Let Sleeping Dogs Rant

[TBoneTX 45,599]

Thrilling (?) Wednesday report, see man:

 

We zzz'd like a dead thing, dead zzz-ing we man.

 

We inventoried (and warshered/baked/folded) our purchases, see man:

 -- Many (2+2) long pants for Mini-B., replacements for outgrown stuff man

 -- Many (2+2) short pants for Mini-B., replacements for undesired stuff man

 -- Many (2+1) underwears for Mini-B., can never have enough man

 -- Many (2+1) underwears for us, can never have enough that fit man

With our discount, we saved $Many-&-a-half ($[2x2x2 +2+2] + half a buck), financially savvy we man.

 

Lunch was onecan of S+Ms, ingest we man.

A highly necessary siesta followed, recapture zzz we man.

 

An automated e-mail from Mini-B.'s skool came in, frequent man.

Mini-B. got a 0 on an Inglish assignment "flagged as missing,"  man.

We inquired of ex-Mrs.-T-B., ask ex-she man we man.

"He finished it last night, si man -- ask him about it, si man," said ex-she man to we man.

 

This eve was Two Guys eve, at least on paper man.

We up-picked Mini-B. from skool, one of the last out from there man.

Mini-B. was surly and downcast, more so than usual man.

He wouldn't pick where to get din-din, strange man.

When we asked what was wrong, he said, "I'm tired, si man," si man.

He wanted to go to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa, "games there man," si man.

 

We asked him about the Inglish assignment, ask wee man we man.

"When was it due, huh man?" asked we man.

"It was due Tuesday, si man," said wee man.

"Why didn't you turn it in then, huh man?" asked we man.

"Because I had Many (2+1) or Many (2+2) other homework assignments to do, too!" snapped we man.

 

Din-din was procured from Subway WUOC, financially savvy we man.

 

Mini-B. didn't even perk up after din-din, highly unusual man.

We stepped outside and told ex-Mrs.-T-B. about everything, sigh man.

Ex-she man said, "He repeatedly said no/none/nothing to all queries about homework, si man," sigh man.

Ex-she man agreed to completely confiscate his phone and ban all games, si man.

 

We returned Mini-B. to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa early, without any Two Guys interaction, sigh man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. soon reported that Mini-B. got mad and slammed a door at the phone news, si man.

We urged her to talk to wee man to find out what was really wrong, si man.

Ex-she man said that she has done so many times, si man.

"Skool is boring, si man; I'm tired, si man; I don't like it, no man," were the responses man.

We suggested that something larger in his life is bothering wee man, si man.

Ex-she man said, "Like what, huh man?  He's a pre-Manyager, si man.  That's all, si man."

 

We don't know what's going on and would appreciate input, si man.

 

Party with the rubias postponed to another day, no cavort we man.

Edited September 14, 2023 by TBoneTX

[Neonred 3,579]

14 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

Thrilling (?) Wednesday report, see man:

 

We zzz'd like a dead thing, dead zzz-ing we man.

 

We inventoried (and warshered/baked/folded) our purchases, see man:

 -- Many (2+2) long pants for Mini-B., replacements for outgrown stuff man

 -- Many (2+2) short pants for Mini-B., replacements for undesired stuff man

 -- Many (2+1) underwears for Mini-B., can never have enough man

 -- Many (2+1) underwears for us, can never have enough that fit man

With our discount, we saved $Many-&-a-half ($[2x2x2 +2+2] + half a buck), financially savvy we man.

 

Lunch was onecan of S+Ms, ingest we man.

A highly necessary siesta followed, recapture zzz we man.

 

An automated e-mail from Mini-B.'s skool came in, frequent man.

Mini-B. got a 0 on an Inglish assignment "flagged as missing,"  man.

We inquired of ex-Mrs.-T-B., ask ex-she man we man.

"He finished it last night, si man -- ask him about it, si man," said ex-she man to we man.

 

This eve was Two Guys eve, at least on paper man.

