Typical IM from my wife #3
March 30, 2007
Another funny instant message from the Mrs.
AwesomeMom: J eating me get E remember when get cake need mustard — dijion and grainy for ham —nice to offer choice for “nice” dinner
Okay, wifey’s is loosing it. Maybe I should send her to a day spa to decompress…
Let me run this one through the Official Bad Dad Universal Translator:
“J eating me get E” = One son is eating lunch. I have to leave to pick up the other.
“remember when get cake need mustard — dijion and grainy for ham” = When I go to pick up birthday cake Sunday morning, also buy two kinds of mustard to serve with dinner.
Maybe I should go work as a translator at the United Nations.
Typical IM from my wife #2
March 29, 2007
Another example of the cryptic communications that come from my wife while I struggle to put food on the table.
Instant messaging chat session…
AwesomeMom: You working from home tomorrow right? I need to know
BadDad: y
AwesomeMom: good — I need to grocery shop in am, J party in pm (1) Can bring J to store when E at school and E can come to party but not sure if A will go to school looking worn — may be good idea to keep home and then let him go Friday right before break… Still want to finish Saturn in case he wakes for school — either way will probably drive them to school w/ project M can give in if A not going
AwesomeMom: eta?
Funny thing is, to me it all made sense. Made my head spin for a minute while I stopped everything to decipher. But it made sense. It simply meant…
- Some other kid is having a birthday party.
- One of my kids is sick.
- A school project to make a model of the planet Saturn is due at school on time, no matter the cost.
- When am I going home so she can go to sleep.
- My wife will one day be a raving lunatic when she doesn’t have a house full of men to take care of.
Yes, my wife and I actively IM, whether I’m off at some work location or even when we’re in the same room.
Example: It’s hard to get privacy in my house. The other day while our four rug rats were scurrying about and fretting about Furbies, Bionicles and Superman, my wife and I we’re “communicating” about what presents to buy for their respective upcoming birthdays.
Awesome Mom was at her computer. I’m at my laptop. We’re literally 15 feet apart, talking in code words, spelling words out and IM’ing details we couldn’t say aloud.
Only once did a little stinker suddenly take notice and say, “did you spell out c-a-m-e-r-a?” (One of the presents we were considering.)
What are your interpersonal dynamics like at home? Please share.
BD-009 - Church and Heavy Metal - Home Video Tips
March 28, 2007
Bad Dad talks about a pamphlet from a Church he visited:
Heavy Metal Music- How Dangerous Is It?
Time Index:
[00:00:27] Kid’s went to a karate theme birthday party and everybody was kung fu fighting
[00:01:30] Selective mutism
[00:03:23] Church and Heavy Metal Music
[00:11:10] Favorite religious podcasts
[00:15:38] Guilty pleasures
[00:17:00] Check out these home video tips to improve the quality of your family films
[00:31:50] Thanks to this awesome community giving me feedback
Enjoy!
Links mentioned:
SQPN.com - Fr. Roderick’s Catholic Insider & Daily Breakfast
QuickStopEntertainment.com/smodcast - Kevin Smith’s SModcast
KeithandtheGirl.com - Keith and the Girl
DigitalFather.com - Digital Father
FreakedOutFathers.com - Freaked Out Fathers
ClaresDad.Blogspot.com - Clare’s Dad
TheDaddyCast.com - The Daddy Cast
TheDaddyPanel.com - The Daddy Panel
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Could You Invite Jesus Into Your Life?
March 27, 2007
Video from the fine folks of Spurn that answers the questions:
Could you invite Jesus into your life?
And into your home?
And would he chip in on the rent?
Enjoy.
Thought for the day
March 27, 2007
Each time you conduct yourself with honesty, a successful force will drive you to success.
And each time you lie, there are strong forces pushing you to failure.
~Joseph Sugarman, Entrepreneur and copywriter
Greatest Martial Arts Moments
March 23, 2007
You have to watch the Greatest Martial Arts Moments video at Maxim.com.
Great scenes, past and present.
They left out Big Trouble in Little China, but included The Karate Kid. Oh well.
Enjoy!
Tips to Avoid Being Bullied
March 21, 2007
These tips originally appeared as part of an article titled Schools take aim at online bullying. The complete article about cyber bullying can be found in the March 19, 2007 edition of the NJ Star Ledger.
