Nephews - can recommend
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I have two I see on the regular. One is 3 and the other is 6. The 3 year old wound up with some sort of delay in developing his speech - he understands everything. Just can't respond fully, and gets frustrated. He talks like he's in his early twos, but his vocabulary is much bigger in terms of what he understands. My sister is a bit concerned, but I told her that something similar happened to me - hell I was reading before I could put together a reasonable sounding sentence - in order. She wouldn't know as she is 14 years my junior and we weren't raised together - I was adopted out at 2. Anyway - oh man, the terrible threes are something else. He really doesn't like wearing pants! I mean, I've had those days too, but I can't recall needing to be in timeout over it. :laugh: The 6 year old is now a first grader. That's a rough age IMO, because it's all toilet jokes. At least my hubby got him into Captain Underpants stories. That will distract him. :-\ hours of play dough flinging and making "slime" later and here we are. I thank the FSM my hubby is so good with kids, because I barely know what to do with myself around them at that age. I'm little-kid-stupid. I was a weird kid myself and didn't relate to most other kids even back when I was one. I can't wait until they're teenagers. Teenagers I can handle and relate to pretty readily. I worked at a shelter for homeless teens for awhile. Couldn't afford to keep doing it, but I figured out that teenagers are my sweet spot, as far as kids go. I understand them. They're kids, but they're not mercurial. Basically anyone 15-25 - boys at least - I put in that same rough age category. Aspiring adults. And no, a 22 year old guy isn't an adult. Have you ever dated one? :laugh: That's why I stuck with older guys when I was younger. Anyway, regarding nephews. Y'all should get yourselves some. They're fun to spoil and jack up on sugar. :thumbsup:
Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
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I have two I see on the regular. One is 3 and the other is 6. The 3 year old wound up with some sort of delay in developing his speech - he understands everything. Just can't respond fully, and gets frustrated. He talks like he's in his early twos, but his vocabulary is much bigger in terms of what he understands. My sister is a bit concerned, but I told her that something similar happened to me - hell I was reading before I could put together a reasonable sounding sentence - in order. She wouldn't know as she is 14 years my junior and we weren't raised together - I was adopted out at 2. Anyway - oh man, the terrible threes are something else. He really doesn't like wearing pants! I mean, I've had those days too, but I can't recall needing to be in timeout over it. :laugh: The 6 year old is now a first grader. That's a rough age IMO, because it's all toilet jokes. At least my hubby got him into Captain Underpants stories. That will distract him. :-\ hours of play dough flinging and making "slime" later and here we are. I thank the FSM my hubby is so good with kids, because I barely know what to do with myself around them at that age. I'm little-kid-stupid. I was a weird kid myself and didn't relate to most other kids even back when I was one. I can't wait until they're teenagers. Teenagers I can handle and relate to pretty readily. I worked at a shelter for homeless teens for awhile. Couldn't afford to keep doing it, but I figured out that teenagers are my sweet spot, as far as kids go. I understand them. They're kids, but they're not mercurial. Basically anyone 15-25 - boys at least - I put in that same rough age category. Aspiring adults. And no, a 22 year old guy isn't an adult. Have you ever dated one? :laugh: That's why I stuck with older guys when I was younger. Anyway, regarding nephews. Y'all should get yourselves some. They're fun to spoil and jack up on sugar. :thumbsup:
Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
Kids those ages can be a barrel of fun - if one has the energy to keep up with them. I used to be very close to one of my nephews. He was very miffed when I brought my fiancé to meet the family - suddenly I wasn't paying as much attention to him... :)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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Kids those ages can be a barrel of fun - if one has the energy to keep up with them. I used to be very close to one of my nephews. He was very miffed when I brought my fiancé to meet the family - suddenly I wasn't paying as much attention to him... :)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
I think that's part of it - is they have so much energy, and I struggle to stay awake after a meal, for example. :laugh:
Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
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honey the codewitch wrote:
Anyway, regarding nephews. Y'all should get yourselves some. They're fun to spoil and jack up on sugar. :thumbsup:
And then you can give them back to your sister. :)
But of course. That's the best thing about other people's children. :D
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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I have two I see on the regular. One is 3 and the other is 6. The 3 year old wound up with some sort of delay in developing his speech - he understands everything. Just can't respond fully, and gets frustrated. He talks like he's in his early twos, but his vocabulary is much bigger in terms of what he understands. My sister is a bit concerned, but I told her that something similar happened to me - hell I was reading before I could put together a reasonable sounding sentence - in order. She wouldn't know as she is 14 years my junior and we weren't raised together - I was adopted out at 2. Anyway - oh man, the terrible threes are something else. He really doesn't like wearing pants! I mean, I've had those days too, but I can't recall needing to be in timeout over it. :laugh: The 6 year old is now a first grader. That's a rough age IMO, because it's all toilet jokes. At least my hubby got him into Captain Underpants stories. That will distract him. :-\ hours of play dough flinging and making "slime" later and here we are. I thank the FSM my hubby is so good with kids, because I barely know what to do with myself around them at that age. I'm little-kid-stupid. I was a weird kid myself and didn't relate to most other kids even back when I was one. I can't wait until they're teenagers. Teenagers I can handle and relate to pretty readily. I worked at a shelter for homeless teens for awhile. Couldn't afford to keep doing it, but I figured out that teenagers are my sweet spot, as far as kids go. I understand them. They're kids, but they're not mercurial. Basically anyone 15-25 - boys at least - I put in that same rough age category. Aspiring adults. And no, a 22 year old guy isn't an adult. Have you ever dated one? :laugh: That's why I stuck with older guys when I was younger. Anyway, regarding nephews. Y'all should get yourselves some. They're fun to spoil and jack up on sugar. :thumbsup:
Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
You can visit, spoil em, pump full of sugar and leave. Works for me!