We up-picked Mini-B. from skool, one of the last out from there man.

Mini-B. was surly and downcast, more so than usual man.

He wouldn't pick where to get din-din, strange man.

When we asked what was wrong, he said, "I'm tired, si man," si man.

He wanted to go to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa, "games there man," si man.

 

We asked him about the Inglish assignment, ask wee man we man.

"When was it due, huh man?" asked we man.

"It was due Tuesday, si man," said wee man.

"Why didn't you turn it in then, huh man?" asked we man.

"Because I had Many (2+1) or Many (2+2) other homework assignments to do, too!" snapped we man.

 

Din-din was procured from Subway WUOC, financially savvy we man.

 

Mini-B. didn't even perk up after din-din, highly unusual man.

We stepped outside and told ex-Mrs.-T-B. about everything, sigh man.

Ex-she man said, "He repeatedly said no/none/nothing to all queries about homework, si man," sigh man.

Ex-she man agreed to completely confiscate his phone and ban all games, si man.

 

We returned Mini-B. to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa early, without any Two Guys interaction, sigh man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. soon reported that Mini-B. got mad and slammed a door at the phone news, si man.

We urged her to talk to wee man to find out what was really wrong, si man.

Ex-she man said that she has done so many times, si man.

"Skool is boring, si man; I'm tired, si man; I don't like it, no man," were the responses man.

We suggested that something larger in his life is bothering wee man, si man.

Ex-she man said, "Like what, huh man?  He's a pre-Manyager, si man.  That's all, si man."

 

We don't know what's going on and would appreciate input, si man.

 

Party with the rubias postponed to another day, no cavort we man.

It's just starting.

 

Don't worry, in about 10 years it will get better.

 

Besides, inglish aint importent.

Just ask NB 2.0

 

Edited September 14, 2023 by Neonred

[Ontarkie 14,306]

Sorry about the bad fit on the first thingy. 

 

Sorry to read about Mini-B. Yes the age is part of what is going on, sleep is harder for teens and preteens. They tend to want to stay up late and sleep in as it is the way they are hard wired some more then others. D

 

Does Mini-B have ADD? If so that also adds another layer to the not sleeping right.

 

If not it could just be the gaming. He's not giving himself enough time to unwind after all the gaming. Don't underestimate the addiction gaming has on kids it can be really bad. 

[TBoneTX 45,599]

45 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

Sorry about the bad fit on the first thingy.

Gracias, D ma'am, si ma'am.

46 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

sleep is harder for Manyagers and pre-Manyagers

P-math errors precised, si and see and  D ma'am!

47 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

They tend to want to stay up late and sleep in

So far, Mini-B. wants to stay up late and (usually) get up early -- for phone and gaming, sigh man.

47 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

it could just be the gaming

Si and sigh and , si and sigh man.

48 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

Don't underestimate the addiction gaming has on kids

No and sigh and     , no and sigh man.

1 hour ago, Neonred said:

It's just starting.

Gracias for your encouragement, si Bro G man.

1 hour ago, Neonred said:

in about Many years it will get better

P-math error precised, si and see and  man!

50 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

Does Mini-B have ADD?

Fortunately not, no man.

[Ontarkie 14,306]

Sounds like a gaming issue for sure.

We have the kids electronics automatically lose wifi at 10pm. No more games after 9pm but they can watch Disney or Netflix. The Tornado is my night owl, she could be up until 4am easily if she had wifi. Heck she stayed up all night before long trips just so she can sleep in the truck easier.  They don't have phones so no issue there after the wifi goes out. Luckily we homeschool so bedtime can be later for her. 

 

Hopefully you can find some middle ground for Mini-B that works for everyone. 

[TBoneTX 45,599]

24 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

the kids electronics automatically lose wifi at Many pm

Time of wifi-loss precised, see and   D ma'am.  And we tried this briefly, lack of effectiveness data man.

