Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for August 20, 2023

That boy needs a valium.

She lost control of that kid when he was still in diapers.

Joan and Wally remind me of Ned Flanders’s parents: “We’ve tried nothing, and we’re all out of ideas.”

Boys, less drama than girls, but harder to keep alive.

I’ve have sons, grandsons and great-grandsons and can tell you he’s perfectly normal.

If only you didn’t.

That kid needs a whuppin’.

Throw the books right back. If he gets a good whack maybe he’ll understand something about empathy. Would you like books thrown at you? I doubt he’d say yes.

Okay, who gave the kid sugar??

Met a two-year-old like this last week. Mom already had him well and truly figured out. If he wasn’t eating or sleeping he was very, very busy hiking, paddle boarding (sitting on her board), swimming (with help, of course), playing games, reading books (being read to), etc. She never gave the kid a chance to get into trouble and he was very happy.

That has to be in one hour time.

Needs some applied child psychology. Firmly applied to the seat of his pants.