A Shade Less Perfect

Great story Max

We had a carrier that had a detachable base that you belted into the car, which was great 'cause you can just lift the tyke right out of the car without waking him/her/it. The carrier just snapped into the base. Never tried the 3 wheeler, but I would think there would be high risk of tippage. And 10 times a day? May you be so lucky.
And yeah, great story.

Third.

nyuk nyuk nyuk.
Oh Barry, you wierd little man.

Great story - I laughed. (Hopefully that's what you were going for, and trust me - it wasn't a laughing /at/.)

That story was awesome. I'm putting a link to it on my blog. I hope you don't mind.

I tend to watch all the baby-related stuff in the supermarket I work in, since my sister had her baby.. so things I tend to notice with strollers is that most people seem to have a hard time negotiating narrow areas with the 3-wheelers, and that while those big strollers are great for holding all kinds of stuff, they're also hellish to get through the checkout when their big wheels get caught on stuff.
Aim for something narrower than a trolley and you're cool. Just something to think of, seems like most people didn't think of how to cope with shopping beforehand.

Advice from a checkout chick, crazy. Anyway, congrats!

Freakin' hilarious, I almost pissed myself laughing.

Great story!

I have a ten month old.

*checks to see if the moon is full*

I liked it too. I was expecting the first twist, but not the second. er, hopefully no one is reading the comments first. :o

Man, that was nice.

Oh, that was awesome! I loved the ending!

Oh man! The story's whacked !

Cool twist at the end. Just cool.

Haaa... you should consider writting this story out in full man. This can really sell.

I love your story! Great twist at the end. I definetly can't wait till company comes out now!

And congradualations again for the baby!

Damnit, Max! Don't *DO* that to me! Now I have my co-workers wondering when I'm going to come back up for air ...

lol! Thanks Max, your always great to read, when I'm taking a break from writting papers.

Stay away from the three-wheeled "jogging" stroller - you can't steer the thing worth a damn and it doesn't fold up! It's a major PITA.

Definitely look into the stroller with detachable base/car seat like Adam said.

Look into cloth diapering, too! It's really scary, the chemicals that are in disposable diapers.

Nosy (but well meant) advice aside, congrats! Loved the story, too. I could definitely sympathize. :)

Another genius exploration in to the hillarius horrors of modern suburbia. Great Story! We want Company dammit!

As to car seats... I don't know what the shopping cart story is in Aus. but in the US Babby Carriers can be a real pain in the butt, unless you get one that can be a car seat, has a stroller conversion and can sort of slide onto the shopping cart by having the child seat bar slide into it. (I know this sounds odd.)The click and carry base is very important because it is a huge pain to try to get the baby properly strapped down in the car every time you leave, and reaching over the sleeping babby to snap the seat belt is sometimes very diffucult in a small vehicle. With the click and carry base it is much simpler because the child just "snaps" into the prestrapped base.


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I know you didn't ask for that advice from me, but hey... it is still good advice.

And the story was EXCELLENT. I am forwarding it to all my friends.

Great story! Really made my very early morning more enjoyable

A little scared of having a baby, are we?
Don't worry, it will (probably) be allright.
And surprisingly many babies learn surprisingly early to sleep through the night.

Great story! :D

Most excellent story.

Fantastic tale! I need more :P
By the way mine both didn't sleep all through the night till almost a year...

Thur. 26 May 2005

HHHMMMMM.....MAYBE I WILL WRITE A STORY.

I've been thinking that blogging is getting a little old and unfulfilling. I just got out of school, and I have a ton of free time. I haven't figured out what it will be about yet, but I am going to start writing it on here. It will probably be very boring and uninteresting, but I guess that is better than my blogging.

I have some friends who just had a baby, and as I read the story I realized that the exact same thing happened to their baby. It's 100% true.

Really, it is...

Why don't you believe me?...


My story my be almost half as good as that one.

Stay tuned...next blog, the saga begins...
There will be many sequels to which I can cash in on...


Adam

lol
that was cute...

That was awesome -- what a twisted idea!

*cackles like a madwoman*

Now thats funny, Max. Great story!.

really, you made me spew beer out my nose and mouth...nice!

Wow, nice story. I love the ending. Amazing.

Great story, as usual, but the concept is kind of scary. Good luck with the baby

Love it... Just passed it around the office, and when heading for the loo i see everyone reading... Then coming to me to tell me how good a story it is, it's great Max, keep it up.

Will there be a "follow up", or are you just going to release Company sooner? I mean you can't just let us wait for too long, we might read some books by other authors, and you wouldn't want that, now would you?

That was a solid short, Max. Big fan. Looking forward to more shorts in the future!

I loved the story. I have a 6-month-old niece that I haven't seen yet, but my sister keeps sending me pictures, so your story didn't bother me too much. She doesn't look too hairy either.

Any other possible surprises that my sister and brother-in-law might tell me? Ever written any stories about witches?

Great story. I don't think anyone saw that one coming!

well, aren't you clever.

This was like the free tase, and now we have to pay for the next sample of writing. And we pay with time.

Hey, here's an idea, try to sell this to a magazine. Get it printed in playboy or Gear or Parent Magazine. Make some money. Buy all the three wheeled strollers you want. Get one with a jet pack. Go to baby showers and read your story. Watch people pass out. Get on late night talk shows. fight Chuck in a cage match. Beat his ass. Rule the world.
Or just be content with a blog that people realy realy like.

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Ian

Yikes.

Great story, but...here's a hint for everyone...never allow your friends to read it after midnight, the only person awake in the house with only a small lamp providing light. Which still would of been ok if the spooky clock noises from Pink Floyd's "Time" hadn't started the *very moment* he said the baby couldn't be seen in the mirror.

I'm now spooked! Silly I know...still, great story, and I loved the second twist :)

Max,
That going to the bathroom ten times a day actually isn't that far off. I know my neice sometimes goes through 2 or more diapers in a single changing (She is 1 month old). Well congratulations. Hope you have fun. Love the books.

Awesome short story. Loved the ending.

it was good. i have recently become a member of NS and have been lookin thru the threads and decided "wut the hell!" and checked out ur book stuff. your work is entertaining. its a great break from the stuff i just red in school (seriously, i read wuthering heights, jude the obscure, heart of darkness, and the bell jar in a 3 month period. i think my english teacher secretly wants us to commit suicide..... he said he was against "coddling" us so he will never give us positive feedback on our work. the horrible thing is he is moving to junior and senior x eng so i might have him for 2 more years. *shudder*) u could make a book of short stories called STET...(i kno im combining posts :P)u could have and introduction that is all about ur struggle against editors