25 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

No more games after Many pm

Either didn't work or not enough data, no and no man.

26 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

They don't have phones

Mini-B. has the iPhone Many or whatever the latest or penultimate version is, sigh man.

He's attached to it with a strong umbilical cord, sigh man.

27 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

find some middle ground for Mini-B

He doesn't want to do anything else and shows no interest in anything else, no and no and  man!

[TBoneTX 45,599]

Thrilling Thursday report, see man:

 

Still up-catching on zzz, fairly torpid day man.

Also, it actually rained today, second time in literally nearly 2 months man.

 

Went to legacy supermarket to use coupons, financially savvy we man.

Found several items in the dent/closeout bins, treasure hunt man.

Indeed, lunch/din-din was toucans of Progresso soup found there, ingest* financially savvy we man.

     *without having to pantry said newly purchased items, efficient we man

 

Took long siesta, zzz we man.

Debated rest of grocerying but was too torpid, torpid we man.

 

We have itineraried Many (2+2) ESs for Friday, itinerary we man.

Is still supposed to rain some through Saturday, necessary but see below man.

This is the weekend for semiannual citywide GS in FST, of course man.   

Supposed to be less rain Saturday than Friday, delay till Saturday we man.

Of course, FST will be mobbed on that day, oh well man.

 

We might actually decide this weekend to mow full lawn, first time in Many weeks man.

 

Boisterous, uninhibited party with the rubias later tonight, cavort with gusto we man.

Edited September 15, 2023 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,599]

Friday ES report, see man:

 

Each of the Many (2+2) ESs contributed to the take, see man:

 

 -- NIP ManyM ([2+1]M) TB Quat disinfectant sprayer = $1, steal man

 -- mostly full bottle facial toner, ruler, leather pouch, tupacs stationery = 

          $Many-&-a-half ($[2+1] + half a buck), steal man

 -- insulated cooler-bag, floppy rubber-like thing to cover microwave dishes = $Many 

          ($2+2), deal man

 -- insulated cooler-bag, Many packs (tupacs + tupacs) dinner/sandwich plates, 

          plastic/paper cups = $Many ($2+2), steal man

Total = $Many-&-a-half ($2x2x2 +2+2 + half a buck)

[TBoneTX 45,599]

Thrilling Friday non-ES report, see man:

 

In the morning, it monsooned, welcome wetness man.

It monsooned like the mother of all illegitimate male children, wow man.

Went ES-ing after sun came out, half-past Many (2x2x2 +1) a.m. man.

 

At end, went to gigantic legacy supermarket with which we were unfamiliar, shop we man.

Found everything, but had to cross the store Many times, draining man.

For example, the hot dogs were in the dairy department, tell the chickens & pigs man.

We were exhausted and unhappy after that, grrrr man.

Then, we got caught in gridlock going casa-ward, frozen stuff thawed man.

 

We had one other potential errand to run along the way, wouldn't have been long man.

We opted to skip it, good plan man.

Shortly after casa arrival, it monsooned again, good plan man.

We treated/lunched indignant miu, service miu we man.

 

Breakfast/lunch/din-din (at Many [2+1] p.m.) was one Hungry Man sliced turkey/stuffing/potatoes/mixed vegs/applesauce frozen din-din bought at aforementioned supermarket, ingest we man.

 

A good shower and roaring nap were taken, perfect time during monsoon man.

 

Mini-B. had a band performance at a hyskool football game this eve, go straight from skool wee man man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. was so sick that she could hardly croak, laryngitis* ex-she man.

     *worse than any truly fatal illness, constantly yak yak yak YAK YAK ex-she man

We agreed to retrieve Mini-B. from skool after buses returned, agree we man.

Time kept lengthening, Many (2x2x2 +2) p.m. man.

All the other skoolkids joyously met their parents, reunion man.

Conversely, Mini-B. texted us, "Where the hell are you, huh man?" sigh man.

He was openly surly on the short drive to ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s casa, sigh man.

