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grammarwomanIt only took a few yearly iterations of con attendance and then hiding from the internet for me to realize that I really need to withdraw and recharge after such massive social gatherings. It doesn’t get much more massive than Dragon*Con, geesh – estimated attendance of 40,000. Last year after the cycle of August cons I hid in Mafia Wars. This year has been Kingdom of Loathing. I can barely keep up with my Dreamwidth list, but I am so far behind on the LJ reading that I might have to give myself an amnesty pass.
The cons were fun in vastly different ways, and reminded me that I am an utter geek of many colors. TV, movies, books, comics, pop culture, computers…Dragon*Con especially pulled me in lots of directions. Ah, for some cloning or Time Turner action!
In the middle of all that, the Emperor started kindergarten, and it has been a BIG adjustment. We met with the teacher ahead of time, and I thought she’d have a strong hand in keeping him in line. Unfortunately, he’s been a little jerk, breaking all the rules he already knows, because it’s more “fun” to do that, and he doesn’t care. Even judicious application and withholding of privileges hasn’t helped keep his behavior consistent. We have an appointment in a couple of weeks to meet with a Building Intervention Specialist to determine what’s going on.
It drives me so crazy because he’s totally unlike how I was in school; I lived for and craved my teacher’s approval. Getting into trouble at school would have been a world-ender. I’m running out of ideas and patience as to what to do. My husband wonders if the teacher at this point just doesn’t like the Emperor. I get such a weird vibe off of her that I might have to agree. God, I wish I had the magic answers to fix this. Parenting is so damn hard.
In other news, thanks to the efforts of the lovely and talentedkate, I have a few fics to put up, with the goal of making a line in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
kink_bingo. Be prepared for a little more output from me. Or, knowing my record, not.
The cons were fun in vastly different ways, and reminded me that I am an utter geek of many colors. TV, movies, books, comics, pop culture, computers…Dragon*Con especially pulled me in lots of directions. Ah, for some cloning or Time Turner action!
In the middle of all that, the Emperor started kindergarten, and it has been a BIG adjustment. We met with the teacher ahead of time, and I thought she’d have a strong hand in keeping him in line. Unfortunately, he’s been a little jerk, breaking all the rules he already knows, because it’s more “fun” to do that, and he doesn’t care. Even judicious application and withholding of privileges hasn’t helped keep his behavior consistent. We have an appointment in a couple of weeks to meet with a Building Intervention Specialist to determine what’s going on.
It drives me so crazy because he’s totally unlike how I was in school; I lived for and craved my teacher’s approval. Getting into trouble at school would have been a world-ender. I’m running out of ideas and patience as to what to do. My husband wonders if the teacher at this point just doesn’t like the Emperor. I get such a weird vibe off of her that I might have to agree. God, I wish I had the magic answers to fix this. Parenting is so damn hard.
In other news, thanks to the efforts of the lovely and talented
kate, I have a few fics to put up, with the goal of making a line in kink_bingo. Be prepared for a little more output from me. Or, knowing my record, not.
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Date: 2010-09-30 03:10 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-09-30 02:29 pm (UTC)I love this. I do this a lot actually. I'm so far behind, I'm not catching up... and that's okay.
Take care of you, lady!
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Date: 2010-09-30 09:32 pm (UTC)Thanks!