Comments for The Monkey's Mommy http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com Dealing with college and motherhood... at the same time. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:45:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Random updates from my post-grad life by hef http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/random-updates-from-my-post-grad-life/#comment-592 hef Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:45:19 +0000 http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/?p=982#comment-592 CONGRATS!!!!!! (On everything!) Big things coming, Momma! CONGRATS!!!!!!

(On everything!)

Big things coming, Momma!

]]> Comment on Self-destructive behavior by hef http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/self-destructive-behavior/#comment-588 hef Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:23:23 +0000 http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/?p=966#comment-588 I think you're normal, in your own way. I wouldn't say what you're describing is self-destructive. It's just living. I think you’re normal, in your own way. I wouldn’t say what you’re describing is self-destructive. It’s just living.

]]> Comment on Self-destructive behavior by Lauren http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/self-destructive-behavior/#comment-587 Lauren Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:57:59 +0000 http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/?p=966#comment-587 I think I meant to say that the self-destructive behavior was mostly purposeful sleep deprivation and unfulfilling relationships with men. (But posts at 2:30 a.m. are never coherent!) But it's so nice to see I'm not the only one with a daydreaming "problem"! haha Like you said, Hanna, my daydreaming cuts into every single aspect of my life. I don't understand much astrology, but I know I'm a Sagittarius, and maybe my daydreaming frustrates me because I'd rather be out there DOING it all? Oh well, at least there's a lot of action to keep me entertained in those daydreams... Nicole -- so sorry that I've made you become so aware of it! Although, now I think I'm going to be extra conscious of it, too, since I wrote about it :( I think I meant to say that the self-destructive behavior was mostly purposeful sleep deprivation and unfulfilling relationships with men. (But posts at 2:30 a.m. are never coherent!)

But it’s so nice to see I’m not the only one with a daydreaming “problem”! haha

Like you said, Hanna, my daydreaming cuts into every single aspect of my life. I don’t understand much astrology, but I know I’m a Sagittarius, and maybe my daydreaming frustrates me because I’d rather be out there DOING it all? Oh well, at least there’s a lot of action to keep me entertained in those daydreams…

Nicole — so sorry that I’ve made you become so aware of it! Although, now I think I’m going to be extra conscious of it, too, since I wrote about it :(

]]> Comment on Self-destructive behavior by Nicole http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/self-destructive-behavior/#comment-586 Nicole Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:26:17 +0000 http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/?p=966#comment-586 Yeah, I second pretty much everything Hanna said as well. Especially the cutting into the sleeping part. Weird. Ever since you've posted this I've started noticing just how much I've been doing it today alone.. Yeah, I second pretty much everything Hanna said as well.
Especially the cutting into the sleeping part.
Weird.
Ever since you’ve posted this I’ve started noticing just how much I’ve been doing it today alone..

]]> Comment on Self-destructive behavior by pisceshanna http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/self-destructive-behavior/#comment-585 pisceshanna Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:30:59 +0000 http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/?p=966#comment-585 As a Pisces, I LOVE my "do nothing" time. My daydreaming time cuts into my sleep, chores, errands, projects and relationships. Its probably a bad thing, but can I help who I am? All we can do is work with our weaknesses, and give ourselves a break when it gets to be too much to handle. I have sat on the couch ALL day watching America's Next Top Model marathons, feeling fat and ugly, yet I still don't turn off the TV. Self-destructive, eh? Yeah, I feel you. As a Pisces, I LOVE my “do nothing” time. My daydreaming time cuts into my sleep, chores, errands, projects and relationships. Its probably a bad thing, but can I help who I am? All we can do is work with our weaknesses, and give ourselves a break when it gets to be too much to handle.

I have sat on the couch ALL day watching America’s Next Top Model marathons, feeling fat and ugly, yet I still don’t turn off the TV. Self-destructive, eh? Yeah, I feel you.

