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Useful
October 29th, 2009
I thought it was completely and utterly useless. I was certain that we were still paying off student loans on an education that was of NO USE WHATSOEVER in this life with which I have been blessed. My degree? A BA in Political Science, a BS in Speech Communication, and a MA in International Relations. I live in the suburbs, in a town as American as white bread and Must See TV. I have been to the UN Headquarters! We drove by it on a tour bus during a trip to New York.
This morning I had an epiphany as I climbed back in the Huckablazer after dropping The Son off at preschool. I had spent the previous 45 minutes trying to wrangle a sailor costume which he loved as recently as yesterday onto someone who now wanted to be dinosaur AND ONLY A DINOSAUR for his Halloween carnival. All of those hours upon hours learning debate and negotiation? The classes and seminars on diplomacy and weekends spent with the Model UN? I use those tools EVERYDAY in the parenting of the most stubborn–the way too smart for his own good– the best debater I have ever encountered–child of mine. I use them at the Embassy of Mama, and let me tell you the opponent is tough. I am setting my hopes on that debate scholarship now, because we are spending his college fund to pay off mine.
I will be participating in NaBloPoMo again this year so get ready for a post a day in November! I am also working on the new November post card blog banner, so stay tuned for antique turkeys.
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I just got my update e-mail from NaBloPoMo…and I think I’m going to do it again this year too…on both blogs. What do you think about that?
TO SHOESHE: I think its great. I miss your posts.
I observed this debate just today as Hey You tried to get the son to eat the “carrion” on his bun when he only wanted the bun. I watched as she removed it and placed it separately on his plate. That was not satisfactory to him. He wanted it off the plate, so she removed it. Then he looked at the bun and complained that the juices from the meat were on the bread, she suggested he lick it off and then it would be gone, no luck there. Finally, he got a fresh bun(no meat) and proceeded to eat it with his tiny front legs and claws while informing us the details of what a T-Rex looks like big back legs, little front legs, and short neck, sharp teeth and and big head. Then explaining that a T-Rex was a carnivore and that we are omnivores.
I believe The Son won the debate during this entertaining but unbalanced lunch consisting of milk and bread.