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Areas of Responsibility Vis-à-vis Our Progeny

A list of 34 words by chained_bear.

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A list of the stuff that periodically comes up in conversation as "That's going to be your job, teaching that to the kids."

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  • reesetee Well, that makes sense. Come back in twenty years, when you've gotten some rest. Apr 21, 2011

  • chained_bear You know, reesetee, I don't think there'll be many changes. Not sure about additions, but I'll keep a list if I come up with any. I think the dearth is because, rather prosaically, we are too exhausted to come up with new ones. Apr 21, 2011

  • reesetee And I'm wondering now, since the Cub is a year or so older and Cub Sequel is imminent, whether you'll be adjusting this list. Apr 21, 2011

  • reesetee So chained, I'm wondering, now that the Cub Has Arrived, whether you have any changes or additions to this list. :-) Dec 2, 2009

  • chained_bear Oh! Oh, yes, *gets it now* sorry Pro! :) Jun 18, 2009

  • reesetee Well, I'd probably have a lot to catch up on, since I don't have spawn of my own. :-) But no, you didn't say that. I'm not sure that's what Pro meant, though, so no worries.

    *is in pre-vacation fog, so doesn't care* Jun 18, 2009

  • chained_bear *duly adds to the list* Thanks!

    Hey, I don't think I said anywhere that reesetee doesn't know enough to be a parent. That wasn't me! I would never! Jun 18, 2009

  • reesetee I am?

    I am! Yeah, that's right. I'm a former kid! Jun 18, 2009

  • Prolagus chained_bear, reesetee is a former kid! Jun 17, 2009

  • chained_bear *thinks about adding situations in which the size of one's ass is key* Jun 17, 2009

  • reesetee I see.

    *ponders*

    Clearly I have a lot to learn about being a parent. Jun 17, 2009

  • chained_bear I think that's a shared responsibility. Whenever spawn tried it, we just made like we were going to sit on it anyway, and it flung itself immediately out of the way. I think in this matter, as in so many others, the size of one's ass is key. Jun 17, 2009

  • reesetee Have you decided who gets to teach the kids how not to steal your seat in front of the television when you get up for a drink of water? I think that's vitally important (speaking as a former kid who tried it many times). Jun 16, 2009

  • chained_bear *wipes reesetee's spit from page*

    No apologies necessary. My point is merely that the list is for fun, and serious entrants will be disqualified and flogged with a wet noodle. Which reminds me...

    *adds "flogging with wet noodle" to list* Jun 16, 2009

  • reesetee JFK: :-P~~~~~~~~~~

    ;-) Jun 16, 2009

  • strev please accept my apologies. I too, did not mean to offend.
    Having said that I am left to wonder...
    "provoke this type of comment"? Am I missing something here? My comment was not rude or offensive–merely an observation of life. Jun 16, 2009

  • jfk I think it was me, I forgot to add the ;-), but it's your fault for starting it. :-) Jun 16, 2009

  • reesetee I think it's a very entertaining list. Hope I haven't offended. :-) Jun 16, 2009

  • chained_bear strev, thanks for your opinion, but you may have noticed that nothing on this list is too serious. Also, I am not listing the many items that are shared responsibility.

    This was intended as a fun list for me and my partner. If it's going to continue to provoke this type of comment, it isn't worth it. Jun 16, 2009

  • strev sex education ranks up there Jun 16, 2009

  • chained_bear Are you implying that if you can't intuit them, you're stupid? Or just that being a parent is no big deal? Either way I beg to differ. Jun 16, 2009

  • jfk It would be if you had kids who couldn't pick up drinking straw tricks on their own. Jun 16, 2009

  • reesetee Wow. I had no idea it's this difficult to raise children. ;-) Jun 16, 2009