Klarinet Archive - Posting 000579.txt from 2010/09

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bay Lip Ease
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:14:03 -0400

On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:46 PM, Jennifer Jones
<helen.jennifer@-----.com> wrote:
> I was thinking about football player tooth guards, but haven't had any
> experience with them, so decided not to mention them. =A0I should think
> that they could be cut off of the helmet, if necessary, but more
> likely get a new one before it has been attached to the helmet. =A0I
> can't tell whether the ones cited on Amazon have space for the upper
> teeth. =A0Obviously, if you are trying to protect your lower teeth, you
> don't want a space for the upper teeth and I would imagine that
> football mouthguards might have space for the teeth. =A0Have you played
> football? =A0-Jennifer
>
> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 4:56 PM, =A0<DGross1226@-----.com> wrote:
>> In a message dated 9/20/2010 4:26:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Jennifer
>> Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com> writes:
>>
>>> It would be better to have a pliable material that doesn't break through
>>> so readily.
>>
>> Jennifer,
>>
>> How about the tooth guards that (American) football players use that are
>> attached with a strap to the face masks of their helmets? =A0Oh, silly m=
e, you'd
>> probably have to buy the helmet too and that would look pretty strange i=
n a
>> concert setting, wouldn't it. =A0Never mind...
>>
>> Don
>>
>> P.s. Sadly, my grandchildren have outgrown their pacifiers.
>
> Hmmm. =A0A pacifier might be a good thing. =A0I am having the hardest time
> with compulsive eating. =A0It is almost as bad as it was when I became a
> lock-and-key kid in third grade. =A0A friend liked to go up to the
> pharmacy to get candy and, I think once I'd been up there, I liked
> going there too. =A0Then there was the instant pudding mixes at home,
> where I'd mix up a two or four cup batch of the stuff and eat it all
> in one sitting in front of the TV... =A0I have been chewing gum to keep
> me from eating, but it can get a bit excessive. =A0Maybe I need a hunk
> of pacifier rubber to chew on, not necessarily the pacifier itself.
> ...still wouldn't keep me from posting though.
>
> XOXOXO
>

OOps! That is latch-key. Googling lock and key kid does bring up:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latchkey_kid

I disagree with wikipedias indication that middle income children are
not significantly affected by being a latchkey kid. I am not sure we
were middle income, but we were definitely in a lower income
neighborhood, so my consorts were not middle income. The other thing
about the wikipedia article I disagree with is that independence and
self-reliance are positive effects. Independence and self-reliance
may be an effect of this, but it is not *inherently* positive. On may
need to consider it positive for the sake of dealing with a
socio-economic situation, or it may be positive, if the kid's health
is not in jeopardy. However, there are definitely risks that need to
be taken into consideration. In my case, it was unhealthy.

For a bit I went to a babysitters, I think that was kindergarten.
There were problems with that too. So, I do not have recommendations
for anyone. I am simply pointing out issues that need to be taken
into account.
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