tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post8095193927921311474..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Dr. Grumpy's Guide to Life, Chapter 2Grumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-29768134642645545082010-05-28T12:57:47.059-04:002010-05-28T12:57:47.059-04:00By my fourth child, I had enough supplies to open ...By my fourth child, I had enough supplies to open my own store. Even so, each year my daughter was in high school, I would faithfully take the list and her to the local office supply store to acquire the listed items. By her junior year, my daughter mutinied and said, "If I really need something we don't already have, we can go shopping for it WHEN I need it!" Smart kid.<br /><br />Anyone need any highlighters?remclavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01698830937025367761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-51493061571331558682009-09-05T16:36:23.488-04:002009-09-05T16:36:23.488-04:00I have finished my daughter's main uni shop - ...I have finished my daughter's main uni shop - now it's just a couple of boxes of food to tide her over for a bit!Fiznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-10524107660048823122009-08-22T22:11:59.665-04:002009-08-22T22:11:59.665-04:00Good luck, sir. Wear something made of Kevlar.Good luck, sir. Wear something made of Kevlar.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-88817218341341473142009-08-22T22:01:48.800-04:002009-08-22T22:01:48.800-04:00"(1 Pringles can with lid, original flavor, e..."(1 Pringles can with lid, original flavor, empty). It took me 2 freakin' hours!" Oh heck, I can eat a whole can of Pringles in 25 minutes. :)<br /><br />We do the back to school shopping next week. Sigh.Square Peg Guyhttp://square--peg.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-31148440754561420212009-08-18T10:48:01.591-04:002009-08-18T10:48:01.591-04:00HA HA HA! Love it. Do they really ask for cleaning...HA HA HA! Love it. Do they really ask for cleaning stuff? Is this because the schools are underfunded? I can't imagine what they use ziplock bags or hand sanitiser for?<br /><br />Private schools in Australia do it all for you. In primary school you just fork over the cash and a big box is in the classroom with all your supplies. In high school they have aisles school by school, so you never had to search.<br /><br />Joanie M... YOU BUY WHAT! Can I be your kid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-54348011551132758452009-08-14T18:36:15.810-04:002009-08-14T18:36:15.810-04:00Wait util it's time to buy for college! Sheet...Wait util it's time to buy for college! Sheets, blankets, fridge, microwave, coffee maker, storage containers, hangers, , hampers.... the list goes on and on!<br /><br />When my daughter left for college, it took 2 cars 2 trips to get all her crap to school. Fortunately we were only 40 minutes from home. <br /><br />When I took my son to school, we got everything into my Pontiac Vibe, plus my 13 year old daughter. It took us 20 minutes to get all his stuff into his dorm.Joaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08943128638748507880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-12064352614432299042009-08-14T00:18:31.564-04:002009-08-14T00:18:31.564-04:00"If another parent asks you what school your ..."If another parent asks you what school your kid goes to, or who their teacher is, DO NOT ANSWER. Ignore them. Pretend you're deaf, or that you don't speak English." <br /><br />This is precisely why I cannot go shopping without an iPod.<br /><br />Salesperson vs. iPod? iPod wins every time. <br /><br />Word verification: realliEASTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57367331097722570932009-08-13T16:54:59.202-04:002009-08-13T16:54:59.202-04:00Pffft, they use so little of that crap. I remembe...Pffft, they use so little of that crap. I remember as my back to school list grew shorter and shorter each year. By sophomore year of high school, BTS shopping wasn't fun any more, so I just dug around in my closet for all the stuff I planned on using. I usually only had to buy a few new pens and a couple notebooks.<br /><br />College was a whole new animal with those $150 textbooks, but then med school settled down even more. I've trimmed all the fat off my studying operation now (it only took until the 20th grade), so I go studying with a small messenger bag, a book or two, an iPod with Etymotics, a black uniball pen, and a yellow highlighter. DONE.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-42870954983906496492009-08-13T01:29:06.076-04:002009-08-13T01:29:06.076-04:00LOL Nurse K. They would also use an autoclave, ya ...LOL Nurse K. They would also use an autoclave, ya know. And whatever you non-student (read: REAL) nurses call the carts with all the isolation garb. Including the saran-wrap plastic gowns that would make you sweat in the Arctic.z<br /><br />And WTF didn't they just ask for a tub of Germ-X???<br /><br />(still dunno who is buying the crayons, and that makes me nervous!)Tachyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310801041254033838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-78361022414436485802009-08-13T00:40:20.003-04:002009-08-13T00:40:20.003-04:00My daughters kindergarten list had hand sanitizer ...My daughters kindergarten list had hand sanitizer on it last year along with the gallon ziplock bags, half gallon, kleenex etc. I refused to purchase the hand sanitizer and wrote a note with this article attached: http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/sanitizer.asp and included it with the other back to school supplies I had purchased. I actually buy 5 of all of the necessary things like pencils, crayons, glue, scissors etc. so that the children that can not afford the supplies will not be without. I also tell the teacher on the first day that when field trips roll around, if any kid can not afford to pay for their trip send me a note telling me how many can not afford it and I will pay their way. I only have one child unfortunately, and can not have anymore. Since I am financially able, I figure I will just support my daughters less fortunate classmates.