16 Random Kathy Facts

[kb91]

I was tagged by rosewarren, which was kind of cool 'cause I never get tagged. *g*

Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 16 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 16 people to be tagged.

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[rosewarren]

I am 100% confident of my decision to be a stay-at-home mom to my kids ... except when my best friend, who has a high-powered career (but no kids) makes it clear that she is absolutely baffled by the fact that I don't want to go back into the work force. We don't have the conversation often, but the last time, she actually uttered the words, "But how can you not be completely bored all day??"

People who ask this do not have children. Period. Every single person I've ever known has either stayed home after a baby or wished like hell that they could, at least for a little while.

And I don't regret doing it, either, although I will not lie to you: my kids drive me insane on an almost hourly basis. By 7 am I'd endured three temper tantrums, and that was just getting my son onto the school bus.

And..

We met when the girl across the hall from me accused his roommate of date rape.

It's not a funny subject, but the way you phrased it made me laugh. THAT'S a conversation starter.

[kb91]

People who ask this do not have children. Period. Every single person I've ever known has either stayed home after a baby or wished like hell that they could, at least for a little while.

In her case, it's a bit more complicated than that, but yes. And she did concede the point while the kids were younger after I made it clear I had no interest in going back to work. But now that they are both in school all day, the subject has come up again. And I do think she has a point that, here in DC, it is a lot easier to find part-time, school-hours only, employment, and it certainly is always nice to have extra income. But we can survive just fine on one income back in our small town in Indiana, and the extra "play money" would be offset by a huge increase in stress without me at home to keep things running, so overall, I still don't think it would be worth it.

That said, if the perfect job that I just had to have fell into my lap, I probably wouldn't say no. It's just that I have no interest in going out seeking something that I don't

[rosewarren]

It really is, LOL! And the details are even juicier. Because she was LYING. Her off-campus boyfriend had found out she was fooling around on him, and in a panic, she said it was date rape, and then the boyfriend (reasonably so) freaked out and insisted she file charges, and it all just spiraled out of control. But when the guy was in danger of being expelled over this (the police said she didn't have a case, but the school's disciplinary board wanted to make an example out of him), a few of us in the dorm who knew the truth went to the guy's room to offer to testify in his defense.

And even more exciting? The night before the expulsion hearing, the girl called the guy in tears and said she needed to talk to him privately, so my husband wired him for sound with a hidden microphone to make sure he was protected. So when she confessed, he got it on tape. Then, at the hearing, she denied she'd confessed, until he pulled out the tape and played it for the whole room and she was busted.My mouth is hanging open in disbelief and delight.

[rosey_jo]

Gah, this is so weird, replying to your story when you don't know me at all, but let me first just say that that is a fabulous story! OK, sorry to invade your privacy and all (this being my first online community and me not yet having met in person anyone I've met online)but you replied to a recommendation I made for http://ever-was.livejournal.com/ on http://community.livejournal.com/quite_right_too/ and just in case you didn't "friend" the Ever/Was site and therefore know it already, there's another chapter posted. And if you haven't already, check out Lisa's other work, too - it is just as good. Anyway, excuse the awkwardness ... I just figured I'd let you know about the new post. And, for what it's worth, I stayed at home with our son and I'm so glad I did. I started working again when he went to school - in fact, I started working at his school. Still am, actually. Cheers.

[earlgreytea68]

1. Your friend is crazy. I am a high-powered career woman, theoretically, who would like to have kids *just* so I could stay home and do something actually useful to the world, because what I do is decidedly not useful. She's jealous; ignore her.

[kb91]

LOL, thanks! That's the part I can't seem to get through to her, that I like not being totally stressed all the time, and while in my 20's, I did get off on career-induced adrenelin rushes, I'm just ... totally over that now.

I'm really happy for her, that she loves her work so much that she can't imagine not doing it. And I know that the times she has been home and not working have been real nightmare periods of her life, so I can actually understand why she would have a bad association with it. But ... my experiences have just been totally different.