The Twinkies

F has apparently decided to NOT go to sleep tonight. It’s 10:22 as I write this, and bedtime is at 8:00. This may come as no surprise but, um, I’m kind of tired. Besides, I rather like having people list their favorite posts; it leads to a more diverse collection that just featuring things that tickle my fancy. So…go forth and link to your favorite post, be it your own or someone else’s. Don’t be shy.

I’ve started with one from Better Make it a Double that offers hope to those of us with younger twins. Emmie talks about how twins are a wonderful way to raise children. I’m already finding this easier than it was a few months ago. They’ll play with each other, chasing each other around and giggling. Of course, they also yank at each other. The other day J grabbed F’s chin and pulled her off of my nipple. I guess it was his turn. The days are getting easier; now, about the nights…

Reminder: The deadline for the Multiple Mom Move Madness is the 31st. Then I have to judge them. Eeek. Plus, I still have to send Heather her book. It’s coming, Heather, I swear. Next week I’ll get it out.

This has nothing to do with twins or babies or sleeping or not sleeping, but I like it. I’m always trying to figure out ways to teach literature and new texts to tuck into curriculums. I’m thinking of trying to pair a Neil Gaiman short story called Bay Wolf into a Beowulf unit, or, really, a “how one text influences/inspires others” unit. It’s still fuzzy in my head though.

I posted to Mothering, a parenting board, the same thing I wrote in my Four AM post. The thread was removed for “promoting cry-it-out”

The message I got: Hi there! I wanted to let you know that your thread titled “At the breaking point” has been removed from Life with a Babe. I’m very sorry you’re having a rough time, but we don’t allow threads that promote letting babies cry it out. Please feel free to let me know if I misinterpreted your post, or to start a new thread asking for advice on how to avoid CIO.

And my response: Well, you’ve managed to make me utterly livid. I spend all night up alone with a crying baby, patting, nursing, rocking, soothing and at 4 AM I put her down because I need a break and, when I ask for sympathy, you have the nerve to interpret that as promoting CIO!? This may be news to you perfect little hippies at Mothering, but it is a hell of a lot better to walk away from a child and let her cry for a few minutes than scream at her to “shut the fuck up and go to sleep goddamnit” or vent your frustration in any other way. It’s called walking away and regrouping so you can go back and work with her some more, which is exactly what I did.

Bugger off.

Do you think my membership will be revoked?

Person 1: “So, when do you plan on weaning?”

Response: “How often do you orgasm during sex?”

Person 1: “How is that any of your business?”

Response: “It’s not, but I thought we were asking one another inappropriate personal questions.”

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What things do you wish you had the chutzpah to say?