Dealing with the Street Urchins
 

These aren't infants. Once you get past about 15 months, you need to brine them or go for a dry salt cure for about three days to a week, then either cold smoke them or slow braise.

Dealing with the Street Urchins
 

Lil' Punk Prosciutto? I think the salt-cured legs hanging over Gatti's kitchen island would make for a charming Rustic Italiano effect.

Dealing with the Street Urchins
 

The air on the coast is too damp for prosciutto. If he wants that kind of texture and depth of flavor, he'll have to go with a three-week salt cure and let them hang for about 260 days in a room with the windows open and a dehumidifier to keep the humidity at less than 40%.

Dealing with the Street Urchins
 

that was Penske.

Dealing with the Street Urchins
 

Who's "Penske?"

You are the caretaker here, sir. You've always been the caretaker.

http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/a...g_bathroom.jpg

Dealing with the Street Urchins
 

umm, I've been looking the other way as Ironhead/Taxwimp and Gotaitch have spun these weird cannibal missives, but we really need to enforce "on topic" here. who is the mod for this board? could we please get all this junk deleted and maybe get a probation warning to the offenders? Specility boards are of no use if an interested party has to wade through so much garbage.

Dealing with the Street Urchins
 

You are the mod here, sir. You have always been the mod.

Dealing with the Street Urchins
 

I have no idea what you mean. Every one of my posts has been on-topic. I don't criticise the way you parent; what gives you the right to criticise me?

Dealing with the Street Urchins
 

Right on! URock HankiePankie!

Dealing with the Street Urchins
 

You mentioned the lack of reciprocity so I'm not sure if a little of that might ease the situation. That's if you are okay with the house situation over there and feel comfortable with them there. For awhile, I was the one (voluntarily) who had the neighbor's 2 kids over pretty much every Saturday night and then some. On the one hand, it was nice because the kids are nice (a sweet 4 year old; an 8 year old who is nice but a little too talkative) and it was nice not to be the big clown entertaining my 3 year old from 7 am to 9 pm on a Saturday. After a while though....I got a call saying "X child wants to play with Vietbabe" and I promptly said "great, we'll be right over", deposited VB at their house and then went to the movies. After that, they got the hint and now, we're in a pretty cool unspoken kid-swapping arrangement where I do Sat. night and on Sunday night I usually get a few free hours after 5 pm to catch up on some work or do stupid stuff in the yard like retransplant every week the same Hosta which is overtaking the house.

If you really don't want the kids over anymore, then when they show up, declare that they can all play for a few minutes, but then you are going out. When the neighbor sees you haven't gone anywhere, they'll get the hint that limited play time is all they can expect.

Alternately, you can send them an itemized bill for babysitting services. Speaking of bills, my Saturday nights with the kids at the house include me feeding them dinner and dessert, which can get pricey. I wonder why they don't say (as they go off to dine at a nice Thai restaurant), "Hey, we'll order a pizza to be delivered to your house". I'd love that. Oh well.

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

I asked the neighbor twins (identical girls) to play with the Lexling - they are 5w difference in age (all about 2.5). The response I got is this, "The twins have each other and don't need anyone else to play with."

How do you even respond to something like that? I'm afraid my response was more of an audible gasp.

What do you predict for their futures? :eek:

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

http://www.archiviokubrick.it/film/s...to/twins02.jpg

Two for two, Hank.

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

or http://www.widewordofsports.com/imag...lson_twins.jpg

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

That's creepy. There are some parents of twins who find that their kids don't do well socializing with singles, but this is more because they tend to gang up on the singleton. Often, those twins do best with other sets of twins; it's just more symetrical. While not strongly true of my twins, they do often have an easier time with their friends who are also twins (of whom they have more than you might think due to the local parents of multiples club).

But "they have each other" is just weird.

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

Did the parent say it, or did the twins refer to themselves (itself?) in the third person(s)?

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

That's an extra creepy thought.

It was the dad.

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

Are they cute girls?

the dad may be thinking ahead ala Earl Woods, and wanting to foster sibling inter-play now, prepping them for a twins-lesbo porno career. There's money in them thar hills!

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

Fair enough, but my kid is the same size as one twin stacked on the other,* so he'd be OK and he's really mild mannered, so they would be OK. Frankly, these are strange people anyway, but I thought it would be fun for my kid to have someone(s) to play with now and then, so I ignored the other things**.

-T(sad that my kid's little friends are in daycare now and he has no one to play with, not even these little freak babies)L



*I am not discussing the Olsens, so get that image out of your head!

**The mom told me she couldn't breastfeed because "the babies didn't like the taste." Have any of you tasted formula? Also add in some more troublesome homophobic and racist ramblings.... OK, maybe it's best if I just keep my kid away from them after all.

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

You should have whipped out my breasts and said, "here, kitty kitty."

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

Ahhh, so the twin's future is more like this:

http://aryanwear.com/images/prussian_blue.jpg

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

Yeah, they are pretty cute, but I assume genetics will catch up with them at some point, so I'd say the porno angle is not so likely unless they start young.

