Comments on: the Decider flees the building http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/ i will NOT scribble on the children Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:22:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: niobe http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-50576 niobe Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:48:38 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/#comment-50576 I see that I'm far too late to have any input on this one, but I will say that when you described as "po-mo loving," I wasted several minutes trying to figure out exactly why you were telling us (in Italian, no less) that you loved apples and wondering about the misplaced hypen. I am sooo slow sometimes. I see that I’m far too late to have any input on this one, but I will say that when you described
as “po-mo loving,” I wasted several minutes trying to figure out exactly why you were telling us (in Italian, no less) that you loved apples and wondering about the misplaced hypen.

I am sooo slow sometimes.

]]> By: Hannah http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-50327 Hannah Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:54:27 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/#comment-50327 I HATE being the Decider, and yet it seems to always fall on my head to "make the call". Last winter Isaac had a bad cold, I kept him home from daycare for three days, then made the decision to send him - he seemed to be perking up. Only to get a panicked phone call from the daycare less than an hour later asking me to pick him up again - turned out he had pneumonia. I now always err on the side of caution, even though it is tricky with work sometimes. That kind of guilt I don't ever want to feel again. I HATE being the Decider, and yet it seems to always fall on my head to “make the call”. Last winter Isaac had a bad cold, I kept him home from daycare for three days, then made the decision to send him – he seemed to be perking up. Only to get a panicked phone call from the daycare less than an hour later asking me to pick him up again – turned out he had pneumonia.

I now always err on the side of caution, even though it is tricky with work sometimes. That kind of guilt I don’t ever want to feel again.

]]> By: thordora http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-50157 thordora Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:12:32 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/#comment-50157 I didn't think you could still catch measles like that. Eek. I don't want measles. I end up deciding everything. I'm bossy that way. I didn’t think you could still catch measles like that. Eek. I don’t want measles.

I end up deciding everything. I’m bossy that way.

]]> By: Damselfly http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-50152 Damselfly Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:53:29 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/#comment-50152 I've been thinking recently about how my decisions will affect my boy, too. There's nothing like the fear of messing up your child for life with the most everyday decisions, eh? I’ve been thinking recently about how my decisions will affect my boy, too. There’s nothing like the fear of messing up your child for life with the most everyday decisions, eh?

]]> By: Emily http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-50135 Emily Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:09:51 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/#comment-50135 Oooh...sorry for the excessive use of the smileys. How obnoxious. Oooh…sorry for the excessive use of the smileys. How obnoxious.

]]> By: Emily http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-50134 Emily Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:09:11 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/#comment-50134 :) How cute. I think you guys just had a lovers' spat in the comments box. :) What sucks/is really great about being The Decider is that you can only make the one choice about any given situation, living out just one scenario. You can usually put whatever spin on the end result, especially if you are a gifted linguist with a blog. :) That said, you made absolutely the right decision! (I would have guessed Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease...which is horribly uncomfortable and has no benefits...ie immunity) :) How cute. I think you guys just had a lovers’ spat in the comments box. :)

What sucks/is really great about being The Decider is that you can only make the one choice about any given situation, living out just one scenario. You can usually put whatever spin on the end result, especially if you are a gifted linguist with a blog. :)

That said, you made absolutely the right decision! (I would have guessed Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease…which is horribly uncomfortable and has no benefits…ie immunity)

]]> By: bon http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-50006 bon Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:18:11 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/#comment-50006 there you go again, dear, having your own (misguided and ungrounded) "ideas." sigh. but i gotta give you the Skype chat. it did ease a bit o' the burden, even whilst you were actually in England and plowed on whisky, i knew that i was not alone in deciding on dread disease exposure. ah, the relief. there you go again, dear, having your own (misguided and ungrounded) “ideas.” sigh.

but i gotta give you the Skype chat. it did ease a bit o’ the burden, even whilst you were actually in England and plowed on whisky, i knew that i was not alone in deciding on dread disease exposure.

ah, the relief.

]]> By: DAVE http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-49964 DAVE Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:10:47 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/#comment-49964 funny. no mention of the long skype chat to me and my long and detailed response which was something like --> best thing, just stay home for monday and see what happens, i'll be there the rest of the week... and we can always send him later... but we can't unsend him. the decider indeed. of course... the post reads better the way it 'happened' :P funny.

no mention of the long skype chat to me and my long and detailed response which was something like –> best thing, just stay home for monday and see what happens, i’ll be there the rest of the week… and we can always send him later… but we can’t unsend him.

the decider indeed.

of course… the post reads better the way it ‘happened’ :P

]]> By: Mad Hatter http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-49900 Mad Hatter Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:31:14 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/#comment-49900 Oh yeah, I am the Decider big time and am sometimes grateful sometimes furious with my silent partner. Oh, and definitely call your mom. Really. You will be glad you did. As for Dubya, isn't he hanging out with the Austrians at the OPEC summit. Thank god you at least know how to choose your words wisely. Oh yeah, I am the Decider big time and am sometimes grateful sometimes furious with my silent partner.

Oh, and definitely call your mom. Really. You will be glad you did.

As for Dubya, isn’t he hanging out with the Austrians at the OPEC summit. Thank god you at least know how to choose your words wisely.

]]> By: Lori http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/comment-page-1/#comment-49891 Lori Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:26:06 +0000 http://cribchronicles.com/2007/09/10/the-decider-flees-the-building/#comment-49891 Ahhh... the weight of all the mundane daily decisions, coupled with the much heavier weight of the BIG decisions relating to life, health and happiness. Personally, I am happy I get to share that role. My husband and I quite effectively take turns being The Worrier, and so there is always one of us to balance the other one out. FYI- My kids are all vaccinated, have been exposed many times, and have never gotten chicken pox. My understanding is that the test group for this vaccine is decades older than our kiddos and so if it turns out a booster is needed at some point (which it doesn't look like it will be), that will become evident. I had to have an MMR booster in college- no big deal. Ahhh… the weight of all the mundane daily decisions, coupled with the much heavier weight of the BIG decisions relating to life, health and happiness. Personally, I am happy I get to share that role. My husband and I quite effectively take turns being The Worrier, and so there is always one of us to balance the other one out.

FYI- My kids are all vaccinated, have been exposed many times, and have never gotten chicken pox. My understanding is that the test group for this vaccine is decades older than our kiddos and so if it turns out a booster is needed at some point (which it doesn’t look like it will be), that will become evident. I had to have an MMR booster in college- no big deal.

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