What's messing with your Groove?

[Ominous Gamer]

Scarlett has done that. She fell off our bed onto the tile too; our bed is high enough that sometimes Ocean has trouble climbing onto it.
One of the babies Brandy watches fell out of his highchair over the weekend too (not on our watch).


Its part of being a baby, they are damn near indestructible. Seen the toddler in the picture thread take a dive over the baby gate? With the parents taping it...

[littlelolligagged]

Baby fell off the couch onto the floor. Luckily missed the coffee table. Fell right on her head, I turned around in time to see it happen.

I'm the worst fucking mother. She stopped crying after a minute and is playing on the floor, but still. Damn.

You are not a bad mother. Things happen. She's fine, but you won't be if you keep beating yourself up.

Incidentally, vomit-boy is enjoying yet another day home. He feels fine, but was still feverish most of the day yesterday.

He's finished his make-up work and is now showering.

[GGT]

For the first baby you feel bad, guilty (omg I am such a bad parent!) By the time the second or third baby comes around....not so much. Both my boys have scars on their foreheads and eyebrows, from running head on into furniture or falling off things. Skulls and facial bones really do serve their purpose. Try not to feel so bad, cat.

Knowing the signs of concussion will serve you well for at least the first decade!



lol @ vomit boy

[Timbuk2]

What are the signs of concussion?

[Flixy]

Throwing up, dizziness, headaches?

[GGT]

Yep. Plus drowsiness or somnolence.

[Catgrrl]

Well, she didn't throw up or anything. Just put her down for a nap but its been nearly two hours since its happened so I'm thinking she's okay. No dilated eyes or weird behavior.

It still sucks. Being a parent sucks.

[GGT]

Well, she didn't throw up or anything. Just put her down for a nap but its been nearly two hours since its happened so I'm thinking she's okay. No dilated eyes or weird behavior.

It still sucks. Being a parent sucks.

Like lolli said, don't beat yourself up. K will fall on her head, eat strange things and puke, poke things in her eye or nose, maybe even break a limb.

When I was very small and playing hide and seek with my older sisters, I tried to hide the Barbie hair pin by putting it in an electrical socket, ha ha, they'll never look there! Got second degree burns on my hand and fried the outlet. We didn't have outlet protectors back then.....

[Ominous Gamer]

Brent used my Xbox Live account (which saves credit card info without asking!) to buy Xbox Live Gold for the xbox. He did this in December and I'm completely dumbfounded that I somehow missed it, because I'm so OCD about balancing the account online at least once a week. Wanting to whip his ass is beside the point though...

Figured that since I have it, and can't give it back, I might as well see what it has to offer. First mistake was doing this with Brandy in the room.
a)We're now getting Netflix. Good deal for what it offers, especially since we don't have cable, but still. I managed to keep it out of sight/out of mind on the Wii and PS3 up till this point.
b) She loves the dashboard interface, and finds it really easy to use with stuff like last.fm and she likes the way they did facebook.

So basically, its going to be even harder for me to find a chance to play my Xbox 360 on the living room TV.

[Khendraja'aro]

Like lolli said, don't beat yourself up. K will fall on her head, eat strange things and puke, poke things in her eye or nose, maybe even break a limb.

Yeah, my younger brother (5 years) did that to my youngest (2 years) brother. The 5 year old decided to use the toddler as a horse and somehow broke his upper legbone in the process.

Fun part: My parents took him to the hospital and the doctors missed the broken bone in the first x-ray. Only after they took him home and he didn't stop wailing, they took him to another hospital where they x-rayed the correct portion of the leg...

Another time my brothers decided to throw stones at each other. One hit punched a clear hole into the upper lip of my brother.

Not to mention the broken shinbone (broken in 5(!) places) of my brother after he discovered that the Rollerblades' brakes don't work on gravel and a steep incline. This was in Italy during a youth retreat - did you know that in Italy you have to buy the surgical instruments yourself? There were a lot of such shops around the hospital. Of course, there's no hospital food either (though, that's actually not that bad if I recall the stuff they inflicted on me during my hospital stays)

[Illusions]

People's sense of entitlement and self-importance in general...

