tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post1943796231741283522..comments2024-03-29T07:03:28.783-04:00Comments on ben and birdy: Double-Green Pear SmoothieBenBirdy1http://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-56575340683557701802019-08-11T20:43:34.001-04:002019-08-11T20:43:34.001-04:00"Anonymous 1:12 PM": who decides when a ..."Anonymous 1:12 PM": who decides when a life becomes "too private to share"? You? Children aren't possessions of their mothers, nor are they extensions of them. Children have a right to privacy, and it is a mother's responsibility to protect it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-90793972132633245532019-07-16T20:45:12.543-04:002019-07-16T20:45:12.543-04:00That would be great slightly icy.That would be great slightly icy.Janinehttps://hubpages.com/style/Glycolic-Acid-Tattoo-Removal-Best-Products-for-Safely-Removing-Cosmetic-Eyebrow-Tattoosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-87179894496102367132019-03-12T08:00:53.571-04:002019-03-12T08:00:53.571-04:00I just read that same article! Super interested. ....I just read that same article! Super interested. . . BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-19280041183248427172019-03-11T20:25:38.739-04:002019-03-11T20:25:38.739-04:00I have a hopefully more cheerful comment. I just ...I have a hopefully more cheerful comment. I just saw a description in the NYT about a new game called Wingspan. It made me immediately think about all the cool board games I have found out about here. Wondering if you and your family have ordered or tried that out yet. <br /><br />https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/11/science/wingspan-board-game-elizabeth-hargrave.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04535413925506909248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-57439895365245975312019-03-02T13:12:56.948-05:002019-03-02T13:12:56.948-05:00This is such a silly comment. Catherine wrote abou...This is such a silly comment. Catherine wrote about parenting and her kids in a thoughtful, compassionate, and respectful way while her kids were young, and then stopped as soon as their lives became too private to share. I don't even see the connection. -- Anonymous #2 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-67843898937145261682019-02-26T11:40:42.395-05:002019-02-26T11:40:42.395-05:00Yeah, I rolled my eyes at that comment too. Yeah, I rolled my eyes at that comment too. Dollsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08471124898666307618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-15221821391563918762019-02-26T09:52:12.323-05:002019-02-26T09:52:12.323-05:00Thank you, Sara (wagons circled). And Anonymous, h...Thank you, Sara (wagons circled). And Anonymous, honestly your comment just makes me roll my eyes. Not because those aren't valid questions. They are, although I've thought and written about them at length, and publicly. But I'm never in love with anonymous public shaming masquerading as just a shrugging "food for thought" kind of intervention. BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-32836198540860342962019-02-26T09:45:31.523-05:002019-02-26T09:45:31.523-05:00Ha ha ha! Thank you, dear Mrs. T.
Ha ha ha! Thank you, dear Mrs. T.<br />BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-46135364671867974832019-02-26T09:45:11.823-05:002019-02-26T09:45:11.823-05:00Oh geez, Dolly, I'm 50ish too, god knows! xoxo...Oh geez, Dolly, I'm 50ish too, god knows! xoxoBenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-47487566345191269322019-02-26T09:43:26.434-05:002019-02-26T09:43:26.434-05:00Right?Right?BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-45476226515435922662019-02-26T09:43:18.866-05:002019-02-26T09:43:18.866-05:00Ah, thank you, dear Adria! xoAh, thank you, dear Adria! xoBenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-69906812210440542922019-02-26T09:43:02.370-05:002019-02-26T09:43:02.370-05:00Ha ha ha! "newspaper mad libs in a yogurt com...Ha ha ha! "newspaper mad libs in a yogurt commercial from 1993" has almost surely never been written before in the history of the world!BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-32457106285150484762019-02-26T09:42:15.685-05:002019-02-26T09:42:15.685-05:00I love that everyone noticed this but me! I had to...I love that everyone noticed this but me! I had to look hard to find it. Ha ha ha! I love you people so much.BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-57229363872899624532019-02-26T09:41:47.722-05:002019-02-26T09:41:47.722-05:00I love you too.
I love you too.<br />BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-51542650532650891302019-02-26T09:41:37.309-05:002019-02-26T09:41:37.309-05:00Ha ha ha! I think I have to leave it.
