The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[betty rose]

I love lazy days.

I schedule one on snowy days, and Sunday's. Makes everything better!

 

[Songbird76]

Isn't it funny how differently we were all brought up? Mom told my sister who was the prettiest, that she should go all out to catch a man. She ended up marrying someone who abused her. Such bad advice, but that was what was expected for the time. I'm so glad things have changed! I was told to study hard and get a good job!

Yep...well, my dad is 82 now, so he's quite...old-fashioned (and very misogynistic) and he brought me to his lawyer to talk about the future. I was 14 and he had his lawyer talk to me about my desire to go to college, because women don't belong in higher education. The only thing a woman needs from college is to find a husband to support her and even if a women does manage to make it through college without getting married, her degree is worth nothing, because she is female and it's a man's world. The only jobs fit for a woman are teaching, nursing, and secretarial work. Needless to say, my father wasn't willing to contribute to my education.

 

[betty rose]

Okay, I'm out. I can't keep up with all you. Have a great evening "talking". xoxo

 

[betty rose]

Yep...well, my dad is 82 now, so he's quite...old-fashioned (and very misogynistic) and he brought me to his lawyer to talk about the future. I was 14 and he had his lawyer talk to me about my desire to go to college, because women don't belong in higher education. The only thing a woman needs from college is to find a husband to support her and even if a women does manage to make it through college without getting married, her degree is worth nothing, because she is female and it's a man's world. The only jobs fit for a woman are teaching, nursing, and secretarial work. Needless to say, my father wasn't willing to contribute to my education.

That was our upbringing too. I'm glad times have changed. I encouraged DD to follow her dreams, and she did.

 

[Cesar R M]

Great, now I'm craving buffalo wings, which are also at home.

arggh, I'm a diet.. no tempting please! D:

 

[Cesar R M]

I used to be able to sleep through anything, but no more. Not since becoming a mommy.

lucky you, since I'm deaf, I get oversensitive at night.. any vibration, light variation or heavy noise.. I instantly wake up like an alien just probed my butt D:

 

[Cesar R M]

Awww, so cute!

weird, I cant see his image..

 

[Cesar R M]

Oh my gosh you guys.....
I just spent my entire lunch break reading this thread and there are still 10 pages I didn't get to.
I have to go to a meeting.
I'm trying to keep up but holy moley....
I'll be back later but I can't imagine how far behind I'll be by then.
I need to figure out how to keep up.

as an ongoing joke..

you just finish ketchup'ing the thread.. when you get an alert:

going to take a couple minutes of very valuable time to comment on this for @JenniferS. how did you how did you manage to arrange to have six Canadians at my table on the ship? All from Ontario!

they're spying on you!!! XD

 

[Songbird76]

That was our upbringing too. I'm glad times have changed. I encouraged DD to follow her dreams, and she did.

Yep, I was fortunate that most people didn't feel that way, so I was able to get lots of scholarships and I graduated with honors from college. I am bringing my kids up to believe they can be what they want. So far DD wants to be a pop star and a fashion designer ( so she can design the clothes she wears on stage) and DS wants to be a soccer player (naturally) and a DJ, so he can do the music for DD.

 

[Cesar R M]

Wow, that must be tough in the teenage years.

being serious.. no idea why I imagined that as a reason for the random school shootings of lately x_X

 

[MOXOMUMD]

I know, right?! But even if one of the kid's was sick, I would just go out and buy them a bunch of candy myself.

One year me and my little sister both got chicken pox so my dad bought each a bag of Kit Kats.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Anything with pasta, and bread has my name on it. I'm making a veggie pizza today!

Me too! Yum.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

We have signs at our park down the street, saying coyote's in the area.

They migrate through our area twice a year. That's when the alerts go out to make sure the barn and chicken coops doors stay closed and bring in your pets at night. I actually saw one that had gotten plowed over on the highway.

 

[catmom46]

weird, I cant see his image..

Here you go:

 

[MOXOMUMD]

I'm 5' 1", I used to be 5' 3 1/2". That's what gravity will do to you (and old age)!

My daughter was just measured at 5'2".

 

[catmom46]

Do you have regulations about that where you live? I know where I was in the States, there was no rule about it...parents took kids out for vacations all the time. But over here, you get fined if the kids miss a day when they weren't sick if you don't get permission, and you only get permission for special things like death of an immediate family member, or a big anniversary...over here,12.5 years is the first big anniversary. (10 is nothing) So we got the kids out for 2 days and had a long weekend for our 12.5 year anniversary.

If the kid is out for more than 5 days, then you can get an independent study, so the school still gets paid. But they really don't encourage it.

 

[catmom46]

Yep...well, my dad is 82 now, so he's quite...old-fashioned (and very misogynistic) and he brought me to his lawyer to talk about the future. I was 14 and he had his lawyer talk to me about my desire to go to college, because women don't belong in higher education. The only thing a woman needs from college is to find a husband to support her and even if a women does manage to make it through college without getting married, her degree is worth nothing, because she is female and it's a man's world. The only jobs fit for a woman are teaching, nursing, and secretarial work. Needless to say, my father wasn't willing to contribute to my education.

 

[catmom46]

arggh, I'm a diet.. no tempting please! D:

Sorry, I'll be sure to eat them all so you won't be tempted to eat leftovers!

 

[catmom46]

lucky you, since I'm deaf, I get oversensitive at night.. any vibration, light variation or heavy noise.. I instantly wake up like an alien just probed my butt D:

OK, I don't think of that when I suddenly wake up at night.

 

[MOXOMUMD]