The First Church of the Wrath of Baby Jesus and Open Bar™

[AFK]

I woke up this morning at my fiancee's house to find a flat tire on my van.

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade and then throw it in life's eyes and tell it to fuck off!

[Cardinal Pizza Deliverance.]

I woke up this morning at my fiancee's house to find a flat tire on my van.

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade and then throw it in life's eyes and tell it to fuck off!

Or just call AAA and make with the sexytimes until they arrive.

[AFK]

I woke up this morning at my fiancee's house to find a flat tire on my van.

When life hands you lemons, make lemonade and then throw it in life's eyes and tell it to fuck off!

Or just call AAA and make with the sexytimes until they arrive.

That was a no go due to her daughter being in the bed. 

[Cain]

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[Pope Pixie Pickle]

we have been painting since Sunday and still have 2 rooms to do. My room seems to have paint and bits of plaster flaking off the walls, and filling the indents seems to be an uphill battle. Subsequently after realising this I had a mini anxiety meltdown and then read the Tigger Warning Drugs thread. I also need a decent trowel or something to do this with any hope of it looking not like a complete fucking mess.

the fucking yellow in the lounge has only just started to not show green from the old paint through it. What has been done looks pretty fucking sweet though. I have learned the following:

lemon yellow paint is a fucker on any colour that isn't white.

A week is not long enough to repaint 3 rooms and a hallway, and that deadlines that aren't essential for survival are not something to get stressed about, and i'm just going to call my dad once the preparations have been done and have him help.

it is apparent that decorating makes me swear like a navvy.

[LMNO]

Did you use a primer coat?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

On the way to school, I talked with the kids about anarchists, and how they are constantly letting their philosophy get in the way of their goals. I directly related this back to his behavior, how what he's doing now makes it more difficult for him to have fun. We talked about choosing battles and making compromises and moderation. And he still pulls this. Not even one fucking day of pretending to be good.

In my experience, you cannot reason with a six year old in an abstract way.  You can only change the incentives in regards to their behaviour, and maybe introduce very simple concepts of action and consequence.

The most important thing about human behavior that most of us in Puritan-derived punishment-fetishistic American culture completely do not get is that to get people to succeed, you must start by changing the conditions they are in until they are conditions that are conducive for success. Americans tend to think in the exact opposite manner; "I will leave you with the conditions of failure until you succeed, at which time I will improve your conditions".

[Q. G. Pennyworth]

On the way to school, I talked with the kids about anarchists, and how they are constantly letting their philosophy get in the way of their goals. I directly related this back to his behavior, how what he's doing now makes it more difficult for him to have fun. We talked about choosing battles and making compromises and moderation. And he still pulls this. Not even one fucking day of pretending to be good.

In my experience, you cannot reason with a six year old in an abstract way.  You can only change the incentives in regards to their behaviour, and maybe introduce very simple concepts of action and consequence.

I got spoiled by the first kid. The little man's got emotions ALL OVER THE FUCK PLACE and I'm used to the kid that's more rational than the adults.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

And as Cain said, with a six-year-old, abstract future reward is ineffective. A better approach is really "we are going to try this (desirable condition) today. If you do well with (desirable condition) then we will keep doing it." Then you base your next steps on the outcome, rather than on speculation.

For example, giving him more complex and interesting learning material. If he does well with it, then you can say "this is working" and keep going with it. If he doesn't do well with it, you can say "this isn't working and clearly the complexity of the learning material is not the problem" and try something else.

[Salty]

I have found earplugs that don't hurt my delicate ear meats, that and the hammock have made me a very well rested human being.

Yay!

[LMNO]

More info on earplugs, plz.  I wear them at least three times a week, and am just using generics right now.

[Salty]

I found them randomly in rhe house, left by my mom, maybe?

They are: Howard Leight by Honeywell, Leight Sleepers.

[LMNO]

I'll look into it.  Thanks!

[Pope Pixie Pickle]

Did you use a primer coat?

yes, but  it obviously needed 2 coats of white before rather than just one. 

[LMNO]

Damn.  That's a bold green.