Going through old files from graduate school, I found an invaluable pamphlet. Be a Dedicated Neurotic Remember the Past. . . and Regret it. Abhor the Present. Dread the Future. 1. Become preoccupied with the body, and make a long list of symptoms. Make them sound very clinical and professional... 2. BLAME your boss, your spouse, your partner, your neighbor, your kid. THEY are responsible for your miseries. 3. Feel trapped. You couldn't possibly declare your own independence without hurting someone's feelings. 4. Overeat. Rationalize and eat! Eat an insulated wall around yourself. Diet for a few days and say it doesn't work for you. 5. Self-pity. No matter what, feel sorry for yourself. Agonize over things about which no one cares. 6. Don't ever try. That way nobody can really accuse you of failure. You can always say, "But I could have done it." 7. Stress how shy you are. Insist that the world must come to you. You're special. 8. Your agg...
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ReplyDeleteHa, ha! All three of my boys will do this, I thought it was cute at first, but now it gets a little dicey when they start to push each other for more elbow room... ;)
ReplyDeleteBrotherly bonding!
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly why I make my boys clean their own toilet and floor!
ReplyDeleteSibling rivalry or bonding? not sure which!
ReplyDeleteSo adorable, but be careful, you might be turned in for taking these "Nudies" of your kids! lol
ReplyDelete... wait, I don't get it.. what are they doing?
ReplyDeleteHa ha.
Oh man .. I can't wait til their 16 and their date is flipping through your published book and sees this...
and hey-the chaotic woman must have showered today! It looks clean!
ReplyDeleteNo way! That s why I didn't have any boys close together.
ReplyDelete... And you know what they say, "The family that pees together, sprays-it-all-over-the-seat-and-if-you-had-a-rug-anywhere-near-the-toilet-kiss-that-goodbye together."
ReplyDeleteI have this happen all the time in my house and also hear..."He peed on me!"
ReplyDeleteThat's a great photo and a perfect angle so you can see just enough to know what's going on. Good job!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'll never get that about boys....