09-04-2005 18:40									#1
	"Oh, no! The kid is vomitous and I'm 300 miles away???" Increase the size of your Attachments

Darn, really wish I could be there and help you and Sophie recover from the ravishes of last nights cold pizza. Sorry to hear that she's vomiting and that you have a "pit in the middle of my stomach."

Really. I am sorry and I do wish to be there.

Really.

I guess I'm stuck with my original schedule of going to the movies (note to self: Call Imran) and my fave Mexican place up in Lawrenceville.

God, that sucks.

See ya' tomorrow, babe!

The moral of the story is: Business trips aren't all bad.

	09-04-2005 18:41									#2
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I hope Mrs. JohnT is reading.

	09-04-2005 18:42									#3
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Bite your tongue!

	09-04-2005 18:44									#4
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I'd drive home.

	09-04-2005 18:45									#5
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I can't. I'm at work.

	09-04-2005 20:31									#6
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quote: Originally posted by JohnT The moral of the story is: Business trips aren't all bad.

I like business trips in general. Free hotel and food, and I often work far less hours than I do while in the office.

And I'm always glad I'm here when I hear tales from my brother about the sick nephew or niece. Yes, I only want to deal with them when they are cootie-free.

	09-04-2005 22:12									#7
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...and free of dooty diapers.

	09-04-2005 22:18									#8
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youre feigning of compassion is revolting

	09-04-2005 23:09									#9
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Hmm, sounds yummy, I could use some cold pizza. Sent me some JT?

	10-04-2005 00:08									#10
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why are you talking to us in the second person

	10-04-2005 00:10									#11
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quote: Originally posted by JohnT I can't. I'm at work.

I'd still drive home. That's probably why my career isn't all it could have been, but I'm not complaining.

	10-04-2005 00:11									#12
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good father vs providing father

	10-04-2005 02:22									#13
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What can I say. Now you need to bring a present.

	10-04-2005 02:31									#14
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Woot... and a movie with me to boot! Hope you enjoyed it... it was an interesting movie (Sin City).

	10-04-2005 02:55									#15
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JT owns his own business and if he pisses of clients by bailing on them and being unreliable then there will be no business.

	10-04-2005 03:23									#16
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quote: Originally posted by MRT144 good father vs providing father

Meh, I'm there all the time for Sophie. You can't guilt me.

Anyway, her mother wanted to be a stay at home mom and that is exactly what she is. While I'm involved with Sophie to a degree that few men are, there are sometimes when the reptilian (i.e., "guy") part of my brain says

spoiler(highlight to read): You're the woman. You take care of it. Sophie's your job, see? I'm doing my half, now you're being called to duty on your half. Deal with it, and see ya tomorrow.

Most of the time you bite your tongue and cheerfully pitch in 'cause it won't get done if you don't help. But this time... this time, I'm off scotch-free.

	10-04-2005 03:34									#17
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do you really think you should revell in that fact you dont have to deal with it?

	10-04-2005 03:49									#18
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This is the first time in 3.5 years that I haven't had to deal with something like this. Being human, yeah, I'm pretty relieved that I don't have... nay, can't... be in the same house with two complaining and/or sick ladies.

And honestly, it's not as if Sophie's ill. She just ate some bad pizza. She was even playing on her jungle gym this afternoon.

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	10-04-2005 03:49									#19
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quote: Originally posted by MRT144 do you really think you should revell in that fact you dont have to deal with it?

You obviously don't have children.

ACK!

	10-04-2005 05:03									#20
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Of course, If it's nothing more than food poisoning, then work is more important. I'm with you there, JT.

Being a father myself, I'd still feel miserable, though

Asmodean

	10-04-2005 05:31									#21
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My view, being a non-father is that it's better to keep the bucks rolling in, since being in business trip anyway and being able to come back then as soon as possible. How is it going to help to make business more difficult, when you are able to participate usually all the time? Nah... teh good father vs providing father is when the providing father never even sees the kid and they grow apart.

	10-04-2005 08:01									#22
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quote: Originally posted by JohnT She just ate some bad pizza.

Bite your tongue! There's no such thing!

BTW: How'd an ugly guy like you have such a good-lookin' kid? She's a real CuteT.

	10-04-2005 09:04									#23
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i grew up in a house where my dad was away on business A HELL OF A LOT. first it was places in the US, then overseas, then places in the US again. He did it for the money but he is terrible with money so i never saw a net effect of his work, only the downsides.

god as my witness im going to be there for my kid when my kid needs it the most.

	10-04-2005 09:22									#24
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quote: Originally posted by MRT144 god as my witness im going to be there for my kid when my kid needs it the most.

I hope you can keep that promise. But it's hard.

I remember once, my dad got laid off during an economic downturn when we lived in Santa Maria (3 hours north of L.A.) The nearest job he could get was in El Centro, down by the Mexican border. He would drive home every weekend (5-6 hours, one way) to be with the family. After several months, things picked up and he got a local job.

Sometime a man's got to do what a man's got to do. It's great if you can be with your family. But you gotta pay the mortgage and put food on the table.

	10-04-2005 09:57									#25
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which is why i wouldnt want to have kids before im ready to be able to be in a position to have a career.

	10-04-2005 17:27									#26
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Not too sure what that last sentence meant, MRT, but let's not forget that it is the career that's keeping me away from Sophie. If I were unemployed, I'd have all the time in the world to take care of her.

However, I am providing for her, even when I'm down here. Sophie has a wonderful, loving mother who is there for her 24/7. Her Godparents (Aunt and Uncle) are both doctors, one a GP the other a gastroentro... ist (stomach and pipes) and live but 5 miles away. And Knoxville is home to no less than 5 regional hospitals with 2,600 beds (more than twice per capita than, say, Los Angeles County).

So she's got her mom with her 24/7, a strong extended family support system, and a strong local medical system. Sophie is going to be just fine.

Anyway, I'll be back today... probably by 3:00pm this afternoon, so the entire point will be moot.

	10-04-2005 18:18									#27
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I'm sorry, I have to say this. There's no such word as "vomitous". Sophie might haver been vomiting. The stuff she vomits is called vomitus.

	10-04-2005 18:49									#28
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Oh, I know.


... after I posted, of course.

	10-04-2005 19:18									#29
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Ok I understand. It's just been nagging at me all weekend long.

	10-04-2005 21:54									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Dr Strangelove There's no such word as "vomitous".

There is now.

Just as there is no noun that cannot be verbed, there is no verb that cannot be adjectived.