PSAs (one of them was not wanted)

[thisbluespirit]

1. I have my family up visiting this week! They are staying in a farmhouse nearby, so I am still around, but will be v erratic about commenting/not commenting, so forgive me if I miss/seem to ignore anything or take longer than usual to reply, while commenting/posting elsewhere; it's just how it goes with the CFS and my socialising energy is going into rl for a little bit till they go again Friday. (My family also includes little sis and her two wee ones and bump that will eventually be another wee one. \o/) I have some Posts I Made Earlier, so I may even confuse things further by still posting.


2. There is a meme going round: COME PLAY @ THE [ FIC POSITIVITY FEEDBACK MEME ]

I don't have a thread (yet anyway), but I'm all for giving authors feedback (even if possibly not this week), so if you're interested in leaving nice comments/concrit/having your own thread, you should make your way over there.


3. Talking of my family and PSAs, my four (almost five) year old nephew had apparently recently been learning about death for some reason (possibly via heaven or something; it's a CofE primary school), which was fine, except that he decided he needed to share this fact with his 3 and a bit year old sister at 7.30am. Wee Niece was of course not pleased to learn about death and mortality without warning when getting ready for nursery ("Everybody dies - even Mummy and Daddy and you and me!") and was fairly inconsolable for a bit. Cue Small Nephew being sent to his room, departing with a muttered, "I'm right, though. Everybody does die!"

They are both still adorable; I saw them yesterday, it is a fact. As an auntie, I am totally unbiased and objective on that score, so if I say so, it must be true. I introduced them to Daleks for the first time yesterday, so you will be glad to see I am a responsible DW fan. (I have some tiny ones that run on wheels and can be played with by small nephews and nieces.)

Comments

[persiflage_1]

Enjoy the visitation!

[thisbluespirit]

Thanks! <3

[sovay]

Cue Small Nephew being sent to his room, departing with a muttered, "I'm right, though. Everybody does die!"

That's adorable.

Enjoy the visit! I am glad you are a responsible Dalek-introducing aunt.

[thisbluespirit]

Thanks! I am not terribly good at Aunt-hood, because of distance and illness, but I can bring Daleks and cake, and that's a start.

[liadt]

Have a nice family time:)

And yay for starting on making wee DW fans!

[thisbluespirit]

Well, at the moment they're both too small to watch it, as Small Nephew (despite being okay with death) is easily scared! But i'm started to work on it, obv.

[liadt]

Aw! What's the least scary DW? That should be a list somewhere possible not made by child psychiatrists;p

[rydra_wong]

Cue Small Nephew being sent to his room, departing with a muttered, "I'm right, though. Everybody does die!"

Awww, poor Small Nephew! Almost-five is a bit young to grasp "even though this exciting new fact of yours is true and interesting, your sister may not be quite developmentally equipped to cope with it yet, especially while getting ready for nursery."

(Also poor parents trying to wrangle the situation at 7.30am.)

[thisbluespirit]

Awww, poor Small Nephew! Almost-five is a bit young to grasp "even though this exciting new fact of yours is true and interesting, your sister may not be quite developmentally equipped to cope with it yet, especially while getting ready for nursery."

Indeed! Bless. <3 And Poor Wee Niece, who really would rather not have had the news broken to her unexpectedly one morning.

[evelyn_b]

Aww. Small Nephew and Wee Niece sound adorable. And he is right, though. :| Have a good time with your family and the wheelie Daleks! <3

[thisbluespirit]

They are totally adorable! :-D

And thank you! Hopefully we will.

[hamsterwoman]

Cue Small Nephew being sent to his room, departing with a muttered, "I'm right, though. Everybody does die!"

That is adorable, but oh dear! XD

[thisbluespirit]

Indeed! Bless.

[flowsoffire]

Have a good time with your family! :)

Aw, death is a difficult concept for kids to discover but your nephew and niece sound so adorable I smiled either way =P

♥♥♥

[thisbluespirit]

Thank you! <3

[swordznsorcery]

You are a strange person to be happy about visiting family. ;) They're nice when they're that age though, aren't they! All discovery and joy (and making each other cry - whoops!)

Excellent work getting them trained so young! Do you have a clockwork Dalek? Those are great when playing with small children. Not that I would know anything about that, because I would never play with small children, obviously. Grr. I am fierce.

[thisbluespirit]

I think the Daleks aren't officially supposed to be played with, but they have little wheels on the bottom and I don't have a collection of old toy cars, so Daleks it is!

All discovery and joy (and making each other cry - whoops!)

Indeed! Not that you would know, being so fierce and all that. ;-)

[paynesgrey]

I hope you enjoyed time with your family! <3

[thisbluespirit]

Thanks! I am. :-)

[newmoonstar]

Aww, sounds like a nice family visit, despite the near existential crisis with the little ones. Some toy Daleks sound like the ideal antidote - you're clearly a very good aunt :)

[thisbluespirit]

Thanks! And the existential crisis happened last week, so it's all forgotten, but I thought it was funny enough to share. :-)

[dimity_blue]

Awww! I'm glad you're having such a great time. Congratulations for the new soon to be family member!

[thisbluespirit]

Thanks! <3

[elen_nare]

Aww, your niece and nephew sound adorable! And you're never too young for Daleks (well, small ones on wheels at least).

[thisbluespirit]

Thanks! And, yes, DW may be a bit much as yet, but Daleks are immediately good. And Small Nephew loves anything on wheels.

[clocketpatch]

I am imagining toddlers chasing tiny clockwork Daleks and it is a very good mental image. You are a very good aunt!

[thisbluespirit]

Ha, it's a good mental image, but there are no clockwork Daleks and even Wee Niece is now three and a bit, so they're past the toddler stage (as I'm sure they'd want me to say). However, the Daleks exterminated each other with the help of my b-in-law and one of them got his weapon broken off, which no doubted serviced it right!

(I am a rubbish aunt, but I can at least supply the occasional Dalek.)