tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post3722568234406345250..comments2024-01-23T09:42:56.561-06:00Comments on Rancid Raves : Is it my birthday yet?Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-53298534639589139452008-10-10T08:58:00.000-05:002008-10-10T08:58:00.000-05:00Ditto That!Here Here!Hell Yea!All Hail The Truth!A...Ditto That!<BR/>Here Here!<BR/>Hell Yea!<BR/>All Hail The Truth!<BR/><BR/>And that's all I can think of right now but I think you got the idea, eh! Good job probably would have worked to eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-31016711452471721742008-10-09T12:20:00.000-05:002008-10-09T12:20:00.000-05:00I'm skipping the heavy stuff, but do have a tip to...I'm skipping the heavy stuff, but do have a tip to share regarding Arun's constant "Is it my birthday yet?" that I learned from my SIL. When we have a big event coming up we tell Duncan that he needs to sleep X times before the event and then we countdown each day. Somehow it is easier for him to comprehend how many times he sleeps rather than how many days have passed.loribhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13201078997297459344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-2422495783731301942008-10-09T12:13:00.000-05:002008-10-09T12:13:00.000-05:00Kristen: I get what you are saying about putting t...Kristen: I get what you are saying about putting the onus on care givers. I just think these incidents have happened often enough it would be nice to have a precaution in place. Like when a cop shows up to your house if you just accidentally dialed 911, just in case...<BR/><BR/>Cagey: I didn't know it was a habit for the Slabys to just not show up without notice. Makes sense the sitter didn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-17867661922182870952008-10-09T10:51:00.000-05:002008-10-09T10:51:00.000-05:00Olivia and Kristen,The babysitter did not think tw...Olivia and Kristen,<BR/>The babysitter did not think twice about calling because it was not uncommon for the Slabys to not show up.Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-37774617780325369812008-10-09T10:42:00.000-05:002008-10-09T10:42:00.000-05:00Re: Olivia I love the fact that if I am running m...Re: Olivia I love the fact that if I am running more than 20 minutes late I can expect my cell to be ringing. My babysitter calls me all the time to let me know what Caleb is doing and I know if he just didn't show up, she would be on the phone before I had time to make it to work. <BR/><BR/>As for the daycare being courteous and calling when a child doesn't show up. Isn't suggesting that theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-54991264242812650102008-10-09T09:25:00.000-05:002008-10-09T09:25:00.000-05:00The summer I was 12 I babysat 3 girls under 6, and...The summer I was 12 I babysat 3 girls under 6, and I've already got my eye on my 14 year old neighbor for babysitting my future progeny. (she's got several small nieces/nephews so she's got some experience)<BR/><BR/>As for charges for Slaby? She already lives with the fact she killed her child and has been completely ostracized by her community so criminal charges would be like beating a dead Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-74437515227909991612008-10-09T09:20:00.000-05:002008-10-09T09:20:00.000-05:00On the babysitting thing, it so depends on the kid...On the babysitting thing, it so depends on the kid. Some kids can babysit at 12 (especially with some back-up like that their own mom is right next door) and other kids/people probably should never babysit. I think younger babysitters are more likely to play and engage kids, too, and that's worth some cash right there! Especially now with cellphones, as long as you trust the kid to call Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-40496534115965076842008-10-09T09:07:00.000-05:002008-10-09T09:07:00.000-05:00When I first saw the story about Slaby I felt gut ...When I first saw the story about Slaby I felt gut wrenchingly horrible for her. I can't even begin to imagine going to my car at the end of the day and finding my lifeless child there. It made me question my own ability to parent. If that woman could be so tired that she just forgot then I didn't stand a chance. <BR/><BR/>I have fits of paranoia occasionally. Did I drop him off? I did Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-30611915848938829662008-10-08T21:39:00.000-05:002008-10-08T21:39:00.000-05:00ummm yeah I have to say I totally FUCKING AGREE!!!...ummm yeah I have to say I totally FUCKING AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! total BULLSHIT!