[earthJoker]

Holidays are over One week past way too fast, but it has been wonderful. Made almost 200 pics.

[Aimless]

Last night I got a craving for Gary Moore, and played Out in the Fields, Still Got the Blues, Empty Rooms a few times in my soulless hotel-room... tonight I found out he died yesterday

[Illusions]

Last night I got a craving for Gary Moore, and played Out in the Fields, Still Got the Blues, Empty Rooms a few times in my soulless hotel-room... tonight I found out he died yesterday

I had a craving for chocolate today, so I went and sought some out, then, later on, after having some, I realized it was gone...

...did the same thing happen to you Minx? Did you eat Gary Moore?

[oldmunchkin]

We have about 6 inches of snow on the ground, with more coming down, the wind is blowing, and it's fucking cold outside! Oh well, I don't gotta go out in it, I just feel sorry for those who do!

It's 2:20 AM, I can't sleep, the doc didn't sent me home a script for the sleeping pill I was getting in the hospital, and Mr. Lemons (real name) will be out plowing the bank and convenience store parking lots in about 2 hours, meaning no early morning sleep either.

My apartment is a disaster, altho I have help coming tomorrow to help me with a few things and stand by in case I fall getting out of the tub/shower. She is a good friend who volunteered to help me out, since she knows I am overwhelmed at the moment, and still feeling a bit shaky at times. I haven't had a shower since I got home, due to the fact I still get really dizzy at odd times. Must be some left-over thing from my illness, or more likely, weakness from laying in bed for almost a fucking month!

Where the hell is everybody? Damn, it echoes in here...echoes in here echoes in here!

[RandBlade]

My little brother (12) is in hospital undergoing surgery

He's been complaining on Facebook for days now about feeling sick, while appearing healthy. Today the school called up my mum and said she had to pick him up, took him to a clinic who told them to go to hospital. Turns out one of his testicles has twisted badly and causing him a lot of pain. It could naturally resolve itself, or if left untreated it could result in permanent loss of the testicle. If he has the surgery, they have to cut open his scrotum and there are risks involved with that. My parents opted for the surgery, but the doctor read out the consent form including potential consequences of the surgery in front of him - causing him to get even more upset. Just spoke to him just before he went in for surgery, he was crying while trying to be brave

[GGT]

Hope it all goes well, Rand.

[Wraith]

but the doctor read out the consent form including potential consequences of the surgery in front of him - causing him to get even more upset.

Ugh, that was stupid of them. There's a reason the parents have the power to consent and not the child. Hope he does well, Rand.

[Ominous Gamer]

Don't know the more extreme risks, but 1 ball could turn into hell of a conversation piece once he hits college

[oldmunchkin]

Poor kid. Hope he recovers well, Rand!

I can't believe a doctor would do something that stupid! It's bad enough being an adult and having to consent to those risks...I can't imagine being a kid and having some doc tell me I might not wake up from the anesthesia or whatever. Dumb fucker! Someone should get him in a ball-twist and remind him to take the parents into the next room, or hallway, before reading shit like that!

[DecoyMilk]

My little brother (12) is in hospital undergoing surgery

He's been complaining on Facebook for days now about feeling sick, while appearing healthy. Today the school called up my mum and said she had to pick him up, took him to a clinic who told them to go to hospital. Turns out one of his testicles has twisted badly and causing him a lot of pain. It could naturally resolve itself, or if left untreated it could result in permanent loss of the testicle. If he has the surgery, they have to cut open his scrotum and there are risks involved with that. My parents opted for the surgery, but the doctor read out the consent form including potential consequences of the surgery in front of him - causing him to get even more upset. Just spoke to him just before he went in for surgery, he was crying while trying to be brave

Friend had the same thing, and had an operation to fix it. Just woke up one morning with it like it. Scary how it can happen. He's fine now though!



