The People Above And Below You

[Nanaea]

^ Knows the true definition of spoiling.

< Knows that babies can not be spoiled with love.

< Has rather fringe beliefs regarding child rearing.

V Is more mainstream than radical.

[dazzledfirestar]

^ Knows the fringe is far more comfortable.

< Has some pretty traditional ideas about child rearing... if it worked for my parents, and their parents and so on...

V Is a fan of tradition.

[redsliver]

^ keeps it simple by repetition

< respects tradition, but never swears by it

V thinks traditions are meant to be improved upon

[dazzledfirestar]

^ Is straddling the fence on tradition.

< thinks that traditions have be tweaked for generations, so we are totally allowed to make our own adjustments.

V Has adjusted a few traditions.

[redsliver]

^ quite right

< just today used his thumb on the pipet rather than the index finger.

V was thinking of a more grandiose tradition.

[dazzledfirestar]

^ Can change the world one pipet at a time.

< Knows that sometimes it's just a small adjustment that needs to be made.

V Is a fan of cataclysmic change

[redsliver]

^ is practical

< always a fan of the cataclysms, unless they effect me negatively

V looking forward to being an audience of the next big cataclysm

[dazzledfirestar]

^ Will bring the popcorn.

< Will make cookies.

V Will bring drinks.

[redsliver]

^ always with the baked goods

< hopes the cataclysm happens after ^ squeezes out Dazzled ver 2.0 so < can bring something a little stronger than Diet Coke.

V looking forward to a beer.

[dazzledfirestar]

^ Will provide < with a beer after Daz V.2.0 is out.

< Is really getting tired of being pregnant.

V Has no sympathy

[Guest echtrae]

^ pregnant and tired of it

< has never been pregnant

v thinks pregnancy should be more equal opportunity

[quamp]

^ Jeez... how can I say no and not sound incredibly sexist?

< Hmm.... "under advice from my lawyer, I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that it may tend to incriminate me."

V Doesn't like that < ducked the issue.

[Guest echtrae]

^ duck, duck, goose

< prefers to meet issues directly

v prefers evasion

[dazzledfirestar]

^ Is confrontational

< Thinks that ^^s statement isn't sexist, it's smart. I don't want to do this again!

V Thinks < is becoming a bit bitter.

[Guest SilverFox-chan]

^ maybe < is just a little..But not much.

< is taking it easy this week....

V has plans for tomorrow?

[Guest echtrae]

^ week-long lay-about

< same plans for tomorrow as for today

v has different plans for tomorrow than for today

[Keith Inc.]

^ Yep. SNOW DAY!

<Will force kids to shovel the 101 foot driveway

V will rent my kids to shovel....something.

[redsliver]

^ has built 3 shovellers the fun way.

< has no shovellers, but nothing <'s required to shovel, however < still shovels the driveway anyway because < rents from a decent person who really shouldn't get up to something like that herself.

V stuck doing their own shovelling most times.

[polywolly]

^ Has a shoveling conscience.

< Has a husband, so only assists with the shoveling if it isn't too cold, windy, or both.

< Has a Valentine Snow Day planned for tomorrow as well.

V Thinks < conjured this storm as a way to tack just one more day onto <'s vacation.

[StoryJunkie]

^ is magical, how evil!

< thinks snow is insidious.

< likes to use the word "insidious" in sentences to show off evil vocabulary

V prefers to show off other, less evil, however no less pompous vocabulary.

[Guest echtrae]

^ pompously evil vocabulary

< has always been partial to the words diabolical and sinister

v has a different set of words they prefer

[redsliver]

^ chose quite well

< has to side with SJ on insidious

V would have preferred < to come up with new words and show off his mighty diction.

[dazzledfirestar]

^ Is free to like which ever words he chooses.

< Likes everyones suggestions but has none of her own.

V thinks that < is slacking.

[redsliver]

^ slacking for two now.

< does the slacking of seven regular men.

V stole christmas.

[dazzledfirestar]

^ is accusing < of being the Grinch to cover up his own Grinchy-ness.

< Came up with a word that isn't used enough anymore... Savage.

V Thinks that Savage may have some connotations that will be offensive