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Re: a fish that can't swim

Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 2:04 pm
by chibifish (imported)
So I overheard a child and someone who later dialog implied was not his mother looking for Halloween costumes... the boy sounds to be no older than five, though I could easily imagine him being younger.

He responds to a costume idea by saying that "Boys don't wear dresses!"

The woman's reaction is a deadpan "Why?"

"Well... I don't know why... but I'm not wearing a dress!"

Not that I can think of a good way to use that as a lead in to some personal angsting, so instead I'll say thanks to everyone that's replied! :)

Re: a fish that can't swim

Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:14 am
by loveableleopardy (imported)
"Well... I don't know why..."

There isn't any good reason why boys don't wear dresses; or perhaps there isn't any good reason why girls do ;)

It's just what society tells us I suppose. Do most girls get to the age of 5 and actually want to wear a dress (and on the contrary boys do not), or is it just the done thing?

Personally I've never had any desire to wear a dress, but I suppose if I lived in society that encouraged men to wear dresses rather than pants then I would have worn them, and that it wouldn't have bothered me to wear them - except for when trying to go for a run or something; that could be difficult (I'm imagining one of those long stylish dresses rather than a shirt skirt!).

I have nice legs, so I would look okay in a skirt I reckon ;)

But I've never been concerned much about clothing in general. It's just something to cover nudity with, and feel relatively comfortable in.

There are of course the Scottish men who choose to wear kilts, which are female skirts. They seem happy enough in their entire. I was about to say that maybe women like to reveal more leg than men for self-esteem type reasons, but the kilt thing contradicts this. I think this is an interesting point of discussion Chibfish. I am hoping that you and/or others carry it on.

Re: a fish that can't swim

Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 9:54 am
by chibifish (imported)
When my father was my age, he'd already been married twice, and I certainly existed.

I'm in a position where I have absolutely no reason to go anywhere and interact with anyone outside of my immediate family.

The idea of meeting people for the sake of meeting people just bothers me.

Judging by the total number of people that have ever sought me out for anything non-academic, I clearly am missing some important social skills.

Even if I one day decided "screw it" and wanted to go to some sort of bar or club, I would have to go through someone else to make this happen. Even if I were to try to pay someone with no connection to my family to facilitate something of the sort, even my freakin' finances aren't private enough.

Or, in other words. I live with my parents, I can't drive, I live in a town where public transportation and sidewalks are terrible, and I've never gotten over the grade school idea that romantic interest in anyone is something to be embarrassed about.

This is not a pleasant situation.

I do have a place I can move to at some point. Currently my sister and her boyfriend are planning on moving in there at some point this year.

But. Gah. How in the world do I fix this pit of suck?

I suppose whining on the internet is the only place I can think to start. ;)

Oh, maybe later this year was a bit optamistic. It seems my sister caught some drugged up a******* passed out under the place after having stolen tons of tools, materials, and objects with quite a lot of sentimental value, and tore up the walls and wiring. My father--not a particularly violent man--has said that it is fortunate that the police got there before he did (something about a stake through the heart...?).

Ah, of course. Had to go and throw in something legitimate to whine about. I can't tell if someone's trying to teach me something, or just has a dark sense of humor.

Re: a fish that can't swim

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 3:28 am
by andish153 (imported)
Hi,

I agree with your view
Cainanite (imported) wrote: Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:50 am Instead of saying something like, "I'm having a shitty day. I'm in a bad mood." (people tend to ignore negative statements like that.) You could say, "Hey, only an hour more to go to the end of the day. I can't wait to sleep in tomorrow."

Instead of complaining about how crappy I feel, I've taken to saying things like, "I'm planning to be in a much better mood tomorrow."

Thanks.