tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post113036831691571144..comments2023-09-27T21:25:50.750+10:00Comments on L'eggs Up And Laughing: Fierce CreaturesOvaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12150362175853549015noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130519082953336302005-10-29T03:04:00.000+10:002005-10-29T03:04:00.000+10:00I don't know what to say. Your post has overwhelm...I don't know what to say. Your post has overwhelmed me, but I don't want to lurk either. The image of you and C chucking peanuts as you grow "older and tireder," it's heartbreaking because it feels so familiar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130512680696607022005-10-29T01:18:00.000+10:002005-10-29T01:18:00.000+10:00Well said, Ova Girl. A lovely post. I wish there w...Well said, Ova Girl. A lovely post. I wish there were something I could do to keep the Monkeys at bay for you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130509455466894952005-10-29T00:24:00.000+10:002005-10-29T00:24:00.000+10:00I don't know who or what I should be smacking, or ...I don't know who or what I should be smacking, or at what point the peanuts were stolen, it's all a blur. I think smacking someone would be quite satisfying at this point...<BR/><BR/>I hope your monkeys get their own peanuts soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130476963108294122005-10-28T15:22:00.000+10:002005-10-28T15:22:00.000+10:00Your last few posts have been particulary evocativ...Your last few posts have been particulary evocative.<BR/><BR/>Now all I can think is, "the doctor said no more monkey's jumping on the bed!"<BR/><BR/>Urgh. Damn monkeys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130470663504325042005-10-28T13:37:00.000+10:002005-10-28T13:37:00.000+10:00I'm hoping that next time, like your mother, you w...I'm hoping that next time, like your mother, you will be able to smack back that thief stealing your peanuts of hope. You deserve to have that day in the park, pushing your very own pram...monkeys be damned!DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17864339996118337420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130464925137525592005-10-28T12:02:00.000+10:002005-10-28T12:02:00.000+10:00Ah, yes. The Monkeys, the Mother and the Batik han...Ah, yes. The Monkeys, the Mother and the Batik handbag. A story I remember well. <BR/><BR/>I had thought I'd learnt my lesson - don't flaunt the peanuts - but still the monkeys come after me to bite me when I least expect it.<BR/><BR/>I hope for you, those mean old monkeys stay away now so you and C have your peanuts in peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130463825692870552005-10-28T11:43:00.000+10:002005-10-28T11:43:00.000+10:00wouldn't it be great if a batik handbag were all i...wouldn't it be great if a batik handbag were all it took to beat back our monkeys?<BR/><BR/>It is so unfair that some of us seem to have flocks of monkeys, while around us we see all our friends and family with nary a one.Nicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777159761996555760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130449713807320732005-10-28T07:48:00.000+10:002005-10-28T07:48:00.000+10:00Hoping, praying, and sending all my most positive ...Hoping, praying, and sending all my most positive wishes that you and C find the magic peanut that satisfies all the monkeys- both amiable and hostile.<BR/><BR/>And then one day, you can gaily laugh with your family as the monkey threat ceases to hold power over you.<BR/><BR/>-D.Dramalishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02596864687460087812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130447737122572272005-10-28T07:15:00.000+10:002005-10-28T07:15:00.000+10:00One of my closest friends wanted to wait so she an...One of my closest friends wanted to wait so she and I could be pregnant together. Good thing I told her not to wait; her daughter just turned four. <BR/><BR/>Hope the FET goes well, and you get the best Christmas present ever.zhlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362871976342570385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130447692698902762005-10-28T07:14:00.000+10:002005-10-28T07:14:00.000+10:00Beautiful memory evoking post. Can we just sit tog...Beautiful memory evoking post. Can we just sit together and chunk our peanuts at the monkeys?Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797771643967942296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130447033563654592005-10-28T07:03:00.000+10:002005-10-28T07:03:00.000+10:00I feel like I'm in a holding pattern as well. Ever...I feel like I'm in a holding pattern as well. Everyone has lapped us now. It seems that having a baby is getting further and further away and yes I feel tired as well.<BR/><BR/>On monkeys, my husband grew up in Sri Lanka and often tells me how vicious they are. They used to raid people's houses and steal food and stuff.<BR/>MM I hate zoos as well. They are the last places I want to go when I've travelled somewhere.<BR/>MegMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520074077689607394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130446497553549092005-10-28T06:54:00.000+10:002005-10-28T06:54:00.000+10:00I've always hated zoos... the smells, the caged an...I've always hated zoos... the smells, the caged animals with fierce expressions, the tacky tourists in ill fitting shorts. I don't know what that says about my potential for being a good mother. I mean, if I can't even deal with funky smells, how am I going to do deal with diaper changing? And then if I have children, they'll expect me to take them to the zoo. Because that's what children do... they want to go to the zoo! Argh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130436052744280902005-10-28T04:00:00.000+10:002005-10-28T04:00:00.000+10:00Impulse Body Spray!!!! Wow... does the mention of ...Impulse Body Spray!!!! Wow... does the mention of THAT product bring back a flood of pre-teen agst...