Re: Working from home with kids

[Steve Verno]

Today, you tell the kids to go to their room, they smile and close their bedroom door.  Both sons have their own Large screen hi def TV, game boys, and laptops with wireless internet.   They can come home on Friday and you wont see them til Mondy morning or ever if on vacaion. I didnt buy them these things.  They used their allowance or paychecks to buy them.   Tinmes have changed since the 1950s or 1960s. 

[Danni R.]

Ha, ha, ha. But YOU DO have some really good points, especially on the (lack of TV, and game console) in the room.

[Steve Verno]

Danni,

I grew up with 6 brothers and sisters and I had 5 kids of my own. 4 boys and one girl.

My mom could stop it by saying go to your room.  Your father wil hear about this. We had nothing in our room. No TV or radio.  Video games didnt exist.   Stopped us cold.  I just counted to 3 and used the time out chair.    When they got older, out came the game consoles and TVs from their rooms.  Later, it affectded their allowance.   Nothing worked better than having them read a book and write a 200 word book report within a couple of hours.  Nothing makes them quiet than given a terrible book with pages missing, especially at the end.  Like The Rooster Crowed at Midnight. My Dad had lots of old books like Julius Caesar or worse.  We promised to be good but my Mom knew better



for dogs, exlax in their Alpo.  Put them out in the back yard, they'll be busy for awhile.  dont take me seriously on this please

[Steve Verno]

OK, whats the secret? 

playing prison?

[Pay_My_Claims]

I started late so its not an issue for me. My son knows when I'm working.....unless its an EMERGENCY of my caliber wait until I "clock out" . The kids don't bother me, the worse thing about being home is being home. Although being able to totally work from home is something I want to do, just the idea of going into the office interacting with others is going to be a big miss for me

[Pay_My_Claims]

Daughter 20 (in college) son 12.

[Danni R.]

YOU must have had kids! Ha, ha, ha. Same here, and people always ask me why does my face look so angry. All I have to say: "It stayed that way! I have kids."

ROFL

[Steve Verno]

MOMMY, IM HUNGRY!!!!  MOMMY jIMMY IS TOUCHING ME!!!  MOMMY JIMMY IS LICKING HIS FINGER AND STICKING IT IN MY EAR.  MOMMY, I WANT TO GO OUT TO PLAY!  MOMMY I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM.  MOMMY, I HIT A BUTTON CALLED DEL WHAT DOES THAT DO?  MOMMY WHAT DOES FORMAT MEAN???  MOMMY IM THIRSTY.  MOMMY FLUFFY KNOCKED OVER ALL YOUR PAPERS AND JIMMY IS COLORING ON THEM, CAN i HAVE CRAYONS TOO?  MOMMY JIMMY KEEPS PULLING OFF HIS DIAPER AND IS COLORING THE WALL.  MOMMY JIMMY JUST DROPPED YOUR DISKS IN THE TOILET.  MOMMY SPOTS TRYING TO PUSH FIFI ALL OVER THE FLOOR.  MOMMY SPOT AND FLUFFY ARE FIGHTING.  MOMMY MY EAR HURTS.  LOOK MOMMY, I LOST A TOOTH.