tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post7760092928191035953..comments2023-10-07T03:12:02.883-04:00Comments on Suburban Matron: Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?Beckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-52317729507955304212010-06-13T00:08:07.753-04:002010-06-13T00:08:07.753-04:00You (and Beth in comments) make me feel so much be...You (and Beth in comments) make me feel so much better. Sometimes I just want my 3 year old to STOP Talking. He never stops - unless he's in a funk and then I worry about him after enjoying the blessed silence for a few mins.<br /><br />Bob God is the best! Saying things like that are the only reason they make it to 4!Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315066229596808085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-84503097754224437932010-05-22T20:40:39.497-04:002010-05-22T20:40:39.497-04:00I just found your blog. This post made me wake my...I just found your blog. This post made me wake my boyfriend up because I was laughing too loudly. Thank you.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02107322481925404977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-20725540925650002562010-05-21T13:16:31.068-04:002010-05-21T13:16:31.068-04:00We have 3 TV's in 700 sq feet. So there is alw...We have 3 TV's in 700 sq feet. So there is always a TV to watch Lost on. And the wide screen is always reserved for LOST.Staceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17577133918038383525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-12518891068712376012010-05-21T05:27:32.892-04:002010-05-21T05:27:32.892-04:00We play the "whoever stays quiet longest will...We play the "whoever stays quiet longest will get a cookie before bed" game. This usually keeps them quiet for about two minutes whereupon I declare a foul and remind them of the unwritten rules requiring at least two HOURS of silence.<br /><br />I'll have to try the left turn thing.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596650736290691630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-67504015458212497962010-05-21T01:49:31.090-04:002010-05-21T01:49:31.090-04:00I love "I'm turning left" - think I&...I love "I'm turning left" - think I'll adopt it as my new mantra. We have two laptops, one TV. My husband watches most of his sports on his laptop.Leciawphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387890066375679646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-62329695213828726622010-05-21T01:21:41.207-04:002010-05-21T01:21:41.207-04:00I often need everyone (especially in the car) to s...I often need everyone (especially in the car) to stop talking. But they never do. I'm going to try the "I'm turning left" thing and see how it goes. If I got two minutes out of it, I'd be ecstatic. Personally, I think it'll bring on a shit storm of questions, ramping up both the volume of words and the volume itself but whatever. It's worth a try.<br /><br />As an aside, I'm new here and I was just noticing that you've tagged Target 12 times and Grandparents just 11 times. That's cool.Julie at ModernDayMiddleAgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06795669695309644176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-74010918625473101732010-05-20T09:56:18.024-04:002010-05-20T09:56:18.024-04:00How do you even survive with one TV? ::shudders::...How do you even survive with one TV? ::shudders::The Stiletto Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10206822797293852486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-17483322785067089312010-05-19T21:34:26.793-04:002010-05-19T21:34:26.793-04:00I use the "I'm turning" excuse too i...I use the "I'm turning" excuse too in the car and I don't even make it direction-specific! Sometimes it's as vague as "I'm driving." Keep blogging BW!Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760473145803208544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-37960880578802999362010-05-19T18:57:54.507-04:002010-05-19T18:57:54.507-04:00"I am not at all flippant about this. I mean ..."I am not at all flippant about this. I mean that this conversation has a goal and if you will relax, I will get us to our destination."<br /><br />This right here? This is one thing that makes you awesome. I'd be so horrible about people asking, asking, asking everywhere I go. <br /><br />And we have two TVs, but still have to get in line to watch what we want. Perhaps we watch too much? Nooooo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-46658173521788224722010-05-19T18:43:12.908-04:002010-05-19T18:43:12.908-04:00That should be, "fraught with problems...&quo...That should be, "fraught with problems..."Camp Papahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03918758148818443535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-90067615126617344902010-05-19T18:41:22.596-04:002010-05-19T18:41:22.596-04:00I have it on good authority that if the Son of God...I have it on good authority that if the Son of God were younger he would be called Rob God...but that is so fraught is problems, it's just as well that he was born in the first century.Camp Papahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03918758148818443535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-61228159929408308612010-05-19T16:55:39.825-04:002010-05-19T16:55:39.825-04:00We only have one TV, but are a two computer family...We only have one TV, but are a two computer family. Thank Bob God. ;)Ginny Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579981666900022792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-89564869663455393642010-05-19T16:15:07.313-04:002010-05-19T16:15:07.313-04:00Vapidity?!! My foot! This was a delicious post! An...Vapidity?!! My foot! This was a delicious post! And do you know why? Because in every paragraph your high quality as a person- and a mom comes shining through. The fact that you think about how to package a Cliff's Notes version of your breast cancer experience in a listener friendly way speaks volumes. BTW, I love the "I'm turning left"gambit. Genius!delainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519073646760104147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-56041800594299448402010-05-19T15:19:11.632-04:002010-05-19T15:19:11.632-04:00Absalom Absalom? You have GOT to be kidding me. Bu...Absalom Absalom? You have GOT to be kidding me. But yeah, even worse if you're turning left.abdpbthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11038047640761203312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-4759215192372117822010-05-19T14:51:10.277-04:002010-05-19T14:51:10.277-04:00I'm going to have to try the turning left excu...I'm going to have to try the turning left excuse. Luke has his moments of talking, not listening, more talking and then says, "Mommy, I'm not driving you crazy."Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389325912361370577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-69403791368263626452010-05-19T14:49:12.734-04:002010-05-19T14:49:12.734-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389325912361370577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-80076116490979405702010-05-19T14:31:35.807-04:002010-05-19T14:31:35.807-04:00Maybe the audio tape method is how I could finally...Maybe the audio tape method is how I could finally get through Ulysses. I've tried reading it three times, and I always get to that chapter that is just one unbelievably long run-on sentence, and I get bogged down. Maybe I can find one read by some really hot Irishman, say Colin Farrell. Oh this is a good idea, I'm going to get hunting for this.<br /><br />Thank Bob for that Hank, he'll take care of his Mama.gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952840544630534206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-70743280599766381512010-05-19T12:59:56.405-04:002010-05-19T12:59:56.405-04:00I really needed some Sub Mat, so this hit the spot...I really needed some Sub Mat, so this hit the spot.<br /><br />Lady restaurant, the exertion required to pleasantly package "what's up with you," the talking the talking the talking, the midwife!<br /><br />You're on your game, missy!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346270516836690158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-81689519021530376252010-05-19T12:16:17.543-04:002010-05-19T12:16:17.543-04:00Turning left is kind of like going sideways?
I...Turning left is kind of like going sideways?<br /><br />I'm with Erika, I've adopted "what the hecks" into my everyday parlance, so now I'll start turning left, too.Keelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323783519078200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-22995819061933645762010-05-19T11:57:26.427-04:002010-05-19T11:57:26.427-04:00That was me above.
BTW I have one who will be driv...That was me above.<br />BTW I have one who will be driving in about 2 years. I was just talking to him the other day as I was waiting to turn left about how you really have to be cautious on left turns. He had no idea why.Michele Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030846420862437581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-65457569570237502952010-05-19T11:54:18.978-04:002010-05-19T11:54:18.978-04:00This is awesome. When you are published please re...This is awesome. When you are published please remember all of us who knew you when.<br />I frequently tell mine they must be quiet so that I can not get into a wreck. They obey. They are more calm now though since they are a little older.<br />Note, when Hubs and I are together on long trips they seem to go crazy when it is my turn at the wheel.Michele Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619027601363738090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-9207910039939424832010-05-19T10:58:06.175-04:002010-05-19T10:58:06.175-04:00Ha! I love the "I'm turning left" c...Ha! I love the "I'm turning left" comment too, but I'm actually still stuck on the midwife listening to Absalom, Absalom! on audio book. I can't decide if that is wonderful, or crazy, or both. What would you do in those "ZOMG, wait, WHAT???" moments, when you need to rifle back through to other parts of the book to figure out what the frack is happening?Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098484108934155881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-43191484895876341842010-05-19T10:34:47.632-04:002010-05-19T10:34:47.632-04:00I am in league with Lawyer Mom on this one. You c...I am in league with Lawyer Mom on this one. You could easily cull from your blog portfolio to create a book. I'm not even going to react to the content of this post since so many already have. I would just like to say that I very much appreciate how extraordinarily well written it is. You unpacked all the layers so perfectly.<br /><br />Mary<br />Flat Rock Creek NotebookMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516327327030323593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-2823039042163456452010-05-19T10:02:12.372-04:002010-05-19T10:02:12.372-04:00They have TVs at Target. I'm just sayin'. ...They have TVs at Target. I'm just sayin'. And I have an aunt who describes a bad day as a "left turn day." I think y'all would love each other. So glad you are feeling like your sassy self!Lisa Lilienthalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152500885897993371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-91876024659142989822010-05-19T09:54:38.489-04:002010-05-19T09:54:38.489-04:00O, your budding naturopathic protector!
My ki...O, your budding naturopathic protector! <br /><br />My kids saw "Fly Away Home" with Anna Pacquin a few years ago, and if you watch the opening closely (by which I mean, <i>if you screen it over and over with acerbic color-commentary</i>), you see that her mom died in a car crash. One minute, they are laughing & chatting and the next, a truck's headlights are boring down on them. <br /><br /><br />So in our car, I just ask, desperately, "Would you rather have a <b>mother</b> or a <b>flock of goslings?</b> You have to choose!"Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06803732363292861944noreply@blogger.com