Anarkitty

Yes, but when I start typing, I fall into standard forum habits. I'll loosen up and start referring to him by his social security number.

I can live with that. I think. I still think it's saying something about me that I might not like. I'll be sure to meditate on it later. Hey, it's called communication. I said what needed to be said.

My concern has always been why so many of the villains you create happen to be female. ETA: It's a bit odd to have a conversation online with you when you're literally sitting three feet away from me.

Overhearing KK talking to his 16 year old brother... KK: See, if you regularly use violence, people start just staying out of your way. Me: Yeah, that's kind of how it works. KMinion1: Really, Mama? You, too? KK: You always look to Mama like she's going to agree with you. You forget that what became [KK] had to start somewhere. Me: Yeah, kinda. KM1: Okay, already! I'll stay out of your chair. Me: For crying out loud. That doesn't mean you can beat your brother for sitting in your chair! KK: I don't beat him. I pull his hair, or sometimes, I drool on my finger and then touch the back of his neck. Me: Oh? Because you can? KK: [sheepish grin] ____________ KK: I'm the only person in the house who jumps up and turns off my timer when it's going off. Everyone else just sits there. Me: I'm trying to not care when a timer is going off. KK: Quit going all Buddhist on us! Be annoyed like regular human beings.

You are closer to my age than to KK. I'm 46 and mother to a partially bearded one, mostly because he doesn't like to shave. __________ At WM... KK: Ooh. It looks like those grackles have a piece of garlic bread. Me: You're not taking garlic bread away from the grackles. KK: I like garlic bread. Me: That's disgusting. KK: It's probably more than they can eat. Me: You know I'm posting this. KK: [just laughs] __________ I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who has actually eaten something off the ground in the WM parking lot, though. In my defense, it was a pink Mentos, and those are my favorite, and I'm the one who dropped it. But if I hadn't, he would have. __________ Also, I changed my name because it was wrong and it was driving me crazy knowing that it was wrong.

What he said. Smart boy. Bet he has good parents. Well, at least a good mom. Also, while I do read vapid kid's stuff on occasion, I am always aware that it's vapid kid's stuff while I'm reading it. Heinlein's juvenile books are most certainly NOT in that category. And while I haven't read much Asimov, I do think I, Robot was brilliant.

*hyperventilating* HEINLEIN, y'all. Heinlein. And I'm still pretty darned fond of the Riftwar Saga, though I'm not so fond of Feist's later works.

Absolutely. We lived in Illinois for almost a decade, and my definition of "hot" and "cold" both changed during those years. I also learned that part of it for me is simply having appropriate outdoor gear. We have so few truly cold days here that it simply doesn't make sense to keep heavy insulated clothing on hand, so when we DO have an actual cold day, it really stinks to get out in it in clothing suited towards more moderate temps. I was literally warmer outdoors in a blizzard in Illinois than I was last winter when the temperature got down to 20 F here. Our family has gotten more hardy after five years of living off-grid, though. Now, it has to get below 45 F before we bother to turn on a heater or light a fire. We just put on a hoodie and keep going, with (mostly) a minimum of whining.

Yep. Though I don't mind socks and sandals with pants; it's not visible enough to bug me, and all the males in our household do socks and sandals with pants in the spring and fall. We've gotten to the point where it has to get pretty cold before we're willing to put on real shoes. Well, cold for Texans, so around freezing.

Fair is fair, though you missed the sigh and the eye roll and the grin of amusement at my expense that preceded your response. But maybe those are understood among the whippersnappers. I'd really like to see how you'd fare at the gym, though, brah. This is the level of amusement that I had when you didn't understand the curling iron joke on the t-shirt I showed you.

It's difficult because on the one hand, I'm happy that my children are content to be themselves without regard to social mores. On the other hand, occasionally--not often, but occasionally--I find myself in complete agreement with social mores. And I'm with society on this one. After the move, I'm going to push you out of the house until you find a girl. Though you like the personalities of a number of small, furry creatures who happen to be both obnoxious and insane, which makes me slightly fearful of what personality traits you'll find acceptable in female companionship. "Oh, look! She cut me. Isn't she a-dow-able!"

