A confession
So I came back with some more sweet merch from the Poconos. My sister-in-law gave me a copy of Eat, Pray, Love. I kept seeing people on the subway reading this, and it came with rave reviews from not just one SIL, but a second as well. So I dove right in.
I was honestly kind of skeptical about this book, but I’m pleasantly swept in. I mean, she writes like a blogger!
Ok, I’m sorry to cut this post short but Matt is being a TOTAL PAIN IN MY BUTT! He has ignored me ALL night while typity-type-type-typing away on his laptop all about BEHAVIORAL CONCEPTS and SKINNER and HOMEWORK and AUTISM and ALL THAT CRAP! And now that IIIIII have the computer for a few measly minutes what is he doing? HE’S PRETEND DROPPING MY CELL PHONE INTO MY CRANBERRY JUICE.
Serious smackdown must occur immediately. Will resume book club at a later date.
July 30th, 2008 at 2:59 am
just a warning … gilbert’s fluffernutter religion may not jive with your homeboy calvin’s 5 points. (i just finished reading it.)
July 30th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
If it is clear that the behavior is attention-seeking, place the behavior on extinction by ignoring the behavior. This will render the behavior ineffective, and ultimately decrease the frequency. Prepare yourself for an extinction burst, however, because it is likely that the behaver will try harder to gain your attention before he/she finally gives up.
July 30th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
fascinating … since she has written a sequel, does this mean the extinction burst has not occurred yet? also … how does this apply to potty learning?
July 30th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
I’m not sure about what the author is up to–I was referring more to the “pretend-dropping-the-cell-phone-into-the-cranberry-juice” behavior. But if the author is trying to get attention via writing books, and the masses decide to ignore this effort, she’ll probably give up eventually.
My wife is probably irate that I’ve filled up her comment box with all this “crap”…
July 31st, 2008 at 1:33 am
Wow. Where to begin!? So, yes, I am not really jiving with her theologically, but I’m just saying I like her writing style. It reads like a blog.
And H, ignoring the behavior has NEVER worked with you. I don’t have enough fingers to count the number of phones I have lost to cranberrry juice.
July 31st, 2008 at 6:18 pm
The book is like a fluffernut sandwich on wonder bread, but it did help me to stop despising my boss and now I can converse with her like a real human! Worth it!
July 31st, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Since when do we only read books by people who agree with us about everything? Bring on the fluffernutters!
August 1st, 2008 at 2:30 am
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