Comments on: #5 AGAIN http://nickisnook.net/2009/12/07/5-again/ Just the words that come to my mind and the art that comes from my mind Fri, 25 May 2012 15:45:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Natalie http://nickisnook.net/2009/12/07/5-again/#comment-1898 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:11:50 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3345#comment-1898 Haha…college….
If I asked my dad outright, he’d give me what he had on hand but he would never deliberately buy me something.
My mom pretended I was a nun. Right until I started popping out the first of four kids.

]]> By: Nicki http://nickisnook.net/2009/12/07/5-again/#comment-1895 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:46:04 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3345#comment-1895 Thanks, Aidan! I am loving this week as I have explored some areas I wouldn’t have thought of putting out in public.

]]> By: Aidan Donnelley Rowley http://nickisnook.net/2009/12/07/5-again/#comment-1894 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:48:19 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3345#comment-1894 Late to this raucous comment party, but I have arrived! This is such an interesting question. And, frankly, a really tough one. Maybe I don’t see this as a black and white issue because I feel almost as close to my college years as I do to my parenting college kids years.

How do we compromise between being realistic and sending the right message? I flash forward and I fear my girls feeling like they need to lie to me and sneak around… But I also don’t want them to feel like I will facilitate poor decisions.

Goodness, this is tough. How wonderful that your son chimed in here. Makes this very compelling and REAL.

Great post.

]]> By: Nicki http://nickisnook.net/2009/12/07/5-again/#comment-1886 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:22:57 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3345#comment-1886 Believe it or not, anjanette, I have learned a lot from #5 – probably part of the reason I am a tired parent.

I am actually glad he is going to FL for most of his winter break as I am not sure I could do this day in and day out during his vacation.

]]> By: anjanette121 http://nickisnook.net/2009/12/07/5-again/#comment-1885 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:45:46 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3345#comment-1885 Nicki,
Great post, loved all the comments and I learned a new vocab. word from #5.

After having just completed R1′s room search this morning, I understand your feeling tired and you’ve been policing a lot longer than I have. It get’s exhausting.

Like you said, if #5 wants it, he will get it, that’s nothing new! Good decision and the one I would make too. And I think he probably was testing the waters; way to hold your ground!

]]> By: Nicki http://nickisnook.net/2009/12/07/5-again/#comment-1884 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:45:15 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3345#comment-1884 Stone Fox – I had not truly thought maybe he was just trying to push my buttons. I will have to verbally chastise him when I see him tomorrow. I will say that my initial comment when he asked was “Excuse me?” Did you send that text message to the correct person?

Oh well….decision is done. He will have to procure without me.

]]> By: Stone Fox http://nickisnook.net/2009/12/07/5-again/#comment-1883 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:31:01 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3345#comment-1883 don’t feel bad, Nicki, i never, ever had any ability to procure alcohol when i was underage. even when i was old enough to legally drink, i STILL got carded. every time. until i was about.. 24.

i agree with every person on here with the whole “don’t do it” bit. i kind of wonder why he would ask you? to yank your chain, maybe? as if you’re all of a sudden going to totally change your morals and beliefs and start supplying him with booze. w-t-f? (as the youngsters say.) maybe he just wanted a bit of reassurance that Mama is still exactly the same, even if college life is a bit wacky these days. or maybe he thought you would be so wowed with his wine-drinking sophistication that you would totally forget about the UNDERAGE aspect and bring him wine.

damn kids these days. good for you for not falling for it.

]]> By: Nicki http://nickisnook.net/2009/12/07/5-again/#comment-1881 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:40:50 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3345#comment-1881 I have to think he didn’t get his alcohol getting abilities from me, Sarah and D(right?). I was only 17 when I went to college so not legally able to drink even though the drinking age was 18 at the time. LOL…

Oh, and #5 – it is Sarah’s house I stopped to take a picture of when I picked you up sick with the flu.

]]> By: Sarah http://nickisnook.net/2009/12/07/5-again/#comment-1880 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:28:02 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3345#comment-1880 Dear #5,

I think you might want to seek some guidance from one of these peers you speak of who has better luck getting what they want out of their parents. You played this one all wrong.

Next time, send us an email for counsel. We were rather good at it back in the day.

Sorry Nicki,

Your truly,

Momalom & MomalomsMan

]]> By: Nicki http://nickisnook.net/2009/12/07/5-again/#comment-1879 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:47:36 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3345#comment-1879 I am thinking this would be much funnier if I was half drunk! Drink up, Sarah, and have a good night!

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