Mine or yours? No kidding - I took them some formula coupons way back and said I wasn't going to use them (this is when the Lexling was maybe 4mos old) and her response was a puzzled "Isn't he too young for cow's milk?" or something of that nature.

-T(Moo, baby, moo)L

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

Oops, sorry, meant to post that on the FB.

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

No, on the FB, you whip out your vagina.

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

Or might I suggest their family situation is more like this:
http://www.impawards.com/1999/poster..._road_ver1.jpg

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

Yes. YUCCCCHHHKKKKK!!!!! An April Fool's Day Joke gone bad. Double Yuck! Although that is what I got for not going straight to the source........

ll

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

Tease!

Handy parenting tips for dealing with the Brangelina Baby
 

Sure, we've clearly missed the boat by not having our own babies named by the ruler of Namibia, but what now? When our children start grappling with the omnipresence of the Brangelina Baby, Slate has the simple answer to life's vexing questions.

• Common Questions, Compassionate Answers:
  
  Why can't I be the Brangelina baby? The first thing many kids want to know about the Brangelina baby is, "Why not me?" Research indicates that children as young as 3 months old are sensitive to their own status. And even the dimmest children know that the Brangelina baby is receiving a lot of attention and praise. Older kids might look at the photos of the Brangelina baby and wonder why they were featured on so few magazine covers or news reports at the time of their birth.
  
  Parents should patiently explain that all babies are special. The Brangelina baby might seem like the most important baby in the world, but it wasn't so long ago that everyone was talking about Violet Affleck, Sean Preston Federline, Apple Martin, or what's her name, Brian Benben and Madeline Stowe's kid. Make sure children understand that they are special, too, albeit in a much more narrowcast market sort of way. ...
  
  Is the Brangelina baby better than me? The only way to answer this is directly and honestly. Tell them: Yes, the Brangelina baby is better than you. But Mommy and Daddy, Grandma and Grandpa all love you very, very much. Less than they love the Brangelina baby, but with as much of their hearts still available.
  
  ***
  
  Can I be friends with the Brangelina baby? No. He/she doesn't care about you. You cannot even look directly at the Brangelina baby. Explain that photos of the Brangelina baby are shot through special lenses, and that prolonged exposure to the Brangelina baby will make your child go blind.

Gattigap

Handy parenting tips for dealing with the Brangelina Baby
 

Your like the Parenst Boards own nfh. you should try to be more helpful here.

Best time to transition to private school
 

Bright pre-teen 6th grade boy (11) w attention issues is stagnating in local public school. Getting mostly Bs Cs but very bright and not fitting in with the Joneses. Doesn't do the work unless it's (1) interesting or (2) he's on the brink of failure. Scores in the average range in standardized tests, except for IQ. Thinking because of attention issues that a boarding school might be better but he does seem a little young for that now. Might want to have him step back and go a year behind. For example, have him go into 6th after 6th here or go into 7th there after 7th here.

Also good (but not superstar) athlete who basically competes in any sports he tries but doesn't have enough initiative to truly excell. Would like athletics program to be a part of the mix.

Any thoughts on when to make the transition? Any other suggestions?

What does he think about changing schools and or grades? I think transitions are usually less traumatic the younger they are, especially if they feel that they helped make the decision.

2. He's going to get a lot of shit if you hold him back -- might you want to consider having him tutored over the summer or something so that doesn't have to happen? Or, have that be a part of the decision he helps with.

I'm just saying. I got endless shit from my new "friends" because I skipped a grade when we moved when I was 8, and going backwards can't possibly be better.

At this point he is fine with changing schools.

I wouldn't hold him back if not for the movement to a new school. My understanding is that it's a common practice with private schools and I have indicated this to him.

It's a maturity issue and not something brought about by intellectual issues. The school has actually reccomended against tutoring because they think with his "manipulative personality" he would find a way to have the tutor do the work for him.

I think your kid is me. Hi dad!

I recommend a very, very late-term abortion.

go sell crazy somewhere else.

Best time to transition to private school
 

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This could go either way.. I went to prep school with some kids like this who totally washed out because they ultimately had too much freedom to do nothing...but also with a few kids who flourished. I think it depends on the school and the level of advising involvement. The kids who did well were the kids who were involved with competitive sports and other activities, mainly because the faculty who were assigned to be their advisers were often coaches etc as well and kept a closer eye on the kids...the other kids more often did intramurals (some sport activity was required) and were simply less involved.
also, check out the teaching style/course development. at my school - the middle schoolers (6-8th grades) were separated from the main campus, although we all had our classes on the hill. Also our classes were really small and basically required participation so the teachers HAD to keep it interesting... good luck...i bet i'll be looking for these posts in about 6 years!

Best time to transition to private school
 

That's quite possibly the longest sig line I've ever seen.

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

But only unsolicited and only after ten p.m.

Wait - what the fuck am I doing on the parents' board?

Which one of you has twins? Balty, Soup?
 

Fringey has least helpful as a bookend to my most helpful credemtials. Is there a niche you can fill in between? Remember this is a specialty board, so on topics counts.