tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post7221129062267099029..comments2023-09-12T04:13:03.469-05:00Comments on LiteralDan: The rules of M-, Vol. 1LiteralDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-29044727683316087042008-10-27T18:29:00.000-05:002008-10-27T18:29:00.000-05:00Casey: I have no idea what that's like... I think ...<B>Casey:</B> I have no idea what that's like... I think that's a whole chapter in the toddler handbook.<BR/><BR/><B>Katie:</B> I like your style... based on that criterion, I've got a lot of things for which I'm owed credit.<BR/><BR/><B>Laggin:</B> You can, but they might just think you're starting a rave and wait impatiently for you to start cranking the techno music and passing out glow sticks.<BR/><BR/><B>Anita Doberman:</B> Awww, come on. Let me guess-- numbers 3 and 4?LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-80658740986546168762008-10-26T19:13:00.000-05:002008-10-26T19:13:00.000-05:00Sounds like my children fall neatly into these rul...Sounds like my children fall neatly into these rules - all six of them :) Maybe sometimes I am in one or two of those categories myself ....not telling whichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-68822883178595440112008-10-26T10:43:00.000-05:002008-10-26T10:43:00.000-05:00"push them into a hypnotic state in which it's imp..."push them into a hypnotic state in which it's impossible for them to resist digging out a pacifier for you."<BR/><BR/>Hmmm. Wonder whether I can stuff a pacifier into a teenager's mouth....Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13151264293573254738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-30595341821604777332008-10-26T08:14:00.000-05:002008-10-26T08:14:00.000-05:00Ha! I love #1. We should all get credit for makin...Ha! I love #1. We should all get credit for making half hearted attempts that end in eating.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04697065958437118961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-54417640952817364192008-10-25T21:38:00.000-05:002008-10-25T21:38:00.000-05:00I'm liking the rules and number two rings true aro...I'm liking the rules and number two rings true around here. We can't carry on a conversation without my 22 month old screaming his head off. Apparently, it's NOT ok for mommy and daddy to have an adult converastion. Not cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-49778933285424208382008-10-25T17:13:00.000-05:002008-10-25T17:13:00.000-05:00Sal: She gets all puffed up about lots of things, ...<B>Sal:</B> She gets all puffed up about lots of things, but you're right, she just took this in stride at the time.<BR/><BR/><B>Miss Grace:</B> Good for him in sticking with what works, ay?LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-77505833943989868022008-10-25T11:29:00.000-05:002008-10-25T11:29:00.000-05:00My 24 year old brother still eats the gross bit.My 24 year old brother still eats the gross bit.Jenny Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943823729806115657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-963672904806342322008-10-25T09:35:00.000-05:002008-10-25T09:35:00.000-05:00Well, at least M doesn't get all puffed up with ce...Well, at least M doesn't get all puffed up with ceremony before she eats the gross bit. That would just be too much, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-56829825404220184342008-10-25T02:24:00.000-05:002008-10-25T02:24:00.000-05:00I had no idea so many of her rules would apply so ...I had no idea so many of her rules would apply so well to adults, but I guess that just goes to show you how sophisticated she is.<BR/><BR/>I think we're definitely in for some trouble.LiteralDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704368269389527451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-15372889391212987662008-10-25T01:39:00.000-05:002008-10-25T01:39:00.000-05:00i think I just realized that I am engaged to a chi...i think I just realized that I am engaged to a child!flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-3076424025094395432008-10-24T19:47:00.000-05:002008-10-24T19:47:00.000-05:00I totally know about that hypnotic state. She's a...I totally know about that hypnotic state. She's asking me the same thing over and over again, but she doesn't use a pacifier, so I drown her out with NPR.How to Party with an Infanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006095494335166353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-79603317155782053112008-10-24T16:44:00.000-05:002008-10-24T16:44:00.000-05:00"1) If you find a little bit of something gross on..."1) If you find a little bit of something gross on the floor and you're struck with the admirable idea that you should go throw it away, you immediately get credit for that, even if you give up after one guess of which cabinet hides the garbage can and you then unceremoniously eat said bit."<BR/><BR/>Substitute: "something gross" with "something on the floor"<BR/><BR/>"throw" with "put"<BR/><BR/>and "garbage can" with "place where it goes"<BR/><BR/>You have my only rule about being a husband.miko564https://www.blogger.com/profile/04352723733899123281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-44614248145835378312008-10-24T16:06:00.000-05:002008-10-24T16:06:00.000-05:00Wait! I didn't get that memo.Wait! I didn't get that memo.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05705670723604409380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-34855878007615359082008-10-24T14:12:00.000-05:002008-10-24T14:12:00.000-05:00My four year old must have heard these rules at so...My four year old must have heard these rules at some point. She has number 2 perfected.Issahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309906249557761472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-65598688634606524232008-10-24T13:57:00.000-05:002008-10-24T13:57:00.000-05:00Yes please put the entire post in. I read you thro...Yes please put the entire post in. I read you through my reader at work and I can't access your full site due to our restrictions. I can always wait till I get home, but wahhhh I don't want too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-40740433951651725862008-10-24T13:21:00.000-05:002008-10-24T13:21:00.000-05:00I swear it only gets worse when they are teenagers...I swear it only gets worse when they are teenagers...just think...fodder for your blog for the next two decades!<BR/><BR/>:) TerriTerriRainerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301763290901887933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-61744912982128051972008-10-24T11:53:00.000-05:002008-10-24T11:53:00.000-05:00#4: AND why!#4: AND why!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13804986298540603425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-84768107523340148022008-10-24T11:44:00.000-05:002008-10-24T11:44:00.000-05:00My pacifier is blingy!My pacifier is blingy!Aracelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347839760076404489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-10328395491921563942008-10-24T11:16:00.000-05:002008-10-24T11:16:00.000-05:00I wanna hear the story behind #3.I wanna hear the story behind #3.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-61354728698942662572008-10-24T10:51:00.000-05:002008-10-24T10:51:00.000-05:00OK, so it's official. Kittens and babies are basic...OK, so it's official. Kittens and babies are basically one in the same?Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00227894503764262908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-72165431081233693642008-10-24T10:19:00.000-05:002008-10-24T10:19:00.000-05:00Mine has me in a trance state through sleep-depriv...Mine has me in a trance state through sleep-deprivation...I bet he can't WAIT to add skills to his repertoire. I'll be signing over my paychecks in no time.Keelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323783519078200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-51755375307760887802008-10-24T09:57:00.000-05:002008-10-24T09:57:00.000-05:00I second Sally's request, it's a simple thing - se...I second Sally's request, it's a simple thing - settings, site feed, full.<BR/><BR/>Also, with #2 if you can't see OR hear them, something very bad is likely to be occurring!Mrs. B. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07523283961030307659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-38884280984409721782008-10-24T08:28:00.000-05:002008-10-24T08:28:00.000-05:00i'd love to see the entire post in reader.i'd love to see the entire post in reader.Sally HPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321583478635164338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-53907066584450792942008-10-24T08:06:00.000-05:002008-10-24T08:06:00.000-05:00My 18 month old thanks M for posting the rules. S...My 18 month old thanks M for posting the rules. She is printing them out as I make her breakfast...Seriously Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926843376834336114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5076041415469800377.post-2549042940850885522008-10-24T07:07:00.000-05:002008-10-24T07:07:00.000-05:00I always knew they had internal rules. Rules that ...I always knew they had internal rules. Rules that we, as adults, could never really understand.Carolyn...Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627167557544033888noreply@blogger.com