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"You're being unreasonable."

She wants to pound the meat of her fists against stone.
Bloody them.
Press them against the blank canvas of her face.
Leave behind a bright butterfly of rage,
And scream that life is not all reason.

In fact -

Much of what she's been taught is irrational and unreasonable.
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...when I read Neil Gaiman's LJ officialgaiman (which you should): All about Terrorism, toothpaste and personal lubricants..
...when I read friends' posts and comments: There are actually US shows about US natives which have US subtitles for US viewers... (Growing up Gotti) Tried that - wouldn't have needed the subtitles. Sounds like perfect all-american men to ( Read more... )

You can tell that the kids are away for the week (well, until tomorrow afternoon) - regularities like regular meals or even going to bed early (for those who normally would do this) are skipped. Common meals? Not exactly. Of course we have that - meals together at regular times. But when they're away? How about breakfast?


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lenew mentioned that by the end of next week we would be on Daylight Saving Time, something which over here is called "Summer-Time". Now with temperatures below freezing Zero °C this kind of sounds strange...

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Which poem are you?
Sonnet 17 by Pablo Neruda
Aw, you're a romantic. You believe in true love and all that sort of stuff. How cute are you? To you, love is incredible and amazing.

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Good Parent
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Congratulations. You've managed to avoid the pitfalls of social stigma
and reach an enviable balance between childhood and adulthood. This
will not only make you a good parent to your offspring, it makes you a
good parent to your inner child.
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