The male has a rounded beard which he uses to hold down the female when mating. It's tough love. Females do not have a similar rounded beard. The monkeys who're pregnant look like they have testes.
I thought it was just me being a bad sea monkey parent! Everyday I have to pick out my dead sea monkeys from the tank, but they reproduce really quickly so it's alright
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Wow that's very kind. I really don't think anyone measures themselves against me given that I'm pretty mediocre and hardly a yardstick. I'm not the best or most anything, and I don't try to be. Maybe I'm an underachiever? I blame my mother (of course) who tried to make me live by comparison and of course I retaliated.
Par example: M: Aunty X's daughter did this this and that. N: Yeah but Aunty Y's daughter is a pregnant druggie. M: Why do you compare yourself with lower standards? N: Cos I need to balance your ridiculous standards.
I think they're sweet. They play with each other and are very therapeutic to watch (I keep them in the office). Of course some people (eg Nick Hanna) are afraid of them.
I never realized that about you - you have so much going for you and you're such an special person. How to compare?
For the most part I choose not to participate in the biggy-it-up race, but I'm constantly aware it's there, and sometimes I feel pressured by it.
Along the lines of (in my head): "Wow, so-and-so earn so much and can buy xxx fabulous luxe things. I wish I earned as much and could buy xxx too." I get tempted, then I remember I can't sustain. I'm still coping with the fact that my eyes are bigger than my wallet.
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How can you tell which of the sea monkeys is male and which is female? And how can you tell if they're pregnant?
Yours in perplexity,
m
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Yes those questions may be perplexing.
The male has a rounded beard which he uses to hold down the female when mating. It's tough love. Females do not have a similar rounded beard. The monkeys who're pregnant look like they have testes.
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Can't wait to see you too!
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i don't think you need to try and keep up as the rest of the world are trying to keep up with you.
lawyer, educated, smart, attractive.
DUURRHHH!!!
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Par example:
M: Aunty X's daughter did this this and that.
N: Yeah but Aunty Y's daughter is a pregnant druggie.
M: Why do you compare yourself with lower standards?
N: Cos I need to balance your ridiculous standards.
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I did feel the social pressure in Singapore to keep up with status and money. I feel like I see it everywhere I go. Maybe it's just me.
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I never realized that about you - you have so much going for you and you're such an special person. How to compare?
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Along the lines of (in my head): "Wow, so-and-so earn so much and can buy xxx fabulous luxe things. I wish I earned as much and could buy xxx too." I get tempted, then I remember I can't sustain. I'm still coping with the fact that my eyes are bigger than my wallet.
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