Kaylee ,'Shindig'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
My Mother never heard the word "fuck" until she went to college. She i had seen it in grafitti and was aware of its existance.
That reminds me that I got in trouble in 2nd grade for writing FUCK YOU up on the board when Miss Foster was out of the classroom. I wasn't angry or anything I just knew that it would entertain the other kids. Thus began my long career in showbiz (after a brief stay in Miss Foster's timeout cubbyhole).
Hm. It doesn't have to be something that isn't dangerous in the long run. She could be in denial about the seriousness of the problem, I suppose. Thanks for the initial thoughts, Laga and Fred.
we almost got kicked out of Disney World when my sister thought it would be oh so funny to write FUCK YOU in the sand so people riding the monorail could see it.
MaidenGurl, what's STBX mean?
ETA--Never mind, figured it out.
See, the only thing I can come up with is more like Crohn's disease, or ulcerative colitis--you can end up in the hospital on a semi-regular basis with those, depending on how your condition is. (I think there may even be a Buffista with one of those) But you may not want to make people think of your character's bowels.
I would think that CF wouldn't be good because it would require a number of other life changes that might not work for the character. I got the impression that the disease shouldn't have other issue besides the brief hospital stays.
CF is fatal too young for my character. (Average life expectancy is 20s-30s in most cases.)
When we were kids swearing around Mom was a BIG deal. We were also not allowed to say "shut up" (it is very dismissive and disrespectful) and that got her angrier than Shit or Damn.
The only time I was slapped by my mother was when I said "Shut up!" to her face. I was in 6th or 7th grade. Of course, my parents never even yelled at us, so just the volume of it was probably pretty harsh all on its own.
If we said shut up to other siblings, it cost us a quarter. As did using the sewing scissors on paper.
Crohn's diseaseOne of my best friends has this, and yes, I'd considered it. But yeah, don't want that to be the focus on the character.
I got the impression that the disease shouldn't have other issue besides the brief hospital stays.I think it would have some issues--restricted activity or food or some such.