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...
Ohhhhhhh, that's so sweet. They grow up so fast.. Merry Christmas and have a great time.
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Dana
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Red Ryder BB gun. Or a zhu zhu pet habitat. I am sure of it.
ReplyDeleteI want you to know I put some time and effort into reading that - even magnified the picture and everything, but I couldn't decipher.
ReplyDeleteI'm going with "Have to have a hadiypvls toy, have macet toy..."
As you can see I'm no help on the actual crucial parts...
Ask your child to read you their letter--tell them you would love them to read to you--and then praise their reading, and their ideas. Worked for me!
ReplyDeleteI can't get any closer than Tiffany, but maybe if you consulted a toy magazine it would trigger something. I'm so rusty. I used to be the Urimm and Thumim when I taught Jr High Special Ed.
ReplyDelete(Will I get kicked out of church for not knowing how to spell Urimm and Thumim)