tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post8851816247079052585..comments2024-03-18T02:14:50.959-07:00Comments on ADORED BY HORDES: MarcLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-66167503752586522712008-11-25T00:18:00.000-08:002008-11-25T00:18:00.000-08:00Thank you, Cat and Cat-Person. Hope you enjoyed. ;...Thank you, Cat and Cat-Person. Hope you enjoyed. ;-)MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-84993235371767377692008-11-22T15:24:00.000-08:002008-11-22T15:24:00.000-08:00Wonderful news. Congratulations from all your frie...Wonderful news. Congratulations from all your friends at Cat in the Bag. Tonight we hoist a few for you and wife and new son and other son and . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-9906637250908071462008-11-21T17:22:00.000-08:002008-11-21T17:22:00.000-08:00Naj--I can imagine! =) But I can bet you defended ...Naj--<BR/><BR/>I can imagine! =) But I can bet you defended them fiercely when they needed you.<BR/><BR/>A. Peasant--<BR/><BR/>I'd love to unpack at the right place and time. First because my primary mission in life is to raise great children, and second because we have had a very, very difficult time with our oldest, who is and always was a dominant, highly energetic and talented type. Imagining him sitting in a desk for 50 minutes straight in school is...well, we've got a year to get him ready for that. Not long.<BR/><BR/>There are very few good sources of professional advice or other parents who haven't chugged the Kool-Aid. Too few to ignore. So let's figure out that packing.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-75282417811367593792008-11-21T17:09:00.000-08:002008-11-21T17:09:00.000-08:00Well, this is the motherlode for me, literally and...Well, this is the motherlode for me, literally and figuratively, but this is not the place to unpack. Let's just say there are Things That Work and Things That Don't. And Things That Work should not be Arcane Knowledge.A. Peasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929646095992796530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-48741412248497363282008-11-21T16:50:00.000-08:002008-11-21T16:50:00.000-08:00I think children should have "younger"siblings! I ...I think children should have "younger"siblings! I have three, who all find me very bossy! ;)Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-70669995969787998032008-11-21T16:49:00.000-08:002008-11-21T16:49:00.000-08:00Thanks, Mr. Peasant, and I'm much inclined to agre...Thanks, Mr. Peasant, <BR/><BR/>and I'm much inclined to agree--parents are far too interventionist for my taste, particularly in Seattle. I sorta agree with enforcing some sharing, but then that gets you into diplomacy fast. Whereas in northern Europe, even Scandinavia, they don't worry about the whole sharing thing. It just works itself out.<BR/><BR/>I've got a rant or two in me upcoming on child-rearing, because society is particularly hostile to young boys and men. Behaviors necessary to learning have become taboo and criminalized, and that can't come to much good.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-14106216978155869852008-11-21T15:45:00.000-08:002008-11-21T15:45:00.000-08:00Ha!! Love the pic. Many thanks for sharing. Not to...Ha!! Love the pic. Many thanks for sharing. <BR/><BR/>Not to jump too far ahead, but I will share the best parenting advice I ever got, and it works. Make them work their problems out among themselves, even when they are small (ie: as soon as Otter can reasonably defend himself). If you don't see it with your own two eyeballs, do not *solve* the problem (obviously excluding blood and other bodily injury). Otherwise, you will soon be pressed into Serious Diplomacy, and believe me, their problems will be more intransigent than securing peace in the Holy Land; and you will be rapidly sucked into a vortex of child reasoning more powerful than a black hole. (Especially with the older one being as you described. He might try to litigate everything.) Just keep saying, "Work it out." They may not 'work it out' like *you* would, but just look the other way as long as nobody gets hurt. This is how to raise resilient children who get along with people, don't whine, and know how to negotiate with creativity and share.<BR/><BR/>But for now, you just snorgle.A. Peasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929646095992796530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-19630473710210071072008-11-21T13:34:00.000-08:002008-11-21T13:34:00.000-08:00Naj,all in all, he's been good, and very affection...Naj,<BR/><BR/>all in all, he's been good, and very affectionate. Some regression this morning to "I can't put my socks on, can't put my coat on, you have to help me." <BR/><BR/>Our first is off the charts on competition and control issues, so no doubt there will be further hi-jinks. He will be very clear about chain of authority, as you were with your li'l sis. I'm an only, so never had to deal with it--but wish I had to.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-40976205775241284262008-11-21T06:28:00.000-08:002008-11-21T06:28:00.000-08:00clarification: the trauma was mine; so I always fe...clarification: the trauma was mine; so I always feel for the 'first' children!Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-39315635330580373862008-11-21T06:27:00.000-08:002008-11-21T06:27:00.000-08:00How's the first one taking it?I was the first born...How's the first one taking it?