tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post6547678445234383841..comments2023-11-05T02:43:58.241-05:00Comments on Mimi on the Breach: Dash? Or Slash?Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-64593009017735807752008-01-05T20:19:00.000-05:002008-01-05T20:19:00.000-05:00B&P - what about siphon? I love this story. Those ...B&P - what about siphon? <BR/><BR/>I love this story. Those times of bonding are so great, especially when they come during or after times off strife, as they sometimes do, and feel like a reunion.kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-68600727520581231092008-01-03T22:46:00.000-05:002008-01-03T22:46:00.000-05:00Mimi, I love this post. As I try to be the mother ...Mimi, I love this post. As I try to be the mother I want to be I fear I am slashing much too much. I want to be the dash Mom more.<BR/><BR/>One of Rosebud's first words' was "double-double" and a great make-believe game in our house is 'drive-through' and 'coffee house' so um I kinda get what you are saying!Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100043209000589029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-14122994961975301832008-01-01T14:56:00.000-05:002008-01-01T14:56:00.000-05:00dawn -- gosh, my starbucks is FULL of babies, all ...dawn -- gosh, my starbucks is FULL of babies, all the time. um, and grad students. I live in an area full of young families next door to student rentals. And yeah, mother-son is something different. Something that will probably make the teenage years easier than mother-daughter, non?Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-89882162694276777132008-01-01T09:45:00.000-05:002008-01-01T09:45:00.000-05:00Your Sbucks has high chairs? I'm so jealous. The o...Your Sbucks has high chairs? I'm so jealous. The one nearest our home does not and when I recently took my one-year old there, the snotty grad students studying all looked at us like were the vilest thing they could imagine. Heavens! A breeder and her spawn! And my baby was being good, so it wasn't like I brought in a screaming banshee.<BR/><BR/>I definitely say hyphen/dash. I agree that a slash Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994053521689652049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-40361891350839068422008-01-01T04:52:00.000-05:002008-01-01T04:52:00.000-05:00I like the dash, too.I'm always a little amazed, a...I like the dash, too.<BR/><BR/>I'm always a little amazed, and relieved, how taking my 2 1/2 year old out for tea when the baby is asleep can really put us back on track for a while. It's the time and attention he wants, and feeling like he's being treated like a big boy. Tea with mommy.<BR/><BR/>Lovely post.ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-58149444624617934332007-12-31T19:46:00.000-05:002007-12-31T19:46:00.000-05:00love-love it.love-love it.the new girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947910641549198688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-88273599010727595562007-12-31T19:30:00.000-05:002007-12-31T19:30:00.000-05:00i think definitely the dash...the slash is more ei...i think definitely the dash...the slash is more either/or in my mind, but then i usually try to skip out of teaching those punctuation classes because i'm a little slapdash in that regard...<BR/><BR/>i think the outing, either way, sounds sweet.<BR/><BR/>and i wish you and Munchkin a very happy 2008, with much Starbucks in it.Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403701620708365171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-82156229427829554262007-12-31T13:50:00.000-05:002007-12-31T13:50:00.000-05:00Nomo: my first word that I read aloud, according ...Nomo: my first word that I read aloud, according to my mother, was 'Visa' out of the Sears catalogue. I think Munchkin's is going to be 'Starbucks.' Oh well ...<BR/><BR/>Amy: you're welcome to join us whenever you like. I'll even supply the goldfish!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-83177203788935132692007-12-31T13:41:00.000-05:002007-12-31T13:41:00.000-05:00I frequently think Boy/Girl about the older two, s...I frequently think Boy/Girl about the older two, since they do NOT get along much of the time. But the rest of the time? Dash.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-49582186833085793762007-12-31T10:43:00.000-05:002007-12-31T10:43:00.000-05:00Dash, baby! For me, the dash seems like an "and" ...Dash, baby! For me, the dash seems like an "and" while the slash is an "or".<BR/><BR/>Sounds like fun! I wanna eat goldfish and flirt at Starbuck's.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.assertagirl.com" REL="nofollow">Assertagirl</A>Amy Urquharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17011605158544190413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-31087675264887854632007-12-31T06:40:00.000-05:002007-12-31T06:40:00.000-05:00The Boy now asks "What coffee store we going to to...The Boy now asks "What coffee store we going to today? Second Cup? Starbucks?" I'm a Bad Mother...Run ANChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06088821030860597465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-18450996538089633682007-12-30T23:09:00.000-05:002007-12-30T23:09:00.000-05:00Miss M and I do coffee and rice krispie square at ...Miss M and I do coffee and rice krispie square at the Second Cup every now and then. It is always a dash and never a slash. I think we both relish in feeling grown up.Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-51252867848253889422007-12-30T22:38:00.000-05:002007-12-30T22:38:00.000-05:00What a great post, and a wonderful sounding aftern...What a great post, and a wonderful sounding afternoon. Definitely a dash. :)<BR/><BR/>We too broke out of the "cabin" today for a little release.<BR/><BR/>Our oldest also sings "Jingle bells, jingle bells" but the tune is more like "Spiderman, spiderman".Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00835857622050548623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-79157713692161253772007-12-30T22:31:00.000-05:002007-12-30T22:31:00.000-05:00Wow that's a great post. I love all things mother-...Wow that's a great post. I love all things mother-daughter. Today we (my mom and I) took my daughter to the mall. It was fantastic. <BR/><BR/>My kids get all kinds of bitchy if we don't leave the house for consecutive days. Mason just starts chanting, "Out. Out." And I can hardly blame him. <BR/><BR/>Your snowy walk and trip to Starbucks sounds so fun! We'd have to do about a three mile hike for Melanie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01542313652003967176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-58106575806281022152007-12-30T21:36:00.000-05:002007-12-30T21:36:00.000-05:00Little Bear sings that same version of jingle bell...Little Bear sings that same version of jingle bells!<BR/>I think you are right - it must be the dash, though I have no personal experience to base this on - my mom is great but doesn't do "relationships."Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390898429089863816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-4180684822233092422007-12-30T21:15:00.000-05:002007-12-30T21:15:00.000-05:00D'oh! Busted! I was going for the sound effect. ...D'oh! Busted! I was going for the sound effect. Don't get me going on the many subvarieties of dash--emdash, endash--and their uses and misuses ...Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-24235350788094662152007-12-30T20:45:00.000-05:002007-12-30T20:45:00.000-05:00Hyphen, really, of course - but dash rhymes so muc...Hyphen, really, of course - but dash rhymes so much better. (Does anything rhyme with hyphen?)Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957626443087438904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33659348.post-10317778909061873342007-12-30T20:44:00.000-05:002007-12-30T20:44:00.000-05:00Definitely dash not slash. (I love the distinctio...Definitely dash not slash. (I love the distinction - I think I've done both.)Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957626443087438904noreply@blogger.com