Comments on: Haiku 179

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:25:35 +0000

Kelly, love you and miss you….and Alison, your comments are DEAD on….xoxoxoxoxo

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:50:13 +0000

I love this and identify with it so much. I could never get pregnant. We had all the fertility testing, and they could not find a reason. So we adopted a beautiful daughter from Guatemala. She has been the joy of my life, wiping away all of our pain. Here is the story… http://bonya.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/the-privilege-of-adoption/

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Bonnie

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:41:35 +0000

I say, yes…picking up after husband and dogs (and cats) does qualify as taking care of kids!!!

And Alison…I knew this one would get you all riled up!!!

By: johanna

johanna — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:32:51 +0000

response to innocent-seeming questions that touch our
sensitive places should be answered “none of your beeswax”
i am not good at restraint.
kelly , may your dreams come true…. blessed be, vty joanne d.

By: Alison

Alison — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:49:46 +0000

Ashley,

Ha ha, I can answer that one quickly. Yes!

By: Ashley Weymouth

Ashley Weymouth — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:46:59 +0000

Hi Kelly,

I can relate to the above, as well.

I wonder………do two dogs, two cats and occasional emotional immaturity on my husband’s part qualify as ‘family’?

I’ll chew on that for a bit.

Ashley

By: Alison

Alison — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:28:41 +0000

Oh, Kelly. You must know that I like this one. I have to admit that I was not so good in practicing restraint and would often say things like “the state of my ovaries are none of your business!” before walking away in a huff. Even though I knew people didn’t mean anything bad by these questions it was still very difficult.

Our trip to Argentina made me sensitive to another kind of questioning of a totally different subject matter - work. I remember I was told that in Argentina one doesn’t ask what one does for work when first introduced. I guess this could be construed as sizing someone up according to their job. I actually like the custom and now I just usually wait until this topic comes up naturally. I’d love to see people practice this custom in the United States - both for work and family planning!