Oh Vortex, that's awesome! I just remember pleading with my mother, "Don't tell Daddy. Don't tell Daddy." She already had (and was honest with me about that, so points to her) so it was a moot point.
Oldest boychild overheard certain female in my house, tonight and I was pretty sure of that, from the moment it happened (just based on our proximity) so I asked later, if he knew was was going on. He did. His father then promptly told him to keep the boys away from his sister. 50% of me was thinking, "Oh, yeah," while the other 50 was thinking, "Don't do that." But on the whole, yeah.
Laughing like a drain at Emmett.
Yeah, Cindy, if my mom's a flower child...R's mom? Took it up to 11.
Okay, so erika, you're much younger and have seen friends traumatized by this. Is buying Blume's Are You There, God... overkill? I haven't done it, yet, so any answer is cool (I need no reassurance).
when my father poked his head around the corner and yelled "period! period! period!" I cracked up.
Awww, man, that's genius.
::knuckle bumps Vortex's Dad::
In another of the "java's mother was crazy" (and not the fun kind of crazy)stories, notice of MY first period was included in a Christmas letter that went out to 100+ people.
I wish I were making that up.
I love that story, Vortex.
very well may be my favorite dad story of all time. and I have a lot of good ones :)
Java, that's horrifying.
Ok, random change of topic. I just got this question from a friend and don't know the answer:
Do you remember, and I'm paraphrasing, the author who said that one should look for a partner in life with whom one shares conversation, because conversation is the only thing one may have when one is old? And can you direct me to the quote?
Anyone know?
No, I think that would be nice, Cindy.
Just don't talk about fertility rituals and shit.
A special acknowledgement is nice...I wish my mother had done a bit more. Not cake more, but my mother is a major stoic and not much for rituals and Emoting.
