Barrister's obnoxious thread full of smug parenting stories

[crazy canuck]

Potty training is Not Fun.

We actually have Timmy's potty set up right next to the kitchen table.  So there, America.

Dont come run crying to us when you find turds in your kitchen well into his teens.

[Barrister]

I'll take my chances.

[Ed Anger]

Speaking of schools, my wife yesterday asked me about homeschooling. She wanted me to go to this home school bookstore and being a cool cat, I humored her.

I laughed my ass off. Rod and Staff books. HILARIOUS.

I told my wife I'm teaching the kids history. SULLA WAS A ROMAN PATRIOT. But I think the material there turned her off home schooling.

The curriculum from Calvert could be much worse, and in Ohio they even have some sort of online partnership with local schools.
http://www.calvertschool.org/

Calvert is secular. Looks a bit too rigid for her purposes.

But I'll send the link along. 

I may go with my fight club idea and have the twins beat the shit out of the neighborhood kids. MIGHT MAKES RIGHT.

[Valmy]

Speaking of schools, my wife yesterday asked me about homeschooling. She wanted me to go to this home school bookstore and being a cool cat, I humored her.

I laughed my ass off. Rod and Staff books. HILARIOUS.

I told my wife I'm teaching the kids history. SULLA WAS A ROMAN PATRIOT. But I think the material there turned her off home schooling.

So are all homeschooling things designed for Fundamentalist Christians?

Is there a 'make your own Tim Tebow' curriculum?

[Ed Anger]

Speaking of schools, my wife yesterday asked me about homeschooling. She wanted me to go to this home school bookstore and being a cool cat, I humored her.

I laughed my ass off. Rod and Staff books. HILARIOUS.

I told my wife I'm teaching the kids history. SULLA WAS A ROMAN PATRIOT. But I think the material there turned her off home schooling.

So are all homeschooling things designed for Fundamentalist Christians?

Is there a 'make your own Tim Tebow' curriculum?

There was a set by an imprint from a major publisher. Saxon books I think. It seemed ok.


Most of it was in cuckoo territory however.

[ulmont]

Speaking of schools, my wife yesterday asked me about homeschooling. She wanted me to go to this home school bookstore and being a cool cat, I humored her.

I laughed my ass off. Rod and Staff books. HILARIOUS.

I told my wife I'm teaching the kids history. SULLA WAS A ROMAN PATRIOT. But I think the material there turned her off home schooling.

So are all homeschooling things designed for Fundamentalist Christians?

No.  As noted upthread, Calvert is nonsectarian from K-8, and the University of Nebraska at least used to have a full high-school curriculum available.

[HisMajestyBOB]

ENJOY! (read the comments too)

http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2012/09/05/utah-mother-caught-potty-training-daughters-at-restaurant-dining-table/

At least she had the decency to bring a training toilet.
In China the kids pee and poo wherever they want.

[derspiess]

At least she had the decency to bring a training toilet.
In China the kids pee and poo wherever they want.

They still do that?  My aunt & uncle went to China in the late 80s and were horrified by that.  They said kids have a fly opening on the back of their pants so they can squat down wherever they are and take a dump.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Yeah. In Shanghai they'll usually (but not always) hold the kid over a trash can or put the kid on the grass. Many little kids, 2 and younger, still wear split open pants.

Fortunately, I've only had a kid piss in my class once.

[Ed Anger]

Barbarians. 

[DGuller]

At least she had the decency to bring a training toilet.
In China the kids pee and poo wherever they want.

They still do that?  My aunt & uncle went to China in the late 80s and were horrified by that.  They said kids have a fly opening on the back of their pants so they can squat down wherever they are and take a dump.

I recall reading some piece on NYT that extolled the virtues of bottomless children shitting on the floor rather than into a diaper, and that the author planned to have his children do that as well.

[Razgovory]

I suppose this is as good thread as any to toss in some photos of my niece.



Frowny baby



Cardinals Baby



Happy baby!

Ain't she the cutest thing?

[Barrister]

[derspiess]

Cute.  Especially the Cardinals one

[Ed Anger]

Raz, as an Uncle, it is your duty to spoil her rotten. Feed the kid candy, ignoring any instructions from the parents.

In fact, blow your nose into any written instructions given to you.