Comments on: Spinster aunt still AWOL http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:47:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brooklyntopia: Baked http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-149859 Brooklyntopia: Baked Sun, 31 May 2009 04:06:11 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-149859 [...] always have a couple of pounds of Himalayan Pink Bath Salts, but I don’t eat it. By the way, Twisty Faster is hooked on Fumee De Sel, too. Although if she buys it at Whole Foods, it might not be the same [...] [...] always have a couple of pounds of Himalayan Pink Bath Salts, but I don’t eat it. By the way, Twisty Faster is hooked on Fumee De Sel, too. Although if she buys it at Whole Foods, it might not be the same [...]

]]> By: bertalou http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133758 bertalou Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:49:56 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133758 SuperbWoman: No you are not alone. I've been simmering about it myself. Perhaps he can change for the better..... SuperbWoman:

No you are not alone. I’ve been simmering about it myself. Perhaps he can change for the better…..

]]> By: Karen http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133734 Karen Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:09:06 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133734 Narya, We haven't tried _Whale rider_ yet--the video-watching goes in waves for my little one and we're in a lull right now. I think it might be over his head, but I am going to try it at some point. To answer some earlier suggestions: I hope that my son will read Philip Pullman at some point, but the movie is definitely too much for him right now and I hope he'll read the book before seeing the movie. Regarding Pippi Longstocking, I too adore those stories, and the other day I started telling him about Pippi, emphasizing her strength. His question: Is she stronger than Abiyoyo? (I think I said yes.) Anyway, we are trying to raise him with two languages (English and Russian), and since Pippi has been translated into Russian, and some of Lindgren's other works (mostly Karlsson) are a huge part of Russian culture, I'm hoping to read Pippi to him in Russian. So, I guess I'd better start filling out some interlibrary loan forms! I wonder what Twisty thinks about Pippi? Is she a blamer? She's kind of in the court jester/candid fool tradition, isn't she? Narya, We haven’t tried _Whale rider_ yet–the video-watching goes in waves for my little one and we’re in a lull right now. I think it might be over his head, but I am going to try it at some point.

To answer some earlier suggestions: I hope that my son will read Philip Pullman at some point, but the movie is definitely too much for him right now and I hope he’ll read the book before seeing the movie.

Regarding Pippi Longstocking, I too adore those stories, and the other day I started telling him about Pippi, emphasizing her strength. His question: Is she stronger than Abiyoyo? (I think I said yes.) Anyway, we are trying to raise him with two languages (English and Russian), and since Pippi has been translated into Russian, and some of Lindgren’s other works (mostly Karlsson) are a huge part of Russian culture, I’m hoping to read Pippi to him in Russian. So, I guess I’d better start filling out some interlibrary loan forms!

I wonder what Twisty thinks about Pippi? Is she a blamer? She’s kind of in the court jester/candid fool tradition, isn’t she?

]]> By: narya http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133731 narya Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:27:23 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133731 For young blamers in training (the 4-yr-old), highly recommend "Whale Rider"--let us know what you thought of it! For older blamers of both sexes, I recommend "The Gate to Women's Country" as a place to start thinking about a lot of these things (I'd recommend it regardless of the genitalia of the reader). For young blamers in training (the 4-yr-old), highly recommend “Whale Rider”–let us know what you thought of it!

For older blamers of both sexes, I recommend “The Gate to Women’s Country” as a place to start thinking about a lot of these things (I’d recommend it regardless of the genitalia of the reader).

]]> By: Mooska http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133729 Mooska Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:20:51 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133729 Gaddamit, I thought the row about Proposition 8 would have got the Twisty knickers in a twist enough to blog about it. Gaddamit, I thought the row about Proposition 8 would have got the Twisty knickers in a twist enough to blog about it.

]]> By: Deanna http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133680 Deanna Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:55:25 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133680 I'm jealous of Twisty because she has Stanley and I'm jealous of Stanley because he has Twisty. Never mind magreff. We'll keep clicking and hoping to find something new. I’m jealous of Twisty because she has Stanley and I’m jealous of Stanley because he has Twisty.

Never mind magreff. We’ll keep clicking and hoping to find something new.

]]> By: SuperbWoman http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133622 SuperbWoman Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:32:17 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133622 Obama says "It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America. " Am I the only one disappointed he didn't mention WOMEN in that statement? Obama says “It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled – Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America. ”

Am I the only one disappointed he didn’t mention WOMEN in that statement?

]]> By: Spigette http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133597 Spigette Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:48:01 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133597 Hey TwissB, My mum bought me a book called "The Monstrous Regiment: a Book of Aphorisms" when I was about 18 - it is a collection of aphorisms and quotations about women, by Margaret Blackwood. Enough to open the eyes of any budding young blamer. Amazon has it - have fun! Hey TwissB,

My mum bought me a book called “The Monstrous Regiment: a Book of Aphorisms” when I was about 18 – it is a collection of aphorisms and quotations about women, by Margaret Blackwood. Enough to open the eyes of any budding young blamer. Amazon has it – have fun!

]]> By: tinfoil hattie http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133593 tinfoil hattie Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:38:48 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133593 Google women's media center. Go from there. Google women’s media center. Go from there.

]]> By: TwissB http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133592 TwissB Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:10:13 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2008/09/21/spinster-aunt-still-awol/#comment-133592 supeRfluous, that is. supeRfluous, that is.

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