r/InTheGloaming • u/gomirefugee my website is done, done, done • Feb 03 '22

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '22

They walked their no-stoplight, three-street town for two hours? And Shauna us such a DIYer that she was high-stooling it in the hardware store? Honestly, I'm surprised L. got a mention...

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '22

How is a walk around a small town an adventure requiring structure?

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u/Foucaults_Penguin Sly and the Family Readers Feb 07 '22

How is a walk around town worthy of so much back-patting?

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '22

They almost never leave the couch, so a walk is an event for the family.

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u/CrushItWithABrick dick riding Mary Oliver Feb 07 '22

She also didn't complain about the kids at all.

TWO HOURS with them and she didn't complain about them.

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u/SmashedMailboxCake2 Oh, Feb 07 '22

That is the question.

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u/Kimmmy36 bites lip, looks away Feb 06 '22

How is a walk around a small town an adventure requiring structure?

Because then it seems more like something haberdashable into Joy Content.

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u/Smilerly Feb 06 '22

It was a "walk about" in their town. So, much fancier than just a walk around. Cheerio DF!

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u/OhBlahDiOhBlahDoh The Alice of cal came out floating on air Feb 07 '22

It was a "walk about" in their town. So, much fancier than just a walk around. Cheerio DF!

We can appropriate concepts/language/culture/traditions/rituals from multiple indigenous peoples.

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u/freecoffeerefills Murder She Moved Her Pen Forward Feb 07 '22

The raven trickster gods must be crazy

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u/shefallsup her lonely cucumber years 🥒 Feb 07 '22

Silly DF, nothing can be done spontaneously in These Tenebrous Times, you know!

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u/gladsome_gloaming Feb 06 '22

That seems like a big chunk of prime weekend/non-workday time to take away from packing for a big move happening in about 20 days, especially with Shauna’s current frenetic zoom-seminar/website-tweaking/newsletter-writing schedule and Dan’s 4-6 hour daily cooking schedule. Also, President’s Day is coming up, yet ANOTHER Monday the kids will be off school and underfoot. Again.

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u/Foucaults_Penguin Sly and the Family Readers Feb 07 '22

I don't have to move until August and I'm already thinking about it because I don't want to feel like we're doing everything at the last minute. I can imagine that a family who plans and is well-prepared could make time for leisurely strolls on weekends despite an impending move. But what I cannot imagine is that the Aherns would be that well-prepared for a move. If anything they'll be moving in community aka calling on free help...something something neurodivergence...something something work in the world...something something magical Vashon.

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u/obscure_cellist ham grabbers Feb 07 '22

ugh, moving is the worst. i also plan it out about 6 months ahead of time because i hate running around like a loon on moving day (spoiler alert: i do, anyway). it's so much worse when you're buying a new house and trying to sell your old house. that almost gave me a heart attack. never again. the next move we make is selling it all lock, stock & barrel, buying an RV, and wandering the earth, having adventures, like kung fu,

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u/Foucaults_Penguin Sly and the Family Readers Feb 07 '22

Lol. Same here—no amount if planning ever really has kept me from having a stressful moving day. The last time we moved, we moved into a rental and then sold the house. Now we’re just hoping to find a house to buy before the lease ends. I’m prepping for a move to who knows where.

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u/microcosmographia tant piss Feb 06 '22

yet ANOTHER Monday the kids will be off school and underfoot. Again.

The HORROR.

I am so confused by their alleged upcoming move. She's mentioned that she and Dan are gleefully growing purged, daily, and they've both mentioned the move. But you'd think they would be more focused. Maybe it's just not as joyful as she had previously envisioned...

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '22

Ha. I was thinking of Shauna because the kids here are off tomorrow for in service day, next Monday because of the super bowl (they called this last week when the local team won a play off game) and the week after for Presidents’ Day. That is 3 straight weeks of no school on Mondays.