CatGrrrl, my baby rolled off the sofa when she was a few months old. She was lying on the sofa and I was sitting next to her, Sharon called my name from upstairs, I stood up and took 3 steps away from the sofa, and heard the thump. I was away from her for about 5 seconds, max. She instantly started absolutely screaming, but after 5-10 minutes of comforting she was fine.

Sharon was telling me about how a friend of hers had another mutual friend round her house, and was sitting on the sofa, cup of coffee in one hand, baby in other. Baby slipped, and she decided to hold the coffee and let baby fall rather than other way round. The host was mortified, but the mum just said 'Oh don't worry, I've dropped her loads of times and she's been fine'

[littlelolligagged]

Poor RB's baby brother.

[Illusions]

Turns out one of his testicles has twisted badly and causing him a lot of pain.

The Venture Brothers on Testicular Torsion

[Timbuk2]

Ugh - horrible thing for a 12 year old to go through.

~

Decoy - WB mate.

[littlelolligagged]

The man next door is burning stuff in his yard today, and it totally reeks. Really wish it were illegal, there's no reason to subject your neighbors to this.

[rumrunner]

I have to put up with the farmers in my area burning their fields every spring. The stink of burning weeds, the smoke obscuring your vision, and the hazard of the fire going out-of-control. I feel your pain Lolli. It should be illegal.

[Loki]

Best of luck to your brother, RB.

[DecoyMilk]

The man next door is burning stuff in his yard today, and it totally reeks. Really wish it were illegal, there's no reason to subject your neighbors to this.

It's illegal in the UK during the day. You can only have bonfires at night. I think the legal term comes under 'Nuisance'

[Flixy]

There's this girl I know, and because she is the best friend of a good friend of mine I heard that something prett ybad had happened to her (but she would not say what) last december. Hearing that already makes you think the worst, but a tv show (sortof like crimewatch) this week was about a case involving a girl her age, in the right (pretty small) town, at the right time, so it has got to be about her. And it's worse than the worst I could imagine Poor girl. I hear she's coping 'okay' (under the circumstances), I guess that's something. And I hope the tv show results in some leads so that the bastard is caught.

[oldmunchkin]

The man next door is burning stuff in his yard today, and it totally reeks. Really wish it were illegal, there's no reason to subject your neighbors to this.

I have to put up with the farmers in my area burning their fields every spring. The stink of burning weeds, the smoke obscuring your vision, and the hazard of the fire going out-of-control. I feel your pain Lolli. It should be illegal.

It's illegal in the UK during the day. You can only have bonfires at night. I think the legal term comes under 'Nuisance'

It's illegal in most of the towns in Wyoming to burn anything. If you absolutely must, you have to apply for a permit and get the volunteer fire department to come stand by while you burn. There are also restrictions as to how hard the wind is blowing. Even if you have a permit, if the wind is over 10 MPH, you can't burn anything.

Farmers here routinely burn off off chaff, but again, must have a county permit for the fire, and a fire truck on standby. That's not too bad in the country, since there are fire trucks stationed at different locations, usually farmer/rancher homes. All you have to do is borrow the damned thing, if you can get it started at all, and park it by where you are burning. Again, wind speed can make you postpone a burn.

Several counties have passed ordinances forcing the railroad(s) to burn along the tracks, because they have been known to start prairie fires from the wheel/track friction. If you think garbage/chaff stinks, try coal/coal dust! That is some nasty shit. I dusted my window sill 2 days ago, and already it has a fine layer of black coal dust on it. It is highly flammable when it builds up, so railroad burns have to be carefully orchestrated. If the wind is blowing toward a town, they can't burn, if the wind is more than 10 MPH, they can't burn, and if the coal dust is built up too badly, they have to bring in heavy equipment and remove most of it before the burn. It still emits a nasty black cloud, and stinks to high heavens!

A bonfire requires a permit too. Of course, for the most part, we only have 1 per year...high school football homecoming. And since everyone in town supports our athletes, it's never a problem to get the permit or the fire department/ambulance standby.