<br /><br />Just thought some of you parents of younger kids may find the snopes.com article interesting. Needless to say, that stuff is banned from my homeKaties*Mommanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-69909479032001912912009-08-12T22:09:34.705-04:002009-08-12T22:09:34.705-04:00My son's school list includes Formula 409, pap...My son's school list includes Formula 409, paper towels, and wet wipes. How about mops and buckets too while you're at it?Nurse Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408755992926959084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-69260855361419017702009-08-12T22:02:41.613-04:002009-08-12T22:02:41.613-04:00Yet another reason that I am NOT ready for motherh...Yet another reason that I am NOT ready for motherhood, nor will be for a long time yet. Thanks for visiting my blog and good luck nursing any battle wounds you may have acquired at the office superstore (should've tried the dollar store instead...)Amandasaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820235298763152665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-80052102550839960272009-08-12T21:02:13.990-04:002009-08-12T21:02:13.990-04:00This brings back many (painful and stressful memor...This brings back many (painful and stressful memories). <br />You are a good egg to do the BTS shopping. <br />Maybe the Staples and Office Depots should have a Prozac dispensers isle!nRThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00268950042674592596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36967814646404850872009-08-12T20:13:02.500-04:002009-08-12T20:13:02.500-04:00My kid did public school up to 8th grade then priv...My kid did public school up to 8th grade then private thru part of high school. Both had list, but the private school list, ahem, EVEN in high school was far more weighty....those calculators are $100.00's of dollars. 0_oAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083141849691624128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86664192195493072662009-08-12T19:52:34.946-04:002009-08-12T19:52:34.946-04:00Tach,
It's possible the things on your list a...Tach,<br /><br />It's possible the things on your list are what the teachers want but end up having to buy out of their own pocket.<br /><br />A dear friend of mine was a school secretary and had to sort supplies that were paid for by the school system every year (not her favorite job). Some things like crayons were supplied to the kindergarten classrooms.<br /><br />I can see how the supplies you were asked to supply might be very handy in a kindergarten classroom but not supplied by the school itself, hence the list.<br /><br />Just a guess.<br /><br />>:)<br /><br />DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-47967945919701014222009-08-12T18:05:53.368-04:002009-08-12T18:05:53.368-04:00My solution--get a gift card for the office supply...My solution--get a gift card for the office supply store and drop the kid off with the list.<br /><br />Go to Starbucks. Sip coffee and surf the net until your kid calls to say he's done.<br /><br />BUT: make sure you get the card early. They run out during the week before school. YES, they run out of their OWN gift cards. Go figure.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-34827866653363206782009-08-12T18:04:15.233-04:002009-08-12T18:04:15.233-04:00Another of Tachyon's theories bites the dust.
...Another of Tachyon's theories bites the dust.<br /><br />Thanks for the reply Dr. Grumpy.<br /><br />Only other thing I can think of for the short supply list is that the lotto provided a year's supply of crayons two 20 5 year olds, or else there is a ninja list that will spring upon us on orientation night.<br /><br />*chews nails*Tachyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310801041254033838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-46547166388579777592009-08-12T17:59:13.600-04:002009-08-12T17:59:13.600-04:00My kids are in public school.My kids are in public school.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-88553318383894686112009-08-12T17:57:02.287-04:002009-08-12T17:57:02.287-04:00Reading all the comments has left me with a questi...Reading all the comments has left me with a question for all the parents (including Dr. Grumpy, if he is willing to answer.) <br /><br />Do these asinine supply lists come from public or private schools? Both?<br /><br />I always went to private schools until my last few years which were spent at a math/science magnet school. My supply lists were always extensive.<br /><br />Just wondering if there was a pattern to the insanity.Tachyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310801041254033838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-40324212253639605712009-08-12T17:56:12.206-04:002009-08-12T17:56:12.206-04:00I think the purpose is to test your parenting skil...I think the purpose is to test your parenting skills, and those kids who show up with only the actual necessary items (pencil, paper, one folder, backpack, crayons) clearly have losers for parents. My kid number one (always had everything on the list, still requiring P.T. for the subsequent back injury) is my teacher's pet. My kid number two (the single pencil and one folder, no medical bills) is generally ignored by teachers but happy and relaxed, without the OCD of the rest of the family.Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236329529289175079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57911144019151813242009-08-12T17:48:08.564-04:002009-08-12T17:48:08.564-04:00Chris,
What absolutely stupefied me was that I p...Chris, <br /><br />What absolutely stupefied me was that I posted my spawn's ENTIRE supply list. No crayons, no your-kid-will-still-get-hurt safety scissors, nothing. Just freezer bags, handsoap, chlorox wipes, and kleenex. The other items were things that any parent would have on hand without having a naked, filthy kid.<br /><br />It is as if my state decided to forego any semblance of education and spend the year focusing on infection control. It left me wondering if the lists were generated during the "swine flu" scare.Tachyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310801041254033838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-89709288938565142852009-08-12T17:20:36.763-04:002009-08-12T17:20:36.763-04:00Back to school has become like Christmas shopping!...Back to school has become like Christmas shopping!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03158978490041796686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-68709583957334283682009-08-12T16:21:45.804-04:002009-08-12T16:21:45.804-04:00You've made me very frightened.You've made me very frightened.Captain Dumbasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214826608461609241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-81161895007426664942009-08-12T16:09:03.672-04:002009-08-12T16:09:03.672-04:00Dr. Grumpy! I saw the Christmas/Back to School Sta...Dr. Grumpy! I saw the Christmas/Back to School Staples commercial last night and thought of you. You are just hysterical, one of my favorite reads.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764443238375188849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-23684859320058261362009-08-12T16:04:22.023-04:002009-08-12T16:04:22.023-04:00My kids are grown, but I hated shopping for school...My kids are grown, but I hated shopping for school supplies. Stealing from someone's cart should be a punishable by law. That is just wrong.Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674790125833305096noreply@blogger.com