I'm growing weary of NaBloPoMo. Damn, I just realized it's only the 13th...I'm not even halfway done.
I can't believe I post something as controversial as "Knocking Yourself Up" and only get one comment. You lurkers out there should consider throwing me a bone every now and then.
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One of the things that NYers do differently is laundry. Or, should I say, mostly they don't do it.
Most NYers send their laundry out to be done to a Fluff and Fold service. This amazes me. I can't imagine having someone else wash your underwear. Ew. One of my colleagues told me she regularly sends out her laundry and there's always something missing and occassionally you get someone else's item. She gave the example, "Who's thong is this?" Now, I realize the items have just been cleaned, but that still bothers me.
Fortunately, I have a washer and dryer in my apartment, so I continue to do my own.
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OK, so I will comment - you and your sisters are probably going to be grossed out over this but when we were in our apartment on Hillside Ave. in Queens, NY, when you were a baby and Jennifer was 2, I did send out our laundry to be washed and folded. I had so much laundry and no washer and dryer. I couldn't stand taking the 2 of you to the laundromat! A neighbor with children had this service and recommended it. Of course, this was back in the dark ages before disposable diapers, too, and I also used diaper service!!!! EEEK - can you stand it? I never lost things or got soemone else's stuff so I guess I was lucky.
To be truthful, though, I don't think I could do any of that today! :)
On the Knock Youself Up article (I'll just comment here) - interesting, understandable and not totally out of the realm of possibility. I think you will make a wonderful mother whenever and however the time comes.
Love you, M
I Guess your knocked up comment didn't shock me at all, since I feel the same way, there is something about carrying your own child, my husband and I have been blessed to have 1 child through IVF, and have thought about adopting, but are still trying. You seem to have such a stong family support system, anything is possible. You can have it all....
On the other topic.....Sending your laundry out....BLAH I can just see some man picking my my underwear....turning up his nose..EWWWWW
I will try to comment more, I'm a lurker but need to start a journal! I know how fun it is to get journal comments!
Take Care
Okay, so I haven't commented in a very long time!
About the knock-up thing...I've heard about that quite a bit lately. I haven't formed my opinion about that yet...hhmmm...
And GROSS about the laundry! I don't want some weirdo holding up my panties and going, "Hmmm, I wonder what this girl looks like. A hottie? Not hot?"
Not happening. I'm so glad you have a washer and dryer in your apartment, Emily!
Love you and sorry I haven't commented in awhile.
Cousin Bevie
So you don't think I'm a total Psycho, I do now have my very own blog.......
Some very very pristine white Marks and Sparks undies were in with our stuff that we had cleaned on our summer vaca, and it still creeped me out a bit. Even though I sent out some cleaning, I hand-washed our unmentionables as you recall from the kids-in-the-tub pics.
I know the disheartening feeling of just one comment to a blog entry, but Em, you don't want my comments on the turkey baster post. Even with a ten foot pole, I ain't touchin' it.
On occasion, I totally send my clothing out to the laundry, and haven't even thought about the ick factor. Plus, the woman who cleans our house does laundry, too...
And, Hi!
O.K. Em...yes I'm a lurker...I enjoy your blog and don't always post...I have thought a lot about your knock yourself up article...and to me it goes hand and hand with this one...Speaking from a person who spends at least 1/4 or her life doing other peoples laundry because she went and got herself knocked up, I have no problem with sending mine out...they just don't have that service in my big city :)
I think we are all in different places in our lives so we can offer different perspectives on the baby thing...but I will say that it is one thing I would never choose to do alone and you can't rely on friends and family like a committed spouse who played an integral part in the baby-making process...I have "sort-of" made the career and mom thing work - but my job is extremely flexible, often high paying jobs (like the women in the articles might have) require lots of time away and what you need more than anything while raising kids is time to slowly nurture your beliefs and attitudes in the little one...if you don't have that time - you may be surprised when you look at your teenager one day and don't know who they are.
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