I'm tired today, and it's all Katy Munger's fault

[Julie & Doug Blettner]

I just finished Bad to the Bone. I stayed up late (sadly for me, that's
midnight) to finish it and enjoyed it very much. I have my almost
six-year-old daughter to thank for that one. We were in the book store,
and she pointed it out to me.

I have now supported several authors in this newsgroup :). I read
Ellen's books when I was growing up, and now my oldest daughter is
reading the Jenny Archer books. I've read two of Jane's Gregor
Demarkian series, but I can never find the others in my book store.
I'll have to borrow the rest of them from my Mom.

On a side note, I just bribed my oldest daughter (Sarah) and her friend
Hannah into watching Amanda (my one year old) for me. Is that pitiful?
Has anyone else done this? I feel like a bad mother, but I just wanted
to finish this email in peace.

Julie B. in Dallas

six weeks post LASIK and I can see better than 20/20 !

[KATYMUNGER]

<< I have my almost six-year-old daughter to thank for that one. We were in
the book store, and she pointed it out to me. >>

Hmmmm, you obviously have a daughter not only of genius I.Q. but also
impeccable taste! Thanks for taking her advice....

--Katy
(6 months post-LASIK and still trying to nail down the left eye's vision! I'm
envious!)

[Ellen Conford]

Thanks, Julie !

And, Miss Unruly, without your glasses you're . . . you're . . .
beautiful.

Ellen

[Lcdumas]

>
>In rec.arts.mystery, Julie & Doug Blettner <blet...@airmail.net>
>scratched in the sand and wrote:
>]On a side note, I just bribed my oldest daughter (Sarah) and her friend

>]Hannah into watching Amanda (my one year old) for me. Is that pitiful?
>]Has anyone else done this? I feel like a bad mother, but I just wanted
>]to finish this email in peace.
>

>why do you think my oldest waited so long to have hers??? 'cuz she
>helped raise her little sister and brother! i don't know any parent
>who hasn't done that SOME time!
>

The really bad thing is, although Jules is youner than her brother John by two
years, she helped care for him - on a self-appointed basis - by always
reminding him of the things he needed to do. He taught her math so she could
help him with her homework.
Julie's mother - Linda D in TX, who knew more of what was going on than she let
on...and I have ALL the Jane H's but only one of the Orania P's.

[Julie Unruly]

Gee, thank you, but... wrong Julie!

Julie Unruly in Oregon
will take compliments wherever I can find 'em

[Mary]

Julie & Doug Blettner wrote:
>
>
>
> On a side note, I just bribed my oldest daughter (Sarah) and her friend
> Hannah into watching Amanda (my one year old) for me. Is that pitiful?
> Has anyone else done this? I feel like a bad mother, but I just wanted
> to finish this email in peace.
>
>

Julie,

You did not invent "bribing for peace"!

Cling to this thought: a happy mother is a good mother.

Mary

[Mystmoush]

Bribing is paying for something bad. When it's for good, it's 'positive
reinforcement'.

Eileeeen from OH

[Gml...@scvnet.com]

Julie & Doug Blettner wrote:

> On a side note, I just bribed my oldest daughter (Sarah) and her friend
> Hannah into watching Amanda (my one year old) for me. Is that pitiful?
> Has anyone else done this? I feel like a bad mother, but I just wanted
> to finish this email in peace.
>

> Julie B. in Dallas
>
We've all done it. My kids are only 18 months apart, but I occasionally
have to bribe the older one into playing with the younger one. The
other shameful thing I do is pop in a video when we all get home from
school. We don't have cable, so we get NO channels, but we do have a
VCR, and after a long day at school, I think the girls are entitled to a
little TV before homework, and I'm entitled to a little peace and quiet
after MY long day at school.

Marie
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