all blah, blah, IBS, thought it might have to do with gluten, gave gluten free diet a half-assed try, blah, blah. Then she asked me what I ate. That startled me. I asked "You mean in general? Like what do I eat on any given day?" Now I'm supposed to give you a verbal food diary? You don't have any intention of eating gluten free. Can't you just put the dilation drops in my eyes and leave me alone?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">How about we all agree that unless I am your doctor or your nurse you don't tell me anything about your bathroom issues? Does that sound fair? I've got enough going on with my health and kids' health...I really don't have the energy for this polite-I-hope-you-stop-talking-soon poker face that I am attempting to maintain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Don't get me wrong, I feel like I am a helpful person and exchange gluten free ideas with others. I highly recommend the <a href="http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=CELIAC&H=LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG" target="_blank">Celiac Listserv</a> - an amazing online community of helpful people. Now <i>that's</i> another place to tell your shit story. See? That's appropriate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It's easy. Nurses, you can do it, too. Clink on the link if you think of an interesting poop story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Deal? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Deal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> </span>kthilarioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823326465310522419noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454016945817353602.post-54760067338969832672012-04-10T08:50:00.000-04:002012-04-10T08:50:23.807-04:00Just Say No<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
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son: <i>A DARE officer came to class today.</i></div>
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me: <i>Oh, what did he talk about?</i></div>
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son: <i>He talked about how bad marina is for you. </i></div>
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me: <i>Marina? What?</i></div>
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son: <i>Yea, and Mom, why do people smoke tobawga if it's so bad for you? </i><i>Mom, can you believe people would take stuff that is horrible for them?!</i> (He's all indignant in a way that's only possible for those that have never taken drugs.)</div>
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me: (laughing too hard to answer)</div>
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son: <i> Mom? Mom? I said the words wrong, didn't I?</i></div>
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me: (tears are streaming)</div>
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son: <i>Mom, can you tell me the right words now? </i></div>
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me: (catching my breath, wiping my eyes) <i>Okay, but say them both one more time.</i></div>
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son: <i>Marina and tobawga</i></div>
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me: <i>Marijuana and tobacco</i></div>
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son: (smiling, he's used to this) <i>Thanks.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">me: </span><i><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You are a good sport. Don't do drugs.</span> </i><br />
<br />kthilarioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09823326465310522419noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1454016945817353602.post-3947585291803140552012-04-02T21:44:00.000-04:002012-04-05T13:16:07.753-04:001st post...it better be funny<span id="internal-source-marker_0.8183011372182155" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1st Blog.</span> Da da daaaaaam.<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Can you feel the pressure of the first blog post? Sheesh. I’ve been putting this off for a long time. Don’t want to be all boring. Not sure which interest to start with...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Our gluten free life - not by choice. It’s not a fad diet for us. My 2 kids and I are Celiacs. We are now the high-maintenance folks. Why is everyone handing out food these days? When I was a kid we didn’t get food from non-relatives unless it was trick-or-treat night or a parade and they were throwing it at us. For the love of all that is sane, a lot of the kids out there are overweight, I don’t think they need another piece of candy or that cookie! Stop the madness!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Making stuff from scratch - it’s much more fun to talk about this in person especially if you have friends who don’t - I have 2 friends who are not “made from scratch” who give me disgusted looks when the subject comes up. Wait, I’m now high-maintenance AND annoying...hmmmmm</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My snarky observations - gotta narrow that down. One to cover for sure are all the slow couples grocery shopping together. Since when is this a team activity? Do you really need to stand in front of the shelf and have a 5 minute discussion on which box to choose? Really? Do you really want his opinion? Why did you bring him with you? It’s mind-boggling. Go home and get out of my way, please.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">My parenting - when I’m out in public with my kids, I try to start the errand off with clear expectations. I lean down and ask my kids, “What is your goal when we are at this store?” They answer, “For you to not be the loudest mom in the store.” Yes, sweethearts, that’s right. We don’t need to show all these nice people that side of me since you can’t stop walk-wrestling with your brother. Have you seen the walk-wrestle? If I stop to look at something they are able to progress to actual wrestling. Perhaps I should praise them for be able to do it on the go. Does it count as multitasking? That’s pretty good, considering they are boys, right?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">So many subjects...My goal is to not be boring. Tune in next time....</span><br />
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