But if the world doesn't end, I'm gonna need a note.

Cordelia ,'Potential'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Steph L. - Dec 07, 2011 2:57:24 pm PST #10378 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Guys, before y'all jump into anything, speaking from my admittedly limited perspective in a boring old non-feminist marriage...there's just a slight possibility that kids may be way the fuck more expensive than this guy thinks they are.

Dang. But...they start earning their keep after the first 3 months, right? RIGHT?

(We were shopping at Target for a baby shower gift and I found wee tiny Batman underpants, grabbed them off the rack, spun around, and said to Tim, "Please impregnate me NOW. I have to have a baby to put these on." He refused. I don't even know why I keep him around.)

And also that food stamps are not actually printed on gold leaf.

WHAT. I don't even know WHY I voted for Obama.


Connie Neil - Dec 07, 2011 3:01:37 pm PST #10379 of 30001
brillig

wee tiny Batman underpants,

Don't you have a dog those would fit on?


Sheryl - Dec 07, 2011 3:03:06 pm PST #10380 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

I'm backing away slowly from the insane troll-logic of that "feminist marriage" article.


Consuela - Dec 07, 2011 3:03:38 pm PST #10381 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

But...they start earning their keep after the first 3 months, right? RIGHT?

RIGHT.

I just finished reading Emile Zola's Germinal, and one of the most killing things about it was the way the mother of the family was utterly dependent on having her children go to work in the mine as early as possible. There was one child who was disabled in some way, and although she did a lot around the house, her inability to earn was a real problem. It was a strong reminder of how families used to be big so that they got work out of the kids, not only to support the parents in their age.


Jesse - Dec 07, 2011 3:04:22 pm PST #10382 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Jesse, will you marry me?

Absolutely! Do we find the rich baby-daddies first? Or sign up for welfare? I'd better check the feminist rules.


Steph L. - Dec 07, 2011 3:05:18 pm PST #10383 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

wee tiny Batman underpants,

Don't you have a dog those would fit on?

They're way too small for Kato. Possibly one of the cats, but that would lead to me being maimed, the avoidance of which is one of my life goals.


Steph L. - Dec 07, 2011 3:07:03 pm PST #10384 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

These underpants. See? I need a feminist-marriage baby to put those on!


SuziQ - Dec 07, 2011 3:13:22 pm PST #10385 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Possibly one of the cats, but that would lead to me being maimed, the avoidance of which is one of my life goals.

I was reading this to K-Bug and was told that I have already failed that goal. Anyone want a 21 year old?


Amy - Dec 07, 2011 3:19:54 pm PST #10386 of 30001
Because books.

I know sisters who moved in together to raise children, for instance. I wouldn't do it, but I don't think it's a dubious concept.

I thought Kate and Allie did pretty well, though. (I realize it's TV, but still.)


Allyson - Dec 07, 2011 3:21:15 pm PST #10387 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine?

Can I tag this? You just knocked MCA off his pedestal.