<BR/><BR/>just had to cuss to make my full feelings known/ B U L L S H I T!!!Mojavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07560029907723621747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-60430316734514492812008-10-08T19:45:00.000-05:002008-10-08T19:45:00.000-05:00Woah. I was babysitting a family of three kids at ...Woah. I was babysitting a family of three kids at 14-ish, and when I started there was one 11-month-old, one 3-year-old who had spina bifida, and one 5-year-old. Times have changed, yo, because that was totally the norm back then. And like Monkey, I was way less freaked about that than I am dealing with my own singleton now.elizasmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14450026334750091569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-21254275437404736612008-10-08T19:39:00.000-05:002008-10-08T19:39:00.000-05:00All,re: the mother of the 12 year old left at home...All,<BR/>re: the mother of the 12 year old left at home alone -- I was babysitting my sister way before I was even 12. And as I was "tongue in cheek" about the color thing, let me be clear: the gal was not white. Put it that way. *sigh*<BR/><BR/>re: Brenda Slaby - if the Oprah show had been more forthcoming in the additional details and if Brenda Slaby had not already been repeatedly Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-71220085127341000002008-10-08T17:42:00.000-05:002008-10-08T17:42:00.000-05:00*I, to remember when I used to babysit in the summ...*I, to remember when I used to babysit in the summer when I was 12 or 13. <BR/><BR/><BR/>* Heroes - the first episode was a little, "eh?" but I attribute that to the lapse between seasons and it's all good (for me)now.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17743902098257745096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-14399830527509763632008-10-08T17:13:00.000-05:002008-10-08T17:13:00.000-05:00Good for you, when it needs to be said, it needs t...Good for you, when it needs to be said, it needs to be said!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-43314192537250854892008-10-08T16:48:00.000-05:002008-10-08T16:48:00.000-05:00I guess I don't understand the comment about the "...I guess I don't understand the comment about the "color that mother was". What are you communicating there, I don't get it? Please elaborate?Dooneybughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02642327565587858953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-43964963574443841972008-10-08T14:23:00.000-05:002008-10-08T14:23:00.000-05:00Heroes bypassed my level of understanding last sea...Heroes bypassed my level of understanding last season. I bowed out then.Anjalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469613639032593194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-11738738036090920822008-10-08T13:58:00.000-05:002008-10-08T13:58:00.000-05:00Yeah, wait...I was baby-sitting a 10 month old chi...Yeah, wait...I was baby-sitting a 10 month old child at the age of 12!!! <BR/><BR/>Now, keep in mind<BR/><BR/>a) My parents lived next door<BR/><BR/>b) Everyone on my street knew each other and I could easily have gone to ANY of my neighbours in case of an emergency. <BR/><BR/>c) We lived, literally, 2 minutes away from the cops and the fire station<BR/><BR/>d) It was an exceedingly safe & Monkey McWearingChapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159146850159129520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-45326373626346427612008-10-08T13:44:00.000-05:002008-10-08T13:44:00.000-05:00Okay, rather than commenting on the obvious... you...Okay, rather than commenting on the obvious... your mother knows about your blog? Wasn't that something you were trying to keep from her a while back? What made you decide to let her know? You know, because it is my business and all ;).<BR/><BR/>alimomof3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-47263335476441864472008-10-08T13:17:00.000-05:002008-10-08T13:17:00.000-05:00Um, I have a babysitter who just turned 13, and sh...Um, I have a babysitter who just turned 13, and she's been babysitting for me for over a year. WTF? Did something happen that I'm missing in this story?<BR/>Also, I think the general concensus in these situations is that these parents have suffered enough knowing that they basically killed their own child by their forgetfullness - the punishment already fits the crime, before the government gets Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10253692944143684134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624110.post-53261968034640092462008-10-08T12:34:00.000-05:002008-10-08T12:34:00.000-05:00Child endangerment for letting your 12-year-old ba...Child endangerment for letting your 12-year-old babysit her own siblings? Seriously? At 12, I was babysitting <I>other</I> people's children, not just my brother... and that wasn't so long ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com