<BR/><BR/>(That was my attempt to distract myself from the other more ick feelings I'm tired of feeling in the face of more pg news...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130434158818839162005-10-28T03:29:00.000+10:002005-10-28T03:29:00.000+10:00The only monkeys around here are stuck in the zoo,...The only monkeys around here are stuck in the zoo, poor creatures. <BR/><BR/>The procreating is just getting started in my circle of friends and relatives. We haven't told them what is up, so we can't ask them to spare us. <BR/><BR/>I hope your luck changes very soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130433519820479702005-10-28T03:18:00.000+10:002005-10-28T03:18:00.000+10:00I am right there with you. I just got two announce...I am right there with you. I just got two announcements- one a preganancy and one a birth- from women who hadn't even met their husbands when we first started trying.charlie's momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908355762776457934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130429583643193032005-10-28T02:13:00.000+10:002005-10-28T02:13:00.000+10:00I am the last of seven children. I watched as the...I am the last of seven children. I watched as they all produced and I rejoiced for them and wept for me. I went through infertility treatment. I went through a divorce. I met a new man and went through two miscarriages. Then IVF gave me my miracle and nature gave me a second bonus one to follow it. Was it worth the heartache? Yes, beyond any doubt. Motherhood is better than anything I ever dreamed of. Hold on, keep going, and I will pray that your miracle will appear soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130423397121018982005-10-28T00:29:00.000+10:002005-10-28T00:29:00.000+10:00reminds me of when I was 6 & everyone got Malibu b...reminds me of when I was 6 & everyone got Malibu barbies for Christmas & I got books. When school started up again everyone brought their barbies. That pit in the gut feeling is resurfacing now...everyone's got their babies & I have books.Calliopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05926986916101638078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130402827236370922005-10-27T18:47:00.000+10:002005-10-27T18:47:00.000+10:00i'm scared of monkeys. but then i'm scared of pret...i'm scared of monkeys. but then i'm scared of pretty much everything that isn't a dog or a cat.<BR/><BR/>keep the faith, OG. we never know what fate has in store for us. i understand the need to explore the negative what-ifs but isn't hope what keeps all of us going, regardless of what we're hoping for?surly girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16414631534757427023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130381445427647412005-10-27T12:50:00.000+10:002005-10-27T12:50:00.000+10:00Time does seem to flow effortlessly, while you hav...Time does seem to flow effortlessly, while you have to try with such overwhelming, exertering effort to achieve what should be rightfully yours. I look back, though, and remember that there were parts of my life that <I>did</I> occur without much effort, and I wasn't very thankful for them at the time.<BR/><BR/>On the monkey subject, I had a mean battle with a temple monkey in Nepal over a piece of coconut. I think I just gave in, for fear of rabies and all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130374511278846792005-10-27T10:55:00.000+10:002005-10-27T10:55:00.000+10:00Yep. I feel the same way. I'm sorry any of us ha...Yep. I feel the same way. I'm sorry any of us have to feel like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130372736293135052005-10-27T10:25:00.000+10:002005-10-27T10:25:00.000+10:00We had a similar experience with a kangaroo when I...We had a similar experience with a kangaroo when I was a youngster and my brothers (twins) were in their pram and were attacked. Maybe it was an infertile kangaroo trying to steal one of them?<BR/><BR/>Some days we too find ourselves in a holding pattern, waiting for our turn to become parents. Meanwhile, our godchild has just turned 6 - yep, the one who was born when we first started talking about having a family. The arrival of the same godchild who provoked everyone else in our circle of friends and immediate family to start procreating. There are now 9 of the little blighters. But on the upside, we have a room full of hand-me-downs, waiting...Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06593543814239704893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10294772.post-1130371072147498752005-10-27T09:57:00.000+10:002005-10-27T09:57:00.000+10:00The monkey thing! I can remember being 6 or 7 and ...The monkey thing! I can remember being 6 or 7 and wanting those sea monkeys advertised in the comics. I dreamt about being able to see those lttle people in their underwater castle waving at me. I begged my parents to get them for me. They never did. When one of my friends soon after aquired some sea monkeys I was so disappointed to see that they were just some sort of bug in the water that I cried. The monkey on the back, the grey monkeys with the beady eyes, the magic sea monkeys; good or bad we're the ones that invest them with whatever power they have. Perhaps you just need to find your mother's batik handbag and beat them back into the bush.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com