girl roles-playing princess, etc.

[ginny]

Catriona, that jewelery comment is funny to me: when I was graduating with my BS, my mom asked what I wanted. Easy, a sea kayak. I got an antique ring

She did her best. I also wasn't allowed to play with barbie dolls. It didn't matter to me because I didn't really want to. Though, Tulip, I can see how if I did want to play with barbie dolls, i would have seen my mother's rejection of them as a rejection of me.

I have no children, and I thank the universe that I will not have to face those painfully difficult questions that come with rearing children. I also thank the universe that I was blessed with a (fallible) mother who loved me dearly.

[Cataboo]

Catriona, that jewelery comment is funny to me: when I was graduating with my BS, my mom asked what I wanted. Easy, a sea kayak. I got an antique ring

I also thank the universe that I was blessed with a (fallible) mother who loved me dearly.

I never asked my Mom for a kayak - I just bought them myself and I think it still gives her heart attacks that I go out in them.

But when it came time for me to get a car, and I was cheaping out - my Mom was pretty insistent that I get the subaru that I'd mentioned wanting before to carry my boats & bikes... and helped with it for my grad school graduation.

She bought me a nice flat screen tv last christmas - which is great - but... I don't really watch tv. She went out at 5 am on Black friday to get one for me. I finally hooked it up to a digital antenna on Monday so I could see the season premiere of house. And i use it as a big computer monitor.