Comments on: Another Great Lesson Learned

By: jm

jm — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:07:19 +0000

A great rule of thumb is to avoid anything that you aren’t sure is poisonous or can’t identify, especially from public areas. Even if the fruit is edible, the area may be sprayed with pesticides.

With that said, when I was a kid (and lived in Florida), I used to eat those berries all the time. I had no clue what they were, but they grew on a neighbor’s property, and she let my family pick them (as well as starfruit and other fruits from her trees and bushes.) I’ve recently discovered that the pumpkin shaped fruits I remember from childhood were from the Surinam Cherry plant. Do an image search to see if that’s what your little dude saw.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:30:34 +0000

Tomorrow’s class: Roadkill hats.
Also a reminder to parents: All children will need to bring the following items in for Thursday’s science project:
- Car battery
- 2 quart container of Round-Up weed killer
- 2 rolls duct tape
- 1 syringe pre-loaded with 50cc adrenaline
- 20 lb. bag of lime
- Band-Aids
Sun screen and insect repellent strongly advised.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 26 May 2009 03:02:10 +0000

So, what’s wrong with that? Want to take me off Ryan’s “list” now? Loved it, Jenny…you funny girl!

By: Alison Robb Astair

Alison Robb Astair — Sun, 24 May 2009 21:12:25 +0000

Well, sadly I know who you are talking about. I wonder if the director of the school is aware of this? She should know! I can’t tell you how much she would appreciate being made aware of it by you. She is a top notch person who wants high quality people working with children. This is too important to pass by. I personally will inform her!

By: Terrena

Terrena — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:01:40 +0000

Could you send me one of those pumpkin berries for my dog?

By: rachy

rachy — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:26:07 +0000

ok, i detect serious “city mom!”

city mom says: live plants are deadly. stay out of the woods. poison ivy everywhere. and bugs! don’t eat anything that’s growing! stay in the city where there is no poison ivy, or any berries, or mosquitos, or other dangerous things that are out in nature in the suburbs.

it was always fun when my son was in little league and all these “city moms” would go out to a field way out in the suburbs, where there’s trees and woods, and other dangerous things you don’t find in the safe city! they would yell at their child if he tried to chase a foul ball into the woods!!! “never go in the woods!”

By: The Retired One

The Retired One — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:07:43 +0000

That post was hilariousl
Maybe she can come back and sub and teach them to run with scissors or 101 ways to sniff glue????

By: Lily

Lily — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:10:50 +0000

funny blog….love the post from Coach. O that is so good. And btw if that is Alison S. (Tilly’s mom) posting, I think those were mushrooms in a field you were picking and eating.

By: PVD

PVD — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:00:47 +0000

laughing out loud!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) as i always am after reading your blog…….love it—love your “full name”-mine is just like it!:) as i have said before and again and again and again——-you can turn ANYTHING into entertainment…ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)

By: Bari

Bari — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:15:09 +0000

My daughter and I used to berry picking all the time.
What fun it was. The only difference was we were picking
fresh rapsberries, blackberries etc.. You might tell Ryan
the sad news that pumpkins arent really berries after all.

By: Leah O.

Leah O. — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:12:04 +0000

That’s so funny. I actually will eat berries off bushes, but only if I am mostly sure I know what it is. I never have done it in front of a kid though, and now I will be extra careful not to.

Ah substitute teachers, aren’t they wonderful.

By: The Business Coach for Moms

The Business Coach for Moms — Tue, 05 May 2009 17:06:20 +0000

“You should be off solving the worlds problems.”
That’s what I keep telling the world! I use to spend many hours yelling at the anchor people, cursing at the president and magazines…but no one would listen. So I’m relugated to just helping my clients…definiately less stress then solving the world’s problems