tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post2056492700886129043..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: I Blame My HusbandSuburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-16694502987114793252011-12-04T14:56:13.752-05:002011-12-04T14:56:13.752-05:00I know I'm late but I had a similar experience...I know I'm late but I had a similar experience where I ran away from a stining insect leaving my two small children to fight for themselves; I definitely had a moment of, "I just have to run faster than these toddlers," before I consciously reminded myself that <i>I</i> was the mother and <i>I</i> was supposed to the the warrior and defender of my children. Happily they didn't get stung but it was a reminder of how far I have to go in the mothering department.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17254208744417742746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-5523675127853892972011-11-18T12:41:09.688-05:002011-11-18T12:41:09.688-05:00A BAT?! So much better than a bird.A BAT?! So much better than a bird.Vernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594878601026478892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-14704665395400156632011-08-24T11:23:26.374-04:002011-08-24T11:23:26.374-04:00In NC, you must catch the bat and have the health ...In NC, you must catch the bat and have the health dept. test it for rabies, and if it is positive you must all get the shots. If you don't catch it, you must all get the shots in case the bat that you let espcape did have rabies. Apparently you can be bitten while sleeping and not know you were bitten!<br />How do I know this you ask. It has happened to me this month as well as last year, and to several of my neighbors. Also, those rabies shots apparently cost like 5K per person!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-44773379636041710732011-08-20T00:16:09.553-04:002011-08-20T00:16:09.553-04:00Now I have to explain to my husband, who is thankf...Now I have to explain to my husband, who is thankfully not in New Mexico, why I'm laughing so hard. (Hey, did you know there's a huge bat colony at the mouth of Carlsbad Caverns there? It made it into my book that a baby one landed in some woman's beehive hairdo back in 1969 around the time we were tourists there.)<br /><br />I cannot begin to fathom having one in the house. But I sure laughed reading all this.AlisonHhttp://spindyeknit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-37106326201291084772011-08-18T18:49:45.970-04:002011-08-18T18:49:45.970-04:00"In the event of a sudden cabin decompression..."In the event of a sudden cabin decompression... put on your oxygen mask first, then assist your children." See? You did do the right thing!Mom on the Vergehttp://onthevergeofwhat.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-79936028093557539912011-08-18T17:58:38.968-04:002011-08-18T17:58:38.968-04:00You poor thing! I was going to say the same thing...You poor thing! I was going to say the same thing as Lynn to comfort you for abandoning your children and all.Faithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169821331076296753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-71943323369205267432011-08-18T12:57:12.680-04:002011-08-18T12:57:12.680-04:00Had you stopped to close their doors, you would ha...Had you stopped to close their doors, you would have wasted valuable bat-hiding time. They're quite wily, you know.<br /><br />My brother kept a voicemail of me for years that sounded something like: "johnineedyoutocomeoverhererightawaythere'sabat!! Arrrghhhhhhhhhhh!!"Manic Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397835927560496425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-35516805532599932352011-08-18T12:53:55.391-04:002011-08-18T12:53:55.391-04:00Okay, I must admit I laughed.
It reminds me of ...Okay, I must admit I laughed. <br /><br />It reminds me of the time I came home from college and my mom was out somewhere. My younger sister said, "There's a bat in the house. Dad doesn't believe me. He says it's just a large moth." And then she stomped off to her room in a dudgeon. <br /><br />I said, "Hrm. That's interesting." And did the usual returning from school stuff, putting in laundry etc. And then went to the living room and sat down. Just then, the bat flapped through the living room. I was charmed (I thought it was cute), and said, "Hey, Dad, there's Kate's bat." <br /><br />My dad didn't look up from his newspaper. "She's imagining things. It's a moth." <br /><br />"No, really," I insisted, as the bat (which was apparently circumnavigating the house) flapped through the living room, "there, look!" <br /><br />My dad finally looked up, and said (with apparent surprise, "It's a bat." <br /><br />At which point I laughed so hard I fell off the couch, and my father (correctly anticipating my that my mother would think getting rid of the bat was his job) chased it out. <br /><br />My sister was pleased to be vindicated, but not willing to forgive him for not believing her.RobinHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325359641194305097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-30276511704186054382011-08-18T08:41:35.144-04:002011-08-18T08:41:35.144-04:00I left two comments yesterday! What happened? Did ...I left two comments yesterday! What happened? Did I not press that final "publish" button?Hildiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825826597565796467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-56571507507302723632011-08-18T08:14:57.754-04:002011-08-18T08:14:57.754-04:00Sheesh, I just came off like such a preachy know-i...Sheesh, I just came off like such a preachy know-it-all. You were ALONE! No Larry! Defending your hearth and home!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-43296336970446125642011-08-18T08:14:11.412-04:002011-08-18T08:14:11.412-04:00My MIL is equally terrified about bats. Really, a...My MIL is equally terrified about bats. Really, all you have to do is let them flutter to the ground where they're harmless and then scoop them back outside to a high surface. Think of the BUGS they eat. That's how I rationalize bats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-29479190285335616102011-08-18T00:58:09.961-04:002011-08-18T00:58:09.961-04:00So funny. Sounds like something I would do too. ...So funny. Sounds like something I would do too. How the heck did a bat get in your house????And I'll Raise You 5https://www.blogger.com/profile/04807118403081664721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-67894155300916534392011-08-17T23:10:46.091-04:002011-08-17T23:10:46.091-04:00One cannot control one's reaction to a bat. I&...One cannot control one's reaction to a bat. I've been there.<br /><br />Are they in Philmont? One of the best experiences of my son's life!Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-91732799106203027802011-08-17T21:20:31.808-04:002011-08-17T21:20:31.808-04:00Just begs me to comment something along the lines ...Just begs me to comment something along the lines of batshit crazy.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353667980806676067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-15267549062657768452011-08-17T20:28:06.807-04:002011-08-17T20:28:06.807-04:00I'm glad a zombie didn't answer the door o...I'm glad a zombie didn't answer the door of your neighbour's home, but did you check to make sure it wasn't a werewolf in it's human phase?Mum-mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10964065407491663047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-86490565618337190642011-08-17T20:04:42.699-04:002011-08-17T20:04:42.699-04:00You know how, when you are on the plane they tell ...You know how, when you are on the plane they tell you to put on *your own* oxygen mask first, so you can help your kids? That.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712412874073377368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-38294209667918877992011-08-17T18:46:38.414-04:002011-08-17T18:46:38.414-04:00And New Mexico being the Land of Enchantment??? NO...And New Mexico being the Land of Enchantment??? NONONONO. Unless they're referring to the evil kind of enchantment like the kind a wicked witch does to make flying monkeys and poisoned apples.Hildiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825826597565796467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-57998225749968538142011-08-17T18:44:37.401-04:002011-08-17T18:44:37.401-04:00I thought the entire body of this blog post was go...I thought the entire body of this blog post was going to be "for everything". But I guess that's just me projecting my marital woes onto you.Hildiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825826597565796467noreply@blogger.com