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Nice to see
Cathy putting her foot down with a firm hand. If they're not careful, there's gonna be some friction 'twixt Julie and Trish. Someone unlikely, like Livvy, could well reign Trish in. She is of an age with Trish after all.
S.
Firewood
An interesting point about firewood: it warms you twice.
Thanks A+B+I (baked potatoes etc): here was me thinking lumberjacks were 'okay,' rather than just 'all right.'
Pyrolytic Substances
Bike Resources
Bike Resources
It is 'okay'
but it's Simon who's the Python expert, and Cathy is allowed one or two flaws.
For those who have no idea what this is all about try the link on Youtube below. It is quite funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xToPCaNxaow
Angharad
Angharad
3 times
If you have to cut the bloody tree down as well.
Oh and quite right. Firm hand needed with those kids.
Still enjoyin' it Angie.
Did you have a nice Christmas?
Snow's started melting here in S Wales.
Love and hugs.
The tranny.
Beverly.
Growing old disgracefully.
Carbon Safe Christmas Lights
Uh oh... Cathy is falling down on the job. If she would ditch those old incandescent Christmas lights, she wouldn't have to worry about blowing a fuse. The new LED lights use a tiny fraction of the old inefficient incandescent bulbs. Christmas cheer with a lower carbon footprint. They are also a lot prettier (richer colors,) and never burn out.
They're quite...
They're quite nice too... We switched over to LED lights this year, and are very happy with the results.
Now, why do I think that the Julie/Trish "situation" isn't quite over yet...
As to the fireplace - one of my grandmothers had one tha size. My mom tells a story of the year they lost power for several days, one winter, and she remembered her mom fixingmeals in that monster fireplace... :-)
Thanks,
Anne
Bike pt 1216.
Me, I say, ley Julie beat Trish at ches. That'll teach the little bugger, but good.
May Your Light Forever Shine
May Your Light Forever Shine
And how...
And, how do you expect that to happen? So far as I can recall, we've never heard that Julie was a Chess mistress..
No, something will need to happen, for Trish to learn to "back off" a little. It's not unusual for very smart, youngsters to think they know it all and tell everyone else. Most eventually learn - either that they don't know it all or at least how to put their directions in a velvit glove. I suspect that Trish is a long way from learning this, specially where Julie's concerned. Now, if Julie'd stop having little "accidents", perhaps miss precotious might not be so pushy, but who knows.
Anne
Tact is not in a 6 year old's vocabulary
any way as they speak their mind with only the slightest of pauses.
Coupled that with a huge intelligence and we've got a potential problem. I remember when I was 6 and bored out of my scull in first grade. If I had had the internet then ... oh boy.
Kim
Sounded very much like a
Sounded very much like a typical and normal family getting things together for Christmas. Even Julie's comments regarding her little sister Trish sounded rather typical of a family with many children and especially if one is rather smart.
As a side note, Angharad, I do hope you are not having too much snow over there, as I have from the weather news seen that GB is being "socked" again with bad winter storms. I have some very good English friends in Hove, that I stay in close touch with; and watch the weather over there because of them. Please stay warm and cuddle up with Bonzi. Hugs, Jan
It seems like Julie is getting more flak
then Trish does.
I think that Julie , for once, is acting ok. She is not the offender in this story and has every right to be angry but all Cathy does it to threaten her ,and while she does say she will punish Trish as well it's disproportionate. The car for Julie is far more then what a microscope is for Trish : Trish see the microscope as only a gift m Julie on the other hand see the car as a mean of transportation, a symbol of gradual freedom and a bit of acceptance by her parents into the adult world.
Those last two bits are the key issue: It seems like Cathy can't understand Julie at all. She treats her like a kid when she wants to , cause its harder for her deal with a teenager ( hence depriving the car as a punishment, refusing to talk to her as an adult about what bothering her etc.) , and treats her as an adult when its comfortable ( when something needs to be done, or her denying protection from Trish).
There's also the issue with the punishment being dispensed no matter who starts the fight ( and it would be Trish, Julie will just ignore her till then) both will get the punishment. So Julie is in a lose lose situation.
I really don't know what she can do to make Cathy understand that FOR ONCE she must punish "precious" little Trish and her only . She bullies everyone and the others get punishment ? talk about blunt out terror regime.
Cathy essentially says that "If anyone is hurt by Trish and dares to do something , I'll punish Trish by the minor and you by the major".
We had this once at our school , whoever was in a fight no matter who started it or even if one side only got the beatings ,was suspended.
