tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841313386470460888.post5511010716721811681..comments2024-03-02T00:38:17.536-08:00Comments on the league of reluctant adults: Give Me Infertility, AND Give Me Death!RA Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15444952393162279331noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841313386470460888.post-70593945073438430812009-05-08T19:00:00.000-07:002009-05-08T19:00:00.000-07:00As a mom who reads vamp fiction, I think probably ...As a mom who reads vamp fiction, I think probably they are not really things that work together. And I like the way you explore the idea. :) There's absolutely no reason for you to be maternal. Your books are your babies at this point. Love THEM feed THEM. If that's what you eventually do, then that's awesome too. :) But I do like seeing all aspects of "female roles" explored in fiction, so I like it when someone thinks about what would happen. If there's a lot of mad sex, does it eventually lead to??? That's probably the main thing that kept me glued to the last Twilight book-- (spoiler alert). How they dealt with "that issue." It was interesting to imagine the two seemingly incongruent things.kim wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220371428805781236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841313386470460888.post-87798305516310236002009-05-08T07:56:00.000-07:002009-05-08T07:56:00.000-07:00JD: I have inspired many a person to google hitch ...JD: I have inspired many a person to google hitch testicles. And I agree with everything you said re: "having it all" (which is an interesting choice of words, when applied to the HEA idea, as it reveals a level of neurosis to what women feel should make them happy) and being an auntie. Yay for aunts!<br /><br />Heather: They sound adorable! I do love dogs. If I didn't travel so much I'd probably have one.Nicole Peelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055258852171115297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841313386470460888.post-70003891430827629532009-05-07T18:22:00.000-07:002009-05-07T18:22:00.000-07:00We have 2 puppies that I classify as the best of a...We have 2 puppies that I classify as the best of all breeds. So, they are mixes. 1 is 3.5 years old, her name is Gabby, and she's a lab/skipperke/shepherd mix, and Harley, who will be 1 next week, is an australian shepherd/chow mix. We love them bunches. They're our babies. :) Honestly, I think plants are harder than puppies. I always forget to water my plants. I never forget to feed the pups.Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841313386470460888.post-55293508854846123772009-05-07T17:55:00.000-07:002009-05-07T17:55:00.000-07:00The joys of being an aunty mean you get all the fu...The joys of being an aunty mean you get all the fun stuff, then hand them back when they wail/have a dirty nappy/when you're tired of them. Win/win all round.<br /><br />Myself, I have a cat. Much less of a commitment than a dog. Though that doesn't stop me from treating my cat like a dog. Everyone has their issues and mine is all about having opposible thumbs and being the top of the foodchain. I am not my cats' 'staff'.<br /><br />In relations to being a mother, my mum worries enough about my siblings and me as it is and, as sad as it is to admit it, we'll all die eventually. To be a mummy vamp and have to worry about them FOREVER is just too cruel.<br /><br />And then there's that 'immortal' thing. Does a woman really get to have it all? Fabulous looks (because there doesn't seem to be any point to an ugly vampire), usually a schmexy alpha-male type who worships the ground she walks on in a taciturn manner with wads of cash so she never has to work a night of her life again, immortality, AND kids? Not fair on the rest of us mere mortals. They can't have their cake and eat it too. There's got to be more of a downside to living forever than just having to drink blood. The universe has to have a greater sense of justice than that, surely.<br /><br />I had to Google 'hitch testicles'. I'd never heard of them before. I did have an idea of what they are (since it's a rather descriptive term) but I had to see for myself. The only thing that comes to mind is 'Oh my'. 'Trucks with balls' now has a whole new meaning.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285294225570281353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841313386470460888.post-38541842119089037802009-05-06T20:36:00.000-07:002009-05-06T20:36:00.000-07:00Heather: Thanks! And I, too, LOVE being an Aunt. I...Heather: Thanks! And I, too, LOVE being an Aunt. I have the best niece and nephew EVER, and it's very satisfying being their crazy, crazy auntie. But no, I don't even have a houseplant because it's too much of a commitment. I have issues. What kind of puppies do you have? I think the truck balls are spreading, you're right.Nicole Peelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055258852171115297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841313386470460888.post-60424491965967196602009-05-06T18:17:00.000-07:002009-05-06T18:17:00.000-07:00Nicole, you totally crack me up!!! I always love ...Nicole, you totally crack me up!!! I always love your posts. Its nice to know I'm not the only one content to let the rest of the world have kids. I'm happy to be an Aunt. Do you have any pets? I have 2 wonderful puppies, and I think they are way better than kids. :) As a check, plenty of truck balls in Indiana. ENjoy your cake...I hope its chocolate.Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841313386470460888.post-52972003102975321022009-05-06T12:43:00.000-07:002009-05-06T12:43:00.000-07:00Terri: They are AMAZING.
Kelly: I thought they we...Terri: They are AMAZING.<br /><br />Kelly: I thought they were some sort of weighting system at first (I saw them on one one of those trucks where the bed has been removed and there's all this rig set up in its place). Anyway, I was like, "What the hell are those? They can't be . . . but they look like . . . but they can't be. . . ohmygod they definitely are . . . THAT TRUCK HAS BALLS!" I really want to get a pair for my new Prius. I'd have the ballsiest hybrid on the block.<br /><br />Jackie: That's SUCH a good point. It's hard enough to balance a day job and motherhood, or a husband and motherhood, imagine balancing everything when your day job is sleeping, your night job is fanging people, your husband is a big alpha male warrior ball of sex, and you have to worry about your children FOREVER.Nicole Peelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055258852171115297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841313386470460888.post-80121732075967258092009-05-06T12:37:00.000-07:002009-05-06T12:37:00.000-07:00It seems like, for the most part, once motherhood ...It seems like, for the most part, once motherhood is introduced the parents are asked to exit stage left, like their story is over. That's why Michele's books fascinate me so much--her characters with kids can't be ignored, they make the whole story!Jackie Uhrmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159292111210906463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841313386470460888.post-76398521062159600832009-05-06T12:31:00.000-07:002009-05-06T12:31:00.000-07:00I saw hitch testicles on a pickup truck in Virgini...I saw hitch testicles on a pickup truck in Virginia once. Laughed so hard I almost had to stop driving.<br /><br />They can be very distracting.Kelly Meding/Kelly Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058232720272908627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841313386470460888.post-83779518857111883652009-05-06T12:01:00.000-07:002009-05-06T12:01:00.000-07:00The way your mind works astounds me LOL.. You are ...The way your mind works astounds me LOL.. You are too damn funny woman. i am coming to La and you better find me some testicle hitches so I can laugh my fat ass off !Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110825400721240611noreply@blogger.com