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By: NEW ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING (CONTD.) | Tripping Along The Ledge

NEW ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING (CONTD.) | Tripping Along The Ledge — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:55:56 +0000

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By: Alma

Alma — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:41:25 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljzpaeqnEKE

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:42:51 +0000

Seen this? Freakishly compelling.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaDHRKjt2m8

By: Eoin

Eoin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:23:31 +0000

Hey Sarah, try using Beyonce on them. Seriously, there’s a PhD thesis for someone in there…

The Popular Appeal of Beyonce’s Single Ladies Amongst 0-18 Month Old Infants in the Context of Post-Marxist Neocolonialism etc. etc.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:20:41 +0000

Three people in my office (doing a PhD, not a productive member of society) are currently bringing their small children in to work. They are forever fucking screaming their heads off. Are all children under 18 months depressed? Why are they alway, always crying? Why don’t their parents take them out? Or pick them up? Do they not find it difficult to write up experiments listening to a shagging air raid ?!?! Getting my tubes tied…..

By: Eoin

Eoin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:14:57 +0000

She’s actually in the vibrating chair with the Barney music playing when this whole sequence usually begins.

As you can tell from the speed with which I reply – I’m not babysitting her today!

By: Rosemary

Rosemary — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:05:45 +0000

Have you tried, eh, a vibrating chair? Jaysus I’m really not helping the “I’m sane” argument, but kids love it. They just sit there vibrating, happy as Larry, as me Ma’d say.

By: Eoin

Eoin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:09:16 +0000

@ Alan – Some combination of the rhythm and the movement. During the mellow bit, about two and a half minutes in, she often starts whimpering again – I have to fast forward to the chorus to avert meltdown!

@ Ursula – thanks, I’ll give that go!

By: ursula c.

ursula c. — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:43:23 +0000

Try Jackson 5 i Want You Back – usually works for me!

By: Alan Moloney

Alan Moloney — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:42:21 +0000

This is weird. I was babysitting last Friday and the only thing – ONLY thing – that would stop the crying was that song. Beyoncé, what’s up with THAT?