tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post3042641404614020994..comments2023-10-20T04:45:50.849-05:00Comments on O Mighty Crisis: Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-68318763415592209922010-02-03T09:30:41.467-06:002010-02-03T09:30:41.467-06:00and oh, the gear! the chic glass bottles wrapped i...and oh, the gear! the chic glass bottles wrapped in rubber slings just in case nursing is somehow not an option...the cloth diapers that cost $24 a piece...the ergo carrier that is over $100...all the trappings of the earth mother do cost teh money. which just makes me want to play Destiny's Child's "Bills, Bills, Bills"Livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154719979114564561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-12012974547494480552010-02-02T16:05:27.010-06:002010-02-02T16:05:27.010-06:00Being a bit on the crunchy side myself, I, too, ha...Being a bit on the crunchy side myself, I, too, have noticed that the world just doesn't care; which, in a way, makes me feel pretty good. I mean, I know people who are as far-right as you can get, and the world doesn't care about them either.<br /><br />So all said and done, it's even. :-)<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-63266434423879694902010-02-02T09:20:37.688-06:002010-02-02T09:20:37.688-06:00oh sistah, i am all too well acquainted with "...oh sistah, i am all too well acquainted with "the world" and all her derisive mockery of my plans and best intentions. <br /><br />*pouring us each a hard cider and settling in to hear your story.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-85207473128512779822010-02-02T08:18:45.161-06:002010-02-02T08:18:45.161-06:00I once saw a documentary on having birth at home, ...I once saw a documentary on having birth at home, in water, and there were candles and soft music, and tea and a caring husband - AND THEN THE 3 ELDER KIDS WITH SWIMMING GOOGLES WERE LINED UP BY THE TUB - " because it would be a wonderful experience for them", and they were absolutely petrified in horror of their agony screaming mum... I was appalled!! <br /><br />anyway - there is a joke for you over at my side... :o)monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09759056076867049933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-73255500155636080442010-02-01T13:28:36.347-06:002010-02-01T13:28:36.347-06:00Regardless of which grouping any of us falls into,...Regardless of which grouping any of us falls into, I'd be willing to bet each and every one of us has uttered at sometime or other that we would never do this or that thing that annoyed us greatly that our parent(s) did to/with us. And sooner or later too, we all find ourselves repeating something that made us stop and think of where we'd heard that line before and most often it was something our mother had said. And then we get a bit frightened too because Gee, I'm starting to sound just like my mother! For me, it was the day I heard myself telling my oldest to please put shoes or slippers on because I had a hard enough time trying to get those damned socks clean. (The only difference between what I said and what my Mom always said was the insertion of the word "damned" as that was rarely part of my Mom's vocabulary and for me, a very mild utterance, to be sure! Today, I probably would toss the F-bomb in there instead of the "damned." Ah, age, wisdom and freedom of speech all coming together as one!<br />Peace.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-34830939693258825432010-02-01T12:01:32.915-06:002010-02-01T12:01:32.915-06:00Re. the speedos...
It always depends on the docto...Re. the speedos...<br /><br />It always depends on the doctor. George Clooney in a speedo, yay. Dr. Welby, not so much, ya know?Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-4896115706043788472010-02-01T02:29:46.183-06:002010-02-01T02:29:46.183-06:00I've never heard the term "crunchy" ...I've never heard the term "crunchy" before. My husband and I call "them" something else. You don't want to know.geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-8220608347370470422010-02-01T02:02:59.789-06:002010-02-01T02:02:59.789-06:00You pretty much described my style of parenting, t...You pretty much described my style of parenting, too. My kids thought Tiger Milk cookies were the bomb until they were corrupted by Oreos in preschool, their toys (wooden, of course) came from Creative Playthings and all they wanted was plastic guns and Barbies. They hated pow-wows. But best of all, they didn't turn out to be little me's, and that has been so much more fun and interesting.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-31329518312089565082010-01-31T17:01:58.136-06:002010-01-31T17:01:58.136-06:00That Worldly Bitch is always imposing herself on u...That Worldly Bitch is always imposing herself on us, despite our best efforts to shoo her off. But the chitlins survive -- mine are proof, and I never once wrapped them in a cloth diaper.Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-15569143647839347312010-01-31T16:19:48.010-06:002010-01-31T16:19:48.010-06:00Add "locally organic" to each of your cr...Add "locally organic" to each of your crunchy child rearing laws and you've got my city's most chic mothering down.shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-44259324239291779832010-01-31T14:24:17.695-06:002010-01-31T14:24:17.695-06:00My mom fed me carob, homemade plain yogurt, and ho...My mom fed me carob, homemade plain yogurt, and homemade whole wheat bread and never let me have sugar. I blame her in part for my current addiction to dessert and junk foods. :)jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967156307632862683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-91131710455852842292010-01-31T13:22:36.258-06:002010-01-31T13:22:36.258-06:00ahhh yes, we too are the earth loving, new car and...ahhh yes, we too are the earth loving, new car and the *almost* latest technology lying around crunchy ones.