My dad would wake up in the middle of the night if he heard a cow in distress. Which is not loud at all if you're in the house.
Mal: Does.. um.. does this seem kind of tight? Kaylee: Shows off your backside.
'Shindig'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[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.
tommyrot - Aug 21, 2016 2:35:02 pm PDT #25873 of 30002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Calli - Aug 21, 2016 2:38:03 pm PDT #25874 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
My sister lives near Pontiac, Scappy, so I'm in that general area once a year or so.
Zenkitty - Aug 21, 2016 2:58:15 pm PDT #25875 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm just glad I wasn't pulling that completely out of thin air.
Oh, I didn't think you were! I read one such study a while ago, that concluded that women were less likely to be annoyed by a child's whining, and... that annoyed me. I wrote to ask if they'd included any women in the study who weren't mothers or child caregivers, but they didn't respond.
SuziQ - Aug 21, 2016 3:19:48 pm PDT #25876 of 30002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
My brain is so research addled at the moment, Zen, I wasn't totally sure. One thing Buffistas have taught me (never mind Grad school) is to be able to backup your statements. Or admit you are flying by the seat of your pants.
And good point about the mothers/caregivers versus not. I'd be curious of the results. My patriarchy related cynical brain wonders if there hasn't been more research because men don't want to be -shown in a bad light. Though it would underline the patriarchy fed roles of a mother. Meh. Now I'm overthinking it.
Connie Neil - Aug 21, 2016 3:44:14 pm PDT #25877 of 30002
brillig
I wrote to ask if they'd included any women in the study who weren't mothers or child caregivers
There are very few things that shortcircuit my temper like a whining child. Legitimate crying of distress frightens me because I don't feel up to coping with a child who needs real help. But whining--it's probably the biggest thing that told me I had no business raising a child, the way I had to restrain myself when I heard whining. People blithely saying "Oh, it's different when it's your own" means nothing when someone puts a helpless life in your hands and you realize that you are not up to it. A misbehaving cat made me angry enough that I was afraid of what I might do when confronted by even the best child doing the completely normal challenging and frustrating things.
WindSparrow - Aug 21, 2016 6:37:56 pm PDT #25878 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Aims is teaching in Ypsilanti schools, IIRC, which is not too terribly far from Detroit, I think.
Hil R. - Aug 21, 2016 7:38:51 pm PDT #25879 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Classes start tomorrow. I teach at 9. Can't sleep -- ankle hurting.
WindSparrow - Aug 21, 2016 8:03:37 pm PDT #25880 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
That sucks, Hil.
Laura - Aug 22, 2016 6:45:46 am PDT #25881 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
I hope that restful and renewing sleep happened for all Bitches.
It is Monday and I have a big bad case of don't wannas. At 10 I made DH take me out to breakfast. I can't say it helped the don't wannas, but at least I am not as grumpy.
Today is my son's birthday! He is a fine young man. He is going to do okay in this world.
NoiseDesign - Aug 22, 2016 6:47:54 am PDT #25882 of 30002
Our wings are not tired
Sleep has been substituted with coffee.