Exactly what I'm going thru with my 2 boys, 21 (just the other day,
12/12) and 18. I think maybe if I put it to my 18 year old as an
algebraic equation he may pick up on it. He has his own wierd logic,
but it may work. OK, let's workshop this.
(living at mom & dad's house) + (not going to school) =
{(full time work + more chores at home) x (mom & dad's rules)}
over
(dad's PD, the common denominator)
or this may be better
sass + brass = ass + grass
After all, math is most profound in its simplest expressions.
Enjoy the holidays!
Rick McGirr
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From: "DAVID LEWIN" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: Holidays
> Dear Monica,
> Having seven children, might I make a suggestion as to what to do.
> Turn
> some of the tasks over to the children and sit down and manage them.
> You
> will at first hear complaints, "Why do I have to do it. It's not
> fair. I'm
> still just a kid!" (This from my eighteen year old son!) After the
> initial
> shock of ingratitude, you have to persist. You will find that some
> of your
> children have hearts of gold and some haven't a clue and will never
> get the
> alegebraic equation of mutual aid. Merry Christmas, David
>
>
>>From: Monica Bolin <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Holidays
>>Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:53:50 +0000
>>
>>Me and my Martha Stewart ways will have to change! For years I have
>>made
>>homemade candy at least 10 different kinds of hand dipped chocolates
>>and
>>other types of candy, three kinds of cookies and up to 12 pies at
>>Christmas.
>>Then all the typical decorations (she would be proud) and the
>>properly
>>wrapped presents that have a theme, i.e. the bow or decoration
>>matches the
>>theme of the wrapping (an angel on the angel wrap, etc.) The 8-foot
>>tree
>>with all the trimmings from my 30 year old's kindergarten reindeer
>>to my 11
>>year old's cub scout ornament. All of the painstakingly handmade
>>ornaments
>>that I have made each year are added to the tree. But the hand
>>strung
>>popcorn is not.
>>This year I find I can not stand long enough to dip the chocolates,
>>and
>>they
>>are not without mistakes due to the shaking. The hand decorated
>>Christmas
>>cookies with 7 different frostings, all different colors and
>>flavors, sit
>>partially decorated in a tin until I can get to them, again, when I
>>am
>>relatively able to do it without much shaking. The packages sit in
>>the
>>closet, waiting for the finishing touches, the bows, the tags and
>>all. (I
>>hope I don't forget who they are for when I can get to them again!)
>>The
>>lights are partially up, and not at all finished, the nativity set
>>is still
>>in the box, but the manger is out-empty and beckoning.
>>I have only so much energy and good hours to use! How will I ever
>>finish
>>before Christmas comes? Well, I must decide which things are not
>>necessary,
>>not important, or not needed. Already the children are complaining
>>that
>>Christmas isn't like it used to be, with so many "shortcuts"! What
>>am I
>>going to do?
>>Monica
>>P.S. Thanks, Dee, for the insight! I had just written this to send
>>to you
>>all, as I'm sure you have all been at this point. I am still getting
>>used
>>to
>>the idea.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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