Yeah - girls are better

Post #68,058 by tuberculosis 12/11/02 4:01:26 AM Reply	Yeah - girls are better At 2. Mine will be 2 in January. Friends ask what its like to have a toddler and I tell them its like having the pet monkey I always wanted as a kid. At 2 this kid is just like a little chimp - cute, mischeivous, no words - just cute jabber and monkey noises, but she can climb anything and is fully capable of passing the monkey and bananas test. Pretty fun. OTOH, you can't take a monkey to a restaurant like we could when she was a baby. She takes more effort to keep from trouble and the tantrums are a drag. I am out of the country for the duration of the Bush administration. Please leave a message and I'll get back to you when democracy returns.
Post #68,211 by rickw 12/11/02 4:58:21 PM Reply	Re: Yeah - girls are better When people asked me what it was like having a 1-year-old, I told them to get a cat. The difference is that you can't kick the cat out the backdoor or leave them to their own devices (to wit, the litter box, the plants, the food dish, the toilet, and any woven fabric) while you go on vacation. In terms of independence, intelligence, and mannerisms though a 1-year old is comparable to a cat. See my review about the Summit backpack. FAQ! We're scrod!
Post #68,228 by CRConrad 12/11/02 5:37:54 PM Reply	Uh... so you CAN leave a 1-y-o and go on vacation, you mean?
Post #69,060 by rickw 12/15/02 10:27:37 PM Reply	Sort of. Only if you leave the cat with the kid's grandparents. FAQ! We're scrod!
Post #69,091 by CRConrad 12/16/02 8:28:13 AM Reply	Leaving the cat at granma's is all it takes... ...and you can leave a one-year-old CHILD alone at home while you go away on vacation?!? You do have the same definition of "vacation" as I do -- namely, that it's something that lasts for more than one day (i.e, includes at least one over-night away from home), don't you? Oh well... here's hoping you remember to leave the litter box and, above all, the food dish (with something in it!) with the kid... ;-) (But, hey, this is great news: We have one coming in about four months -- and we don't even HAVE a cat! :-) [link\|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode\|Christian R. Conrad] (I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.) Actually, I rather like women, and don't particularly care for men, so I don't really mind that women are all completely insane. - [link\|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=68920\|Andrew Grygus]

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