Women's Perspectives on Life Decisions

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The discussion revolves around the idea of creating separate parties for men and women, with a playful tone about the dynamics of each group. A participant expresses interest in discussing personal topics like having children and getting tattoos, seeking women's perspectives on these issues. The conversation humorously shifts between topics of pregnancy, drinking restrictions, and the challenges of parenting, with some light-hearted banter about men and their behavior. Participants share their thoughts on tattoos, including placement and personal significance, while others joke about the differences between men’s and women’s gatherings. There’s a mix of serious reflections on motherhood and humorous takes on relationships, with some participants expressing apprehension about childbirth and the societal expectations surrounding it. The thread captures a blend of camaraderie and playful teasing, highlighting the complexities of gender interactions in social settings.
  • #31
Gordon bennit, that Pattylou is a hard task master, how can you have non stick
pans with stuff stuck to them, and if those glasses are so old its about time
rose got some new ones, scouring pads?? i will get my wire brush, this lot will
only take five minutes if i have some help and drop a few.
What was that other lady talking about, replacing men :smile: :smile: :smile: oh
my you poor thing, i think she had one sip over six, where the electric blanket
fits in i have no idea, and she rabbits on about toys, well it is just good
fortune that us guys are here to keep the dear things feet on the ground.
Ok washing ups done, and i need beer.
 
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  • #32
http://web.dollarsbydesign.com/briteties/images/thumbs/butterfly15_tm75.jpg The guy I'm dateing has several tatoo's and is trying to talk me into getting one. But I hate needles.
Also my mother..lol says I can't have one, even tho I told her IF I got one it would be on my bottom.
 
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  • #33
hypatia said:
http://web.dollarsbydesign.com/briteties/images/thumbs/butterfly15_tm75.jpg The guy I'm dateing has several tatoo's and is trying to talk me into getting one. But I hate needles.
Also my mother..lol says I can't have one, even tho I told her IF I got one it would be on my bottom.

Red bull gives you wings.
 
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  • #34
hypatia said:
http://web.dollarsbydesign.com/briteties/images/thumbs/butterfly15_tm75.jpg The guy I'm dateing has several tatoo's and is trying to talk me into getting one. But I hate needles.
Also my mother..lol says I can't have one, even tho I told her IF I got one it would be on my bottom.
I've been told tattoo artists recommend avoiding the 3 B's (butts, boobs and bellies). All three are prone to, um, shape-shifting with age. Better to pick a place where your butterfly's wings won't be drooping after a few years.
 
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  • #35
what's this about tatoos and child bearing?

I AM PREGNANT AND I HAVE 2 TATOOS!

How's THAT for perspective! :-p

Ladies, childbearing is truly an experience that can give you a new perspective about being a woman and having some real strength. So you can't drink, big deal, there's plenty of time in life for that. I plan to have a big glass of champaigne within hours of giving birth for this one! (maybe not, i might be a little bit tired).

As far as tatoos, get one that expresses who you are, have been, and will be...not one that is just for the moment. I have my astrological glyph right under my (growing) belly button, and a yin-yang between my shoulder blades. It doesn't hurt, even when you are sober.
 
  • #36
lol at my age, things are settled pretty much where they will remain. But maybe it should be on my lower back so that when I'm 90 it will of sagged to by bottom?
 
  • #37
There is one that gives you even more prospective then giving birth to your own children. Watching your first grandchild being born.
 
  • #38
I love the color of that butterfly.

I've thought of getting a small tattoo just reading Remember me. Somewhere inconspicuous, on my back, shoulders, neck, or foot. The placement would need to fit with the meaning.
 
  • #39
Kerrie said:
what's this about tatoos and child bearing?

I AM PREGNANT AND I HAVE 2 TATOOS!

How's THAT for perspective! :-p
(I was just commenting on certain activities being discouraged during pregnancy. You're not supposed to have your hair colored, for example. The dyes that are used can theoretically get into your system and that's not good for a gestating fetus.)
 
  • #40
See, this is what happens every time the women get together for a party. The topic of discussion always gets stuck on pregnancy and childbirth and children and grandchildren! Gaahhhh! I'm going back over to the guy's party, and I'm taking the nachos and chili with me.
 
  • #41
NO! NO!

Come on, Moonbear. They're all blotto over there by now anyway. Find someone that's passed out, bring him back, and we'll give him a makeover. That'll be fun. I'll plug in the curlers.
 
  • #42
pattylou said:
NO! NO!

Come on, Moonbear. They're all blotto over there by now anyway. Find someone that's passed out, bring him back, and we'll give him a makeover. That'll be fun. I'll plug in the curlers.

See chaps i told you women are EVIL, that's the reason they have dollies, they
practice torture on them.
 
  • #43
Kerrie said:
what's this about tatoos and child bearing?

I AM PREGNANT AND I HAVE 2 TATOOS!

How's THAT for perspective! :-p
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  • #44
honestrosewater said:
To go with your beer, I brought you guys an assortment of nuts as a truce offering; I figured you were running a bit short on them here.

I stole some afgans and cucumber and watercress sandwiches with the crusts cut off from artman's house, I thought you girls could use them over here. Now Artman...we've got to talk...
 
  • #45
DocToxyn said:
I stole some afgans and cucumber and watercress sandwiches with the crusts cut off from artman's house, I thought you girls could use them over here. Now Artman...we've got to talk...

Uh oh! If I washn't sho druck fro eeenshmiff'sh beersh, you'd be in biiiiiiig tubble. :-p :devil:
 
  • #46
*sneaks in and hides a wireless camera and transmitter in here*
 
  • #47
Wow, for claiming to understand so little about each other, men and women sure know how to push each other's buttons.
 