<BR/><BR/>I was the first born; and I still remember the trauma of my little docile beautiful blond always laughing talented sister who came three years after me! I poked her through life, first physically and then psychologically, to make sure she remembers the chain of authority and first-come-first-served! :)Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-7886801001461584012008-11-20T14:50:00.000-08:002008-11-20T14:50:00.000-08:00vig--and that's a good thing.jollyroger--yep, and ...vig--<BR/><BR/>and that's a good thing.<BR/><BR/>jollyroger--<BR/><BR/>yep, and luckily in between kids you forget how little sleep you got.<BR/><BR/>naj--<BR/><BR/>thank you! What's really odd is how the essence of their ultrasound comes through. There's individuation apparent even there.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-444669095961972302008-11-20T12:19:00.000-08:002008-11-20T12:19:00.000-08:00Already??? :))It was just a couple of days ago tha...Already??? :))<BR/>It was just a couple of days ago that we saw his Ultrasound :)<BR/>Wishing you ALL THE BEST!Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-90903129039878986732008-11-20T06:36:00.000-08:002008-11-20T06:36:00.000-08:00Wonderful. Once the kids are born, the excitement ...Wonderful. Once the kids are born, the excitement over just about any other event fades in the background. All the best to you and yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-57261417998182993632008-11-20T06:13:00.000-08:002008-11-20T06:13:00.000-08:00Awe... Thank god he's got Mom's good looks!Awe... Thank god he's got Mom's good looks!Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640246609540057997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-73234252983181665902008-11-19T23:05:00.000-08:002008-11-19T23:05:00.000-08:00Here is his picture, a minute or two onto the jour...Here is his picture, a minute or two onto the journey. I'm trying to shield his eyes from the incubator and the scale. He didn't really need either, and the light's intensity was making him unhappy.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-85909227462284252422008-11-19T22:56:00.000-08:002008-11-19T22:56:00.000-08:00phil and iz--thank you both, and we're offering hi...phil and iz--<BR/><BR/>thank you both, and we're offering him up for simulated grandparent time...five bucks an hour. (He's a champ that way, and really, you might want the practice.)MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-40209708063718147402008-11-19T22:32:00.000-08:002008-11-19T22:32:00.000-08:00Cigars, hmmmh? I'll show you the cigars pretty soo...Cigars, hmmmh? I'll show you the cigars pretty soon--MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-91829068589392731872008-11-19T18:15:00.000-08:002008-11-19T18:15:00.000-08:00So, Marc? Where are the cigars? (I thought you wer...So, Marc? Where are the cigars? (I thought you were old school?)Vigilantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640246609540057997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-24283761589092257562008-11-19T16:46:00.000-08:002008-11-19T16:46:00.000-08:00Congratulations! May you all have a wonderful tim...Congratulations! May you all have a wonderful time!isabelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175928587455507236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-12242038234551452762008-11-19T14:56:00.000-08:002008-11-19T14:56:00.000-08:00Congratulations all around!Congratulations all around!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-51532599043951128192008-11-19T14:00:00.000-08:002008-11-19T14:00:00.000-08:00One of the best parts of the newborn thing is fina...One of the best parts of the newborn thing is finally getting home from the hospital (even if it's a great hospital). Phew.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-37989425654489470982008-11-19T12:04:00.000-08:002008-11-19T12:04:00.000-08:00Many blessings to you all. What a wonderful surpri...Many blessings to you all. What a wonderful surprise!A. Peasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929646095992796530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-83167006472893984342008-11-19T11:44:00.000-08:002008-11-19T11:44:00.000-08:00How wonderful! Congratulations Marc!How wonderful! Congratulations Marc!Kentucky Rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753739401363847764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-33648706414005423552008-11-19T09:52:00.000-08:002008-11-19T09:52:00.000-08:00Thanks, guys. Going to bring him home now. SLL, sp...Thanks, guys. Going to bring him home now. SLL, speaking of drugs, title was "Welcoming the Other," but Otter is a great nickname.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-26371739709983358992008-11-19T07:43:00.000-08:002008-11-19T07:43:00.000-08:00Marc,You did it. Wow. That's awesome. Expect a ...Marc,<BR/><BR/>You did it. Wow. That's awesome. Expect a package in the mail post haste.<BR/><BR/>Also, in honor of this post, I will always call your son "Otter." And I sure hope to hell he reminds me that character in Animal House. <BR/><BR/>BTW, I figured out why they don't want you to use drugs at work.Still Life Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292107281438895770noreply@blogger.com