]]> Comment on Self-destructive behavior by Nicole http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/self-destructive-behavior/#comment-584 Nicole Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:51:43 +0000 http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/?p=966#comment-584 I don't know, I wouldn't call it self-destructive. Maybe that's because I catch myself doing it probably just as much as you seem to describe yourself doing it. I daydream about how certain situations will turn out, how people will react to things I say, or do. My future. My munchkin. My guy. It isn't something I've always done, it came about more after James was born. Just like you I spend a lot of my late-night baby-free time doing it. When I could be using that time to say.. finish my design homework or my English paper. Or clean the house. Or ANYthing but that. But I enjoy it. It's like I'm giving my brain time to just work. After spending all day not thinking, just doing and go go going. It just relaxes me in a sense. I guess that's why I don't find it self-destructive. I find it therapeutic and I think without that time, at night and randomly during the day, I would eventually stop being able to function. Seriously. I dunno, those are just my thoughts.. I don’t know, I wouldn’t call it self-destructive.
Maybe that’s because I catch myself doing it probably just as much as you seem to describe yourself doing it.

I daydream about how certain situations will turn out, how people will react to things I say, or do. My future. My munchkin. My guy.

It isn’t something I’ve always done, it came about more after James was born.
Just like you I spend a lot of my late-night baby-free time doing it.
When I could be using that time to say.. finish my design homework or my English paper. Or clean the house.
Or ANYthing but that.

But I enjoy it.

It’s like I’m giving my brain time to just work.
After spending all day not thinking, just doing and go go going.

It just relaxes me in a sense.
I guess that’s why I don’t find it self-destructive.
I find it therapeutic and I think without that time, at night and randomly during the day, I would eventually stop being able to function.
Seriously.

I dunno, those are just my thoughts..

]]> Comment on What literature does to you by Lauren http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/what-literature-does-to-you/#comment-583 Lauren Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:38:26 +0000 http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/?p=950#comment-583 "singlemotherhood was so much more noble without a penis attached" Exactly! I feel like I can kick men's asses now that I'm completely devoid of penises in my life. But then having a penis around is just so nice sometimes. *sigh* It's a lose-lose situation: frustration over your lack of a man or feeling like you're abandoning the kick-ass single mom attitude by being in a relationship. “singlemotherhood was so much more noble without a penis attached”

Exactly! I feel like I can kick men’s asses now that I’m completely devoid of penises in my life.

But then having a penis around is just so nice sometimes. *sigh* It’s a lose-lose situation: frustration over your lack of a man or feeling like you’re abandoning the kick-ass single mom attitude by being in a relationship.

]]> Comment on What literature does to you by pisceshanna http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/what-literature-does-to-you/#comment-582 pisceshanna Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:49:25 +0000 http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/?p=950#comment-582 Hahah I love this! I found that I blogged MORE when I wasn't involved with a man, singlemotherhood was so much more noble without a penis attached. lol Talk about feminist :) Hahah I love this! I found that I blogged MORE when I wasn’t involved with a man, singlemotherhood was so much more noble without a penis attached. lol Talk about feminist :)

]]> Comment on Labels by JacksMama http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/labels/#comment-581 JacksMama Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:52:24 +0000 http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/?p=930#comment-581 I feel the same in how I want to raise my son. My mom used to and still does try to force me into Christianity and wan'ts to do the same for my son. I just don't feel that its right. It's not a genuine belief if he didn't agree to believe it on his own. The only thing I hope he will do for me is wait to have sex when he is an adult. I did and it saved me a lot of drama and confusion that I would have had no business being concerned with as a kid or teen. I feel the same in how I want to raise my son. My mom used to and still does try to force me into Christianity and wan’ts to do the same for my son. I just don’t feel that its right. It’s not a genuine belief if he didn’t agree to believe it on his own.

The only thing I hope he will do for me is wait to have sex when he is an adult. I did and it saved me a lot of drama and confusion that I would have had no business being concerned with as a kid or teen.

]]> Comment on Labels by hef http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/labels/#comment-579 hef Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:05:17 +0000 http://themonkeysmommy.wordpress.com/?p=930#comment-579 I agree with each and every one of your "want to teach hers." We're so alike in this area. Even though I didn't really have that kind of upbringing, I'm still facing the same stuff you talk about here. I agree with each and every one of your “want to teach hers.”

We’re so alike in this area. Even though I didn’t really have that kind of upbringing, I’m still facing the same stuff you talk about here.

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