What's in YOUR drain today?

Aliantha · 11-06-2011, 06:15 PM

This is what was in mine.

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ZenGum · 11-07-2011, 12:12 AM

You should shower more often.

Aliantha · 11-07-2011, 12:17 AM

I'll be showering for longer starting today now that my drain wont back up and overflow.

BigV · 11-07-2011, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ZenGum

You should shower more often.

Or, install a garbage disposal / sump grinder in the shower.

footfootfoot · 11-07-2011, 11:19 AM

I think ww use the word 'drain' differently. I'm thinking what you call a drain is what we call a gutter or culvert.

Aliantha · 11-07-2011, 04:15 PM

Well it's still on our property. I'll take a picture of it if you need. Maybe that will help with understanding?

Aliantha · 11-07-2011, 05:02 PM

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Nirvana · 11-07-2011, 05:29 PM

I am more confused now that you posted a photo..

zippyt · 11-07-2011, 05:30 PM

Open drain ????
Guess its an Aussie thing !!

wolf · 11-07-2011, 06:09 PM

I would say that you are presenting evidence that you have or have had a toddler who has learned that things can go inside other things.

Aliantha · 11-08-2011, 12:39 AM

There's actually a black grate over the top. I know it looks like a black hole, but it's not.

Aliantha · 11-08-2011, 12:39 AM

100% correct wolf.

HungLikeJesus · 11-08-2011, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

I would say that you are presenting evidence that you have or have had a toddler who has learned that things can go inside other things.

Maybe you need to move his water bowl away from the drain.

Aliantha · 11-08-2011, 04:15 PM

haha...nice one HLJ. Those water bowls get moved all over. Sometimes they get filled up with dirt, and sometimes they get filled up with water from the dogs water bucket (the puple one) and then emptied onto the plants.

Max is big on gardening. Not so great when he goes solo at times, but he's learning, and it's good that he's interested I guess.

BigV · 11-08-2011, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

haha...nice one HLJ. Those water bowls get moved all over. Sometimes they get filled up with dirt, and sometimes they get filled up with water from the dogs water bucket (the puple one) and then emptied onto the plants.

Max is big on gardening. Not so great when he goes solo at times, but he's learning, and it's good that he's interested I guess.

It's very good.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...-taking-it-out

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I think the disconnect between our aspirations for our children and their actual behavior occurs because of an anomaly in children's development. From the anthropological literature it is abundantly clear that children are at a fever pitch to contribute and get involved in household work during the ages of 2-4. I believe that this motivation, if unrewarded by the assignment of chores, is extinguished. Our children, eventually, stop volunteering, they get a free ride and when, finally, at 8 or later, chores are assigned, the window of opportunity is closed. They've been conditioned to receive care, not give it.

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The solution may be to take time and find "work"' for 2-4 years olds, recognizing that their "help" actually means more work for the parent. In a study done some years ago, the investigators found that children as young as 18 months "spontaneously and promptly assisted the adults in a majority of the tasks they performed. Furthermore, the children accompanied their assistance by relevant verbalizations and by evidence that they knew the goals of the tasks, even adding appropriate behaviors not modeled by the adults." (16)

11-06-2011, 06:15 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	What's in YOUR drain today? This is what was in mine. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	You should shower more often. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

11-07-2011, 12:17 AM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I'll be showering for longer starting today now that my drain wont back up and overflow. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-07-2011, 11:19 AM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I think ww use the word 'drain' differently. I'm thinking what you call a drain is what we call a gutter or culvert. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-07-2011, 04:15 PM	#6
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Well it's still on our property. I'll take a picture of it if you need. Maybe that will help with understanding? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Open drain ???? Guess its an Aussie thing !! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

11-07-2011, 06:09 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I would say that you are presenting evidence that you have or have had a toddler who has learned that things can go inside other things. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-08-2011, 12:39 AM	#11
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	There's actually a black grate over the top. I know it looks like a black hole, but it's not. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-08-2011, 12:39 AM	#12
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	100% correct wolf. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-08-2011, 04:15 PM	#14
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	haha...nice one HLJ. Those water bowls get moved all over. Sometimes they get filled up with dirt, and sometimes they get filled up with water from the dogs water bucket (the puple one) and then emptied onto the plants. Max is big on gardening. Not so great when he goes solo at times, but he's learning, and it's good that he's interested I guess. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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