tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795917756493447584.post7232372886070140831..comments2023-05-04T04:06:57.702-07:00Comments on ....snapshots of a spiral path: conversations with a soon to be 6 year oldSloth Womynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12334700336578451488noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795917756493447584.post-81424136419364416392009-03-19T20:50:00.000-07:002009-03-19T20:50:00.000-07:00Thanks for the motherhood validation. You don't k...Thanks for the motherhood validation. You don't know how much it means to me!<BR/><BR/>I totally get you, Imuse with the cheerleading thing. Can totally be a great thing for a kid. It was just waaaay creepy how this girl said it. She and her mom were scaaary!<BR/><BR/>Mikyla is great at basketball. Better than a lot of the boys. She is wonderfully athletic.Sloth Womynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334700336578451488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795917756493447584.post-85526889042415859902009-03-19T11:46:00.000-07:002009-03-19T11:46:00.000-07:00I'm so glad to know of yet another lil girl who is...I'm so glad to know of yet another lil girl who is practicing martial arts !!!!!! YAYE!!!!!<BR/>love your description of "sexy" to her and love her age appropriate reaction. You're doing an awesome job. What a lucky girl.<BR/><BR/>She must feel so great running the court in B-ball too. Amazing time for her. <BR/><BR/>Cheerleading was the healthiest sport for me, even though I was the feminist of the squad, the punk and the intellectual of the group (though not the one with the best grades) I fit in because I was good at it, while still being special/indie. It taught me discipline and the power of female group energy, it was extremely athletic and addictive. It kept me away from drugs. Cheer and dance were my drug. It also taught me about gratitude and the effects of a positive attitude and gave me skills in that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795917756493447584.post-90265411307527709622009-02-21T21:07:00.000-08:002009-02-21T21:07:00.000-08:00Robin--You have to be the BEST mom ever. Your daug...Robin--You have to be the BEST mom ever. Your daughter is so lucky to have you. Sexy IS NOT pretty. In our culture, it is so often fake, constructed, and misconstrued that "JoJo" is all that can be defined as "sexy": white, thin, blonde, bland, immaculate, wealthy, disposable after use. <BR/><BR/>This, on the other hand: "I think about sexuality and sensuality and sexiness. Sensuality to me is the natural expression of pleasure from being in a human body. Sex, and an enjoyment of sex is a beautiful thing." Fucking spot on. That's what I want from sex. It's got to be deep and loving and feel good. It's got to be about both me and my partner, being human, being engaged, and really experiencing things on both a bodily and emotional level.<BR/><BR/>I also really appreciate your take on porn in that paragraph. I'm the same way--no problem with it unless it's perpetuating the idea of women as commodity. <BR/><BR/>Awesome post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com