Monday, January 03, 2005
(Dodo) Bird and natural selection
A dodo bird! That's what kind of bird our Bird is! Danged if she didn't go and get a tattoo, sneakin' around to do so. Danged if she didn't then hide it from us for weeks.
My kingdom for a syringe of common sense to inject into that girl. The offense is in the sneakin' and in the deception, not the ink now permanently etched under her skin -- although that's bad enough.
A dodo bird! Not because it sounds cute. But because, like the dodo, the Bird we knew is growing extinct because of natural selection.
She continues to make decisions and take steps that cause her to become someone we don't know, don't respect and don't even like sometimes.
And like the dodo, she seems totally oblivious to it.
--ER
My kingdom for a syringe of common sense to inject into that girl. The offense is in the sneakin' and in the deception, not the ink now permanently etched under her skin -- although that's bad enough.
A dodo bird! Not because it sounds cute. But because, like the dodo, the Bird we knew is growing extinct because of natural selection.
She continues to make decisions and take steps that cause her to become someone we don't know, don't respect and don't even like sometimes.
And like the dodo, she seems totally oblivious to it.
--ER
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You want I should send her a picture of my chemically impaired cousin's third wedding, where her wedding dress only partly covered the many tattoos on her back? Talk about "adorable"... a nearly 50-year-old woman, mother of a teen-age son, wearing a virginal white gown covered in pearls and crystals, with a dragon facing the congregation while she took her vows. In case there's any question -- the groom moved out in the first six months.
Good luck taming your dodo. I hope her inky indiscretion isn't quite so in-your-face. The deception part, well, good luck.
Good luck taming your dodo. I hope her inky indiscretion isn't quite so in-your-face. The deception part, well, good luck.
God love you and the Dr Er. I never thought
I would say it but "these kids what could
they possibly be thinking". The picture
Trixie offered did sound pretty convincing.
My fear is what else are they going to
come up with in the next 15 yrs while
mine are growing to your bird's age.
I would say it but "these kids what could
they possibly be thinking". The picture
Trixie offered did sound pretty convincing.
My fear is what else are they going to
come up with in the next 15 yrs while
mine are growing to your bird's age.
Comment from a non-blogging friend:
Oh, well. She could be in jail. Or pregnant! It could be worse -- but I know it must be hard to watch kids make poor decisions when there's nothing you can do!
Oh, well. She could be in jail. Or pregnant! It could be worse -- but I know it must be hard to watch kids make poor decisions when there's nothing you can do!
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Ouch! I don't know nuthin' bought raisin' no babies, Mr. Scarlett, but on first blush, somethin' tells me DO NOT REACT. (ER note: Too late). If she don't get under your skin in the way the ink got under hers, maybe she'll quit being stupid. Just be extremely disappointed -- ONE TIME. Then don't dwell on it.
Is there any way to appeal to her vanity -- mind-wise?? Is she very bright, and is there a way to let her know that she ain't in all ways? (ER note: Apparently not).
Ouch! I don't know nuthin' bought raisin' no babies, Mr. Scarlett, but on first blush, somethin' tells me DO NOT REACT. (ER note: Too late). If she don't get under your skin in the way the ink got under hers, maybe she'll quit being stupid. Just be extremely disappointed -- ONE TIME. Then don't dwell on it.
Is there any way to appeal to her vanity -- mind-wise?? Is she very bright, and is there a way to let her know that she ain't in all ways? (ER note: Apparently not).
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Man, if that's the worst she does she'll be just fine. She's a young adult trying out her new wings. I went thru it, you went thru it, maybe not with tattoes, but we pushed the envelope in our own way. ... We turned out fine. She will too.
Man, if that's the worst she does she'll be just fine. She's a young adult trying out her new wings. I went thru it, you went thru it, maybe not with tattoes, but we pushed the envelope in our own way. ... We turned out fine. She will too.
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why, that sounds lovely. a sooner schooner, i presume?
(ER note: Wow. Instant perspective. Thanks. I b'lieve that mighta got her put immediately under psychiatric care.)
why, that sounds lovely. a sooner schooner, i presume?
(ER note: Wow. Instant perspective. Thanks. I b'lieve that mighta got her put immediately under psychiatric care.)
Are you going to tell us what and where it is?
This makes me nervous to send DS off to school. I doubt a tattoo is in his future, but as already stated, who knows what they'll think of next.
It must be why they call them "freshmen." They're so fresh their brains aren't completely engaged yet. DH will admit that being on his own for the first time was a bit heady. Here he was, an all honors student in high school, recipient of some national academic awards, had been accepted to more than one ivy league school, yet when I saw the transcripts from his freshman year, I was shocked. Apparently his parents were too, and he did straighten out by his sophomore year, if that gives you any hope. :)
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This makes me nervous to send DS off to school. I doubt a tattoo is in his future, but as already stated, who knows what they'll think of next.
It must be why they call them "freshmen." They're so fresh their brains aren't completely engaged yet. DH will admit that being on his own for the first time was a bit heady. Here he was, an all honors student in high school, recipient of some national academic awards, had been accepted to more than one ivy league school, yet when I saw the transcripts from his freshman year, I was shocked. Apparently his parents were too, and he did straighten out by his sophomore year, if that gives you any hope. :)
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