tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post8439929801719678449..comments2023-08-09T03:21:13.354-05:00Comments on Letters from Gehenna: The World on a Slant: Not Even The Mommy TrapDw3t-Hthrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584245136407694660noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-66639231595354728172009-12-06T12:08:06.239-05:002009-12-06T12:08:06.239-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-34953649050562466232009-11-05T14:10:12.458-05:002009-11-05T14:10:12.458-05:00Thanks for mentioning, I didn't get a notify o...Thanks for mentioning, I didn't get a notify on that one. Creepy.Dw3t-Hthrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584245136407694660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-9649257615444184382009-11-05T11:16:37.629-05:002009-11-05T11:16:37.629-05:00There appears to be a spammy comment (the one that...There appears to be a spammy comment (the one that's in Russian, as far as I can tell). I'm not sure what it says, except for something about fisting. Fun.Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055554674087590194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-8201840909828853172009-11-05T05:56:29.813-05:002009-11-05T05:56:29.813-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-37101913785300028282009-09-17T15:18:10.625-05:002009-09-17T15:18:10.625-05:00wow. bizarre. (the article and your acquantance, n...wow. bizarre. (the article and your acquantance, not you.)<br /><br />I find it hard to understand while there are STILL people - often, it seems, lots of people - who still hold onto the 'one size WILL fit all you just have to find the RIGHT size i.e. mine' principle.<br /><br />I just find it odd.<br /><br />I'm a stay at home home-edding mum. I don't think everyone SHOULD be just cos they're a woman or something. Hell, some days (like today) I don't think I should be either!mamacrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484565827023574347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-29859181949916304832009-09-11T23:58:29.515-05:002009-09-11T23:58:29.515-05:00Dev --
That is seriously one of the things that I...Dev --<br /><br />That is seriously one of the things that I wish I knew how to say to this person, in the moments where I want to talk to her as opposed to sticking my head down and trying to dodge yet another "THanks for reminding me why I don't call myself a feminist" emotional meltdown.<br /><br />(Turns out her big deal is about how homemaking doesn't include health insurance or a retirement plan. And for fuck's sake, the sorts of jobs I can <i>get</i> may have health insurance eventually, but they don't come with retirement plans, and handing off Little Foot to a childcare worker who ... probably isn't getting a retirement plan out of it either, you know ... is just bumping the problem a rung down the class ladder. Which <b>DOESN'T ACTUALLY FIX IT</b>.)<br /><br />Um, tangent. That was a tangent.<br /><br />I was commenting to some friends while I was still more actively fuming about this that my current response to "I'll be post-feminist in the post-patriarchy" (a phrase I associate with this person's crowd) is something like, "One of my standards for 'post-patriarchy' is a world where people don't feel <i>entitled</i> to approve of other people's lives."<br /><br />Bloody entitlement bullshit.Dw3t-Hthrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584245136407694660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-64607178395915365252009-09-11T23:21:14.173-05:002009-09-11T23:21:14.173-05:00Where the fuck do people get off approving or not ...Where the fuck do people get off approving or not approving of that in the first place? For fuck's sake.<br /><br />I wanted to write here that I think your baby is lucky to have you around all the time, but then I thought, <em>it doesn't really matter what I think either</em>. And it's not like if you were working (by choice or through necessity) that I would be bemoaning the plight of your child either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-31572665186271977502009-09-11T14:27:24.285-05:002009-09-11T14:27:24.285-05:00One does start to wonder where people lose the poi...One does start to wonder where people lose the point that <i>feminism is about choices</i>, and that means the ability to choose to stay at home with the baby. Or go out and work. Or whatever other combination is feasible.<br /><br />I'm sorry your acquaintance felt the need to get self-righteous at you.Carriehttp://in-her-web.blog-city.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-20731564428360504122009-09-10T07:51:36.761-05:002009-09-10T07:51:36.761-05:00GYAH! *flailflailflail*
Why should you pass judg...GYAH! *flailflailflail*<br /><br />Why should you pass judgment on me for working or not? What business is it of yours??<br /><br />And the breastfeeding thing just made me go up in flames. I quit nursing my kids at 2 months, not because I didn't want to any more, but because I couldn't find the time (or privacy) to pump enough. Nursing is enough of a pain without rampant stupidity.Peeeeka-chuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289661754866293534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-62410185380210849432009-09-10T04:27:48.700-05:002009-09-10T04:27:48.700-05:00Aughhh! People Suck! Don't work- you're an...Aughhh! People Suck! Don't work- you're an economic leach, work- you're a sucky mother... fuckety, fuck, fuck fuck- profanity is good!<br /><br />I've come to the conclusion that no matter what I do (as a parent or otherwise) some sanctimonious shit is going to say I'm doing it wrong, so bugger everyone else's opinion I'll do what's right for me and my son (and any other offspring I may have in the future)...Lissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14975707448103541108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-15950289145112099892009-09-10T02:24:28.613-05:002009-09-10T02:24:28.613-05:00Gah, they what? (I'm feeling a bit incoherent ...Gah, they what? (I'm feeling a bit incoherent at the thought of such extreme points of view)<br /><br />Suffice to say, I think your thoughts were well articulated. I find myself in a slightly ranty mood (but I'm going to let go of that because I know it's a waste of my energy). Still, why won't people accept that you do what is right for you and your situation, whether that means staying at home or staying in the workplace? And just leave it at that?Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17055554674087590194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4427538608110635294.post-15585003338904684082009-09-10T00:22:35.476-05:002009-09-10T00:22:35.476-05:00I thought of you when I read that post. *sigh*
...I thought of you when I read that post. *sigh* <br /><br />Reacting to an extreme position with another opposite extreame position isn't helpful. <br /><br />And as my therapist keeps reminding me that the airlines are actually correct - I have to take care of myself before assisting others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com