tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899086331107445618.post7059959989108811480..comments2024-01-08T04:32:29.278-05:00Comments on Sarah Siegel Stories: "The Ultimate Showdown"Sarah Siegelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16450372333989477835noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899086331107445618.post-64653205465677724292008-03-20T17:35:00.000-04:002008-03-20T17:35:00.000-04:00Glad to have entertained you a bit. You earned the...Glad to have entertained you a bit. You earned the break, certainly, and it was character-building for me!<BR/><BR/>Actually, a week later, I'm feeling tender about the experience. We played Hide & Seek in the house and believe it or not, at first, in my hiding-place under the dining room table, I eluded them.Sarah Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450372333989477835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899086331107445618.post-57930136033293474342008-03-20T14:44:00.000-04:002008-03-20T14:44:00.000-04:00Oy. As the dad usually responsible for shepherding...Oy. As the dad usually responsible for shepherding Max and Sam through their day, it's quite enlightening to read your version of the story I've lived through so many times. Much more amusing when I'm not dealing with it myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899086331107445618.post-56902711064890875312008-03-16T21:58:00.000-04:002008-03-16T21:58:00.000-04:00It's hard to treat them like nine-year-olds when t...It's hard to treat them like nine-year-olds when they still love their Webkinz and still love being sung to at bedtime, and yet they say they have their father's permission to watch YouTube videos like "Ultimate Showdown...."<BR/><BR/>It's like they're three and 15 alternately. It also doesn't help that they're super-tall...and then I forget that they're just nine...until one grabs the other's jacket....Sarah Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450372333989477835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899086331107445618.post-66517694692275658372008-03-16T21:20:00.000-04:002008-03-16T21:20:00.000-04:00Glad you took a listen. I like your descriptive wo...Glad you took a listen. I like your descriptive word: <I>sobering</I>.<BR/><BR/>I'll probably never ask my nephew again, "How's school?"<BR/><BR/>:-)John Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10456055885743815467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899086331107445618.post-23304002084175874352008-03-16T16:57:00.000-04:002008-03-16T16:57:00.000-04:00The prologue and Act One, about the comedians, per...The prologue and Act One, about the comedians, performing for kids, both were sobering.<BR/><BR/>It's hard to hear the actual thoughts of kids, rather than living in denial about how it's going.<BR/><BR/>Their older sister, who's 15 on the 17th, managed to negotiate with her parents by phone to be gone on Friday and Saturday night, sleeping over at two different friends' homes. She gave my sister the mothers' cell numbers to confirm that she was really staying at each home, but still, I was anxious.<BR/><BR/>Recently, I wrote elsewhere that I did not have empathy for parents, not having had kids myself, but as of this weekend, I gained a bit.<BR/><BR/>It was awful to worry about my niece's safety and it was dreadful to be a disciplinarian, rather than simply being their fun, sometimes cool aunt.Sarah Siegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450372333989477835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899086331107445618.post-74647976815617761002008-03-16T15:23:00.000-04:002008-03-16T15:23:00.000-04:00Hello Sarah. Your posting reminded me of this "ent...Hello Sarah. Your posting reminded me of this "entertaining" act of an episode of This American Life about: <I>Sean O'Connor and Nick Maritato are professional comedians, and their job usually involves saying things that kids aren't supposed to hear. But last summer they got booked on a tour of kids' summer camps. TAL producer Jane Feltes tells us what happened. (18 minutes)</I><BR/><BR/>If you're intrigued, it can be listened to online from <A HREF="http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1209" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Click on the "Full Episode" icon below the picture. (Aside: Though the story is good, I think the Prologue (5 mins) is <I>quite</I> entertaining <I>as well!</I> If you have an extra five minutes, listen to it, too, instead of fast forward ing to the first act.)John Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10456055885743815467noreply@blogger.com