Hounding After Hours

There are little square "juice" cartons here in the UK about four inches high with a foil seal across the top, and are almost tasteless enough to be considered flavored water if it wasn't for the high sugar content. All they are good for is sticking in the freezer and eating when it gets really hot.

slcboston said:

How will we notice the difference?

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Right. I see your point. This would be difficult.



Okay...off to...do stuff. (can you tell I don't want to? )

BigWords said:

There are little square "juice" cartons here in the UK about four inches high with a foil seal across the top, and are almost tasteless enough to be considered flavored water if it wasn't for the high sugar content. All they are good for is sticking in the freezer and eating when it gets really hot.

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Sounds like our Freezy Pops, but those are intended to be frozen first and come in foot long tubes. I loved them as a kid and would never eat the icy bits, just suck on the juice as it slowly melted.

If only they made a bag that contained only banana and root beer flavors... mmm...

AbielleRose said:

Sounds like our Freezy Pops, but those are intended to be frozen first and come in foot long tubes.

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Um... I wouldn't swear to it, but I *think* they sell those here as well. I have seen Zoe go stalk-eyed at the frozen section of supermarkets all too often to know to keep moving - if you stop to look at something, she gets it into her head that she is allowed...

LOL. Sounds like shopping with a kid. When I was little I was crazy for Tick-Tacks. No idea why as they're rather pointless little things. Every time in the market mom would stand between me and the candy wall at the check-out because I would try to slip some packs in.

BigWords said:

I have seen Zoe go stalk-eyed at the frozen section of supermarkets all too often to know to keep moving - if you stop to look at something, she gets it into her head that she is allowed...

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That's just conditioning, you know. Sounds like someone has stopped and caved in often enough that she recognizes the pattern. (Not saying it's you, mind you, but someone.)

Moira tends to fixate on things, too, as I think all kids do, but she knows that most of the time I'm probably going to say no. As she also knows that I'll say yes, too, from time to time, which makes it worth her while to ask.

AbielleRose said:

Every time in the market mom would stand between me and the candy wall at the check-out because I would try to slip some packs in.

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This... has problems. I've tried standing in her way for various things - on one occasion to block her view from two guys kicking seven shades out of each other in the high street - but her natural curiosity makes her want to see whatever it is I am trying to keep from her. No-win situation there...

slcboston said:

That's just conditioning, you know.

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Small children and animals... *sigh*

slcboston said:

Moira tends to fixate on things, too, as I think all kids do, but she knows that most of the time I'm probably going to say no. As she also knows that I'll say yes, too, from time to time, which makes it worth her while to ask.

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I would be more understanding of her impulses to have certain things if they at least made sense - she got it into her head that I really, really needed to buy a pair of freakin' oven mitts. Wouldn't drop the notion at all.

When I say I would make a lousy parent, I am not exaggerating...

It's too bad there isn't a Parent Product for each commercial product in those sections. The Parent Product is based on negative reinforcement through a bad experience. Buy a certain ice cream brand, it tastes like crap and gives you a stomach ache. Buy a certain candy and it tastes terrible and puts you in the bathroom. You could switch that product with something a child wants badly and is giving you a hard time for.

So, you'd be at the store and the child wants Mr. Big's Ice Cream Goofballs because they've been advertising like crazy and all their friends have them and it's the greatest thing on Earth. Fine. Go ahead and buy a box but in this case, it's the Parental Control Product.

The kid goes home happy, tears open the box and BOOM! Bad aftertaste, negative effects, etc. And the parent gloats and says, "I told you so!" and the kid sullenly agrees. The next time at the store the behavior is changed and fewer arguments happen.

This must be a thing.

As soon as possible.

CALL SOMEONE.

MAKE IT HAPPEN.

Welcome to the head games of my childhood.

There are worse things I say to Zoe - y'know those cartoon ride-on vehicle things based on kids' tv shows? Place a coin in, and it moves up and down for a couple of minutes? I told her the flashing light on top of the Fireman Sam ones means they are broken...

BigWords said:

This... has problems. I've tried standing in her way for various things - on one occasion to block her view from two guys kicking seven shades out of each other in the high street - but her natural curiosity makes her want to see whatever it is I am trying to keep from her. No-win situation there...



Small children and animals... *sigh*



I would be more understanding of her impulses to have certain things if they at least made sense - she got it into her head that I really, really needed to buy a pair of freakin' oven mitts. Wouldn't drop the notion at all.

When I say I would make a lousy parent, I am not exaggerating...

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The people who worry about being a good parent are often the ones who ARE good parents. It shows they care enough to worry about it.

Oven mitts are fun!

She's already learned sarcasm from me. If I can get that into a kid's head in so little (relative) time, then imagine the damage I could do if I was around a kid all the time... And she knows enough swear words to put some adults to shame (though she knows better than to use them... mostly).

Sarcasm is always good.

And now I go to work. See you folks later.

BigWords said:

she got it into her head that I really, really needed to buy a pair of freakin' oven mitts. Wouldn't drop the notion at all.

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Oven mitts are useful.


I see her point on that.

TedTheewen said:

Sarcasm is always good.

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This.


Especially when mine uses it on the ex.

Ah. I get the brunt of the sarcasm.

Mostly because she gets away with it. On her father... not so much. I dread hearing what she has gotten up to after spending the day with me, as I am sure I am the worst influence EVER.

BigWords said:

She's already learned sarcasm from me. If I can get that into a kid's head in so little (relative) time, then imagine the damage I could do if I was around a kid all the time... And she knows enough swear words to put some adults to shame (though she knows better than to use them... mostly).

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Sorry to say... but British kids swearing are fecking adorable.

"You're a bloody wankah'!"

*giggles to self*

I have mentioned the f-bomb tantrum before... After thrashing around the floor repeating the word for a while, Graeme told her to stop. She immediately began using "fox, fox, fox, fox" as a substitute. She's sharp as a pin, which is most of her problem...

A trait that will get her into much trouble when she gets older.

AbielleRose said:

Sorry to say... but British kids swearing are fecking adorable.

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Not to their British parents, I'm sure.

Rhoda Nightingale said:

You have an entire bathtub behind that bar, Greg?

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I've got an entire BOLO Mk XXXIII behind this bar. A bathtub's no big deal.

His name is BOB. Yes, Bob, the BOLO. He like to crush things, and shoot his Hellbore cannon.

It's good to be nice to BOB.

I like sarcasm and strawberry crush.

that is all.

oh...and hi and stuff.

night-flyer said:

I like sarcasm and strawberry crush.

that is all.

oh...and hi and stuff.

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Hi yourself, and stuff.

*crams ASC's stuff into the bathtub so it doesn't get mixed up with my stuff*