Aww poor Lucid -hugs- Are you allowed to bring books to work?

me too

I suppose after a few weeks of that even *I* would be caught up on all the comics I have to read :p

I'm allowed to bring books, or my DS, or whatever. I've had my iPod on the entire time I've been here. I just forgot my book in the back seat of my car today. >.<

Newser was interesting today though. I especially liked this article: http://www.newser.com/story/121085/l...n-therapy.html

Wow... it actually makes a lot of sense though. It's hard to deal with anything you haven't experienced before, and it's easier to learn how to deal with things in your teens, or so I've been told :p

yeah. I think it makes a lot of sense. it's nice that the theory's more common now. my parents let me make mistakes and I turned out fine. I never did like the kids who were raised in a little bubble of safety and happiness when I was a kid, or even now.

If one never experiences failure as a child, one would find it harder to deal with as an adult. As a child I learned to try again if I failed and I like to believe I keep that going as an adult.

It's surprising sometimes how often little things from childhood can become usefull when grown. My mom used to let my sisters and I play with most anything, we got craft buckets with all manner of household items and containers to play with, glue and such. We learned pretty quick how not to stick our fingers together, how to handle sharp scissors, and other useful tidbits. It's basic stuff, but has been darn handy.

I still have the scar from when I slit my finger open cutting pears. My mother showed me what not to do with the knife, but I went with the way that felt easiest to me. Won't do that again.

I think cooking is one skill that is best learned younger too, if only for the selfish reason of getting your kids to cook for you sometimes ^^;

Seriously though. I think it's just easier to absorb new things when one is younger. I wish I had been more attentive when my mom was trying to teach me to cook, I find some stuff very hard to grasp now despite knowing the theory behind it all ><

It is, since the brain is still developing and wireing itself and is open and prepared to process more things. Apparently, we are born with every possible brain connection active and the brain prunes away the connections that aren't used much to make things more efficient. Lac of stimulation and exploration can result in more patheways being removed or less developed with can make some things more difficult to pick up because pathways need to be created again.

I'm not much of a cook, what I can do I picked up from living with dad. I'm ansy around stoves, one of those unforunately effects from childhood experiences; I burned by arm on the oven bottom when I was two and subsequently fried my hand and one finger on two other occasions on the elements. I'm a little uncertain around knives too but not so much.

My older sister thinks it's funny that stoves make me nervous, even though I didn't remember the oven incident. My dad used to tickle my neck all the time when I was little, and he would make this buzzing sound. I still cringe when someoen gets their hand close to my neck, and making that buzzing sound with a hand near by hair is enough to make me cringe too. He's appoligized for "scarring me for life." I'm pretty sure he thinks that's funny too.

I wish I would have gotten summer jobs when I was in high school. I have no previous job experience and finding a job is that much harder without any experience.

I had a hard time finding summer jobs in high school, too. I never was able to get one. I didn't turn 16 until after school had started, and then I slacked off the summer after my junior year. being 17 and moving out to college after the summer was over was a huge disadvantage. I'm lucky I was able to get a job on campus.

~peeks head in~ o3o

good evening

evening :) how are you?

good but it's time for bed now