Comments on: Brain Game: Two Boys http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/30512 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:16:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: KayTee http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/30512/comment-page-1#comment-208664 KayTee Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:14:26 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=30512#comment-208664 It didn't even matter if you had daughters or not. The two kid's grandparents would still be your wives parents. It never said the 2 kids still were alive or that you were going with them to visit them. It didn’t even matter if you had daughters or not.

The two kid’s grandparents would still be your wives parents. It never said the 2 kids still were alive or that you were going with them to visit them.

]]> By: April http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/30512/comment-page-1#comment-184630 April Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:08:10 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=30512#comment-184630 I guess since at the beginning I thought, "But I'm a girl! I can't have a wife (at least here...)" that at least put me on the right track of thinking about the sex of the children as well. It was pretty depressing, but tricky. The niece / nephew thing seems to work too. I guess since at the beginning I thought, “But I’m a girl! I can’t have a wife (at least here…)” that at least put me on the right track of thinking about the sex of the children as well.

It was pretty depressing, but tricky. The niece / nephew thing seems to work too.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/30512/comment-page-1#comment-167983 Thomas Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:12:29 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=30512#comment-167983 Without specifying that my wife had no siblings, I assumed that my in-laws were coming to visit my nieces/nephews. Doing it at my house seemed a little cruel, though. Without specifying that my wife had no siblings, I assumed that my in-laws were coming to visit my nieces/nephews. Doing it at my house seemed a little cruel, though.

]]> By: Sandy Wood http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/30512/comment-page-1#comment-167941 Sandy Wood Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:11:03 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=30512#comment-167941 No, James, it was too traumatic for girls that young. And to meet new strangers (the grandparents) at such a sad time would have only traumatized them further. No, James, it was too traumatic for girls that young. And to meet new strangers (the grandparents) at such a sad time would have only traumatized them further.

]]> By: James http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/30512/comment-page-1#comment-167922 James Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:45:43 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=30512#comment-167922 Sooo, my late wife's parents didn't see the girls when they came for the memorial service? Sooo, my late wife’s parents didn’t see the girls when they came for the memorial service?

]]> By: cecil http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/30512/comment-page-1#comment-167905 cecil Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:20:18 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=30512#comment-167905 or, wife's brothers and/or sisters have kids which will also be visiting at Christmas, wife's mom and dad have never seen your neices and/or nephews... or, wife’s brothers and/or sisters have kids which will also be visiting at Christmas, wife’s mom and dad have never seen your neices and/or nephews…

]]> By: Steve http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/30512/comment-page-1#comment-167875 Steve Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:39:46 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=30512#comment-167875 I assumed that the twins were cremated and placed on the mantle or something. Then the wife's parents could visit them (i.e. see the cremated remains). I assumed that the twins were cremated and placed on the mantle or something. Then the wife’s parents could visit them (i.e. see the cremated remains).

]]> By: SlackJack http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/30512/comment-page-1#comment-167859 SlackJack Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:54:23 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=30512#comment-167859 The text does say that the grandparents came to the house to visit them for the first time. I assumed that the mom's parents had never come to visit and therefore didn't know that the children were dead. Oh well - I wasn't depressed until I read Bill and Gary's comments. Good one, Sandy. The text does say that the grandparents came to the house to visit them for the first time. I assumed that the mom’s parents had never come to visit and therefore didn’t know that the children were dead.
Oh well – I wasn’t depressed until I read Bill and Gary’s comments.

Good one, Sandy.

]]> By: Sandy Wood http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/30512/comment-page-1#comment-167852 Sandy Wood Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:38:31 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=30512#comment-167852 And sorry that it was depressing. The good news is that it's totally fictional. Having the people just "go away" didn't seem like an appropriate option. And sorry that it was depressing. The good news is that it’s totally fictional. Having the people just “go away” didn’t seem like an appropriate option.

]]> By: Sandy Wood http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/30512/comment-page-1#comment-167851 Sandy Wood Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:37:03 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=30512#comment-167851 The text states that the grandparents came to the house to visit them... so no, it wouldn't involve going to a gravesite. The text states that the grandparents came to the house to visit them… so no, it wouldn’t involve going to a gravesite.

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