Beyond Babedom
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Posts Tagged ‘women over 40’
Getting Wiener-ed
Friday, June 10th, 2011
Really, Anthony, really? Do you really think women get turned on by getting photos of men’s body parts? Come on; as much as men talk about them, they care more about their genitalia than any woman I know – especially we women over 40. We’ve seen ’em – and we don’t care. (more…)
Tags: Anthony Weiner, do women like seeing male body parts, male go-go dancers, men over 40, the male body, Weinergate, women over 40
Posted in Relationships | 19 Comments »
Men and Signals
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
They don’t use them; they don’t give them. Really; how hard is it to flick that little lever on the right side of your steering wheel? But, noooooo. Men have this attitude that they only have to use turn signals when they feel like it. Because everyone else should anticipate their moves. And I don’t mean just where they’re heading – physically.
Tags: beyond babedom, differences between men and women, men and cars, men's driving, using your directional, when a guy breaks up with you, why don't men use turn signals, women over 40
Posted in Relationships | 6 Comments »
The Love Dog
Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
There are some dogs who take getting used to. They bark too much, they jump on you, they’re fearful. Not Max. From day one Max was the Love Dog.
No, he wasn’t perfect, but who is? One of his knees had dislocated, long before he joined our pack, and the way he compensated forced undue pressure on his other rear leg. So, when we adopted him, he was already waddling with severely bowed back legs. Didn’t matter. He stole everyone’s heart.
And Gary’s armchair. (more…)
Tags: dealing with the death of a pet, dogs, how do you say goodbye to a dog, when your dog dies, women over 40
Posted in Relationships | 11 Comments »
Mommy Dearest
Saturday, May 14th, 2011
Oprah – raped by an uncle. Augusten Burroughs – his bizarre mother sent him to live with her psychiatrist. Joan Crawford’s daughter (does anyone even remember her name?) – beat with hangars (which she now admits never really happened). Michael Jackson? Don’t even get me started.
Well, boohoo. I’m here to say we all had unhappy childhoods to one degree or another, so get off your whiney bandwagons. How many people have gotten famous despite – or earned fame as a result of – describing how horribly unhappy their childhood was? Tolstoy said it best: every unhappy family is unhappy in it’s own way. We just don’t get paid to bellyache about it. (more…)
Tags: childhood loneliness, fame, Joan Crawford, kids who get everything, learning to live with unhappiness, spoiled children, success, unhappy childhood, why famous people seem to have unhappy childhoods, women over 40
Posted in Relationships | 5 Comments »
Weapons of A** Destruction
Monday, May 9th, 2011
Now that Mothers’ Day is over and we have some time until Fathers’ Day, it’s time to reminisce about our parents in a not-so-rose-colored-glasses way. My friend Billy and I recently had a jolly good time discussing what “tools of discipline” our parents used on us. And I got to thinking: how many different ways did our parents beat us? (more…)
Tags: beyond babedom, corporal punishment, disciplining your children, hitting your kids with a strap, punishing your kids, sadistic kids games, women over 40
Posted in Social Issues | 7 Comments »
