05-14-2006, 09:43 PM
05-15-2006, 08:44 AM
I always feel as though we're expected to congratulate the mother at the end for being such a wonderful person that she can work hard and learn to love her own child despite the kid's not being exactly what mommy wanted.
It makes me want to hit something. :/
It makes me want to hit something. :/
05-15-2006, 08:21 PM
Ye..es, but she also sends her away to school. I guess it's pretty easy to be nice and accepting when you a) and unlimited money and b) only see your kid at weekends and holidays.
05-16-2006, 03:09 AM
attention deficit manifests as hyper focus? Where did THAT come from? :shock:
05-16-2006, 10:19 AM
cant_think_of_a_username Wrote:
Dustpuppy Wrote:
Ye..es, but she also sends her away to school. I guess it's pretty easy to be nice and accepting when you a) and unlimited money and b) only see your kid at weekends and holidays.
sorry i usually misss out things not sure where you got that from in the article.
Quote:
Her mother, Liz, is sitting quietly in a chair watching. It is Friday afternoon, the happy time of the week when she brings Olivia home from school for the weekend.
Ah, this is ambiguous. I assumed it meant she was a weekly boarder somewhere, but I see now it could equally well mean simply "oh goody it's the end of the week".
BTW, if you know where to get it then venison's not expensive any more. It's also very low in fat and tastes nice!
05-17-2006, 04:58 AM
cant_think_of_a_username Wrote:
still i dont know what it is... why does everyone seem so intent on being sacarstic and second guessing parents. its as if nothing they do will ever be good enough...
Sorry, I forgot that it's taboo to criticize parents in this society. After all, all any parent ever wants is the best for his or her child, and they always act in a kid's best interests. Parents never try to manipulate their kids into fulfilling their own aspirations, or live vicariously through them, or show them off like ritzy new accessories.
Yeah, whatever. Those of us whose parents directly disproved that myth will be waiting for you in reality whenever you decide to show up. It was the writer's worshipful slant that bothered me in the first place, anyway. *shrugs*
05-17-2006, 03:46 PM
Alison Wrote:
Cindy, it's the same here with kangaroo meat! It's very lean and extremely tasty, particularly marinated then barbecued with onions. ('scuse me, mouth's watering...)
Alison, who's currently on a diet.
Alison, who's currently on a diet.
I had kangaroo meat once, at the Belfast continental market (despite the name, there were meats from all over the place.) My uncle put it best when he said it tasted like a vegetable roll.
Oh well, OT that was.
05-17-2006, 03:51 PM
rocobley Wrote:
Agreed. There are rather too many people on this forum who seem to think their parents are the enemy. That is simply not the case, aside from the minority of Kit Weintraubs. Really, as I argued on Amanda Baggs' blog only this morning, we need to unite with parents and win them over to our side. Without that we will never win. If parents of autistic kids in general were to come over to our side of the argument, then we'd already have already half won.
There are way, way more bad parents out there than you seem to think there are. I see no reason to deify them so they feel our cause is a worthy one. They get enough of that over-the-top masturbatory self-congratulation on the other side without our adding to it.
cant_think_of_a_username Wrote:
Hey im not saying they dont exist in huge quantities or you people havent come up against such parents. but the fact that you automatically assume she's that sort of parent is what pisses me off. it's like if it wasn't written in the article, it must be out there somewhere...
innocent unless proven guilty. stop taking your angst out agaisnt total strangers.
good god.
innocent unless proven guilty. stop taking your angst out agaisnt total strangers.
good god.
So if they exist in huge quantities, and this woman's attitude gives me good reason to believe she's one, why is it so bothersome that my personal opinion is that she's one of them? I feel that anyone who acts in a way so as to draw praise that they've "learned to love" their child despite the kid not being mommy's dream kid is pretty slimy and deplorable, and that some people's reasons for having kids are pretty self-centered.
It's not "angst", and I'm not taking it out on anyone. You phrase that like I'm some bratty teenager breaking into her house and beating her for being a bad parent.
05-18-2006, 12:21 AM
cant_think_of_a_username Wrote:
I think you jumped on every 'negative' little thing you could find.
Just my personal opinion. Don't let it bother you.
:roll:
Just my personal opinion. Don't let it bother you.
:roll:
Don't worry, I'm not. :lol:
05-18-2006, 09:16 AM
Alison Wrote:
TheyShallKnowNoFear Wrote:
I had kangaroo meat once, at the Belfast continental market (despite the name, there were meats from all over the place.) My uncle put it best when he said it tasted like a vegetable roll.
Oh well, OT that was.
Oh well, OT that was.
It depends how you cook it. Because it's so lean, it needs to be marinated first, or else lightly fried with oil (olive for choice). Also, the male 'roo tends to taste bland because of the testosterone in its system, the does are the best tasting. Sounds like you got a male.
Alison (Yes I did grow up on a farm out in the bush...)
Hew, now I wish I'd taken the crocodile steaks :roll:
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