lucille

mmmm....burgers...

Mmmmm, burgers . I enjoy them now and then. Cool, you like the Refused too, rawk.

put a small circular barbell in. You can tuck it into your nose when you don't want others to see it. It's reassuring to know it's still there if you want it. you don't even feel it's there after you get used to it.

I say take out the septum and just go with the monroe. When you get it, that is.

When's the due date for the Bundle O' Joy (TM)?

No offense was intended. I'm sorry if you felt insulted by my comments. As I said, I only happened to glance at the journal because I thought your pictures were attractive. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. Whenever I hear of a young woman becoming pregnant, the first thing that pops into my head is, "How is she going to support herself?" I wonder the same thing about Brooklynne. When you mentioned that you were bored & didn't have a job, I just had to ask. I meant to sound jocular, not insulting. There are so many things I'd like to do that I don't have the time or the money to do, one of which is having kids. Because the subject touches a raw nerve, my tone may have come off much rougher than I intended. I assure you that I wish you the best of luck & natural, unmedicated home birth all the way!

Lucille wrote:

>I also didn't apreciate the term "Sugar Daddy." He is far
>from that, and it was kind of insulting.

I think "family" would be a more appropriate term.

Best of luck, and much love,

the boytoy

[Edited on Dec 04, 2003 6:53PM]

My impression of the purpose of online journals with space for reader comments is that they are actively soliciting opinions. There seems to be some presumption that the comments have to be positive, which I do not understand. Is this because of our grandmothers' "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" aphorism? I do not believe my grandmother was acquainted with online journals.

But that is a general comment that anyone who exercises their right to free speech is open to comments both positive and negative and not a reference to this specific situation, in which I was not seeking to offend but merely to understand how someone with no job, someone who hasn't even finished school, could possibly support a baby. In my job, I see people every day who do not possess the financial wherewithal to support offspring who nonetheless proceed to have them, expecting the state, their parents, etc., to support them. It makes me extremely angry. Most SG girls are in their late teens/early twenties -- we are far too young to be having kids. Biologically, no, but, in this day and age, we mature mentally much later and achieve financial stability much later (if at all) than previous generations. I can't see being able to support a kid before 40. If you can do it sooner, and are willing to make the sacrifices, more power to you.

Hey, Lucille and everyone-

Mistress Rowena's boy toy here. I saw this whole discussion over her shoulder, and I thought I'd respond myself.

First off, I think it's great that L.'s boyfriend is able to support the three of them, and that she's going back to school. I wish the two of us could be parents. We already have "dog lust" - we pet every damn dog and carriage horse on the streets of Manhattan. But we can't do it right now - she's in school, and my publishing job is fun, but it pays shit, and I want to go back to school, too. Yes, we'd love to have kids one day - but damned if we can afford it right now.

The fact of the matter is, this is kind of a new situation. It wasn't so long ago that regular people (and not perpetual boho students like us) could actually afford to have kids while they were in their twenties - even have a single income! My folks had already had both me and my brother when they were my age, for instance. Meanwhile, in a civilized country (like Sweden) students like us can pop out a couple of brats and go to school, because there's daycare and subsidies, etc.

I'm also of the firm opinion that the fact that it's so hard to start a family these days is why so many people are perpetually single...

Just some thoughts,

T.T.

[Edited on Dec 02, 2003 7:20PM]

im broke as well...its pretty lame lemme tell you

I am soon to be broke, but people owe me money (not that I will get any of it). This will be a very low budget Christmas year.

Cheers.

try the ones that are like airheads...extreme sugar rush...

Ka-boom..............va-va voom

refused are fucking dead...

i know this is kinda outta the blue but....Glassjaw is great. Ever seen em live?

wow. can i just say that i love the way your mind works? sweet dreams...

I know how you feel.....bah! but you are a pretty lady if i ever saw one

nice taste in music hope things get better for ya

I think I'm in love.

kick its ass

i never have liked sea monkeys and their thieving ways...damn sea monkeys