We informed ex-Mrs.-T-B., who will have a long talk with Mini-B., si and sigh man.

 

We have itineraried 3 ESs and the citywide FST GS for Saturday, rain stay away man.

 

Miu has been more than thoroughly brushed and has been served din-din, mollified miu man.

[TBoneTX 45,599]

Thrilling (?) Saturday report, see man:

 

We did not leave the casa for any ES-ing/GS-ing, see further man.

 

We were finishing-touching ourself to leave for ES-ing, si man.

Then ex-Mrs.-T-B. called, si man.

Ex-she man needed help with Mini-B., still sick ex-she man.

Mini-B. had "a lot" of hoamwurk, as suspected man.

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. set ex-herself a caucus with a clinic, sick ex-she man.

 

We up-picked Mini-B., si man.

He brought his skool stuff and computer, si man.

We looked on his computer for projects and hoamwurk, look man.

Mini-B. disclaimed any responsibilities, yeah right wee man man.

We went through his skool satchel, inspect we man.

We found Many (2+2+2) -- si man, Many (2+2+2) -- non-P-Math wurksheets, all undone man.

A History project was also due, si man.

 

"The non-P-Math wurksheets aren't graded, no man!" said wee man man.

"And the stupid substitoot teechur didn't tell us how to do them, no man!" said wee man man.

"And it's the weekend and I want to play games, si man!" said wee man man.

"You will finish your History project and all the non-P-Math wurksheets, si man!" said we man.

 

Mini-B. was 0.0000000001% away from our smashing his phone with a hammer, grrrr man.

(Ex-Mrs.-T-B. suggested soaking it in water instead, less mess man.)

 

Mini-B. beefed and moaned for at least half an hour,  man.

We finally got him to start his History,  man.

He took several hours to get it done, drag-footing wee man man.

He wanted lunch, so we went to BK, si man.

We told him, "We want to see progress on that project when we come back, si man!" si man.

 

Returned with BK*, ingest Two Guys man.

     *bought WUOC, financially savvy we man

Mini-B. had done almost nothing on his project,  man.

We restated the necessity of doing it, restate we man to wee man man.

When he claimed completion, we said to start on the non-P-Math wurksheets, si man.

We trusted him with an hour alone, test responsibility of wee man we man man.

 

When we rechecked, he had done 0.000000000000001% of it,  man.

We inquired, stern we man.

"The stupid substitoot teechur didn't tell us how to do them, no man!" said wee man man.

"And there are no study guides on the computer, no man!" said wee man man.

We sat with him and tried to out-figure it, forgot how to do that stuff ourself man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. then said that she was back and had only a bad cold, good news all considered man.

We said that we were returning Mini-B., si man.

At ex-she-man's casa, we discovered that Mini-B. had left his computer at our casa,  man.

We both went back to retrieve it, now in the rain man.

Mini-B. beefed about his computer possibly getting wet, whose fault would that be man.

 

We and ex-Mrs.-T-B. had a Dutch Uncle talk with Mini-B., about had it man.

We told him that if he doesn't understand, raise his hand to ask, si man.

We told him to search on YouTube for how to solve those non-P-math problems, si man.

We told him to ask an AI program for simple steps to solve those problems, si man.

Mini-B. looked harassed and said that all that he wanted to do was enjoy his weekend,  man.

 

We returned to the casa disgusted, lost Saturday for everybody (including Mini-B.) man.

 

Anyone with ideas, please offer them, wit's end we and ex-Mrs.-T-B. man.

 

The one possible sunshine ray is that today's ESs/GSs mostly continue on Sunday, prefer to remain at casa on Sundays but we do what we must do, conclude we man.

[TBoneTX 45,599]

Scintillating Sunday repartee, yawn man.

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Thrilling Sunday report, see man:

 

Did not go ES-ing, to FST, or anywhere else except per below, oh well man.

 

Awoke in time for ES-ing, but got 2 calls from ex-Mrs.-T-B. to discuss Mini-B., yak with ex-she man we man.

