Posts by Jeremy Andrew
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Its not all his fault - he's spent too much time soaking in the adversarial political system...
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You can vote at whatever age adult criminal responsibilty begins.
Brilliant! If you're responsible enough to do the time, you're responsible enough to vote (& drink & drive & join the army & get carnal etc). One size fits all.
Better yet, have an exam, an adulthood exam, you can sit it at any age you like, but until you get your grownup licence, you can't do grownup stuff.
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Yes, but where can you find good Antigone at this time of year in Hamilton, the Farmers' Market doesn't seem to have any.
I tried growing my own, but the family wouldn't eat it once they'd given it a name. -
Then I read the Sulloway link and realised he had plagiarised my post before I even wrote it :-)
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I wonder if it would perhaps also give the second child a natural ally?
With three kids allegiances will vary fluidly on a minute to minute basis - they are generally incapable of forming and adhering to a firm supply & confidence agreement. At any moment two will be ganged up on the other one, but which two will change more often than the weather in Wellington.
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Second kids are always different - often because all kids are different, but they also have some commonalities of experience that inform the second child community:
The first child has 100% of the parents available child-rearing attention. The second will have on average 50%.
The first child is a test-bed for various child raising practises - how long to let them cry before picking them up, etc. The second one has a more established regulatory framework they are expected to comply with.
The first child is bigger than the second one - that gives them the brute-force advantage in any negotiations. The second child will generally respond by developing a greater degree of cunning, utilising psychological warfare. They can't bully the older sibling into getting their way, but they'll very quickly work out what buttons to push, especially the "mummy, he hit me" button (usually just after they've been provoking the big one for a while).All of these, of course, vary between children and families, and with the age gap & gender of the siblings. As always YMMV.
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habanero peppers in Auckland
The guy at the desk next to me grows 'em. I had a couple dozen in my fridge a few weeks ago til I slowly cooked my way through them. He grows Habaneros, Jalapenos, Scotch Bonnets, Gringo Killers and some other ones whose names I forget (but whose sting lingers on). Some of them will really curl your nose hairs. I can't use as many in a curry as I used to now that I'm a parent, but I'm slowly training the kids' tastebuds. They happily eat a "medium" curry now with a minimum of moaning, as long as there's lots of rice.
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ooooheerrr! Double Entenres anyone?
My girlfriend asked me for a double-entendre once.
So I gave her one.
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Actually, you're lucky you are in NZ - in some countries, hinting at the very glimmering of a vague fantasy about going postal with a high-powered weapon would get you shipped off to Guantanamo.
Personally I subscibe to the "everything in moderation - especially moderation" school of thought. A year ago I decided to up my excercise level, not so much for a buff toned physique, or even for dinner party conversation, but to maintain my lifestyle. I'd noticed a bit of lard buildup here & there, and the distilled wisdom of the diet industry comes down to "eat less calories than you burn". So my choice was eat (& drink) less, or burn more.
I chose burn more. It wasn't a hard choice.
But I did tell my trainer quite forcefully. I want excercise, but not the kind where I can't move the next day, that ain't my bag, baby.And I'll be there in the queue at the bookshop for a signed copy of Dr David's book when it hits the shelves.
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Bugger - edit - Robyn, my apologies.