Comments on: On Being Mom

By: jana

jana — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:59:31 +0000

your daughters are the best. your mind, the visions, I am so there----which is kind of iffy for me cuz the thing is, mine are both under 4 so imagine the miles my mind has to travel to end up at that image. You crack my up, your girls are amazing young gifted, lovely women, just like their mother. It's good, being here, that is. jana’s last blog post..somewhere in the sand

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:10:07 +0000

I am so glad I down to raising two boys. Just so glad. And if Trevor asks me if he can get a "prince albert" I'm totally kicking his arse. Chris’s last blog post..Chris' Dip and Flip Grilled Chicken

By: Marc

Marc — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:34:11 +0000

God Kaitlyn's smart. How do you not ask her about everything? What's her plan for world peace? As for the lip piercing, I would bet she asks you because she secretly needs the cover of telling her friends her Mom said "no." With a smile. But the making out argument is a damn good one. Marc’s last blog post..Follow Your Conscience

By: Anarchitek

Anarchitek — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:54:42 +0000

I was googling my screen name when I ran across your old journal, with a link to this new one. It’s good to see you are still creating the same high-quality output! I’ve not done much with my journalssince aol closed the journal site, still writing, and fuming, as evidenced by the many pages on the google list, but not in the journal format. I haven’t been able to find a site that allows me to use the fonts and sizes the way I like to, so I don’t post. I write the same in my personal “story book,” as I call it. Its a compendium with files so I can arrange whatever piece with all other like-minded pieces, but it’s not on-line. I miss the camaraderie we had then, and don’t find it in the other sites, but then, things are never the same, once you leave home. I’ll book mark this location, to return occasionally. It was a pleasure to have known you, in those days, and to have been there at the outset. Keep up the good work! (Of course you will–it’s a part of you, and you certainly don’t need me to affirm that. I’m happy to find a familiar face, as it were.) Best wishes, Bruce

By: schmutzie

schmutzie — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:34:11 +0000

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By: Charley

Charley — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:07:02 +0000

I don’t suppose that my words will ring true here, but as the owner of two tattoos and with two more in the planning stages (though no piercings) I have come to one conclusion – body art, if done tastefully and appropriately for the world in which you live, *work*, and play, can be a beautiful thing. All three of those areas in our life have different expectations, rules, and populations, as such, all three judge us differently. What may be appropriate for play and our lives, may not be appropriate for work, and so on and so on.

When I got my first tattoo (I was a high school teacher then, fresh out of college) I thought long and hard on two things – 1) where can I get this thing where I won’t be judged by others if they see it? and 2) where can i get this thing so that as I age I don’t look like a sailor that’s seen too many ports and cheap whores?

The answer to that was my right shoulder blade. Unless you’re seeing me with my shirt off – not likely! – you don’t even know I have it.

I did the same for my second tattoo, which is on my neck. If I am dressed professionally you can’t see it and as such don’t know it’s there. And, otherwise, it’s unobtrusive enough to go unnoticed (even though partially visible when wearing a t-shirt) that it’s not going to distract or irritate people who casually see me in public.

So my suggestion to her and you is: agree to let her get the adornment, as body art can be a beautiful way of expressing one’s self. It’s art – not simply a piercing. As with any creation, it should be deliberate and thought out and personal to her. Since it is on her body and she will be operating in different spheres for the rest of her life, she must accept that a lip piercing is *not* appropriate for a work or serious environment. I would *never* let someone doing something important to me do it if they had a lip ring, even if it was my dentist. Encourage her to get it somewhere else. What’s the harm? It is her body, after all

Charley’s last blog post..Return to the now

By: ellyn

ellyn — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:53:06 +0000

I have to say I agree with Paul. It isn't permanent. But then she isn't my daughter. I don't know what I will do when I have this conversation with Anna. Hopefully it isn't for a very long time. I look forward to hearing how it went down. ellyn’s last blog post..Out

By: Fiona

Fiona — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:39:41 +0000

aaaaah that last picture freaked me out!!! Ok the first section ... all the number talk had me dizzy. Piercing, tattoos, the idea of my kid as teens SKEEEERs me,... I must go press pause on my childrens' aging process! Fiona’s last blog post..Casual Friday ~ I Want To Be A TV Star!

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:35:51 +0000

Your daughter is adorable! (the math genius one). I wonder when my two toddlers will grow old enough to talk in full sentences with me. But hearing about your daughter's story (the 17-yr old) yikes, I better start making a list of strategies from now. I'm a pretty cool, open-minded chick, which means I can tolerate small tattoos, cartilage rings and other smaller, less noticeable piercings but I'm not sure about a lip ring--especially on my baby girl! (Although she's no longer a baby). If I were you, I'd tell her that lip rings completely change a person's appearance, making him/her look more rugged, rebellious or edgy (if you prefer) and it'll completely take away her sweet, pretty, feminine sides. But if her goal is to do just that -to look 'edgier'-and won't budge at your comments, then maybe you should just let her. She seems like a girl who won't keep a facial piercing for too long. I know its easier said done but sometimes reverse psychology does wonders. If she gets it, just be sure to tell her how horrible it looks on her. lol. Angela’s last blog post..Shattered glass.

By: Nydia

Nydia — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:58:21 +0000

OH and I feel you pain in the “figuring out the font” thing … You and I have the same WordPress theme and it took me a few days before I found the courage to conquer THAT mountain …

You’re daughter is a genius! I’m totally jealous …

Nydia’s last blog post..When Good Trains Go Bad!