Ha ha ha! I think I have to leave it.<br />BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-56999059808462028512019-02-26T09:41:23.706-05:002019-02-26T09:41:23.706-05:00Oh, thank you, dear Kate F.! And yes, drat. You mi...Oh, thank you, dear Kate F.! And yes, drat. You missed me talking about eating a tuna and potato chip sandwich in my swimsuit on the beach!BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-11990535521388521732019-02-26T09:40:29.037-05:002019-02-26T09:40:29.037-05:00No, but I just put a hold on it at the library! Th...No, but I just put a hold on it at the library! Thank you for the recommendation.BenBirdy1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13328557199418095755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-781388779235993422019-02-25T23:03:20.208-05:002019-02-25T23:03:20.208-05:00I would have to assume that Catherine has discusse...I would have to assume that Catherine has discussed these issues with her children. She seems to discuss EVERYTHING with her children, and is respectful of their feelings and their rights. Even if not, her kids are in their late teens, so I think that ship has long ago sailed. <br /><br />Regardless, did I miss a discussion on this topic? Did Catherine ask? Why are we discussing this now? Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609106467732825127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-54636572960235521092019-02-25T08:31:19.108-05:002019-02-25T08:31:19.108-05:00Hi Catherine. This article in the Washington Post ...Hi Catherine. This article in the Washington Post made me think about your writing: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/01/03/my-daughter-asked-me-stop-writing-about-motherhood-heres-why-i-cant-do-that/?utm_term=.4601fbf862de. I have to say, I agree with the majority of posters in the comments section to the article. Perhaps Ben and Birdy are fine with the public airing of their childhood moments, but does that make it right? Were they able to consent to this at such a young age? BTW, the author of the WaPo article has subsequently made her blogs about her children private, perhaps in response to the comments she received. Some food for thought and reflection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-45509778838413438712019-02-22T06:13:17.630-05:002019-02-22T06:13:17.630-05:00Oh I missed you the past 6 weeks, dearest Catherin...Oh I missed you the past 6 weeks, dearest Catherine. Thank you for making me laugh so hard this cold, dark morning. Now I am going to go off to my job as a school librarian and when I hand a kiddo "One Mixed-up Night" as I so often do, I am going to say: "this lady is such an amazing writer that she made Mrs.T blow coffee out her nose!" XXOOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-17669709434764931042019-02-19T15:43:50.453-05:002019-02-19T15:43:50.453-05:00I'm so glad you are back and I can totally rel...I'm so glad you are back and I can totally relate to your not wanting to cleanse while Ben was home! I also teeter on the addicty tightrope of coffee in the a.m. and alcohol in the p.m. but if you can hold off til 5:00 - you are doing great, in my book! LOL! I just ordered your book - On Being40'ish, even though I am 50'ish....can't wait to read it on my kindle. xoxoxoxoDollsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08471124898666307618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-21100023688228435892019-02-19T07:47:59.489-05:002019-02-19T07:47:59.489-05:00I want to feel like a smoothie, but I feel like I ...I want to feel like a smoothie, but I feel like I have to go to Shake Shack right now. That looks amazing. --Cathy KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-9342139946838515222019-02-18T21:03:38.120-05:002019-02-18T21:03:38.120-05:00Just read your piece after getting the book, and i...Just read your piece after getting the book, and it made me cry too. Goddamn cancer. Also made me wish I could smell those Bonnie Bell lip smackers again, whle listening to some Madonna and feeling so, so cool. Adria Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153298682081973667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-48162948563928366642019-02-16T09:12:40.991-05:002019-02-16T09:12:40.991-05:00I am so glad to find a use for all the but chunks ...I am so glad to find a use for all the but chunks I have here! Also, I realize we have never met, but I had a dream LAST NIGHT that you and I were playing newspaper mad libs in a yogurt commercial from 1993. And then here you are in my fb feed! I don’t know what to make of it.Frances Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369226730773589398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31773345.post-18579226193211416362019-02-15T19:07:20.920-05:002019-02-15T19:07:20.920-05:00BUT CHUNKS! The best typo ever???BUT CHUNKS! The best typo ever???Eleanornoreply@blogger.com