<br /><br />lol much like secret agent woman we have totally learned through breeding more than once that a compromise is always an option.chellehttp://soodz.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-26144581900928833312010-01-31T11:09:56.319-06:002010-01-31T11:09:56.319-06:00I tried, really I did, and my kids love raw veggie...I tried, really I did, and my kids love raw veggies and fresh fruit salad...but they also love coco pops and icecream... slinks away in shame.cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00075735967153709260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-29316470752765672542010-01-31T09:54:06.431-06:002010-01-31T09:54:06.431-06:00Well, I'm glad Diane clarified her six years o...Well, I'm glad Diane clarified her six years of breastfeeding wasn't on one child!<br /><br />"I would have loved a water birth, but only if a team of epidural-wielding, Speedo-wearing doctors were in the tub with me." Bwahahahahaha. Best line here EVER, and you have fabulous lines all the freakin' time.Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-41444098794728225432010-01-30T22:45:53.952-06:002010-01-30T22:45:53.952-06:00When daughter hit adolescence, and husband found m...When daughter hit adolescence, and husband found me crying into a teatowel at the kitchen table sobbing "we used to get on so WELL" he, as the high school teacher in the family,said confidently "leave it to me, I'm familiar with this territory". Not even a week later he sat defeated at the same table."Forget what I said" he conceded."I know as little as the next man.Hang on for the ride." Was the cosmic snigger I heard World?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-71034391493489206302010-01-30T17:27:20.186-06:002010-01-30T17:27:20.186-06:00With the second child, you realize much of it is a...With the second child, you realize much of it is a crapshoot and compromising becomes a more reasonable option. That's okay.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-38022621006290915052010-01-30T16:57:37.974-06:002010-01-30T16:57:37.974-06:00Hey Jo, thanks for your comment today. Sometimes I...Hey Jo, thanks for your comment today. Sometimes I'm not understood, so when I am, especially by someone I like as much as you, it makes my day. xo ddianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16084010090761068139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-62615826012448728612010-01-30T12:53:55.178-06:002010-01-30T12:53:55.178-06:00Yah, I think I probably scored about a 4 or 5 on t...Yah, I think I probably scored about a 4 or 5 on that list.<br />World is a total bitch. I ended up homeschooling and I had assumed (foolishly) that it would diminish, or at least delay, World's effect.<br />Yah, <br />"Not so's you'd notice" <br />is the report on that.<br /><br /><br />P.S. I wroted about you on my blog<br /><br />:DLogophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791617221187190709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-631766509244933202010-01-30T11:41:19.363-06:002010-01-30T11:41:19.363-06:00I call them granola, but crunchy works, too. Inter...I call them granola, but crunchy works, too. Interestingly, though I am decidedly NOT granola, I think I have exactly the same score as you do.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-44503609044837143072010-01-30T11:19:12.723-06:002010-01-30T11:19:12.723-06:00Yeah, the world can screw with ya, but somehow mos...Yeah, the world can screw with ya, but somehow most of us make it through anyway. Some of our kids even plan to repeat the process -- now THAT is an affirmation to take to the bank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-62196147669933372852010-01-30T07:39:59.554-06:002010-01-30T07:39:59.554-06:00I think World might be my oldest sister.
I've...I think World might be my oldest sister.<br /><br />I've been down the road of Mother Earth, and am now a grand mother who lives to tell the tale. My view is not so cynical. My youngest daughter approached me when she was 13 and announced that she was a Buddist. She has impossibly high standards. President of Gay Awareness two years in a row in high school in spite of the fact that she's straight. She is a college student who would rather study world economics than drink. I think she will give World a run for her b*tchy money. (my other kids are equally awesome, but this is your comment section and I've already hogged it). Sure, there were a lot of things that didn't go as well as planned, but I don't regret one single day of the 6 years I nursed. (2 yrs each kid) I even managed to wet nurse some kids along the way.dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16084010090761068139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-26942862666283509562010-01-30T06:58:29.708-06:002010-01-30T06:58:29.708-06:00I'm assuming that the world using the word &qu...I'm assuming that the world using the word "fiddlesticks" at the beginning there, was just to lull the parent into a false sense of security.choochoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17994404946009103090noreply@blogger.com