# (Old) When Mom's Away...A Coasterless MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [January 22, 2024, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477 "2024-01-22T07:34:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 348
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477/348 "2024-01-29T15:01:03Z")
Good morning. I have all the hope in the world today of getting that grant application in, and then if I’m really lucky the MDHHS reports can be completed a day early. I would enjoy some rest time tomorrow after a very, very, very long month. I am continuing with the Break Up With Your Phone course, it’s great. I’m on Week 2. Cool things have happened. Saturday I played an actual video game (Dorfromantik), something I regularly complain about not having time for. I used to sit and poke around on my phone after I make my bed in the mornings, but this morning I did some sitting (on the sofa) meditation and then took an actual physical journal and wrote down all the things I was looking forward to today. It was a nice change. I also disabled most of my notifications. I have high hopes. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > Would he understand how to set the tar yet…or would losing the weight of the first thing weighed distress him because he doesn’t know how to subtract yet? Yes, he can tare. It’s amazing the things he intuitively understands. I’m pretty sure he understands that 1kg = 1,000 grams because he keeps switching back and forth. I’m not as sure about lbs and oz, he knows they are a measurement of weight but the relationship is not exactly logical and he seems less interested. > [@JaneDoe42](#): > > I hope you guys start feeling better soon. Being sick with cats is a pain because they have to be fed, being sick around a child that needs more than a can of gooshy fud tossed in the bowl has got to suck. It’s my least favorite thing about parenting. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > He likes numbers; he likes precision and things being “right” e.g. where they’re supposed to be … this game seems right up his alley! > > How’d you find out about it? We played it at a friend’s house and he took a keen interest. I have since tried to teach him war and Go Fish with varying degrees of success. The games are kind of long to hold his interest. > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > I can’t recall how old he is - would he enjoy weighing a measuring cup filled with varying amounts of water? He can see how ounces relate to cups, for example… He’s three (almost four!) This is a great idea! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-when-moms-away-a-coasterless-mmp/996477)._