know thyself, harpie

[saskatchewan]

The kids are in bed after a long, comfortable chat about their lives.  They’ve very grown-up, but they’re also still kids, so there’s an interesting mix of “hmmm, interesting” and “aw! you’re so adorable!” (I keep that last one to myself).

The eleven year old says:

“Kids have no power in the world.  We can’t vote and we have no money.  I don’t know

Comments

[toy_of_thought]

hahahahaahahaha oh queen of the harpies, harp on darlin. the world needs you. (and apparently you aren't afraid to take it on.)

[saskatchewan]

Hilariously, I just noticed this a mere three entries down my page: “The next day I spent my first class being all passionately in opposition to the readings (although I can’t now remember why).” Hah! So if I can’t remember why, it’s like it . . . didn’t happen!

[toy_of_thought]

for the record i have never found you contradictory. i just think your way of framing the contradictory tale was very funny. in fact i find you more funny than contradictory. and more affirming than funny. so there.

our passionate saskatchewan

[the_thaw]

Okay, I love that you think of yourself as mild and easy-going. Don't get me wrong, you're far from unpleasant or difficult, and I love that you see perspectives others don't...but...mild? hahahaha

Re: our passionate saskatchewan

[saskatchewan]

You’re right: probably no one would actually describe me as ‘mild’. But I want to be mild! And easy-going! And serene! I also want to think of myself as the kind of person who could shut-up when called upon to do so, but um, another one of the comments was “yours was an oft-heard voice in class”. Ah, the disagreeing and contradiction was ‘oft-heard’! Worse and worse!

Re: our passionate saskatchewan

[third_wave_bec]

I also want to be mild, easy-going and serene. That's what booze was invented for.

Re: our passionate saskatchewan

[saskatchewan]

That's what two-drink booze was invented for. Four-drink booze is more for, "wow! Let's talk about this amazing thing! A LOT!"

[copper_mrs]

I love hearing your disagreements! They are not oft-heard enough, in my case!

[saskatchewan]

I'm going to be at the JB tonight. And you can hear me oft if you're going to be there. Deal?

[beachpsalms]

Oh the feedback of others and uncomfortable truths.

*laughs and laughs and laughs*

I had an awful lot of that in my time at theology school.

Some of it sounded quite similar to yours!

[saskatchewan]

Ah, so funny and true and slightly uncomfortable.

[horridtrixie]

hAHAHAhaha

[saskatchewan]

Speaking of hilarity, the kids and I were talking the other day about what a good time we had in Montreal and your kids came up as “our friends in Montreal”. It’s so strange that they have these adult-seeming connections with people.