A home without books is a body without soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.4.0 (Many new features) JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
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honey the codewitch wrote:
Anyway, regarding nephews. Y'all should get yourselves some. They're fun to spoil and jack up on sugar. :thumbsup:
And then you can give them back to your sister. :)
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:laugh: Just has to be something along these lines. Remote Controlled Fart Machine #2 with Boom Box Technology - 15 Realistic Sounds - Wireless with 100 ft Range[^]
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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You can visit, spoil em, pump full of sugar and leave. Works for me!
A home without books is a body without soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.4.0 (Many new features) JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
An ethical pump and dump scheme? :D
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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An ethical pump and dump scheme? :D
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
Yep, grand kids love it, son not so much. :)
A home without books is a body without soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.4.0 (Many new features) JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
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:laugh: Just has to be something along these lines. Remote Controlled Fart Machine #2 with Boom Box Technology - 15 Realistic Sounds - Wireless with 100 ft Range[^]
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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But of course. That's the best thing about other people's children. :D
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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Yep, grand kids love it, son not so much. :)
A home without books is a body without soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.4.0 (Many new features) JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
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You realize the reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is because they have a common adversary. :laugh:
Hadn't thought of it that way.
A home without books is a body without soul. Marcus Tullius Cicero PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - Release Version 1.4.0 (Many new features) JaxCoder.com Latest Article: EventAggregator
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Kids those ages can be a barrel of fun - if one has the energy to keep up with them. I used to be very close to one of my nephews. He was very miffed when I brought my fiancé to meet the family - suddenly I wasn't paying as much attention to him... :)
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.
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I have two I see on the regular. One is 3 and the other is 6. The 3 year old wound up with some sort of delay in developing his speech - he understands everything. Just can't respond fully, and gets frustrated. He talks like he's in his early twos, but his vocabulary is much bigger in terms of what he understands. My sister is a bit concerned, but I told her that something similar happened to me - hell I was reading before I could put together a reasonable sounding sentence - in order. She wouldn't know as she is 14 years my junior and we weren't raised together - I was adopted out at 2. Anyway - oh man, the terrible threes are something else. He really doesn't like wearing pants! I mean, I've had those days too, but I can't recall needing to be in timeout over it. :laugh: The 6 year old is now a first grader. That's a rough age IMO, because it's all toilet jokes. At least my hubby got him into Captain Underpants stories. That will distract him. :-\ hours of play dough flinging and making "slime" later and here we are. I thank the FSM my hubby is so good with kids, because I barely know what to do with myself around them at that age. I'm little-kid-stupid. I was a weird kid myself and didn't relate to most other kids even back when I was one. I can't wait until they're teenagers. Teenagers I can handle and relate to pretty readily. I worked at a shelter for homeless teens for awhile. Couldn't afford to keep doing it, but I figured out that teenagers are my sweet spot, as far as kids go. I understand them. They're kids, but they're not mercurial. Basically anyone 15-25 - boys at least - I put in that same rough age category. Aspiring adults. And no, a 22 year old guy isn't an adult. Have you ever dated one? :laugh: That's why I stuck with older guys when I was younger. Anyway, regarding nephews. Y'all should get yourselves some. They're fun to spoil and jack up on sugar. :thumbsup:
Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
