I've been tagged by Rebecca at The Space Between My Peers to come up with six unspectacular quirks, as follows:
* Link the person who tagged you
* Mention the rules in your blog
* Tell about six unspectacular quirks of yours
* Tag a new set of six following bloggers by linking them
Six unspectacular quirks? What if all my quirks are spectacular?
1. Actually, I'm having a hard time coming up with six because a quirk implies consistency and I am not very consistent.
2. I have a deep, unconquerable fear of manhole covers and sidewalk grates. I do not want to walk over them. I do not want my children walking over them. The latter is getting harder and harder to avoid. Somewhere out there is a booby-trapped grate just waiting for me to walk over it, or else one that holds a large, hairy monster with a hand waiting to grab me.
3. I tend to resent the existence of the real world. Any brain type or personality test that measures intuition/abstract thought versus sensory/concrete thought puts me way off the charts on the intuition side. So I live in my own little world, but I'm happy here. As long as the interesting people who show up don't keep expecting me to deal with all these dreadful real world things. (I do understand why D2 gets so frustrated when his biscuits crumble, and so happy with two hours alone lining up cars.)
4. I love to walk in the rain and wind. It's a little more challenging now that I have to take puddle-jumpers along, who always manage to splash well above the level of their boots. (And even that wouldn't be so challenging if they could change their clothes unassisted.)
5. I think the internet is destroying what little sense of connection I had in my brain, as I flip between nine open windows, unwilling even to wait for a link to open. But it's close to the kitchen, and there's a chair there. Although I'm supposed to be bouncing on the exercise ball.
6. My real objection to home birth has little to do with concerns about possible complications, and everything to do with not wanting to be in a place where I'm responsible for anything. I do not want to be in labor and know there are undone dishes in the other room, or wondering who is going to do all the laundry. Which is an absurd reason, but there it is. A part of me looks forward to being in labor because I finally have permission to ignore everything and everyone if I want to.
And now, six spectacular people to tag to tell about their unspectacular quirks.
Carrie
Sara
Wendy (or whatever Zoomlian wants to reply)
Melissa (if she can get it done before going into labor!)
Devona
Rose
4 comments:
Now I must think. But it's still morning so I will continue to struggle to think and post my six quirks later this afternoon. =)
HA! I'm not alone in questioning the safety of manholes. I don't think they are quite right.
I can so relate to number 6! Besides all that, birth is messy.
Very interesting, especially #6. Okay, I need to get cracking on this one.
Yes to no. 6. I did a birthing center exactly because I didn't want to feel like a hostess during that time period. Nor did I want to be burst in upon by a nearly 3 year old and take him to therapy for years after. And I don't care what the midwife says; I would feel responsible for the messy cleanup. A newborn is responsibility enough. Or two newborns in your case.
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