| Author | Message | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Lately, I have been quite generous indeed. Ixoye, I hope you will forgive me for sort of borrowing the title of your recent puzzle (by the way, an excellent one) - but it was so tempting I just couldn't resist | ||
| Fred Z (Dref)
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Generous = as in giving of money? gifts? time? Generous to family? friends? strangers? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Generous = as in giving of money? no gifts? no time? yesish but it is not relevant in this case Generous to family? yes friends? no strangers? no | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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To parents? Children? Spice? Siblings? More distant relatives? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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To parents? no Children? yes Spice? I beg your pardon? Siblings? no More distant relatives? no | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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I don't mind at all, borrow away.... So, you are giving something to your children? Spending time with them? Providing them with a need? With a want? Nourishing them? Nurturing them? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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So, you are giving something to your children? yes Spending time with them? irrelevant-ish Providing them with a need? yes With a want? irr Nourishing them? yes Nurturing them? yes I can see this one is going to be a quickie...  | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Food involved? Are you providing something tangible? intangible? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Food involved? yes Are you providing something tangible? strictly speaking, this oneintangible? | ||
| buzz visconti (Visconti)
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the food involved: healthy food? specific brand? investment involved: is it an investment because it will financially benefit you in the immediate future? perhaps in the long run? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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the food involved: healthy food? I hope so specific brand? in a sense, yes investment involved: is it an investment because it will financially no benefit you yes in the immediate future? yes perhaps in the long run? hopefully, yes | ||
| buzz visconti (Visconti)
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you're giving your kid a healthy brand of food. are you saying that you are giving your child(ren) healthy food to allow them to live longer? is that the investment? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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milk involved? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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you're giving your kid a healthy brand of food. yesish are you saying that you are giving your child(ren) healthy food to allow them to live longer? It is my deepest wish, however it is not the core of the puzzle is that the investment? and therefore, no milk involved? yes, also In fact, I am being generous only with one of my children. The other receives only what is strictly needed. | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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you're giving your kid a healthy brand of food. yesish are you saying that you are giving your child(ren) healthy food to allow them to live longer? It is my deepest wish, however it is not the core of the puzzle is that the investment? and therefore, no milk involved? yes, also In fact, I am being generous only with one of my children. The other one receives only what is strictly needed. | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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Is the manner in which the food is given to the child relevant? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Is the manner in which the food is given to the child relevant? yes for both | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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How old are these children? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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How old are these children? No.1 - 22 months No.2 - is due in October this year. Good question. | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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So you are feeding one internally, and the other externally? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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So you are feeding one internally, and the other externally? exactly so. Now it remains to find out towards which one of my children I am being generous and what form does this "generosity" take. | ||
| buzz visconti (Visconti)
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"In fact, I am being generous only with one of my children. The other one receives only what is strictly needed." the one that is internal (heh) is the one that is receiving what is strictly needed? am I wrong? you are being generous to the external one, eh? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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the one that is internal (heh) is the one that is receiving what is strictly needed? yes am I wrong? no, you're perfectly right you are being generous to the external one, eh? exactly so - otherwise you could rightfully call me The Wicked Stepmother  | ||
| Arjun (Jun)
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Do you let your 2 year old baby eat whatever/whenever/howmuchever food he/she wants, but you decide this for your -0.8 year old? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Do you let your 2 year old baby eat whatever/whenever/howmuchever food he/she wants, but you decide this for your -0.8 year old? the point is that, besides letting my older baby eat as much as and whenever she wants, I am giving her a special kind of food - and once you discover what it is, you will have finished this puzzle. As for the younger baby, I assume he/she takes whatever/whenever/howmuchever he/she wants without having to ask me at all | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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Royal jelly? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Royal jelly? no, something even more precious | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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Something you buy? Or something that you... er, produce? | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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Come to think of it, is this the investment of which Churchill spoke? | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Something you buy? no Or something that you... er, produce? yes! Come to think of it, is this the investment of which Churchill spoke? do you mean the finest of all investments? if so, then yes | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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In that case, I will exit to the tigers - but maybe I have already spilled enough of the stew. In either case, congratulations on the forthcoming arrival, and I hope that all will go well in October | ||
| Arjun (Jun)
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In that case, I will too...Congratulations, and good luck! | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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Thank you, very much, Woubit and Arjun - I will wait some more time for those who are not familiar with Churchill and then $poil. | ||
| Martin Schwenk (Trickymartin)
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Well, ok, I'll do it then - pretty obvious from the hints above... 'DIY' milk? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
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I'll exit as well - hope all goes well on the arrival of the new baby. Children truly are a blessing from God, and they teach us more than we could ever teach them | ||
| David Burn (Woubit)
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Clear was the night, the moon was young, The larkspurs in the plots Mingled their orange with the gold Of the forget-me-nots. The poppies seemed a silver mist, So darkly fell the gloom. You scarce had guessed yon crimson streaks Were buttercups in bloom. But one thing moved: a little child Crashed through the flower and fern, And all my soul rose up to greet The sage from whom I learn. I looked into his awful eyes, I waited his decree, I made ingenious attempts To sit upon his knee. The babe upraised his wandering eyes, And timidly he said "A trend toward experiment In modern minds is bred. "I feel the urge to roam, to learn By test, experience, nous That fire is hot, and ocean deep, And wolves carnivorous. "My brain demands complexity!" The lisping cherub cried. I looked at him, and only said "Go on. The world is wide." A tear rolled down his pinafore; "Yet from my life must pass The simple love of sun and moon, The old games in the grass. "Now that my back is to my home, Could these again be found?" I looked on him, and only said "Go on. The world is round. G K Chesterton | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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*****SPOILER***** Of course you are right, Woubit, Arjun and Martin - I am still providing the "DIY milk“ (Martin, I appreciate your euphemism very much ) to my 22-month-old daughter, although, strictly spoken, it is not anymore a physical need for a child of this age. WHO (the World Health Organization) recommends breastfeeding up to 2 years or beyond as it has many benefits for both the mother and the infant. It tightens the bond between the two, helps prevent allergies and protects the child against infectious and chronic diseases, and allegedly also increases the IQ by several points. And it helps develop a deeper sense for lateral thinking . So, by the „generosity“ (although it is more a pleasure than anything else) of feeding two persons at a time (besides myself, of course), I am hoping to secure better health and both emotional and mental development for my girl and at the same time I am trying to do my best for the youngest member of our family who is expected with impatience and love. Thank you all for participating and for the best wishes! | ||
| Alizon (Alizon)
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And special thanks to Martin for finally spilling the milk, er, the secret. |