Exactly! That's why I'm considering Botox. ____________ Me: I can farmer's walk my own body weight. That means that if I meet my evil doppelganger, I can toss her over my shoulder and carry her off. KK: What if she didn't decide to lose weight? [pause] Me: I better up my farmer's walk. ____________ A little while later... Me: Am *I* the evil doppelganger? KK: Huh? Me: If I lost weight and got into shape, and she didn't, that puts me in the sexier dimension, which is always the evil one in Star Trek. KK: Well, if she's still super conservative religiously, she would probably consider you evil. Me: Ah! I can live with that. ____________ This morning when it was a mite chilly in the Lone Star State... Me: Uh, no. You have to change. KK: What?! Why does it matter? Me: Look, if you want to run around in workout clothes all the time, go for it. If you want to wear a hat indoors, I don't give a [include your expletive of choice]. But I am NOT going out in public with you in shorts, knee socks, and sandals.

I know, right? Gave myself a chill down my spine.

The idea of my mother joining any online community is as laughable as it is horrifying. I'm sure neither @Kobold King nor I would admit to being related to her, either to her or the other members. We moved back to Texas to be closer to family. We also provided a 2.5 hour buffer zone between us and them. :-) If I posted here regularly, I wouldn't have mentioned being his mom. But since I only come here occasionally, it's a fun way to mess with him. But I don't mess with him often because sometimes, I need help with my phone. I really don't feel old, except there's an adult here who calls me mum. It's a bit weird.

Come, now. If I bothered him that much, he would have moved out already. :-) There would be far more konversations, but we're both introverts; sometimes, we drive for an hour with neither of us saying a word. And I haven't brought up bath time stories from when he was little or mentioned all the weird places he and his brothers have peed over the years. __________ So we live on a pretty rough road--many pot holes repeatedly filled in by prisoners from the county jail. However, they recently repaved one end of the road because one of our neighbors has friends on the city council. Ahem. In any case, KK calls the place where the new pavement stops and the rough road that's in front of our house "the poverty line." __________ To his brothers when the FedEx guy got stuck in mud which makes up the end of our drive way... KK: [with head tilted and in a weird, creepy monotone] Look what the mud god has brought us.

Yeah, that's how he usually sighs at me IRL. Sometimes, he goes up to 108. ______________ KK: [to me] You're a punk. Kobold Princess: [to me] Uh, why is your hair purple? KK: Look who thinks she's an anime protagonist. ______________ I'm still wondering why he thought that last one would be insulting to me. And it's only a streak of purple. ______________ Me: Ugh! It's weird, but sometimes, my nose piercing hole itches. Not the space around it, but the hole itself. KK: Gee, it's almost like there's not supposed to be a hole there. ______________ Me: [to KK] It's like having a parent to rebel against again, only you can't ground me.

I want a drinker. He's about to turn 21, but he won't have a drink with me. ETA: Not a HEAVY drinker, you understand. I think it's good to know where the line between FUN and disFUNctional is.

Noted. :-)

Yes. It's not just a member title. ;-) Which, I suppose, would be a pretty odd member title otherwise.

Me: You DON'T know what an antecedent is, do you? KK: Sure I do. It's [glancing at monitor] a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another. Me: An antecedent is the word that a pronoun replaces. KK: [sighing] Why do we even need a word for that? _________________ Have y'all noticed how often he sighs at me? I didn't notice till I started typing up these conversations.

It's totally a thing of Harmony. Your mind is simply divided.

Me: I'm going to buy a tank top that says, "Weight lifters like it hard and heavy." KK: [sighing] No. Me: See, it's funny because of the ambiguous nature of the antecedent of the pronoun "it" in that sentence. KK: No, it's just not funny. ______________ ETA: Frankly, though it shames to me admit this, I think he just doesn't know what an antecedent is.

Kobold Princess: [stepping over a bunch of acorns while going into the theater] Why are there so many nuts? Me: 'Cause you have a lot of brothers. [Groans and a bit of laughter from Kobold Minion 2. That's generally considered bad.] Me: Hey, [Kobold]. Remind me to post that to the Shard when we get home. KK: Oh, I don't think I will remember. ________ That's okay. I remembered anyway. :-)

C'mon, y'all. Moms can be cool, too. :-) And I found Brandon Sanderson and the Shard way before the boy did. Besides, I'm sure this mood will pass soon. They usually do. And I'm not even drinking this time!

KK: Whoa! Did you see the tail on that scissor tail? Me: Hm, nope. KK: It was long. Me: Ah. And that's cool? KK: Take it from me: That was the Jason Momoa of scissor tails. Me: [a little more interested] Really? That bird was that hot? KK: You can quote me on that...as long as you provide the context. _________ So, context provided, though for FULL context, I'll also mention that *I* am the one who has a thing for Jason Momoa, not Kobold.