And here we are with No Initiative Liz standing around like a shivering pillar of shit not stopping April from getting in trouble because no one told her to do something that she should do without having to be told. We saw where that
Because (as jjamele would probably tell us) Elizabeth can only follow the bad example she's been exposed to. What Elly has not realized is that she taught Liz that motherhood involves playing catch-up (and growling because something absolutely unimportant has to be put on hold)
Fourth strip: I still say the obvious way of handling that situation is cut a deal with the kid, tell him if he helps out with the chores he can pick a game for you both to play. Puts both you and him in a better mood and makes the time go faster.
What she'll never understand is that for a normal adult, one of the best parts of interacting with a kid is getting to be one yourself again. I just spent a week visiting my godchildren, which meant I spent a week chasing them, tossing them into piles of leaves, playing with their toys with them, putting together and playing games with them, etc. etc. etc. I suppose what I should have done was give them one-word responses to questions while I "busied" myself with my schoolwork or found something "adult" to do around the house.
And here we are with No Initiative Liz standing around like a shivering pillar of shit not stopping April from getting in trouble because no one told her to do something that she should do without having to be told. We saw where that
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yeah, why the hell didn't Liz either tell April to go back in the house or keep an eye on her?
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Because (as jjamele would probably tell us) Elizabeth can only follow the bad example she's been exposed to. What Elly has not realized is that she taught Liz that motherhood involves playing catch-up (and growling because something absolutely unimportant has to be put on hold)
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Third strip: that baby is HUMUNGOUS!
Fourth strip: I still say the obvious way of handling that situation is cut a deal with the kid, tell him if he helps out with the chores he can pick a game for you both to play. Puts both you and him in a better mood and makes the time go faster.
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1) Lynn was only half-way paying attention when they taught her about perspective
2) That's because you have the idea that a child is not your enemy.
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you might actually have fun with the kid if you did this.
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Elly has a stupid, dangerous and self-defeating idea percolating inside her head: the belief that interaction with a child turns her into one.
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What she'll never understand is that for a normal adult, one of the best parts of interacting with a kid is getting to be one yourself again. I just spent a week visiting my godchildren, which meant I spent a week chasing them, tossing them into piles of leaves, playing with their toys with them, putting together and playing games with them, etc. etc. etc. I suppose what I should have done was give them one-word responses to questions while I "busied" myself with my schoolwork or found something "adult" to do around the house.
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Guess who didn't like her own childhood all that much.
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