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I have two I see on the regular. One is 3 and the other is 6. The 3 year old wound up with some sort of delay in developing his speech - he understands everything. Just can't respond fully, and gets frustrated. He talks like he's in his early twos, but his vocabulary is much bigger in terms of what he understands. My sister is a bit concerned, but I told her that something similar happened to me - hell I was reading before I could put together a reasonable sounding sentence - in order. She wouldn't know as she is 14 years my junior and we weren't raised together - I was adopted out at 2. Anyway - oh man, the terrible threes are something else. He really doesn't like wearing pants! I mean, I've had those days too, but I can't recall needing to be in timeout over it. :laugh: The 6 year old is now a first grader. That's a rough age IMO, because it's all toilet jokes. At least my hubby got him into Captain Underpants stories. That will distract him. :-\ hours of play dough flinging and making "slime" later and here we are. I thank the FSM my hubby is so good with kids, because I barely know what to do with myself around them at that age. I'm little-kid-stupid. I was a weird kid myself and didn't relate to most other kids even back when I was one. I can't wait until they're teenagers. Teenagers I can handle and relate to pretty readily. I worked at a shelter for homeless teens for awhile. Couldn't afford to keep doing it, but I figured out that teenagers are my sweet spot, as far as kids go. I understand them. They're kids, but they're not mercurial. Basically anyone 15-25 - boys at least - I put in that same rough age category. Aspiring adults. And no, a 22 year old guy isn't an adult. Have you ever dated one? :laugh: That's why I stuck with older guys when I was younger. Anyway, regarding nephews. Y'all should get yourselves some. They're fun to spoil and jack up on sugar. :thumbsup:
Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
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The 6 year old is now a first grader. That's a rough age IMO, because it's all toilet jokes. At least my hubby got him into Captain Underpants stories. That will distract him.
When he is a teeny bit older he is going to love this book https://www.amazon.com/Day-My-Butt-Went-Psycho/dp/0756956633[^] (verified also suitable for step-sons :-) )
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I have two I see on the regular. One is 3 and the other is 6. The 3 year old wound up with some sort of delay in developing his speech - he understands everything. Just can't respond fully, and gets frustrated. He talks like he's in his early twos, but his vocabulary is much bigger in terms of what he understands. My sister is a bit concerned, but I told her that something similar happened to me - hell I was reading before I could put together a reasonable sounding sentence - in order. She wouldn't know as she is 14 years my junior and we weren't raised together - I was adopted out at 2. Anyway - oh man, the terrible threes are something else. He really doesn't like wearing pants! I mean, I've had those days too, but I can't recall needing to be in timeout over it. :laugh: The 6 year old is now a first grader. That's a rough age IMO, because it's all toilet jokes. At least my hubby got him into Captain Underpants stories. That will distract him. :-\ hours of play dough flinging and making "slime" later and here we are. I thank the FSM my hubby is so good with kids, because I barely know what to do with myself around them at that age. I'm little-kid-stupid. I was a weird kid myself and didn't relate to most other kids even back when I was one. I can't wait until they're teenagers. Teenagers I can handle and relate to pretty readily. I worked at a shelter for homeless teens for awhile. Couldn't afford to keep doing it, but I figured out that teenagers are my sweet spot, as far as kids go. I understand them. They're kids, but they're not mercurial. Basically anyone 15-25 - boys at least - I put in that same rough age category. Aspiring adults. And no, a 22 year old guy isn't an adult. Have you ever dated one? :laugh: That's why I stuck with older guys when I was younger. Anyway, regarding nephews. Y'all should get yourselves some. They're fun to spoil and jack up on sugar. :thumbsup:
Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix
Yes, yes and YES. I've got 6 of the little critters - two from my sister and 2 each from my Darling's sisters. Currently driving 2 of them home from (a special) school every day and really enjoying the time we spend together. Started with the 12 year old about a 15 months ago and his 14 year old brother about a school term ago. I just can't stop pinching myself at how much the younger has improved in that time. Went from being a self-centered, psychopathic little shyte into a respectful, empathetic little boy. Their parents seem not to have had the energy to devote to them that I have and it seems everyone is benefitting from my input. Different sorts of problems to solve than when I was coding all the time, but I wouldn't give it up for the world. We've all grown and become better versions of ourselves. The others are 5 & 7, and 17 & 19. It's been interesting to see how I relate best to the middle pair. There seems to be an inverse relationship between how I relate to the parents and how I get along with the kids - absolutely fascinating. As far as I'm concerned, the oldest 4 are all simply inexperienced adults. Treating them as such seems to give me an edge. Happy days. :-D