By this time, it was around Many a.m., midday man.

Decided to mow full lawn, decisive we man.

Back yard unmowed for weeks and had patchy growth, looked awful man.

Full yard now looks like greens at Augusta National, proficient lawn man we man.

Many (2+1) sweatbands were consumed, perspirational we man.

 

Considered take-out restaurant food, consider we man.

Decided instead to consume Manycans (toucans + toucans) of chicken noodle soup, ingest we man.

Nice siesta was taken thereafter, zzz we man.

 

Laundry load conquered, victorious we man.

Warsher dished/de-dished, victorious we man.

 

Ex-Mrs.-T-B. said that Mini-B. was doing hoamwurk all day, amazing man.

Much of non-P-Math and part of Health stuff done, acceptable accomplishment man.

Mini-B. works slowly and gets distracted, time-management man.

We and ex-Mrs.-T-B. will help him with this, agree we man and ex-she man.

 

Highly interactive miu demanded feather-roller play twice, comply we man.

 

Finally left casa to retrieve Mini-B., start Two Guys week man.

We let Mini-B. play on his Oculus and then mini-hoop with us, decompress wee man man.

We think that Mini-B. now has an idea of what's expected of him, think and hope we man man.

 

Mini-B. has expressed the desire to take morning showers, concerned about "bed-head" wee man.

This will most certainly awaken us, mornings suck man.

If this system doesn't work, we will suggest alternatives, need ideas we man.

 

Party with the rubias in full swing, cavort we man.

[Ontarkie 14,306]

I'm not much help as the only kids who didn't have a learning disability didn't need help with their work. Heck it would be done before they even got home from school. They would do it on the bus ride home. 

 

He needs to ask his friends for help with his work. 

 

Shower wise tell him if he can get his bed out of bed and ot disturb you then fine. If he can't do it on his own then nope not happening. 

[TBoneTX 45,599]

3 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

I'm not much help

Worthless useless Ontarklar!  Worthless, WORTHLESS useless USELESS Ontarklar!

3 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

it would be done before they even got home from school

We were almost like this, except that we did it after reaching the casa, si man.

3 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

ask his friends for help

He'd end up playing with them or getting distracted instead, sigh man.

3 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

get his bed butt out of bed and ot disturb you

We know for a fact that he would disturb us, disruption-sensitive we man.

We'll have to find other ways for him to fix his hair, si man.

[TBoneTX 45,599]

Man, Mini-B. is cranky after skool before he eats din-din, ufff man.

[TBoneTX 45,599]

Thrilling Monday report, see man:

 

Neither we nor Mini-B. wanted to wake up, zzz Two Guys man.

 

Went to Costco for Many (2+1) items and returned with Many (2+2), restrained we man.

Lunch was the Costco $1+half-a-buck beef hot dog + Pepsi, ingest we man.

 

An excellent siesta was taken, zzz we man.

 

Mini-B. cranky after skool, q.v. previous post man.

Din-din was beef pot pies, ingest Two Guys man.

Mini-B. far cheerier afterward, well-fed wee man.

 

Mini-B. had a skool project to finish, si man.

It should have taken not much longer than half an hour, estimate we man.

Mini-B. took over 2 hours,  man.

He claimed intentional drag-footing so that his Oculus could charge, Virtual Reality man.

 

After all that time, the Oculus failed to charge, highly upset wee man man.

We immediately suggested that he show us dunks on his mini-hoop, think-quicking we man.

Mini-B. showed us a full Manyzen dunks, quite various man.

A rebounding of one nearly smacked into miu, fortunate miu man.

 

We have invited Mama T-B. to see the now-clean casa, many months since visit by senior she man.

We shall procure Subway* for lunch, ingest we and senior she man man.

     *WUOC, financially savvy we man

Hopefully we shall not be lectured to death,  man.

 

Party with the rubias commencing, cavort we man.