Life, or Something like it
I babysat for five and a half hours today. It was surprisingly easy, but I had the gold standard of babysitting difficulty thrust upon me a few months back, and a normal difficulty feels easy now. I don't really feel like talking about it, blogging is just a habit that is rather hard to break.
A few points:
Kids are fast, you look away for ten seconds, literally, and they are not there anymore. Honestly, I felt like I was living with three spies in training.
Firmness and persistence are the keys to a happy relationship. You tell them what to do, and you insist on it. Just be sure that what you are insisting on is not to the child's detriment, and life is good.
Getting kids ready to go somewhere takes a good bit of time, I suggest this when babysitting, it helps things to keep rolling at a good clip.
That's it on that.
I went to see The Dark Knight with my brothers. A very well done movie, darker for sure (in humor and violence), and still missing some logic around the edges (less so than Iron Man). In further comparison to Iron Man, it was less humorous and easy-going, but the psychology was simply excellent. They gave you just enough pieces to understand the characters. Oh, and thank God for the replacement Rachel, she was very good.
After that, I've been catching up on Doctor Who. -Simpson's reference- It is excellent. -/reference- One more episode before Donna bites the dust. The lady who plays her is brilliant, as is the doctor. I'm going to miss her character, and anything she's in after this acts as its own recommendation.
A few points:
Kids are fast, you look away for ten seconds, literally, and they are not there anymore. Honestly, I felt like I was living with three spies in training.
Firmness and persistence are the keys to a happy relationship. You tell them what to do, and you insist on it. Just be sure that what you are insisting on is not to the child's detriment, and life is good.
Getting kids ready to go somewhere takes a good bit of time, I suggest this when babysitting, it helps things to keep rolling at a good clip.
That's it on that.
I went to see The Dark Knight with my brothers. A very well done movie, darker for sure (in humor and violence), and still missing some logic around the edges (less so than Iron Man). In further comparison to Iron Man, it was less humorous and easy-going, but the psychology was simply excellent. They gave you just enough pieces to understand the characters. Oh, and thank God for the replacement Rachel, she was very good.
After that, I've been catching up on Doctor Who. -Simpson's reference- It is excellent. -/reference- One more episode before Donna bites the dust. The lady who plays her is brilliant, as is the doctor. I'm going to miss her character, and anything she's in after this acts as its own recommendation.