going offline
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Rebecca - - No responsesKauai, February 2015 When a day gets sloggy, or I've got too much to do, or I'm stressed, my kids are used to me saying, "I want to go to Hawaii." It's also my go-to line whenever the whining gets a little much. Them: "I wanna have some [INSERT NAME OF SUGARY TREAT HERE]. I really really really want it!" Me: "I want to go to Hawaii." Them: "I want to watch [INSERT NAME OF FAVORITE SHOW-OF-THE-MOMENT HERE]. I HAVE TO HAVE TO HAVE TO watch it!" Me: "I want to go to Hawaii." And ... more -
Rebecca - - No responsesBabu & Nubbins, New Year's Eve 2012-13 Two summers ago, I went offline for a week. Last spring, I went offline for 2 weeks. That was when we were in Costa Rica, so it was fairly easy. (I did make an exception for sending a few emails to my pediatrician-father when Emry spiked a high fever, and for using a web calculator to translate Celsius to Fahrenheit - that's what technology is for after all). But no blogs. No online news. No Facebook or mindless, late-night website-hopping. No laptop, in ... more
