I used sarcasm all the time when the kids were young, but I always, always used it to target myself.
I am the very best parent in the WHOLE world
My arms are tastier than ice cream.
etc. I also used a super-exaggerated voice when doing it for a couple years until they got the hang of it. When the youngest could deadpan,
Yes. You're so funny. I'm totally laughing.
at one of my puns, then I knew it was working and I mellowed out the exaggerated voice (but still kept my sarcasm focussed on me). They got better at recognizing it from other contexts than just the exaggerated voice (although to be fair, they also had other long-established cues b/c certain topics were repeated subjects of sarcasm, such as how funny I am and how athletic I am, and how healthy cookies are for my very special cookie-digesting metabolism - it was my mutant superpower, don't ask).
The youngest has developed quite the sense of sarcasm, and generally directs her sarcasm at me or at herself, so it's not weaponized at all. I'm quite proud at how it all turned out.
My BFF isn't a scientist and doesn't do research in this area, but she is a practicing speech path, so she's familiar with the concepts and might very well have read some of your research or research on developments in your field. She works a lot with NVLD, autism-spectrum kids, & pragmatics. She also works on other things like productive speech disorders (including physical productive speech things like lisps, but also neuro-based productive speech disorders), but that's less common among the population she serves.
(Also if I've used the terminology wrong, that's my ignorance about her work - assume that what she's doing is logical and helpful and if that precludes doing it as I've described it then it's my description that's the problem. We did live together we she went to grad school, but there's only so much that I remember/understand as an outsider.)
I think he should insist on this whatever the consequences. That debate was a disgrace and an embarrassment for all of us. It was bad enough when he was a candidate acting this way. Now he’s supposed to be the fucking leader of the country.
The number of people I saw online last night telling actual insulin users they were wrong about the cost of THEIR OWN MEDICINE WHICH THEY PAID FOR was absolutely mind-boggling.
INSULIN USER: Well my insulin just cost me $375 for the month, so...TRUMP SUPPORTER: Wrong. Trump lowered prices.
One asshole even said show us your receipts. It's wild. I'm using insulin pens for gestational diabetes. (1) I've got pretty good insurance (2) I'm lucky that I only need a very low dose, (3) my usage and therefore the expense will hopefully end once kiddo is out, and (4) we're in very solid financial condition. But it's still a punch to pay for it every time, and I can only imagine how financially devastating it could be for people who aren't in my very fortunate circumstances. WHY ARE SOME HUMAN BEINGS SO GROSS AND UNKIND???
He wears more makeup than all of Duran Duran in that monstrosity. (Yes, I know it was after his motorbike accident and his face was pretty fucked up for a while.)
Oh, tell her if she is interested in research materials to shoot me an email. I am a researcher the nation's largest publishers of speech and language assessment materials and we can probably work out some data collection/compensation arrangement. She can email me at diane@wonk.wtf to start and when I get back from vacation I'll respond from my work account!
Trump is only ahead by 1% in the fucking Cradle of the Confederacy?
And then I said supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I used sarcasm all the time when the kids were young, but I always, always used it to target myself.
I am the very best parent in the WHOLE world
My arms are tastier than ice cream.
etc. I also used a super-exaggerated voice when doing it for a couple years until they got the hang of it. When the youngest could deadpan,
Yes. You're so funny. I'm totally laughing.
at one of my puns, then I knew it was working and I mellowed out the exaggerated voice (but still kept my sarcasm focussed on me). They got better at recognizing it from other contexts than just the exaggerated voice (although to be fair, they also had other long-established cues b/c certain topics were repeated subjects of sarcasm, such as how funny I am and how athletic I am, and how healthy cookies are for my very special cookie-digesting metabolism - it was my mutant superpower, don't ask).
The youngest has developed quite the sense of sarcasm, and generally directs her sarcasm at me or at herself, so it's not weaponized at all. I'm quite proud at how it all turned out.
My BFF isn't a scientist and doesn't do research in this area, but she is a practicing speech path, so she's familiar with the concepts and might very well have read some of your research or research on developments in your field. She works a lot with NVLD, autism-spectrum kids, & pragmatics. She also works on other things like productive speech disorders (including physical productive speech things like lisps, but also neuro-based productive speech disorders), but that's less common among the population she serves.
(Also if I've used the terminology wrong, that's my ignorance about her work - assume that what she's doing is logical and helpful and if that precludes doing it as I've described it then it's my description that's the problem. We did live together we she went to grad school, but there's only so much that I remember/understand as an outsider.)
If this wasn't so frightening, it would be laughable.
34 days until the Proud Boys and Trump's Consigliere steal the election.
We got our ballots today. I'm not mailing them...our County Board of Elections has a collection point, so nobody can mishandle them.
I believe some of his followers actually tried to drink bleach.
Dunno about hats, but the Biden site had T-shirts with that by the end of the debate. I've already ordered two.
Mine came today too, and I walked it to the clerk's office.
Claus Von Bulow has entered the chat.
But with a dead pidgin.
I think he should insist on this whatever the consequences. That debate was a disgrace and an embarrassment for all of us. It was bad enough when he was a candidate acting this way. Now he’s supposed to be the fucking leader of the country.
Don’t dream it. Be it!
The number of people I saw online last night telling actual insulin users they were wrong about the cost of THEIR OWN MEDICINE WHICH THEY PAID FOR was absolutely mind-boggling.
INSULIN USER: Well my insulin just cost me $375 for the month, so...TRUMP SUPPORTER: Wrong. Trump lowered prices.
One asshole even said show us your receipts. It's wild. I'm using insulin pens for gestational diabetes. (1) I've got pretty good insurance (2) I'm lucky that I only need a very low dose, (3) my usage and therefore the expense will hopefully end once kiddo is out, and (4) we're in very solid financial condition. But it's still a punch to pay for it every time, and I can only imagine how financially devastating it could be for people who aren't in my very fortunate circumstances. WHY ARE SOME HUMAN BEINGS SO GROSS AND UNKIND???
Best wishes for you and your Pooch!
He wears more makeup than all of Duran Duran in that monstrosity. (Yes, I know it was after his motorbike accident and his face was pretty fucked up for a while.)
Oh, tell her if she is interested in research materials to shoot me an email. I am a researcher the nation's largest publishers of speech and language assessment materials and we can probably work out some data collection/compensation arrangement. She can email me at diane@wonk.wtf to start and when I get back from vacation I'll respond from my work account!