Comments on Linda and her Twaddle: Bitch On Board

Cameron: He has his moments - followed by signs he...

2009-07-23T20:28:03.350+10:00

Cameron: He has his moments - followed by signs he is a complete juvenile.

Your son sounds like an old soul.

2009-07-23T06:23:47.691+10:00

Your son sounds like an old soul.

Topiary Cow: The postage might put people off. H...

2009-07-17T18:52:29.807+10:00

Topiary Cow: The postage might put people off.

Huge millionaress - you talking bank balance or butt size?

Ding ding ding... The fact that these are apparen...

2009-07-17T04:53:13.255+10:00

Ding ding ding...

The fact that these are apparently made in Australia but so far COMPLETELY unknown and unheard of in USA means Linda has a chance to corner the export business and become a huge millionaress (or something)

Moo!

Topiary Cow: These were a strange little craft tha...

2009-07-16T17:39:10.790+10:00

Topiary Cow: These were a strange little craft that took hold a long time ago. They vary in size and shape. I would like to buy another one. And have it as a bedside lamp as this one is far too big.

Strangely the most stunning thing about this post ...

2009-07-16T01:42:25.045+10:00

Strangely the most stunning thing about this post was the comment that Linda had "always wanted one of these."

You mean there's more than one? This is an incredibly strange contraption that seems to be the product of a deranged sculptor, a cross between some Lord of the Rings dungeon-cave and a lighthouse. That there would be more than one is...(Cow is speechless)

Moo!

Presious: I also think I would fiddle and faddle w...

2009-07-14T21:36:41.460+10:00

Presious: I also think I would fiddle and faddle with a GPS. And drive up someone's car!

Anxiety is just such a dreary burden for me, hence the reason I exercise so much. That kind of reduces it enough that I don't react to it too much. My son handles his anxiety well. He just says "if there is no reason for it, it will pass".

I think kids take a while to be helpful and if they have a doting mother (ie,like you),they will need a bit of a push to help. But it sounds like your children are pretty good for you and help you out.

Sometimes being a mother is a bit hard, I love it, but it is kind of full on. For ever and ever I realise.

I don't have patience to fiddle with those GPS gad...

2009-07-14T02:20:25.551+10:00

I don't have patience to fiddle with those GPS gadgets. I get very flustered. I usually mapquest the address. Most of the time it is quite effective.

I am horrible at directions. I too could have been there a 100 times and still get lost!...lol!...literally! I have resorted to taking my most calmest (if this is a word) boy. Kids are really good with stuff like that which is why your son said that most cool statement :).

I get anxiety quite easily. My third child, second son, is the best. He seems to see my anxiety and will act without me even knowing.

Kids are so cool!

Linda, That entry almost brought tears to my eyes...

2009-07-14T02:15:10.274+10:00

Linda,

That entry almost brought tears to my eyes. I have been there soooo many times. When this happens, I feel so misunderstood and taken for granted. I totally sympathize and emphathize with you.

As a result, I try not to say anything to anyone which only causes me to go into a depression. Whatever I become upset about still has to be dealt with from the daycare, to the laundry, to car repairs, to whatever.

Unfortunately, after a spell of throwing a tantrum, I have to get it together somehow because I have no one to help. Eventually, I make my boys help, but that's after I go on a little more in my tantrum. Sometimes, it is just not worth it. Again, I still have to deal with it.

Don't beat yourself up. Sometimes, you are entitled to it. I do go back and apologize.

Karen: I feel like the village idiot when I get di...

2009-07-11T23:04:57.877+10:00

Karen: I feel like the village idiot when I get directions. I just zone out. Landmarks? I need to see them fifty times before I realise they are landmarks.

I wonder if a chauffer is the way to go? Then I could just read a magazine and tell him where to take me.

I have horrible trouble with my right vs. left. I ...

2009-07-11T23:00:20.944+10:00

I have horrible trouble with my right vs. left. I blame the fact that I've been talking through mirrors most of my life (25 years)when in reality most have said that it is just one of those things that I just have trouble with. I don't like to admit to such things, so I blame the mirrors.

Also have a terrible sense of direction, although if someone gives me directions on the phone, and I write them down, and then forget the directions (happens most of the time) I can call upon my subconscious to help me remember. Somehow. For long trips though...? I stress and panic when I don't see familiar landmarks anymore. I'm thinking of driving to NY in the future... God help me if I actually attempt it.

Mizmell: I am thinking along the lines of GPS more...

2009-07-11T22:13:38.235+10:00

Mizmell: I am thinking along the lines of GPS more and more.

Like you, I am into U Turns, having done many in places one is not allowed to.

I'm so sorry! I understand, as I am the queen of U...

2009-07-11T22:02:00.228+10:00

I'm so sorry! I understand, as I am the queen of U-turns. But it sounds as if you are blessed with patient family members who realize you are worth more than laundry.

I have two thoughts:
-Hold your left hand up, palm facing away from you, thumb extended. Your left hand makes an "L"
-Get a Garmin GPS. My youngest lives in a city of over one million people and she moves about confidently with this handy tool on a daily basis.

Deborah: Good idea. I think there was a bit of car...

2009-07-11T16:00:11.479+10:00

Deborah: Good idea. I think there was a bit of car drifting going on yesterday. I do need to get out more, I only drive 20kms per day. I wonder if there is map reading courses available.

dbcooper: You have just dispelled the myth that men are born knowing how to read maps. Just as well you and I are not married - we would be roaming around town all the time.

Lissy: I got lost going to a yoga class one evening. And I had been there at least five times beforehand. My husband could not believe it.

I just realised I have a GPS on my mobile phone. Except I think it keeps putting me living in another state and I don't know how to fixe it and cannot stand the thought of ringing customer service to talk about it.

I used the iPod today in the car - fantastic. As long as I don't touch it when driving.....

I wonder what the girls with think of him when he is older....they won't be able to tell him much. He will have the answer for it all!

we must be related. i have gotten lost getting fro...

2009-07-11T08:11:24.373+10:00

we must be related. i have gotten lost getting from the hairdresser to work. a short trip i make every six weeks.

i don't know, but, i can get quite lost with a gps. they aren't 100% perfect, and couple their little errors with my sense of direction and we're in a very bad place, literally and figuratively. also, if you're depending on them and you lose satellite reception.... been there.

iPod sounds much better than a yapping GPS unit ("recalculating" "relcalculating".) i really think they have attitude..

by the way, your son says the most amazing things. sounds like a cool guy.

Those GPS things are great. My son (the one that j...

2009-07-11T00:46:36.392+10:00

Those GPS things are great. My son (the one that just got married) has one. You can't get lost using them. They are perfect for the directionally challenged people of which I am a charter member.

Dear "B.O.B." please get a GPS before you wreck th...

2009-07-11T00:15:53.896+10:00

Dear "B.O.B."
please get a GPS before you wreck the car trying to read a map while driving or end up in a bad area where you might end up in trouble.