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[AugustWest]

Are you saying there is some association between being in grad school and partying? WTF. Why didn't I go to that grad school? No one I know went to that grad school.

You shoulda gone to law school.

[colmore]

There's certainly a population of irritating hipsters out there, but there's a population of irritating everyones out there.  But the whole response of "those young people dress differently from me and go to different parties.  They must be snobs." is quite smug and judgmental in an of itself.  It seems to walk hand in hand with the idea that people who like entertainment that I don't like must only enjoy it so they can feel superior to me.  Who is really forcing their tastes on whom here?

And yeah, if your goal for grad school isn't getting a tenured research post at a top-tier institution, it's a pretty flexible lifestyle.  Doubly so once you've finished quals.

[wombat]

You shoulda gone to law school.

At least it would have taken two fewer years out of my life and actually provided some marketable skills... But I dunno. My lawyer friend spent at least three years having bar-exam flashbacks at that time of year. It sounded pretty traumatic.

[jay-ell]

Of course the couple were both huge indie-hipster eternally-in-grad-school douches.

Jay Ell is not a douche. Take that back.

But wait!  I'm not in grad school any more! 

So you can make fun of eternally-in-grad-school douches all you want, because I'M FREE!  I'M FREE! 

Muahahahahahahaha! 

Also, I'm neither indie nor hip. 

[CortJstr]

Also, I'm neither indie nor hip. 

The knitting and your blog beg to differ. You're what my lame acquaintances and IRP wish they could be.

[milhouse]

ALSO: If you think they're douchebags now, wait until you get the interminable stories about, at first, how they are going about making their baby superior and then later, about how the superior things their superior baby is doing (mostly because of their genetics and influence).

ALSO ALSO ALSO: Asherbaby is a brawling, physical and mental sharpie who is surpassing wildest hopes developmentally. This does not make us better parents or people, this makes us GODDAMNED LUCKY and GRATEFUL.

My brother-in-law recently had a baby (well, actually his wife), but I'm constantly hearing about how she can do 'things' way ahead of normal babies. i.e She could fully articulate a seven series gas panel at 3 months, when they normally don't until 4 months. or 'She can chew food'. 

[jay-ell]

Here's a secret: "The books" list the ages at which your baby should be able to do things towards the end of the typical age range, so as not to worry first-time parents. 

For instance: According to the books, "most babies" take their first steps within a month of their first birthdays.  My son walked at ten months.  I walked at ten months.  My brother walked at nine.  (That is, actually, rather early.)  Pedro and his brothers didn't walk until they were closer to fourteen months.  None of them are disabled.   But if the books said that your baby might start walking as early as nine months, 85% of first-time parents would be knocking down their pediatrician's doors asking to have their kids evaluated for global developmental delays. 

The good news is that most people's kids fall into a "normal" range, and if your kid does something early, good on you -- but he'll probably do something else late. 

Don't tell new parents, that, though. 

In other news, my daughter is sitting unassisted at only six months!  She's so advanced! 

[Arachno-capitalist]

I walked at 9 months old. And I did it in style.  I crawled on top of the dining room table and walked around on it. Scared the shit out of everyone.

[wombat]

Jeez, what is the rush? They will be walking their whole lives and eventually wondering when the hell they'll get a minute to sit down and relax.

[pmcd9]

My sister's boy Connor constantly impresses me.

[Carlos del Vaca]

I don't know that Paul is a stoner, but still, I see him as an Uncle Gonzo type.

[jay-ell]

Paul, you have got an awesome nephew there. 

[Arachno-capitalist]

My sister's boy Connor constantly impresses me.

Wouldnt it have been more impressive if he wrote his name on the tag before sticking it on his chest?

[jay-ell]

What fun is that?   

[pmcd9]

Well you know a-cap, what you say is true, but his problem solving skills were mighty impressive.

Thanks JL.