Things you wish you could say

[NatJ]

"My kids are disappointed/will be devastated"
You inability to not teach your kids that life isn't fair or get your kids deeply involved in something  you didn't even know what to do, is your problem.
Trotting your kids out as a defense mechanism to 'negative' feedback is exploitative and immature. Grow up.

I get what you are saying, but I think you have an extra negative in there.

"Inability to not teach kids..." should work out to the kids learning it anyway. I think the "not" should be left out.

But then the second half of the sentence has trouble, because the person DID get their kids deeply involved in something, so that part does not need any negatives in front of it (no "inability" or "not.")

(Um, I think that is something I wanted to say, more than something you really need to do anything about. For some reason I'm stuck trying to make it make sense, but that may just mean I stayed up too late last night so I'm a bit groggy right now.)

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I get what you are saying, but I think you have an extra negative in there.

"Inability to not teach kids..." should work out to the kids learning it anyway. I think the "not" should be left out.

But then the second half of the sentence has trouble, because the person DID get their kids deeply involved in something, so that part does not need any negatives in front of it (no "inability" or "not.")

(Um, I think that is something I wanted to say, more than something you really need to do anything about. For some reason I'm stuck trying to make it make sense, but that may just mean I stayed up too late last night so I'm a bit groggy right now.)

I had the same problems with this, Nat, but was too tired to try to make sense of this in a meaningful way. I brought out my red pen and started going chop, chop, slash, rewrite, and finally just put, Return to student for a rewrite.

 

[sourland]

I do not have a dental appointment today.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I made an appointment months ago for my Kid to see his pediatrician before he has to leave for academy the day after tomorrow.

 

[nuthatched]

I get what you are saying, but I think you have an extra negative in there.

"Inability to not teach kids..." should work out to the kids learning it anyway. I think the "not" should be left out.

But then the second half of the sentence has trouble, because the person DID get their kids deeply involved in something, so that part does not need any negatives in front of it (no "inability" or "not.")

(Um, I think that is something I wanted to say, more than something you really need to do anything about. For some reason I'm stuck trying to make it make sense, but that may just mean I stayed up too late last night so I'm a bit groggy right now.)

I had the same problems with this, Nat, but was too tired to try to make sense of this in a meaningful way. I brought out my red pen and started going chop, chop, slash, rewrite, and finally just put, Return to student for a rewrite.

I was angry last night so I wasn't to concerned with grammar at the moment. However, mock on, if that's what makes you happy.
:]

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I was angry last night so I wasn't to concerned with grammar at the moment. However, mock on, if that's what makes you happy.
:]

Not mocking, Nut, just having a little fun wit yew.

 

[sourland]

Something is not eating my tomatoes.


Is it the crows or those damn turkeys?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yeah. And someone did not eat what would have been my first little harvest of grapes!

Bloody raccoons. Might not have been them, but they are taking the rap anyway. With their cute little bandit masks and nimble little troll fingers.

 

[R2elk]

Something is not eating my tomatoes.


Is it the crows or those damn turkeys?

Turkeys will eat tomatoes. Orioles have been the culprits here in the past.

 

[tlcmurphy]

Something is not eating my tomatoes.


Is it the crows or those damn turkeys?

Sounds like you require a nice tomato-stuffed turkey recipe…