  • #48
Moonbear said:
Uh oh! If I washn't sho druck fro eeenshmiff'sh beersh, you'd be in biiiiiiig tubble. :-p :devil:


Oh, I bet I'd be in plenty of trouble being around you when you're drunk. :-p :bugeye: :biggrin:
 
  • #49
Kerrie said:
what's this about tatoos and child bearing?

I AM PREGNANT AND I HAVE 2 TATOOS!

How's THAT for perspective! :-p
Sincerest congratulations. TWO tattoos?!? Wow, that's impressive. Oh yeah... congrats for the bun in the oven too.

DocToxyn said:
I stole some afgans and cucumber and watercress sandwiches
Afgans? You eat dog sandwiches?
 
  • #50
honestrosewater said:
Wow, for claiming to understand so little about each other, men and women sure know how to push each other's buttons.

Now it is strange you saying that, i have a diploma in button pushing.
the womens buttons are the big red ones marked danger with a big
question mark, oh what the hell let's see what happens. :biggrin:
 
  • #51
pattylou said:
(I was just commenting on certain activities being discouraged during pregnancy. You're not supposed to have your hair colored, for example. The dyes that are used can theoretically get into your system and that's not good for a gestating fetus.)

says who? I've had my hair highlighted while being pregnant, from what i have read, it's perfectly fine...perhaps 25 years ago when hair dye was first out on the market it might have been dangerous...

See, this is what happens every time the women get together for a party. The topic of discussion always gets stuck on pregnancy and childbirth and children and grandchildren! Gaahhhh! I'm going back over to the guy's party, and I'm taking the nachos and chili with me.

not necessarily :-p i can talk about anything with anyone...childbirth just so happens to be one subject that all women can relate too.
 
  • #52
Kerrie said:
says who? I've had my hair highlighted while being pregnant, from what i have read, it's perfectly fine...perhaps 25 years ago when hair dye was first out on the market it might have been dangerous...

Ummm... well, we buried our first baby in the mid-nineties (she had transposition of the great arteries) so I read the birth defect literature pretty heavily at that point. Dyes are probably worse than hair lighteners, since some dyes have cyclic ring structures that can intercalate into DNA. This can cause mutations.

I am sure anyone of us recognize the health of a developing baby is more important than our own vanity. If you really want the laundry list of chemicals that have been linked to birth defects, I'm sure it's available on the web - Maybe March of Dimes has such a resource.

Sorry to be a downer.
 
  • #53
(It's ok for everyone to keep being silly, though. Really. Carry on.)
 
  • #54
honestrosewater said:
I was tempted to crash the men only party early on, but they seem to have a nice dynamic going. So I think the women should have a party of their own. :smile:
Just to get things going, I've been thinking lately about if, when, and why I might have children. Or, I've also been thinking about if, when, and why I might get a tattoo- and of what. I'd appreciate other women's perspectives on either or other issues. :smile:
Men and party without women? :bugeye: Are you kidding? :smile: It could be like a funeral or even worse! :rolleyes: I bet they're all thinking about how they can invite some women to their party!But of course the best idea was wolram's!You know he thought he could attract all women around here to the party when he didn't invite them! :biggrin: Well maybe he believes "Woman is man's shadow!" (what happen when you try to follow your shadow and what happens when you escape from your shadow? :rolleyes: )Get it or not,I can't clarify! :blushing: )
 
  • #55
My woman wanted a new car, something fast. She said she wanted something that would go from 0-60 in like 10 seconds. I gave her better! Something that goes from 0-150 in about 3 seconds. A weight scale.
 
  • #56
pattylou said:
(It's ok for everyone to keep being silly, though. Really. Carry on.)
:smile: I was trying to find the right words. I'm just very sorry. Just considering the possibility of losing my child breaks me up. I can't imagine actually experiencing it. Your good example helps a lot. :smile:
 
  • #57
Lisa! said:
Men and party without women? :bugeye: Are you kidding? :smile: It could be like a funeral or even worse! :rolleyes: I bet they're all thinking about how they can invite some women to their party!But of course the best idea was wolram's!You know he thought he could attract all women around here to the party when he didn't invite them! :biggrin: Well maybe he believes "Woman is man's shadow!" (what happen when you try to follow your shadow and what happens when you escape from your shadow? :rolleyes: )Get it or not,I can't clarify! :blushing: )
Yeah, they just couldn't stay away, could they?
 
  • #58
mapper said:
My woman wanted a new car, something fast. She said she wanted something that would go from 0-60 in like 10 seconds. I gave her better! Something that goes from 0-150 in about 3 seconds. A weight scale.
Did you really mean to post this in the women only thread?
 
  • #59
ops,thought this was the mens thread. Multi threads open in firefox. :)

Its funny anyways. haha woman...
 
  • #60
Lisa! said:
Men and party without women? :bugeye: Are you kidding? :smile: It could be like a funeral or even worse! :rolleyes: I bet they're all thinking about how they can invite some women to their party!But of course the best idea was wolram's!You know he thought he could attract all women around here to the party when he didn't invite them! :biggrin: Well maybe he believes "Woman is man's shadow!" (what happen when you try to follow your shadow and what happens when you escape from your shadow? :rolleyes: )Get it or not,I can't clarify! :blushing: )

You are right Lisa, but we have to have a few beers before we invite the
ladies round, "dutch courage", don't you know.
Not sure about that shadow stuff, if you mean you need a mans protection
well just chirp up and say what you want, I am sure some gallant chap will
volunteer.
 

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