tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416163271277237319.post3705029530961722094..comments2023-10-28T10:15:45.901+01:00Comments on Reproductively Challenged: Another year older...Ms Heathenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06404067891155971103noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416163271277237319.post-88966064841448710652008-10-26T03:17:00.000+00:002008-10-26T03:17:00.000+00:00I hope you had a wonderful birthday, and a fun tim...I hope you had a wonderful birthday, and a fun time in London! Now you'll have to excuse me when I fly over there to slap Mr. H's mother.Mallorynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914993188185068883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416163271277237319.post-17016676805606257122008-10-25T07:01:00.000+01:002008-10-25T07:01:00.000+01:00Hope you are having a wonderful birthday. Your pl...Hope you are having a wonderful birthday. Your plans sound splendid! How I wish I could spend a weekend in London. <BR/><BR/>And please tell your MIL that she appalled an entire blogging community. How shameful.s.e.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04953730366300163410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416163271277237319.post-61353859807373449122008-10-24T21:32:00.000+01:002008-10-24T21:32:00.000+01:00Happy Birthday, dear Ms Heathen!!! Your student's ...Happy Birthday, dear Ms Heathen!!! <BR/><BR/>Your student's comment made me smile -- ah yes, I remember those days when I thought 30 was old. (If someone had told me back then that I'd have my first child just before turning 40, I would simply not have believed it.)<BR/><BR/>Your mother-in-laws comment, on the other hand, was less amusing. How do people consistently pick the stupidest things to say? Where does this incredibly daft "relaxation" BS come from? And since when is it considered conversationally acceptable to diagnose people (particularly diagnose them as sufferers of some nonexistent psychosomatic disorder) without the benefit of a medical license or a shred of knowledge about their inner workings? Ahem. Sorry. Sore subject.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036466110943504371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416163271277237319.post-1867820874725170322008-10-24T20:59:00.000+01:002008-10-24T20:59:00.000+01:00Did no one ever tell you before to relax? Gosh. If...Did no one ever tell you before to relax? Gosh. If only you had been let in on the secret earlier ... <BR/><BR/>HAPPY BIRTHDAY!<BR/><BR/>I'm planning on tate this weekend but Rothko / Bacon. I'm torn.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336643483655255680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416163271277237319.post-30892090967658941732008-10-24T15:45:00.000+01:002008-10-24T15:45:00.000+01:00Hope you have a fantastic birthday Ms H. It sound...Hope you have a fantastic birthday Ms H. It sounds like you are going to have a great weekend.<BR/><BR/>Bloody MILs ;-)Secret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864030958537218351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416163271277237319.post-68358607618089532912008-10-24T04:29:00.000+01:002008-10-24T04:29:00.000+01:00wishing you a very happy birthday celebration! so...wishing you a very happy birthday celebration! sounds like you've got a wonderful day planned. <BR/><BR/>I want to smack your MIL though. seriously.lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455301696832647867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416163271277237319.post-54509902523086135322008-10-24T02:26:00.000+01:002008-10-24T02:26:00.000+01:00GAH! Not the relax thing! Ignorant and trite all...GAH! Not the relax thing! Ignorant and trite all rolled up into one craptasticly smug comment. Nice.<BR/><BR/>Your birthday sounds lovely.<BR/><BR/>When I turned 30 I took a trip to Spain with the husband and a few friends. At a village ice cream stand I met a young boy who held up 3 or 4 fingers when I asked him how old he was. He asked me how old I was, and - trying to be cute - I started showing him by holding up fingers, I got to 20 and he walked away.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516563063393712991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416163271277237319.post-29541274581189386682008-10-23T19:45:00.000+01:002008-10-23T19:45:00.000+01:00I fatally made the remark when a friend's older br...I fatally made the remark when a friend's older brother turned 18 that he was '18 going on 30' - oh the stupidity...<BR/><BR/>Apologies in advance I have mucked up birthday card greetings - I was convinced that yours was Monday. Mind, given that friend H has her birthday in late October and I have known her since 1983 and I STILL cannot say hand-on-heart I know the exact date when her birthday is, I think you're doing okay. Card in the mail so you should get it by your return from a spiffy weekend with the love Mr H. Again, apologies. I suck at dates.<BR/><BR/>Students are funny aren't they? That weird mix of flattery and disbelief (especially the concept that you could be old enough to be their parents...) I defy this by behaving poorly at all opportunities and not acting my age (whatever that may mean). Growing older disgracefully.<BR/><BR/>And least said about the 'relax' comment the better. I second the nomination for sainthood - but then I've always thought that of you!Lisa Rullsenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02020425273742237299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416163271277237319.post-26350784654139276912008-10-23T18:02:00.000+01:002008-10-23T18:02:00.000+01:00WHAAA! I can't believe that last "relax" bit. Grrr...WHAAA! I can't believe that last "relax" bit. Grrr...<BR/><BR/>A very happy birthday! Enjoy the Rothko and the b-day dinner. Both sound just perfect.Shinejilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353174053245279899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416163271277237319.post-75948860576157782212008-10-23T02:20:00.000+01:002008-10-23T02:20:00.000+01:00An early and very heart-felt HAPPY BIRTHDAY ... wi...An early and very heart-felt HAPPY BIRTHDAY ... wishing you all the very best as you groove into 37.<BR/><BR/>As for your MIL, she proves that just because one is older doesn't necessary mean that one gets wiser in the process.Pamela T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11474998003921896431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416163271277237319.post-57155520232427070642008-10-22T21:21:00.000+01:002008-10-22T21:21:00.000+01:00Oh, dear God! She didn't really say that, did she?...Oh, dear God! She didn't really say that, did she? How appalling! You have my nomination for sainthood for not having slapped your mother in law senseless already. <BR/><BR/>And the sweet naivete of youth - I remember being quite scandalized when a friend told me she was 30 - I was around 20 at the time - and not quite understanding how somebody so cool could be so old! She and her friends had a good laugh at my expense, and I flush with shame every time I remember that conversation. Your response is so perfect - it made me laugh out loud!<BR/><BR/>Many happy returns for your birthday on Friday - sounds like a lovely weekend you have planned.annacyclopediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461037288546901657noreply@blogger.com