Comments on: Is this what it’s like to have children? http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/20090411/is-this-what-its-like-to-have-children/ An Ode To A Small Lump of Green Putty I Found In My Armpit One Midsummer Morning Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:30:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: donna http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/20090411/is-this-what-its-like-to-have-children/comment-page-1/#comment-15893 donna Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:02:25 +0000 http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/?p=4749#comment-15893 I've gotten used to the dog on the bed, although it took a while... it just seemed easier to get used to that than to convince the dog to go away. I draw the line at a nose where no nose belongs, though. Justice is a very jealous puppy and doesn't like it if Nick & I are too close. She usually jumps on us if I hug him for too long, for example. Dog on the bed? Acceptable. Dog in face? Not. (Especially scary if I open my eyes and there's a big black face unexpectedly inches from mine... eeek!) Luckily, she usually gets fed up with the, er, movement and wanders off -- with a very exasperated groan to boot. :D I’ve gotten used to the dog on the bed, although it took a while… it just seemed easier to get used to that than to convince the dog to go away. I draw the line at a nose where no nose belongs, though. Justice is a very jealous puppy and doesn’t like it if Nick & I are too close. She usually jumps on us if I hug him for too long, for example.

Dog on the bed? Acceptable. Dog in face? Not. (Especially scary if I open my eyes and there’s a big black face unexpectedly inches from mine… eeek!)

Luckily, she usually gets fed up with the, er, movement and wanders off — with a very exasperated groan to boot. :D

]]> By: Ivan http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/20090411/is-this-what-its-like-to-have-children/comment-page-1/#comment-15892 Ivan Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:50:40 +0000 http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/?p=4749#comment-15892 I can actually attest to the fact that some malevolent force does seem to be watching for "frisky" activity, and consequently, the children knock at the door, something goes crash, one of several animals starts horking something (or jumps on the bed or whines for food), the doorbell rings, the phone rings, etc. I actually sometimes attribute it to my deceased best friend messing with me from beyond this world - knowing him, his ghost is probably still living on my couch, and the interruptions are just his way of saying hello. I can actually attest to the fact that some malevolent force does seem to be watching for “frisky” activity, and consequently, the children knock at the door, something goes crash, one of several animals starts horking something (or jumps on the bed or whines for food), the doorbell rings, the phone rings, etc. I actually sometimes attribute it to my deceased best friend messing with me from beyond this world – knowing him, his ghost is probably still living on my couch, and the interruptions are just his way of saying hello.

]]> By: J1 http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/20090411/is-this-what-its-like-to-have-children/comment-page-1/#comment-15891 J1 Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:00:58 +0000 http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/?p=4749#comment-15891 According to a married friend of mine, whenever he even thinks about trying to have fun, the kidlet detects this and suddenly needs to come into the bedroom for various reasons. According to a married friend of mine, whenever he even thinks about trying to have fun, the kidlet detects this and suddenly needs to come into the bedroom for various reasons.

]]> By: Donna http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/20090411/is-this-what-its-like-to-have-children/comment-page-1/#comment-15880 Donna Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:54:20 +0000 http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/?p=4749#comment-15880 *grin* Parents of infants don't count -- I EXPECT that you don't get to be frisky all that often. I'm pretty sure that (along with the semi-infertility you get from breastfeeding) this is mother nature's way of spreading out children. ;) *grin* Parents of infants don’t count — I EXPECT that you don’t get to be frisky all that often. I’m pretty sure that (along with the semi-infertility you get from breastfeeding) this is mother nature’s way of spreading out children. ;)

]]> By: Brandi http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/20090411/is-this-what-its-like-to-have-children/comment-page-1/#comment-15879 Brandi Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:49:15 +0000 http://lifetheuniverseanddonna.ca/?p=4749#comment-15879 I think most parents are too tired to get frisky on a Saturday morning, especially those with an infant. We try to wait until she's asleep, assuming that we don't crash first, and then just try not to wake the baby cuz if she wakes there's no fun for a week while we catch up on sleep. I think most parents are too tired to get frisky on a Saturday morning, especially those with an infant. We try to wait until she’s asleep, assuming that we don’t crash first, and then just try not to wake the baby cuz if she wakes there’s no fun for a week while we catch up on sleep.

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