I was suspended that way for doing nothing but being someones punch bag, I did nothing but try to run and yet they punished me . It wasn't fair then and it isn't fair now.
AT THE MOMENT I REALLY HATE BOTH CATHY AND TRISH , THEY SEEM TO THINK THEY ARE BETTER THEN OTHERS (cathy refusal to insert Simon & Stella into the list of adults time after time).
I seriously considering to stop reading it cause the main character seem to annoy me time after time. If its her treatment to Simon and Danny ( I know that most of the readers don't give squat about Danny , cause he is a boy and not Gender variant.But so help me god he gets 1/10th of the attention the girls get and thats after the latest "fix" to give him more attention) or her favorings Trish ( she does) or her constantly hurting Simon (for god sake she left him alone when he went out to a lot of trouble to get her a car and plan a nice meal. I wouldn't expect her to stay with the dream and all but a "I'm sorry" and a "your'e great for doing this" ).
A very sad reader .
Lily
Ah..Julie...my favorite character...
...gender variant; bi-polar with occasional suicidal ideation; suffering from Reactive Attachment Disorder due to her relationship with her biological family; nearly murdered; kidnap victim (twice) and rape victim with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and yet she sees her 'therapist' on occasion as part of the good Stephanie's dealings with the whole family, instead of every week. She likely needs a mood stabilizer and an anti-depressant, but it's not gonna happen any time soon. I feel so bad for her; I'd adopt her myself except that she's fictional. Oh well!
Dio vi benedica tutti
Con grande amore e di affetto
Andrea Lena
Love, Andrea Lena
It's impossible to mention
everything that goes on in the Cathy-verse. The children do get more therapy than it appears but it would get boring( even more boring?) were I to mention it all.
One of the strengths is seeing everything through the narrator's eyes, but it's also a weakness with regard to what other people are thinking or feeling. But seeing as reader's comments often are filled with something resonating with them - both positively and negatively, I suspect I'm doing something right (or even write?). Remember this is something of an experiment which as far as I know no one has done quite this way before - almost a fictional blog, with bits of nonsense thrown in to make it more readable.
My apologies to the real plod, those in ths story always seem incompetants whereas in real life they do a difficult job, well most of the time. I've been playing with a story for a long time which will illustrate this - though it's not coming easily and I wouldn't hold your breath. When it's done (if) I intend to offer it to Erin for hatbox.
Angharad
Angharad
Assuming...
...the typical non-directive therapy, I can just imagine.
Fascinating!
Cheers,
Puddin'
A tender heart is an asset to an editor: it helps us be ruthless in a tactful way.
--- The Chicago Manual of Style
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Cheers,
Puddin'
A tender heart is an asset to an editor: it helps us be ruthless in a tactful way.
--- The Chicago Manual of Style
Family Vibes
The Christmas fire scene resonates as my clan celebrated Christmas eve three days ago with final tree trimming, a buffet dinner to suit odd time arrivals and the skittish children excited about the presents heaped beneath the tree. My son and son-in-law heave loads of firewood into the living room and, like old Boy Scouts, huddle at the hearth until bright flame spurts upward. Usual lights dimmed, firelight, the sparkling tree and window candles add to the mystique of the evening. We burn wood from apple orchard trimmings - sweet apple-y scents with unusual pink flames looking like the fruit they previously bore. Grandchildren at piano, guitar and flute offer a somewhat creaky start to "Oh, Come All Ye Faithful", but the sound grows stronger and more sure as our strong singers join in. Soon we are fully engaged in making the Psalmist 'joyful noise unto the Lord'. Ah, however beautiful, it comes to an end when two tired out children cannot seem to share the same space and start a screaming match. Alas! It is time for baths and bed; may-hap peace on the morrow... I know if we love them with absolute conviction long enough, they will all turn out to be strong and decent adults. The Cameron's are a bit startling sometimes, but with Kathy's brilliant dedication and dogged determination, and a unique support system - a billionaire Banker, sweet mate, strong academic guru, physicians, psychiatrists, educators and a few non-plod plods how can any of them lose?
Happy New Year to the Cameron's and to their creative genius, Angahrad!
jmacaulay
jmacaulay
Ah family life,
Squabbles, love, bickering, affection, backbiting, support, and more!
They sound just like sisters
My favorite time of year. I used to invent new ways to string dirty words together in a sentance until I bought a tree light winder spool. It cut down on the curses, and increased the single malt time.
BTW, if you grow hot peppers, you can make them hotter by spreading fireplace ashes on the bed and mixing them in, conversely, to make the peppers a little milder, spread sweet lime. I'm 1/2 Italian, I know hot peppers.
Cefin