Comments on: Puke http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2008/12/26/puke Knit One, Hug One.... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:31:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: lara http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2008/12/26/puke#comment-31909 lara Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:44:50 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1228#comment-31909 I just said it over and over again - wasn't thinking that clearly at the time :) I just said it over and over again – wasn’t thinking that clearly at the time :)

]]> By: Pru http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2008/12/26/puke#comment-31872 Pru Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:24:32 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1228#comment-31872 Have you noticed it reads so much better if you substitute 'f' for 'pl'? Have you noticed it reads so much better if you substitute ‘f’ for ‘pl’?

]]> By: emma http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2008/12/26/puke#comment-31341 emma Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:10:55 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1228#comment-31341 Oh, I'll wade in. I know buggerall about duck psychology, but what I know of parrots is this: any parrot that is plucking is deeply messed up. Grooming fine, removing chunks of feathers? Scary-bad. My parrot prepares nests by shredding veggie matter and paper. So, to me, this article is saying "To be a good mother, you need to self-sacrifice beyond the point of mental health, to the point of self harm." Furthermore, the whole "animals do so and so, so we should too" argument is bunk. I am not going to take life tips from ducks. I could take parenting tips from seahorses, but I guess I'm taking the wrong message there. If I'm going to take life tips from ducks, I'm going to eat a lot of bread and splash happily in a lake, rather than tearing myself to bits. Oh, I’ll wade in.

I know buggerall about duck psychology, but what I know of parrots is this: any parrot that is plucking is deeply messed up. Grooming fine, removing chunks of feathers? Scary-bad. My parrot prepares nests by shredding veggie matter and paper.

So, to me, this article is saying “To be a good mother, you need to self-sacrifice beyond the point of mental health, to the point of self harm.”

Furthermore, the whole “animals do so and so, so we should too” argument is bunk. I am not going to take life tips from ducks. I could take parenting tips from seahorses, but I guess I’m taking the wrong message there.

If I’m going to take life tips from ducks, I’m going to eat a lot of bread and splash happily in a lake, rather than tearing myself to bits.

]]> By: miriam http://lara.nettle.org/blog/2008/12/26/puke#comment-31222 miriam Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:49:13 +0000 http://lara.nettle.org/blog/?p=1228#comment-31222 hmmm, you better tell me why you hate it so much, because i'm feeling pretty plucked these days myself. The religious sentiment is gagging, and who gives a flying... pluck for muffins (essential tool for raising the young?), but after spending 2:30am to 4:30am helping a heavy toddler to sleep I think I can relate to a bit of sacrifice schmaltz. what does plucked rhyme with? hmmm, you better tell me why you hate it so much, because i’m feeling pretty plucked these days myself. The religious sentiment is gagging, and who gives a flying… pluck for muffins (essential tool for raising the young?), but after spending 2:30am to 4:30am helping a heavy toddler to sleep I think I can relate to a bit of sacrifice schmaltz.

what does plucked rhyme with?

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