What the hell?
Oct. 3rd, 2003 08:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tiamatladyWhat the hell am I doing awake???
Oh right, the nephew stayed over last night, and I woke up to my mother trying to cajole him into doing his homework, so when she left I got up to continue. Except he said "no Grammy's wrong" and he "did" one thing when he should have done two worksheets. So then his mother comes in and starts threatening to take away stuff, in my opinion, she has no right to take away. She starts yelling at him because _I_ bought him T-shirts last night. I told him I'll take them back, but *shrug* I don't mean it myself. Taking away rewards is definitely a good idea, but where is a visit from his father a reward? I think I'm going to tell him I took the TShirts back, and then give them back to him next week, once he's been suitably cowed enough by that. If I DO actually take them back, he won't have them at all, and that kinda sucks.
but my sister threatens things I don't think she'll really go through on - like "no Halloween" How does one enforce that? Other than denying him what ALL HIS FRIENDS are doing? personally, I think ground him, send him to bed without dinner, take away TV before threatening BIG things like Halloween. Honestly, does she expect to enforce "Leave the classroom while your friends are having a party."? Then the kids gets bent out of shape and CRIES and SCREAMS for hours, over something HUGE. OK He'll cry and scream over losing TV, but that's a CONSTANT. If he wants to keep TV privileges, he'll do his homework. That's FAR MORE effective than the giant, abstract threat, she has no intention of going through with.
Speaking of TV, I got up to find the cable wire now snapped. I think I'm cajoling![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kazama into making time for me today. But, then there's the Mixfest, which I'm not all that thrilled about. I MUST be growing up, since I'm having a hard time justifying the ticket price, EVEN to see Duran Duran and Tori. Plus there's the whole "work" thing. I didn't come out of my work induced stupor in time to do anything about this. This required at LEAST a half day off for me to come home, change, and take the T in town. Plus, I'd REALLY rather 1) put the money away for London and 2) set aside some to pay a REALLY OUTRAGOUS PRICE when they come next summer, for D and I or Ruthie and I to have front row center. *sighs* I'd LOVE to see Tori, but I SO much prefer her in an intimate setting, where I can sit and listen to Winter and cry. Oh, and lest I forget - I owe Bret for the "Justified and Slut" tour *grins* Add to that the "mysterious" amount I get to pay next week for a root canal, and the amount I spent last night at Target, the plot to see the Cruxshadows in NYC, and - there's that adult thing again.
So, anyway, I need to callkazama about maybe swinging by later and getting the wire cutter for my cable wire. Because No Tv And No Beer Make Homer something something.
OH and I was GOOD I purchased NO DVD's at Target. Mostly because I knew they'd be cheaper at BJ's *makes a face*
Today is swing by client, head to storage unit place and pay for new one, call dentists to try and force an answer out of the billing woman, and then my other client. I think I'm going to reconcile AMEX bills today *joy*
Oh right, the nephew stayed over last night, and I woke up to my mother trying to cajole him into doing his homework, so when she left I got up to continue. Except he said "no Grammy's wrong" and he "did" one thing when he should have done two worksheets. So then his mother comes in and starts threatening to take away stuff, in my opinion, she has no right to take away. She starts yelling at him because _I_ bought him T-shirts last night. I told him I'll take them back, but *shrug* I don't mean it myself. Taking away rewards is definitely a good idea, but where is a visit from his father a reward? I think I'm going to tell him I took the TShirts back, and then give them back to him next week, once he's been suitably cowed enough by that. If I DO actually take them back, he won't have them at all, and that kinda sucks.
but my sister threatens things I don't think she'll really go through on - like "no Halloween" How does one enforce that? Other than denying him what ALL HIS FRIENDS are doing? personally, I think ground him, send him to bed without dinner, take away TV before threatening BIG things like Halloween. Honestly, does she expect to enforce "Leave the classroom while your friends are having a party."? Then the kids gets bent out of shape and CRIES and SCREAMS for hours, over something HUGE. OK He'll cry and scream over losing TV, but that's a CONSTANT. If he wants to keep TV privileges, he'll do his homework. That's FAR MORE effective than the giant, abstract threat, she has no intention of going through with.
Speaking of TV, I got up to find the cable wire now snapped. I think I'm cajoling
kazama into making time for me today. But, then there's the Mixfest, which I'm not all that thrilled about. I MUST be growing up, since I'm having a hard time justifying the ticket price, EVEN to see Duran Duran and Tori. Plus there's the whole "work" thing. I didn't come out of my work induced stupor in time to do anything about this. This required at LEAST a half day off for me to come home, change, and take the T in town. Plus, I'd REALLY rather 1) put the money away for London and 2) set aside some to pay a REALLY OUTRAGOUS PRICE when they come next summer, for D and I or Ruthie and I to have front row center. *sighs* I'd LOVE to see Tori, but I SO much prefer her in an intimate setting, where I can sit and listen to Winter and cry. Oh, and lest I forget - I owe Bret for the "Justified and Slut" tour *grins* Add to that the "mysterious" amount I get to pay next week for a root canal, and the amount I spent last night at Target, the plot to see the Cruxshadows in NYC, and - there's that adult thing again.So, anyway, I need to call
kazama about maybe swinging by later and getting the wire cutter for my cable wire. Because No Tv And No Beer Make Homer something something.OH and I was GOOD I purchased NO DVD's at Target. Mostly because I knew they'd be cheaper at BJ's *makes a face*
Today is swing by client, head to storage unit place and pay for new one, call dentists to try and force an answer out of the billing woman, and then my other client. I think I'm going to reconcile AMEX bills today *joy*
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I can't resist...
Date: 2003-10-03 05:59 am (UTC)go crazy?
Re: I can't resist...
Date: 2003-10-03 06:24 am (UTC)YYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!
*runs around*
*grins* I'm getting the wire cutter from Kazama on my way home from work. TV will be had, later.
Rage falling
falling
falling
RISING
falling
gone.....
Re: I can't resist...
Date: 2003-10-03 06:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-10-03 12:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-10-03 12:21 pm (UTC)I just feel I've been a poor friend lately, and don't want you thinking that I'm sucking up so I can stay with you.
But, after what I just did, I may need all the help I can get.
This is MY Bjork, I knowyou understand.
(No, Duran Duran isn't Bjork, but you get the analogy *grins*)
no subject
Date: 2003-10-03 12:37 pm (UTC)