while cruising the net, because i have a little free time on my hands while the man is gone, i stumbled across an interesting article. i may be late on the topic -wouldn't doubt that, my ear isn't to the contraception street clearly- but male contraception has enveloped me!
yeah, i'm married, knocked up and i have a toddler, so contraception may be a waste of breath in my case (ha, that's funny to me), but i find the idea simply intriguing.
i have NO idea where i would stand on this issue is if i had were forced from my comfortable seated position. on one hand, woman have been swallowing, injecting, and patching for years. one would assume it only fair for the responsibility to be shared or switched. on the other hand, the long term effects would concern me. a one-year-trial isn't long enough to ensure abundant sperm production after use.
i've heard women argue, "i wouldn't trust a man to take a pill everyday." men contend, "it's stops women from 'trapping' men."
i have LOTS of thoughts, but i want to hear from you. let's engage in a conversation! check out the article here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3543478/.
i look forward to hearing from you!
regarding bedroom etiquette
i wonder where your mind wandered... well i'm referring to the etiquette of sharing the bed. (tsk tsk, what a dirty little mind you have!)
i'm not a small woman, but not a big one by any means. i measure in at a mere 5'3" and while i will withhold my weight -what, you thought i was going to put ALL my business out there?- i've got enough cushion for the man while maintaining a satisfactory limit for my standards. however, the man is well over a foot taller than me, and while his athletic build would have you believe he is thin - is is muscular with very broad shoulders and takes up a lot of room.
why am i divulging this information with you? not for you to have visions of the man (get your own!), but to help you understand the plight which he feels i don't harbor.
because he is larger, he believes he should have more then 50% of the bed. is he nuts? it's not about ration to me, this is cold hard facts. there are two halves to a bed - one is his and one is mine! we've passed the stage of cuddling through the night, while it was nice - we both like to breath, and both enjoy our space through the night. so, when i roll over onto the assumingly (i may have made that word up, yep, i think i did) unused 15% of my side i expect to be greeted with wide open space... i hardly ever am. those big shoulders are taking up my space and leaving his empty! the gall!
not to mention the plopping into the bed that leaves me bouncing half an inch.
what are your rules regarding space (and not you Maria, i KNOW you don't believe in it, LOL)? do you like to sleep alone in your world or cuddled up with a warm body?
i'm not a small woman, but not a big one by any means. i measure in at a mere 5'3" and while i will withhold my weight -what, you thought i was going to put ALL my business out there?- i've got enough cushion for the man while maintaining a satisfactory limit for my standards. however, the man is well over a foot taller than me, and while his athletic build would have you believe he is thin - is is muscular with very broad shoulders and takes up a lot of room.
why am i divulging this information with you? not for you to have visions of the man (get your own!), but to help you understand the plight which he feels i don't harbor.
because he is larger, he believes he should have more then 50% of the bed. is he nuts? it's not about ration to me, this is cold hard facts. there are two halves to a bed - one is his and one is mine! we've passed the stage of cuddling through the night, while it was nice - we both like to breath, and both enjoy our space through the night. so, when i roll over onto the assumingly (i may have made that word up, yep, i think i did) unused 15% of my side i expect to be greeted with wide open space... i hardly ever am. those big shoulders are taking up my space and leaving his empty! the gall!
not to mention the plopping into the bed that leaves me bouncing half an inch.
what are your rules regarding space (and not you Maria, i KNOW you don't believe in it, LOL)? do you like to sleep alone in your world or cuddled up with a warm body?
i caught the bug...
the twitter-bug that is.
i resisted for a VERY long time, not wanting to prove my husband right, i pretended as if it didn't exist. but it seemed to be all around me, everyone is on it, and i can share the ridiculously irrelevant rants that i can't on FB or even with you. needless to say, my succumbing came at a price... about 24 "i told you so's!"
you see, i have a bit of a facebook addiction. my dad is plenty full, between cooking, cleaning, taking care of my boys, writing, studying (the Word that is), and the newest addition to the agenda napping - i don't know how i have time to check fb every 10 minutes... but i do. and the hubby shakes his head with every log on. he was the first to join twitter and was confident that i would follow. strong-willed, i begged to differ. guess i didn't beg enough!
so... feel free to follow me @desperatelyreal. and if you don't already have a twitter i'm sure you will soon!
i resisted for a VERY long time, not wanting to prove my husband right, i pretended as if it didn't exist. but it seemed to be all around me, everyone is on it, and i can share the ridiculously irrelevant rants that i can't on FB or even with you. needless to say, my succumbing came at a price... about 24 "i told you so's!"
you see, i have a bit of a facebook addiction. my dad is plenty full, between cooking, cleaning, taking care of my boys, writing, studying (the Word that is), and the newest addition to the agenda napping - i don't know how i have time to check fb every 10 minutes... but i do. and the hubby shakes his head with every log on. he was the first to join twitter and was confident that i would follow. strong-willed, i begged to differ. guess i didn't beg enough!
so... feel free to follow me @desperatelyreal. and if you don't already have a twitter i'm sure you will soon!
a resort for we
yesterday my husband bought Wii Resort, a family game for the three of us to play.
my child picks up on things very quickly, to his advantage and disadvantage. while we have always prayed for an intelligent child, he is sometimes too smart for his own good. i'm sure many of my readers can attest to the same as you are all very intelligent yourselves, have mated with intelligent spouses and produced intelligent offspring.
