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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 07:40 PM
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Poll question: You come home from a gig at 2pm, exhausted.....
You haven't eaten since dinner the night before, and you've barely had time to spend with your child, who's totally engrossed in video games. There's a stack of dishes the size of Mauna Kea in your sink. Your dirty laundry has gone on strike and is picketing at the basement door.

Your mom, who's been sitting for you today, informs you that your dog needs a bath.

What do you do?

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nothingshocksmeanymore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 07:43 PM
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1. Tell Mom..it's fine with you if she gives the dog a bath
and thanks for offering :D
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:16 PM
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8. Now THERE's a sensible solution!
I chose the "Play with my kid" option. :)
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Cuban_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 07:44 PM
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2. Play with your kid.
Priorities!

:hi:
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:20 PM
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9. We had a lovely game of "Penguin Pileup"
Then we did some puzzles on one of his homeschool websites. :hi:
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Cuban_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:29 PM
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15. Good call!
:hi:
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Anakin Skywalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 07:46 PM
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3. What Should Happen.
Have the dog watch over the kid and give mom a bath...with the doggie shampoo! :)
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:21 PM
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10. Bwahaha!
The subliminal message being, "Quit yer bitchin'!"
I love it! :yourock:
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Threedifferentones Donating Member (820 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 07:47 PM
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4. It really isn't healthy to go that long without eatting
Seriously, take some granola bars around with you or something.



3D0
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:23 PM
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11. You're right...
I had some nuts I could have brought along; I just didn't think about it.
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 07:48 PM
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5. Eat
I get really evil and scary when I haven't eaten.
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:30 PM
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16. Me too...
I call it "Grouchy Tummy Syndrome".
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 07:53 PM
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6. The kid! The kid!! They lose sweet kidness soon enough. MrG is
playing with babyG right now and I think I'm going to join them. :hi:
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:28 PM
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14. Ain't that the truth?!
I opted for play. Now I don't feel so guilty!
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bobbobbins Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 07:55 PM
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7. screw the kid, just go to sleep
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:24 PM
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12. I'll let him tuck me in later
and he can tell me a "Space Family" story.
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shesemsmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:25 PM
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13. A little of my day
Up at 530 am.. strip the bed, put it in the wash. Jump in the shower, dress for work. Tell the Hubby to put the sheets in the dryer at 300 when he returns. Wake the teenager tell her to clean her room before she leaves for school. Go to work, call the kid and make sure she is up and cleaned the room. Run all day 12 hours, only break is to pee.........take 3 calls from the kid. Pick the kid up at 715 and bring her home and tell her again to clean the room. pass the Hubby on the computer, find a 24 pack of tp sitting on the floor he got down and didn't put way. make the bed, clean the bird cages, do two loads of laundry, vacuum the living room. Load the dirty dishes. Make a cup of coffee.....here I am. an hour and 1/2 later. finally sitting, lets see.... why did I get married
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:33 PM
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17. Because psychotherapy is so much fun!
That's as close as I get to having time to myself.
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shesemsmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:39 PM
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18. LOL I tried that
it didn't work. They are both still here. I guess I'm doomed lol
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:44 PM
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19. Ever go on strike?
Your house will suffer a bit...ok, maybe a lot...but at least you can get the point across that you aren't a maid.
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shesemsmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 08:59 PM
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20. Nope, but I was sick once
and I saw what my house will look like 3 days after my death, I never want to go there again.:shrug:
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 09:00 PM
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21. Then you might consider
informing the husband that you need a maid to help keep up and maintain your sanity.
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shesemsmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-07-04 09:16 PM
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22. The last time I tried that
Hubby lost his full time job and I never got to try it. But he's working again after 2 years no work. I may after the first of the year try it again if he doesn't loss either of his political jobs
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