Proud Parent Brag Time - Page 13

Griff · 02-01-2015, 07:05 AM

I sent her a link yesterday, she really liked the intro. Parental pressure will be applied.

Your brother looks like a kid I know.

Griff · 02-01-2015, 04:01 PM

She said she'd see what she could do. with a

Clodfobble · 02-01-2015, 05:55 PM

If by some weird series of events she ever ends up interviewing/meeting him, make sure she remembers that he is way too old and unambitious for her.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-01-2015, 08:21 PM

Hey, you're talking about Griff's kid.
Like her old man, sharp as a tack and can't be hoodwinked by ne'er-do-wells...

...even if their sister loves them.

Griff · 02-02-2015, 05:34 AM

Hey! She dumped that boy. New guy is more motivated.

infinite monkey · 02-16-2015, 07:57 AM

What a resourceful and independent young lady! Very cool!

I used to get J Peterman catalogs, having been curious after the J Peterman on Seinfeld. I was wondering how your daughter knew what J Peterman looked like, then I realized "Oh, John O'Hurley must be in the cast." D'oh! Of course, google verified this, and then I got curious as to what the real J Peterman is like. It's an interesting story.

glatt · 02-16-2015, 08:07 AM

I need to ask her how she knew it was J. Peterman. I don't think she has seen much Seinfeld. Maybe it was mentioned in his Playbill bio paragraph.

monster · 04-29-2015, 08:38 PM

Don't read if you are of a sensitive nature

Proud bad momma moment....

Polo Girl's oppo was playing dirty, pinching her hard after the whistle was blown so my baby called her a cunt Apparently the girl was a bit upset and so one of their mutual "friends" posted a snarky comment about it/sportsmanship on PG's faceb
ook wall. That's my girl

BigV · 04-29-2015, 08:55 PM

so, the snark was aimed at polo girl, or in defense of polo girl?

btw, good on ya, bad momma, teachin her to stand up for herself. attagirl.

monster · 04-29-2015, 09:16 PM

at polo girl. Apparently, PG's behavior was "unsportsmanlike"

monster · 04-29-2015, 09:19 PM

(she deleted the comment before I saw it but told me about it because I commented that I was surprised to see Littleshit had commented on her post about high school dress code but I couldn't see what he wrote -maybe because I have him on quiet mode.....) this facebook malarkey's all way too complex for old fogies like me

BigV · 04-30-2015, 09:34 AM

it may have been unsportsmanlike... coulda been.

but it's important to know how to respond in this kind of contest, and in the countless challenges that she'll face as she grows up. it sounds like she's gotten the hang of communicating in the way her desired audience will understand. I'm not advocating unsportsmanlike conduct, but I do advocate appropriate responses and I'm a champion of strong daughters. cliche though it may be, sometimes you gotta fight fire with fire. really, I'm tickled that she found a way to stand up for herself that was effective and not an overreaction.

monster · 04-30-2015, 02:37 PM

Let's get back to things to be really proud of... she scored 4 of the 10 goals and she plays defense these days

glatt · 04-30-2015, 03:40 PM

DEFENSE! DEFENSE! DEFENSE! DEFENSE!

Clodfobble · 07-16-2015, 02:46 PM

Holy shit, my daughter.

So I was messing around on our little keyboard, trying to figure out the notes to a song we had been listening to in the car ("Freeze Ray" from Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, in case you're curious,) and I'd found the first three chords but was still mangling the fourth. From the other room, Minifobette yells,

"No, Mommy, it's supposed to be a G!"
"It is?" I ask.
"Well, a D or a G, I'm not sure."

The correct chord was a fucking D and G together. For real.

And once I told her in amazement that she was right, she casually says, "Yeah, I think I want to take piano lessons, too" (in addition to her current violin lessons, which she demanded two years ago and is still going strong on.)

02-01-2015, 07:05 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I sent her a link yesterday, she really liked the intro. Parental pressure will be applied. Your brother looks like a kid I know. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-01-2015, 04:01 PM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	She said she'd see what she could do. with a __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-01-2015, 05:55 PM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	If by some weird series of events she ever ends up interviewing/meeting him, make sure she remembers that he is way too old and unambitious for her. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

02-01-2015, 08:21 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Hey, you're talking about Griff's kid. Like her old man, sharp as a tack and can't be hoodwinked by ne'er-do-wells... ...even if their sister loves them. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-02-2015, 05:34 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Hey! She dumped that boy. New guy is more motivated. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-16-2015, 07:57 AM	#6
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	What a resourceful and independent young lady! Very cool! I used to get J Peterman catalogs, having been curious after the J Peterman on Seinfeld. I was wondering how your daughter knew what J Peterman looked like, then I realized "Oh, John O'Hurley must be in the cast." D'oh! Of course, google verified this, and then I got curious as to what the real J Peterman is like. It's an interesting story.

02-16-2015, 08:07 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I need to ask her how she knew it was J. Peterman. I don't think she has seen much Seinfeld. Maybe it was mentioned in his Playbill bio paragraph.

04-29-2015, 08:38 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Don't read if you are of a sensitive nature Proud bad momma moment.... Polo Girl's oppo was playing dirty, pinching her hard after the whistle was blown so my baby called her a cunt Apparently the girl was a bit upset and so one of their mutual "friends" posted a snarky comment about it/sportsmanship on PG's faceb ook wall. That's my girl __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-29-2015, 08:55 PM	#9
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	so, the snark was aimed at polo girl, or in defense of polo girl? btw, good on ya, bad momma, teachin her to stand up for herself. attagirl. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-29-2015, 09:16 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	at polo girl. Apparently, PG's behavior was "unsportsmanlike" __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-29-2015, 09:19 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	(she deleted the comment before I saw it but told me about it because I commented that I was surprised to see Littleshit had commented on her post about high school dress code but I couldn't see what he wrote -maybe because I have him on quiet mode.....) this facebook malarkey's all way too complex for old fogies like me __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-30-2015, 09:34 AM	#12
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	it may have been unsportsmanlike... coulda been. but it's important to know how to respond in this kind of contest, and in the countless challenges that she'll face as she grows up. it sounds like she's gotten the hang of communicating in the way her desired audience will understand. I'm not advocating unsportsmanlike conduct, but I do advocate appropriate responses and I'm a champion of strong daughters. cliche though it may be, sometimes you gotta fight fire with fire. really, I'm tickled that she found a way to stand up for herself that was effective and not an overreaction. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

04-30-2015, 02:37 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Let's get back to things to be really proud of... she scored 4 of the 10 goals and she plays defense these days __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-30-2015, 03:40 PM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	DEFENSE! DEFENSE! DEFENSE! DEFENSE!

07-16-2015, 02:46 PM	#15
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Holy shit, my daughter. So I was messing around on our little keyboard, trying to figure out the notes to a song we had been listening to in the car ("Freeze Ray" from Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, in case you're curious,) and I'd found the first three chords but was still mangling the fourth. From the other room, Minifobette yells, "No, Mommy, it's supposed to be a G!" "It is?" I ask. "Well, a D or a G, I'm not sure." The correct chord was a fucking D and G together. For real. And once I told her in amazement that she was right, she casually says, "Yeah, I think I want to take piano lessons, too" (in addition to her current violin lessons, which she demanded two years ago and is still going strong on.) __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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