Comments for Bruce Barber's Real Life Survival Guide

Comment on How do you decide which relatives you’ll see during the holidays? by duo

duo — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:12:56 +0000

having aged into orphan status, we really can choose our visitations, but prior to relativicide we truly balanced out the dysfunction vistation – as each side was equally painful to endure…it was literally taking our medicine, buttoning lips and leaving early – unfortunately this was mostly before we had kids so there was no “bedtime”/”getting a cold”/”gets very cranky” line we could inveigh…we managed, every one spoke to everyone, but much (much) went unsaid. We are WASPs after all…

Comment on What should you do when someone gives you an unexpected gift? by Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:35:00 +0000

Consumer Reports shed some light on this phenomenon…

http://news.consumerreports.org/money/2011/12/14-percent-of-shoppers-lie-when-they-havent-bought-a-gift.html

Comment on What are some great gift suggestions for husbands? by Bruce

Bruce — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:37:55 +0000

Does such a document exist?

Comment on What are some great gift suggestions for husbands? by duo

duo — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:33:53 +0000

Pehaps forced by this time of the holidays: A Reminder Abeyance Pass, good for 6 hours, used at the discretion of the XY chromosome unit, with the XX unit agreeing to lip-buttoning for the stipulated time duration…

Comment on Episode 26: Gifts, Relatives, and Managing Expectations by Duo

Duo — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:44:23 +0000

Actually, after sampling 3 flights of rum, I was under the table…..

Comment on How do you keep kids occupied on long airline flights? by Mary Elliott

Mary Elliott — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 04:07:03 +0000

Uh oh– as it turns out, we do have to fly to a family wedding in September so you’ve got me thinking. My husband’s college roommate directed an airplane horror-flick called “Quarantine” about a deadly rabies-like virus that breaks out aboard an airplane; might be fun to recreate this with kids to encourage imaginative play. Otherwise, you can’t go wrong with the classic family contest where the one who can pretend-barf into the air sickness bags most authentically wins. And maybe this is a good time to introduce them to Kumon workbooks, Math League competition practice tests, or to learn Poker.

Comment on How do you keep kids occupied on long airline flights? by Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:41:42 +0000

Did they hear our show?
http://shine.yahoo.com/moments-of-motherhood/tips-traveling-kids-194500689.html

Comment on How do you deal with family arguments? by Duo

Duo — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:04:31 +0000

And the drinking leads to more fighting which leads to….

Comment on What are some of your favorite small, local gift ideas for the holidays? by webguygary

webguygary — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:10:42 +0000

I try to buy as much as I can from local retailers in my normal shopping. for the holidays, the women in my life really like gift certificates from spas, salons, etc. that they frequent.

Comment on How do you deal with family arguments? by Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:08:37 +0000

Dr. Robi Ludwig weighs in on Today;

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/45571583/ns/today-relationships/#.Tt-rmJit8so