I Threw In the Vagina Again
Thank you, fine people! Check this shit out.
Here’s part of the interview:
3. What is your greatest challenge as a mom?
My children decided early on to be their own person and this has caused me much trauma. They weren’t little puppets I could mold and shape into my own little kidbots. Not that I ever thought I could and not that I want to, but oy, those personalities are sometimes so difficult and headstrong. They have this big idea that they get to be their own amazing person and sometimes that just clashes with what mama wants to do. But naturally, this is the most rewarding part. You get to watch PEOPLE grow. It’s like plants! But with more screaming and gum in your hair!
Read the rest at Crazy Hip Blog Mama! I promise that I do speak of the vagina (again).
Posted by Melissa on September 19th, 2006 under Bliss, Spawn
September 19th, 2006 at 10:49 am
Following your vagina around is like following the bouncing ball!! Ha ha! Kidding!! Kidding!! Congratulations!!! Love the interview so much! (Is that enough of these !!!!! ??)
September 19th, 2006 at 12:05 pm
Congratulations on MOTW! It brought me to your blog. Very funny! I’ll be back to visit again.
September 19th, 2006 at 12:20 pm
Uh…have I shown you this lady before?
The Vagina Lady
Enjoy!
P. S. — I love the word “kidbot.”
September 19th, 2006 at 12:24 pm
Okay, that was weird; it edited “P.S.” Why?
I only discovered this by popping back just to say I love the remark about hair gum.
September 19th, 2006 at 12:47 pm
Sara, you know what? This new version of Wordpress edits a couple of quirky things. I have no clue!
How have I lived without knowing the Vagina Lady? Thank you! I’ve seen things like vulva pillows and change purses, but whole vulva dresses? Omg, I can’t stop looking. It’s just so, so…vagina-ey.
Hair gum actually makes me quiver in disgust a little. Like one is about to chew gum just full of hair. shudder.
Welcome, Leslie!
Thanks, Jessica!
September 19th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
Congrats on MotW! I loved your interview. You always make me laugh.
September 19th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
Sniff, I started with Dooce too… Congrats on MOTW!!!
September 19th, 2006 at 2:18 pm
You rock! Congratulations, M!
Sara- so glad I’m working at home so that I could visit Vagina Lady today. Wow, I could just strap one of those pillows onto Hugo and BAM! instant Halloween costume. Coolness.
September 19th, 2006 at 2:21 pm
That is SO COOL. COngrats! ANd LOVE that interview!
September 19th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
Melissa, of course hair gum is gross, but I like how you ended the interview with it, practically categorizing it as a badge of honor among moms. Funny, but also lovely in its way. It’s all in how you wear it, right? And how it got into your hair in the first place.
Stephanie, I was just over at your place and I have to say that although I don’t think you’re weird at all, at least not based on what you’ve reported there, it is just possible that dressing up your baby boy like a vagina for Hallowe’en might be a little weird — oh, and feminist, too. Something to consider.
Still, I love the Vagina Lady and am so happy to be able to share her with others! She is exemplary of the sort of thing I miss about Northern California — when I miss Northern California, that is. Usually my nostalgia is about food, e.g., fresh organic produce. But I also miss…I don’t even know what to call it. How can one even begin to categorize this level of personal expression?
(sigh) Whatever it is, I assure you there’s not much like it here in Massachusetts. Not much at all. And certainly not out in public, no.
September 19th, 2006 at 9:46 pm
congratulations! great interview. I am now proud of the gum in my hair, even if I’m the one that got it in there.
September 20th, 2006 at 9:45 am
I love the hairgum too. I just had to say that.
September 20th, 2006 at 9:56 am
Sara- well, dressing Hugo as a vagina for Halloween would give me something else to add to the weird things meme the next time I’m tagged, right?
Oh, and it being feminist is fine with me. I guess when I said “reformed” I meant more in a personal way, but I’m still feminist. I still use that as a label for myself because, well, if I don’t stand up for myself, who else will? But in college I guess you could say that I was a little extreme about it all. “Who needs ‘em?” may have been the theme in regard to men and Lysistrata was one of my favorite plays (still is, though). Anyway, didn’t mean to highjack your comments and make it all about me and my vagina dressing son, Melissa.
Again, BRAVO on being MOTW!
September 20th, 2006 at 11:08 am
Stephanie, you are MORE than welcome to hijack comments for the purpose of your vagina dressing son!
I love the hair gum pride!
September 20th, 2006 at 5:41 pm
Congratulations on being MOTW! I’m off to read your interview.
September 22nd, 2006 at 4:27 pm
Congrats on MOTW. It brought me to your blog and I’m so glad it did! I’m sure I’ll be back - I’ve just got to hear more about your art history course….