Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for August 26, 2024

“You’re on!”

That is one thing I do not miss.

She remembers, SHE REMEMBERS!!

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Baby Blues has the same topic today.

Back in the day, I let my kids order their school outfits from the JCPenney catalog so they could try everything on at home. What didn’t fit or work I returned to the store.

Back when Qtips were made with wooden sticks?

There are other ways to help that wouldn’t include physical pain. Stick to your guns, Gram!

Let her do that then! When my daughter was a teen working at McD’s they made her scrub the grout on the floor with a toothbrush, getting off work at 1 am on a school night (still in HS). I complainted to the mgt about it being so late. She worked there another year until a 16 year old mgr. slapped her (different branch) and she quit. I told her I would have owned the place! She’s been in business for herself since. Works hard but loves it. And never been out of work. She’s 42+ now.

I’d take the cleaned bathroom floor. The Q-tip is up to you, I won’t judge.

Maybe Grandma is starting to mellow a bit. But I’m guessing it will be a good long while before she “finds herself”.

I never took my kids clothes shopping just because it was a new school year. I bought them new clothes when they needed them, or outgrew their shoes. In FL you can wear your summer clothes most of the year.

Hm. I was going to ask my child if I could go with her and her child for back-to-school shopping. I thought it would be fun. I have some happy memories for that chore.

Intelligent.

This is very funny — LOLOL