So how was my weekend?

[mdlbear]

The flower_cat and chaoswolf were off at a Further Confusion meeting Saturday, then off to the Dickens Faire Sunday. I did a little shopping (spending an inordinate amount of money on ink cartridges at Fry's -- maybe a 6-color printer wasn't such a great idea after all) and some recording. In the background I did a couple of Firefox 1.0 installs and a total upgrade on the Cat's DeMuDi partition. (Over 500 files upgraded -- I love apt-get!)

Meanwhile, the Younger Daughter spent most of her time with a friend, and was very little trouble.

Comments

[aerowolf.livejournal.com]

Emmy not being trouble? Isn't that close to a first, lately?

[mdlbear]

Pretty much.

Actually, when Katy's not around things are a lot quieter, even if she doesn't have a friend over. She'll either read or watch a video.

[aerowolf.livejournal.com]

There's a rather interesting synergy between a younger sister who wants to be seen as a person in her own right in her sister's eyes, and an older sister who just wants to not have to deal with the pest.

Someone should mention to Emmy that yes, Katy does love her as a sister, but she needs to realize that Katy's also trying to live a much more independent life, and that she's not going to be able to spend as much time with her anymore. It'll be hard to deal with, at first, and chances are she'll end up railing against it, but if she's reminded of it consistently she'll start to accept it as part of her worldview.

or so says the gay guy who doesn't have to deal with raising kids of his own. So, take any advice I may give with a chunk of salt. :)