Generation Gap?

Lawrence was incorrigible today. He says he was a bystander in his son’s upbringing, preferring to leave the child-rearing to his wife. He says this is because the purpose of parenthood (for the man) is to ‘grease the road to a little tail’ by giving the woman what she wants: children.

He chose to accomplish this by adding only sperm and money into the equation – he feels that this money is his gift of time to the child. Time = Work = Money. His argument is that his wife gave of her time by actually raising ‘the boy’ and so it’s pretty much even, and that he does not owe her a debt of gratitude for raising this little citizen into adulthood with little to no collaboration.

Fascinating…

Strength, courage and balance...

Sometimes I feel brave. Sometimes I don't.

Yesterday I met an extremely brave young lady. She is 13 years old, has a degenerative eye disease that renders her virtually incapable of seeing anything other than the most drastic changes in light and darkness. This alone must be terrifying; to have seen perfectly as a child and watch your eyesight deteriorate just as you are becoming a young woman.

But the truly remarkable thing about Brittany is that she is an accomplished equestrian rider. That's right: she mounts a horse, rides around the ring performing jumps and other maneuvers ... without the benefit of her eyesight.

Think about it: it's scary enough trying to navigate your own bedroom with your eyes closed. Can you imagine controlling an 1100lb animal through an obstacle course blindly? I think Brittany is amazing, and the next time I'm feeling not so brave I'm going to remember her.

Mummy, does God have a moustache?

I love the questions and comments children make in their infinite innocence. Some of my favourites follow:

"Don't be sad that Great Grannie is in heaven, Mummy - you can still e-mail her"

"Mummy, the man on the TV said we have to call this toll free number NOW! Right NOW!"

"Mummy, the sign says: NEW BUSINESS PARK COMING SOON .. No fair! Does that mean ONLY business people can play there?"

"Mummy, Laurel just told me how babies are made... It's really gross. Do I HAVE to do that when I grow up?"

One night, while tucking my son into bed he threw his arms around me and said, "Oh Mummy - I love you! You smell JUST like sausages..." (quite a compliment since sausages were his favourite food at the time)

At 4 years old my youngest asked me for a cookie, and I said "What's the magic word, sweetie?" He seemed puzzled, looked around, shrugged and said, "I dunno ... WINDOW...?" Clearly, I'd failed to impart to him the magical quality of the word 'please'...

She's just not that into you...


The above is true if:

1. She can only see you once a week
2. She is uncomfortable with your compliments
3. After four dates, she still just wants to talk
4. She absolutely refuses to let you pay for anything
5. She is vague when you mention future plans

She may still enjoy spending time with you, but she doesn't see a future in your relationship unless she shares your sense of urgency in spending time together, makes plans for more than a few weeks away, or accepts gifts of any kind.

"It's impolite to rob people of the opportunity to experience reality by not being completely honest"
- Don Lasell