To me it sounds like the problem with respecting boundaries was with those adult kids which adjusted the phone... Kids between 21 - 64 are sometimes worst. You kind of wait that they could imitate adults.
That rings so true with my post above yours. Parents these days. @Alan Aspie I hadn't thought of it that way. Maybe you're right.
Me too. I'm not a "look at the keys" typist but it's amazing how much my typos increased as the M, N, comma, and period wore off the keys. Thank you, @Iain Aschendale and @The Dapper Hooligan for the keyboard info!!! That was super-helpful, and I'll be taking it into account when I'm ready to purchase. Until I found out the hard way that the keyboard that came with my computer was all wrong for me, I'd never thought about it. So basically, the CherryMX-whatever-color-one-prefers would be like putting awesome tires on a car. They're not the car but aid greatly in its handling. We really need a "Writer's Tools" section for this sort of info...
I must whine about my own laziness. The Official Woolsock Run Finnish Championships is quite near - in Orivesi - 26.1.2019. And I'm too lazy to go and see. How can anyone be so sluggish that misses that! http://www.villasukkajuoksunsm.fi/english/
It's cold and cloudy. This is the worst thing to have ever happened to anyone in the history of humanity.
I think in this case they were in a cycle of toxic crazy. Mum is enabling him and gobbling up son's lies like sweets, perpetuating a cycle of bad behaviour that I saw in one encounter. In the end, the headmaster's PA, whose office is next door, got involved, and the boy's head of year (who she tried to see without an appointment, which is is a coin toss on a good day) dropped by and told me she'll get an appointment to be told that she has no right to talk to staff like that. People who get like that really mess me up though.
Pretend you're the late great Alan Rickman (aka Snape): mince, devour and spit out each word in turn. They'll hear and fear you at the same time. It also helps to have a slightly crazed look in your eyes during delivery.
I could meet you half way. If we mix your weather with our 45 degrees C (113 deg F) hell at the moment, what would we get?
This keyboard belongs in my personal version of hell. In my early days, I was stationed next to the typing pool. The gods that be thought it would build character, more like PTSD.
I don't think it's really fair to get mad at all parents everywhere. My mum was always very insistent on me following rules and having clear boundaries to make sure I didn't inconvenience other people, and when I volunteered at a National Trust property, I found that if a kid misbehaved, their parents were right there. (I found that the issue was that the kids didn't listen to the parents.)
We weren't alowed to have the TV on at dinner unless there was something like a Shuttle launch going on. Other than that, dinner was family time, full stop.
I've never understood why my parents got a new TV to go in the dining room. We never watched the old one. We have a compromise: you can have phones, magazines, whatever you want at breakfast or lunch, but dinner time is for family. Dinner time is where we follow all the rules (no getting up from the table, no-one eats until everyone has sat down, etc.).
I didn't mean to put all of them in one basket. It's just that, from my experience, I'd shoot 80% are doing a real crappy job. @Iain Aschendale Nothing like a real traditional dinner to bring the family together!
I whole heartedly agree. I live in the US and have adored Ireland forever... don't shatter my dreams, lol
It's okay, the human race is doing a damn good job of fucking up everywhere. It's amazing this spinning ball we're on is still in one piece.
I just found out about woolsock running this week. I’m skeptical, how come your feet don’t get uncomfortably wet and cold?!
They advice that socks should be tight - like if granny made them - and you can use doubles. If the weather is clearly under zero, there shouldn't be problems. It it's slush weather, you should use merino wool socks. I suppose you just have to go and try. You can tell about it later here and in your books.
