BlogHer - Letter To My Body - Comments

FAIL.

beautiful_genius_42 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:35:21 -0500

I meant "saving" money. Not "having" money. Whoops.

Oh please ask for my I.D.

Anita Garner — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:23:09 -0500

I want to know where that kid works - the one who asked for I.D. before letting you buy wine. On a day when the mirror refuses to lie, it'd be worth it to find a store like that just to hear that long-ago question - "Are you sure you're old enough?"

ah yes

amenopausalmom — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:06:34 -0500

Right there with you! Husband and i have a game. "There's no way we are as old as (insert name/person here). " Then, when we find out we are, and sometimes even older, we cringe. Age has a funny way of creeping up on you. I'm still 25, again. And loving it. Despite what the arthritic joints and mirror say (cuz they lie!) Great post.

A Menopausal Mom
Spiders and Snakes Don't Scare Me. Getting Old Does.

I hear ya!

ALittleToTheLeft — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:53:36 -0500

I move through the days believing I am only 27 years old. Then I get at glance of myself in the mirror and wonder who is old woman staring back at me. Then I look at the scale and .. "Oh yeah, that old woman is me." And I wince at the pain in my joints, and - "Yep, that old woman is me." Last week I bought a bottle of wine, and the clerk at checkout asked if I was 21! I couldn't help it, I burst out laughing! "Oh yeah, I am 21 - at the very least!" He smiled politely at me.

Thanks, kid. You made my day.

Keep writing

Willful Woman — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:08:04 -0500

It will help. I'm sorry you have to go through this. I'm sure you did the research so you know this is the best option for you. You have a great perspective on things. Sometimes the Universe throws us a curveball. Or three? Maybe it is time for focusing on yourself and taking care of yourself. Keep your pen and paper (or keyboard) close by and keep writing.

Always a... Willful Woman @ www.besidethestonewall.com Visitors always welcome! Bring your stories to share!

Good luck on Oct 12

munza — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:17:41 -0500

Good luck anxious2. I wanted to reply and let you know its not as scary as you may think and to stay positive through out. Listen to the dr and educate your self on the process. As posted above its not all roses but try to keep positive. I went into my first cycle knowing that it would work and today I am 35 weeks pregnant with a heathy wee boy!!! Believe it and it will happen. If you have any questions, concerns or worries I would be happy to give you my perspective and experiences, just let me know. Congrats on taking the first step!

Oct 12 my first appointment!

anxious2 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:27:40 -0500

Hi, I as well am very anxious to get things rolling! Exactly what you said, I FEEL. lol. My first appointment is Oct 12! I wish there was a schedule on what happens on that day then what happens from here on out in a timeline. lol i would like that, lol. Anyway i wish you luck, and maybe we can share our experiences together thru this great journey. Christina.

Website Dedicated to this Cause

Elisabeth from joggerslife — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 13:24:39 -0500

I just came across this post, and wanted to let everyone know that I just started a website dedicated specifically to this cause. The difference is that my website allows everyone to mail or email the letter anonymously.

www.letterstomybody.com

good hair days

DarryleP — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:37:59 -0500

http://blog.darrylepollack.com/

Happened to see the word "hair" and it's on my mind since I'm getting ready to cut off mine. It's now below my waist and I'm not sure what length it will end up---at least 10 inches shorter since that's how much I'm giving to Locks of Love.

No matter how I cut it or how it looks, I KNOW I'll be happy with it.

I don't mean to make this a downer at all---but I learned that lesson during breast cancer, when it was harder to lose my hair than to lose both of my breasts. And that's how I learned that as long as I have any hair at all, every day is a great hair day. Not sure how to post a link here but here's a post I wrote about it: http://blog.darrylepollack.com/2008/09/good-hair-days/

statutory rape

arabianspeed — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 22:34:25 -0500

I think the gender bias around statutory rape is a problem, but, more than that, I feel like once the parties reach their teens there is a problem with calling it "rape" at all. "Rape" implies force and it's ridiculous to think that these teens are guiltless or that the "rapist" is a sexual offender. TIn many of these cases I think the "rapist" may only be guilty of bad judgement and the teen as well. I don't condone adults having sex with teens or kids but I think we need to redefine "rape" or "teen" in order for this to be a really fair discussion. I've written more about it here http://laurenperez.blogspot.com/2009/08/pure-and-simple-truth.html

You just reminded me about

DeeNigma — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:26:49 -0500

You just reminded me about what happened when I went from long to super short. My hairdresser was all for it and we spent the afternoon talking about Halle Berry and how I'd love to look like her :)

Once he started cutting, the woman next to me became quite nervous about the large amounts of hair hitting the floor. I think she was actually thinking of crying on MY behalf!

And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

I was just having a conversation on Twitter

sassymonkey — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:53:12 -0500

The other day about hair. I've had long hair almost my entire life, except one brief time when I chopped it *all* off. It was short. I hadn't the first clue what to do with it and I actually found it harder to care for than longer hair because of that.

Sassymonkey and Sassymonkey Reads.

lol

TW — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:05:29 -0500

~TW
Retro-Food

Best, Big Lovely

Big Lovely — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:31:41 -0500

Best,

Big Lovely

True..

Bill Cammack — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:56:15 -0500

True... That example isn't actually relevant to anyone taking advantage of anyone else. I was more continuing my thread of the male being perceived as the winner regardless of the age of the female, as long as that female is considered desirable.

~ Bill
I blog at billcammack.com