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My daughter's cat arrived at our new home in Adelaide last week. She has no idea what she did to deserve eight weeks at reform school (a.k.a the cattery), followed by being crammed into a cat carrier and then subjected to two flights, interspersed with being poked and prodded by vets, but she has no intention of doing anything whatsoever to offend us ever again. She has been extraordinarily sweet and affectionate ever since she arrived.
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Brilliant!
Do you do birthday astrology too? It's my birthday on Monday, and I would like to know what the year holds for me.
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If we let him, he will tiptoe in and sleep on our bed, sometimes stretching out full-length between us to sleep, as if he were one of us.
Lengthwise, or sideways? Generally, a cat can take up 3/5ths of a bed by stretching themselves sideways between their people, leaving said people 1/5th of the bed each.
Our cat is due to fly from Wellington to Adelaide tomorrow, after seven weeks in a cattery. She's gonna love us!
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Ah.... snot jokes. This one is courtesy of my nine year old daughter.
Q. What's the difference between snot and broccoli?
A. Kids don't eat broccoli.
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There's a truckload of erudite, intellectual scary bastards in these parts. People who pick apart arguments for a living, if you will.
Ummm... well... guilty.
But, that doesn't make me any less scared about posting comments.! I have done a lot of public speaking too, very successfully, and it really doesn't worry me at all. But somehow, posting here is different, I think because I am not representing a view, or explaining other people's ideas, but putting part of myself out there.
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Bugger.
could I suggest that it's the John Thomas that makes the difference per se, but the different types of roles and work that men and women tend to take on.
That owuld be, "it's NOT the John Thomas..."
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But I'm really honestly not sure how much my 'perspective' would be different with a schlong.
Well, without being essentialist, or indulging in the fallacious line of reason that "on average women do x and men do y, therefore this particular woman must do x and that particular man must do y", could I suggest that it's the John Thomas that makes the difference per se, but the different types of roles and work that men and women tend to take on.
So, with the caveat that lots and lots of men do caring work too, there's something in these comments that you have made on this thread...
I'm not feeling very profound today, though: a side-effect of mopping vomit, I think.
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And ironically, I got interrupted there by my sick daughter and lost my train of thought...
...that makes me nod my head in agreement and think about all the times I have squeezed blogging and study and work and whatever, in around my caring work. Like right now, when I am busy making Diet-be-damned Brownie Icecream for Christmas, but I have snatched a moment to just have a look at what's being said, and perhaps add my own comment. All this while looking after my three girls, of course.
Not necessarily an activity confined to women only, of course. I guess most people here seize odd moments in which to connect with PAS, and add their thoughts. But somehow, seeing another woman write about sick kids in the midst of a really interesting conversation about something else is something I find, well, affirming.
Your poor daughter - she must be feeling miserable. I hope she recovers soon!
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Oh, and I second your nominations of Danielle, Robyn, Heather and Anjum. Especially Anjum - her insights make me think very, very hard.
I generally at least skim most comments on PAS, but like most of us (I suspect), there are people whose comments I pay particular attention to, sometimes just because they are plain fun to read. I always read comments from these women, and from you.
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Thanks for your kind words, Jackie. I value your opinion, not least because even if I do disagree with you about something (a very rare occurrence), I know you have reasons behind your position. So your support means all the more to me.
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I took a look. Yeeuuuch.
It doesn't change my view that the blogosphere has to be shared with its mutier participants
Mutier? So we need to find a way to encourage people to speak up some more?
'Tho I do agree about the blogsophere being open to all, including the munts.