Comments on: Next Thing You Know I’m Going to be Singing Kumbaya or Some Other Bullshit

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:48:05 +0000

This is so completely adorable. I am rarely moved to interact with random kids, but every once in a while one is so super cute that it really pulls you in.

I maintain that my body was possessed by some alien life force.

By: ella

ella — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:10:52 +0000

my daughter mastered “no” quite early and at age 10 the word still captivates her. when my son was small, i taught him five sign language motions: yes, no, milk, more and pain. not only was it kind of trippy to communicate with a 15 month old so easily, it saved me from having to hear “no” all the time. a tiny balled up fist shaking back and forth is easier on the nerves than the shrill cry of NOOOOOOOOOO.

I think that all toddlers should be required to learn sign language for precisely this reason.

By: Essentially Me

Essentially Me — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:22:08 +0000

You are too cute.

The kid was cute; I was just doing a solid for the mom.

By: kjohnsonesq

kjohnsonesq — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:24:32 +0000

Ha! I knew you had it in you. But I can’t decide if I am disgusted or about go get all mushy.

I really think that you are just seeing virtue in vice.

By: lacochran

lacochran — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:58:01 +0000

I had the exact same reaction as Fearless.

Me? By the third “NO!”, I would have decided to switch cars at the next stop.

I assure you that if there is a biological clock ticking, it is some timer set to detonate a bomb exploding my life.

By: suicide_blond

suicide_blond — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:52:56 +0000

christ.. i get to the party a teeeeeny bit late… and all the prosecco is gone.. great…
and…yeah im thinking your sweet spot is bigger than you let on…
xoxo

ummmm..that sounds kinda dirty but im leaving it anyway

As sure as the eagle flies on Friday, the Prosecco pours on Friday mornings whenever possible – breakfast of champions and all.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:56:16 +0000

I have a vision of the future: Refugee and Mini Refugee sitting at a bar, One of them sipping Scotch the other with a sippy cup of milk hitting on the ladies.

Among the reasons this could never be true is that it was funny enough for me to snarf the Prosecco I am drinking before noon.

By: laloca

laloca — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:46:16 +0000

that was very sweet of you, and i’m sure the mother was appreciative.

one reason i’ve never bred is because i fear my tendency in such a situation would be to let the child get frostbite.

Everyone else in the elevator helped too. And if I were to list all of the reasons why I have never bred, I am not sure the interwebs have enough memory.

By: repliderium.com

repliderium.com — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:30:12 +0000

OK- so sugary sweet that I almost got diabetes but I loved this story.

I almost slipped into a coma while writing it.

By: [F]oxymoron

[F]oxymoron — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:59:59 +0000

You are a better man than I will ever be! I would have been chuckling, or at bare minimum, miserably failing to conceal my patented “birth control gone wildly wrong” smirk.

Like I said, it must be the lingering optimism or something.