Idle thoughts while working
1. I was about to type that I have never attended a bridal shower, but now I think that's not true -- I attended one once, for a friend who was getting married out of town. In that case, having a "bridal shower" made sense to me as an occasion for friends who could not travel to celebrate the impending nuptials. However, for the most part, bridal showers utterly bewilder me. What's their point?
2. Motherhood has made me feel not one jot more femme than before. Quite the opposite actually, in some ways. Just in case you were curious.
3. You know what else I just don't get? Pottery painting, especially as a group activity. I suspect this may have something to do with the fact that my grandmother was a professional ceramics artist, but I also suspect this is not the entire explanation.
4. I feel really, really queer right now. See also: raised by wolves.
2. Motherhood has made me feel not one jot more femme than before. Quite the opposite actually, in some ways. Just in case you were curious.
3. You know what else I just don't get? Pottery painting, especially as a group activity. I suspect this may have something to do with the fact that my grandmother was a professional ceramics artist, but I also suspect this is not the entire explanation.
4. I feel really, really queer right now. See also: raised by wolves.
2. Motherhood did not make me feel especially more femme, either. Neither does holding a tradtionally women-only job.
3. I get any mildly expressive playful group activity. It's like rubberstamping or scrapbooking -- it's not even meant to be anything like art, it's just supposed to be a hobby thing that other respectable dorks do.
4. Oh my, how often I feel raised by wolves. My children do too, and sometimes I feel really embarrassed about that. Other times, well, at least they were raised by something, eh?
Are you writing articles about bridal showers and baby showers for website magazines, poor dear?
I was raised by robots, and have stayed true to my robot heritage when raising my own children.
I was raised by parents who, despite being areligious and not all that white, managed to pull off a WASP philosophy much of the time. "You're having a feeling, darling. Go to your room."
My kids, however, have no metallic skins whatsoever, so it's been a bit challenging to be a good mom-robot.
1. "girl time" (no smelly boys allowed!)
2. Presents
3. Foofy tea, food and drinks
4. Dressing up in foofy tea and food outfits
5. The bride-to-be's sister to make a fake bouquet out of the ribbons for use at the wedding rehearsal
6. People to give the bride-to-be sexy lingerie and snicker about it.
Do I even need to mention that these people were Republicans?? ;) I usually don't mind the foofoo crap but I didn't have a bridal shower and I don't think I want to go to any more of them.