we have noticed his personality to be rather attached - let me delve into that a bit deeper. while he doesn't seem to boast an addictive personality (that could be rather troubling), he attaches himself to things he likes - as many others do - not to the point of intoxication but a little too much for our liking. e.g. i bought a nintendo ds to play during long trips and waiting room visits. i would sometimes allow him to play for a few minutes here in there to appease his toddler appetite for non-physical activity.
it has always been important to both my husband and myself that our son not be a tech head - meaning he would rather play inside on the computer, video game system or any other non-human interactive network. not to say that we would stunt any budding interest in electronics, computer operating systems, etc.; however, i have seen the effects of playstations, xboxes and wiis. i'll even take it back to nintendos and sega-genesis. i can go as far as mentioning particular movies or television shows. we just don't want our children to development unhealthy attachments.
needless to say this new game is a gift and a curse. it truly is great family fun in which that we can all join, the instructions are not so difficult that my son cannot pick up and enjoy. the man and i have managed to regulate his video gaming so that it does not influence the boy or create a learned pattern. so when we are all playing and enjoying ourselves it is hard for our son to understand when playtime is over. he will try and play for hours and hours.
personally, i am irritated with video games after about twenty minutes or so. but the boy, he certainly isn't me! he has a leapfrog learning handheld that he will ask to play repeatedly. while it is a great way for him to learn i know that under the surface it is still a game.
everything in moderation, moderation is everything.
my child picks up on things very quickly, to his advantage and disadvantage. while we have always prayed for an intelligent child, he is sometimes too smart for his own good. i'm sure many of my readers can attest to the same as you are all very intelligent yourselves, have mated with intelligent spouses and produced intelligent offspring.
we have noticed his personality to be rather attached - let me delve into that a bit deeper. while he doesn't seem to boast an addictive personality (that could be rather troubling), he attaches himself to things he likes - as many others do - not to the point of intoxication but a little too much for our liking. e.g. i bought a nintendo ds to play during long trips and waiting room visits. i would sometimes allow him to play for a few minutes here in there to appease his toddler appetite for non-physical activity.
it has always been important to both my husband and myself that our son not be a tech head - meaning he would rather play inside on the computer, video game system or any other non-human interactive network. not to say that we would stunt any budding interest in electronics, computer operating systems, etc.; however, i have seen the effects of playstations, xboxes and wiis. i'll even take it back to nintendos and sega-genesis. i can go as far as mentioning particular movies or television shows. we just don't want our children to development unhealthy attachments.
needless to say this new game is a gift and a curse. it truly is great family fun in which that we can all join, the instructions are not so difficult that my son cannot pick up and enjoy. the man and i have managed to regulate his video gaming so that it does not influence the boy or create a learned pattern. so when we are all playing and enjoying ourselves it is hard for our son to understand when playtime is over. he will try and play for hours and hours.
personally, i am irritated with video games after about twenty minutes or so. but the boy, he certainly isn't me! he has a leapfrog learning handheld that he will ask to play repeatedly. while it is a great way for him to learn i know that under the surface it is still a game.
everything in moderation, moderation is everything.
when regarding spiders...
i'm quite afraid. i mean not deathly afraid - i'm not allergic or anything - but i can be quite literally scared stiff.
i don't know what it is about those eight legs (just thinking about them made me physically shudder as i typed) but they are simply and completely unpalatable - to me that is. i know there are people that LOVE them, and maybe i need to meet some of these folk. i don't imagine i already know anyone with such an odd preference (ok, now i'm getting judgmental - i'll stop).
either way, i bring this up because my husband, while not a spider-lover, is certainly not a spider-hater. he never, and i mean NEVER kills them as they roam freely through our home (not that we have an abundance of them, but seriously... one is more than enough). he will try and chase it out or grab it to gently place it outside - which wouldn't bother me so except for the fact that he often loses them... NOW WHAT DO I DO? how do i sleep at night knowing how little i actually know about it's whereabouts?
i mean, could you imagine... no really close your eyes and imagine you are asleep, and there's the slight twinge of a prickle on your arm. you swat it away thinking it a fly or even an involuntary twitch; but you feel it once more, this time a tiny tickle on your shoulder. in a deep sleep you almost shrug it off as a dream until you feel several little taps on your cheek... nose... eye.
okay, i've out done myself. i have to go take a shower because i am itching and completely grossed out.
i don't know what it is about those eight legs (just thinking about them made me physically shudder as i typed) but they are simply and completely unpalatable - to me that is. i know there are people that LOVE them, and maybe i need to meet some of these folk. i don't imagine i already know anyone with such an odd preference (ok, now i'm getting judgmental - i'll stop).
either way, i bring this up because my husband, while not a spider-lover, is certainly not a spider-hater. he never, and i mean NEVER kills them as they roam freely through our home (not that we have an abundance of them, but seriously... one is more than enough). he will try and chase it out or grab it to gently place it outside - which wouldn't bother me so except for the fact that he often loses them... NOW WHAT DO I DO? how do i sleep at night knowing how little i actually know about it's whereabouts?
i mean, could you imagine... no really close your eyes and imagine you are asleep, and there's the slight twinge of a prickle on your arm. you swat it away thinking it a fly or even an involuntary twitch; but you feel it once more, this time a tiny tickle on your shoulder. in a deep sleep you almost shrug it off as a dream until you feel several little taps on your cheek... nose... eye.
okay, i've out done myself. i have to go take a shower because i am itching and completely grossed out.
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