Comments on: Spare a Quarter?

By: Spam Dude

Spam Dude — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:40:32 +0000

Do you actually believe that’s true? You did a superb job expressing your point, but I think you should put some more thought into this argument and perhaps post an answer to the other side of this story.

(MD) I couldn’t resist letting this bit of spam through. I just love these spambots and their comment generators. Okay, here’s the other side of the story, just to satisfy this bot, spamming for some home microbrew thing: “Daddy told me he’d be getting my clothes on, but mommy was in the bedroom and she always lets me watch sprout whenever I want, and I’m a big helper to her when she’s getting ready to go. I ask her all sorts of questions and make sure to stand on the clean clothes so she can see them better, and I make her get me water and things so she knows I love her. I locked the door because daddy always breaks up our fun time together. Besides, he should be going to work. Mommy can take me to school. Okay, okay… I’ll open the door. You don’t have to get so angry about it, daddy. I was helping mommy do her hair by watching TV for her.”

By: seashore

seashore — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:22:49 +0000

Well, everyone needs a good chuckle every now and then. I have a hard time finding that chuckle in the morning too!

By: Grandma K.

Grandma K. — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:57:29 +0000

Thank you, Tom, for this entertaining episode. I can just picture the whole scene from the blanketed bundle in the stairway to the locked bedroom door.

(MD) He’s always good for a laugh, even if I don’t get the joke at first.

By: Otter

Otter — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:38:32 +0000

Our son is still at the stage where something he does wrong can still make you laugh. I don’t know why but sometimes screaming fits are funny. It is probably because I am going insane.

(MD) Yeah, this is the “oh, isn’t he cute when he’s misbehaving?” phase. The insanity might be a good buffer for it though, assuming you can make it stick.

By: Mocha Dad

Mocha Dad — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:24:23 +0000

I have a tendency to overreact to things when I’m in a cranky mood. Unfortunately, work has made me a bit too cranky lately. Thankfully, my kids know how to make me smile.

(MD) Yeah, I’ve been letting my work get to me too. I’m glad your kids are good at lifting you up and out, that’s the joy of family right there.

By: WeaselMomma

WeaselMomma — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:24:21 +0000

It’s not that you need a sense of humor, yours is plenty fine. You, like I, just need a vacation to recharge the batteries that fuel it.

(MD) Two people have suggested vacation. That’s good enough for me.

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By: SurprisedMom

SurprisedMom — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:59:26 +0000

My sense of humor has been missing of late, too. But, I must admit I have absolutely no sense of humor in the a.m. at all, so this would have driven me around the bend. I am feeling sympathy for you at this moment. I did think it was a wee bit funny that Michael’s Mommy was in the bathroom and didn’t hear all of this going on. I’m so glad that my daughters don’t lock my or their bedroom doors. I’d probably get so mad we’d be missing a door. See what I mean by missing sense of humor . . .

(MD) I have been known to twist a locked doorknob clean off… the kids know that doors are a privilege and not a right. They went through a phase a few years back where no door had a lock on it – even the bathroom. They learned to respect the rules pretty quick.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:48:18 +0000

At least Michael’s mommy had an excuse. I’m fairly certain my wife would have been snickering with her hand over her mouth.

(MD) Well, I get that every now and then… but just enough to keep me from taking myself too seriously.

By: michaelsownmom

michaelsownmom — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:50:27 +0000

The sad thing is I didn’t hear that you were locked out. I was busy styling my hair and didn’t hear a thing until you came in and got Michael. That funny boy is always up to something. Don’t we have our door key thing in the linen closet??? I thought that is where you put it.

(Hubby) Yeah, we probably do – but as I might have mentioned, my memory isn’t so good lately. And my memory is bad. Oh, and… what were we talking about?