Comments on: Metaphor

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:36:06 +0000

So funny!

I have a 6yo with autism and the misunderstanding of metaphors is popping up more and more often. It always makes me laugh.

By: Tera

Tera — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:20:41 +0000

hahaha, love it!

By: Cinda

Cinda — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:21:16 +0000

Tanya, I was going to share part of your post with my grad students. I am teaching a class right now that includes autism. I love the humor that is threaded through life so will add this little story if okay with you. I also write about my experiences with my daughter and her mental illness. Within all the agony are so many funny stories. She was in a locked-down psych unit and I was guarding the door of the community bathroom (which didn’t lock of course) when a fellow patient came up to me swinging a tea bag in my face and said, “Honey, you look really, really sick. I hope you are seeing someone.” A smile in the middle of a really bad day. I will keep your information confidential but do want to share from parents’ perspectives in my course if okay with you. Thank you for your post!

By: nicki

nicki — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:05:43 +0000

ROFL… That is funny! Me and Nigel would make good roommates!

By: Michelle O'Neil

Michelle O'Neil — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:34:35 +0000

Oh! So funny. Love it!

By: Grandma Madeline

Grandma Madeline — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:05:11 +0000

Knowing you all as well as I do, reading this was thoroughly enjoyable! Reading all you write, Tanya, is so impressive given your skills and talents in this department, my author-daughter, but have you ever given serious thought to writing plays? The scene set-up you do is fantastic, and allows the reader to ‘act’ the dialogue in their heads so easily. I can see this being a boon to actors reading a play or screenplay — your writing skills ALLOW the emotions and reactions to leap out in the right places, without overkill. You are good, girl! Love, Mom.

By: M

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:38:05 +0000

the more he plays with the concept of metaphor, the more nuanced his arguments are going to be when he wants to avoid chores. you’ve got some lengthy, complex discussions in the days ahead.

i know chore-aversion has motivated me to use all sorts of grammatical flourishes.

By: Paulene Angela

Paulene Angela — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:14:55 +0000

Wait until you get to the stage of invading their privacy and space!

My son loves his piles of crap.

By: rhemashope

rhemashope — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:42:21 +0000

hahahahaha!!! love it!
nigel, i have tons and tons of crap metaphors.

By: mama edge

mama edge — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:15:52 +0000

It’s fun when they start parroting back the lessons we taught them, isn’t it? That’s when you know they were actually listening after all.

Tell me he didn’t give you the (OMG you are so dumb, mom) eyeroll.