Brad better not get me sick! Stay out of the lab sick boy!

Ok, so Elfkura drug me back here after I suggested making a chocolate skin over on the inspiration thread.... good thing, too- I was getting hungry!

I second Tandis, keep your germs to yourselk, FrogBoy!

We can top 300!!!

Where is Feline? Did he fall in the Smores volcano again? Or is that him flying around up there tring to catch those crazy mint dragons?

Elfkura - CPR..... the lucky guys on this thread gets a mouth to mouth from Javabrain...

i see that this wasnt posted by Sir Elfkura

surely this is indicating a really very low opinion of the average human male that they could only be lured into making inteligent comment by the promice of CPR from JavaBrain. i thought that making depressed and cynical comments about men was my job

which remins me, i really must try and get around to posting that thread about men. surely they arent all as bad as the ones around here.

thinking this though a little more, what are we going to offer all the ladies out there as an instentive?

after all, an entire chocolate plannet only goes so far

JavaBrain - Feline, did you drink the chocolate syrup out of the bottle again? You know that drives me crazy when you do that!

/me sits here looking innocent
on the one hand JavaBrain is running around giving out CPR, and on the other hand, if someone were so foolish as to drink all of the yummy chocolate syrup they could become the center of all of JavaBrains energy.

watching male thinking as it happens is just to predictable *sigh* *giggle*

no, it wasnt me. i have been bussy weathering the latest crisis at work

JavaBrain - How many posts did the romance thread have?

definetly over 300, but under 400. i think around 320.

that is nothing for such a talented bunch as us

JavaBrain - Or is that him flying around up there tring to catch those crazy mint dragons?

/me **raspberry**
the lovely large mint dragons and i are not crazy. we are just more aware of a greater range of realities that some

/me munches on a mint dragon

These things are good ..........

for all the other ladies out there? Elfkura doesn't do things for girls weighing 100 lbs and thinkin they still need to loose weight.....na uh...not doing.

Weight is a woman's pride. What she can eat, she can have .

Damn mint dragons... you set them down to eat later, and the next thing you know, they are frolicking in your closet trying on your shoes (OK, actually making a home out of your shoes... but still annoying). I don't really care to eat a mint dragon that has been in my shoe, so I think I will just play with them instead.

haha..

Java's got Orange made shoes

Damnit! I just swallowed my gum...

well,

I've heard that it takes about 6-10 years to digest in your system, but as long as you haven't swallowed as many pieces of gum as I have, you should be fine .

/me has probably swallowed more pieces of gum than her own age =P

You know,

I read a post Frogboy made about his son making him do something. It makes me appreciate the fact that technology today has given many parents time to spend time with their children, especially fathers. Back a decade or two back, usually fathers are too busy to spend time with their children, especially when the child's 1-10 years old....

I had my father spend time with me when I was little. Although I would've liked more of his time, I'm thankful I've been given the chance to even know my father, however little .

But today, my father's able to have more free time after work to spend time with family, a thing he hasn't been able to do in the last decade. I just regret that I had to leave and study in the States when that time for him came around.

/me huggles herself

I feel so cozy and fuzzy inside

Unfortunately, not all jobs allow you to spend a lot of time with your kids. (I'm speaking from experience since I have one). Both my husband and I work, so as soon as I come home from work, I spend the rest of the night playing with my daughter. I also devote weekends to her. It's not easy, though, because there are other things to get done.

Luckily, we live in a different situation than most. We have an "extended family" living arrangement. We built a "in-law suite" (more like a condo) on the side of our house. So, my parents and my family live all in the same house. When I'm at work, my parents take care of my daughter. I think my Dad really gets a kick out of it. He wasn't able to spend a lot of time with us when we were young, so he is making up for it my being tied around my daughters little finger. It works well for everyone involved, especially my daughter. She gets to know her Grandparents as well as her parents, and I can go to work without feeling guilty about leaving her in the hands of strangers. I guess if they could raise me, they should be able to take care of her.

Now, where did I leave my coffee?????

Feline has been awful quiet lately... is that cat sleeping in a chocolate cave somewhere? Wake up!!!

/me is talking to herself again.....

Hey! Wake up out there!
You guys better not be having a party without me!

Ut oh! I've been left talking to myself...

Take heart JavaBrain. I think that as long as the kid gets nurturing and knows she is cared for, that's the best you could give her.

My folks weren't around a whole lot when I was growing up - they were working - sometimes multiple jobs, or they had their own things going on. But the time my sister and I spent with each of them was special and we always knew that they loved us. And I know I gained a pretty strong sense of independence and self reliance.

I shudder to think of some of the adults I know of who don't have the confidence to make minor decisions for themselves without consulting Mommy or Daddy.

I have lived in many homes, and as a child, my parents haven't always been there to take care of me. If I wasn't left at my grandmother's, I'll be at my aunt's, or at a friend's house that my mother was good friends with....

At times I wished I could be with my parents like my younger brother (he was the reason why I couldn't live with them). However, looking at my younger brother and myself, I didn't hate my brother, nor do I regret the choices my parents made. They've shaped our personalities, and I've grown up to be a bit more independent and self-reliance than my younger brother ever will.

Every little bit of sacrifice works in your gain in experience, knowledge, and understanding .

Elfkura, please excuse my ignorance here, but why couldn't you live with them?

At least I don't have to worry about my daughter not getting along with a brother/sister. She is an only child and will stay that way. of course, there are also people (like my mother in law) that even say that I should feel guilty about that.

Parenting is not easy.

JavaBrain - Feline has been awful quiet lately... is that cat sleeping in a chocolate cave somewhere? Wake up!!!

hormones giveth, and hormones taketh away

combined with the fact that i think work are trying to kill me off, and i have some cold type bug.

i am going though a depressed stage at the moment

JavaBrain is talking to herself again.....

/me is pleased to see that JavaBrain is growing as a person

JavaBrain - You guys better not be having a party without me!

/me wouldnt dream of having a party without JavaBrain, among others

Hi, Feline!
I missed ya'!