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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2004OT: I've raised a prude ;-)
Well, teenagers today... ;-) So much about them being s*x-mad, drug-crazed, disrespectful, foul-mouthed etc., etc.. & I've managed to raise a prude ;-) Back in my young, free & single days, disco ruled, and queen was Donna Summer. Today I was in Norwich with Nathan & we went into HMV. I treated myself to a CD of Donna Summer tracks. Coming back home in the car, Nathan suffered the indignity of his mother driving with the stereo loud, to the sound of "Love to Love you baby" "I feel love" "hot stuff" and the like. Nathan's comment was "Good grief Mum, that girl has a one-track mind in her vocals!" in his best 'I am a shocked teenager' voice. Then when it got to the track "no more tears (enough is enough)" duo with Streisand, when the vocals got to the bit where it says "I always dreamed I find the perfect lover, but he turned out to be like every other man" Nathan quipped 'And make no doubt about it Mum, she's had quite a few if her songs are anything to go by!' in his best shocked voice ;-) Hehe - I've raised a teenage prude... hmmm... sounds like the title of a bad movie Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Well, teenagers today... ;-) > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >Cheers, helen s Heh. I can't relate. Donna Summer would be Pat Boone compared to what they listened to. I once ejected a cassette tape of theirs and flung it out the window down I-40. Sherry > Well, teenagers today... ;-) > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Cheers, helen s In these days where STD's and teen pregnancies are common, there are a lot worse things to have raised. I'd say you've done a pretty good job, Mom! Joy >> Well, teenagers today... ;-) >> [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > >Joy I heartily concur. We all hope our kids will do better than we did. Congrats! >I heartily concur. We all hope our kids will do better than we did. >Congrats! Thank you :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > > Well, teenagers today... ;-) > > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > lot worse things to have raised. I'd say you've done a pretty good job, > Mom! I know I've gotten old by the fact that 1) I don't understand the lyrics as they're sung and 2) even when Joel dutifully tells me what words they are 'singing', I still have no idea what they are talking about - and 3) When he explains to me the meaning behind the lyrics, I wish I hadn't asked. *Ewww* Yowie, who was not happy to be told that one of her favourite songs "Where the Wild Roses Grow" by Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue is not about one's beloved tragically passing away, but about a gruesome murder. >In these days where STD's and teen pregnancies are common, there are a >lot worse things to have raised. I'd say you've done a pretty good job, >Mom! > >Joy Thanks (blushes at the compliment).. With Nathan I've always been very open about such issues, talking to him about them as he grows up - in language he understands. He knows all about the above - and I've told him that as and when he's ready for the "s" word, he *must* use a condom - and I've told him *why*. I've even told him that if he's too embarrassed to purchase them - I have no such embarrassment and will get them. He seems to be remarkably level-headed, so hopefully the honest approach and explaining the whys & wherefores has worked. Indeed, my own mum was incredibly up-tight and I never found out anything from her which helped me as I grew up :-( Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > Well, teenagers today... ;-) > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- Nah, Helen. I'd say you've done a fine job. Sam >Nah, Helen. I'd say you've done a fine job. >Sam Thanks Sam - I appreciate that. As a parent, you can only try your best & learn from the mistakes you think were made with you when you were growing up - and, if you had a happy childhood, from the good things. Plus tell and show your child that he or she is loved every single day. Even though Nathan is now 15, we hug every morning as soon as he's come downstairs for breakfast, and last thing at night before he goes off to bed. He's the same with his Dad too. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- wafflycathcs@aol.comcomcom (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) had some very interesting things to say about Re: I've raised a prude ;-): >>Nah, Helen. I'd say you've done a fine job. >Thanks Sam - I appreciate that. As a parent, you can only try your best & learn [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >we hug every morning as soon as he's come downstairs for breakfast, and last >thing at night before he goes off to bed. He's the same with his Dad too. Very impressive, that you have an affectionate teenager.  Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL >Very impressive, that you have an affectionate teenager. One is never too young or too old for hugs :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- wafflycathcs@aol.comcomcom (dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers) had some very interesting things to say about Re: I've raised a prude ;-): >>Very impressive, that you have an affectionate teenager. >One is never too young or too old for hugs :-) We know that, but a lot of people don't. [Do teenagers qualify as people? ;-)] Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL >[Do teenagers qualify as >people? ;-)] Some do :-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >Then when it got to the track "no more tears (enough is enough)" duo with >Streisand, when the vocals got to the bit where it says "I always dreamed I >find the perfect lover, but he turned out to be like every other man" Nathan >quipped 'And make no doubt about it Mum, she's had quite a few if her songs are >anything to go by!' in his best shocked voice ;-) I thought this was just a British sterotype :) From RHF: "You English are too stuffy. You set yourselves apart too much. Look at me... in me, I have Italian blood, French blood, some Polish blood, a little Indian blood, and even some Swedish blood. What do you say to that?" "Very sporting of your mother." >I thought this was just a British sterotype :) From RHF: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >"Very sporting of your mother." And where was the beverage warning on that one??? Cheers, helen s :-D --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > I thought this was just a British sterotype :) From RHF: > > "You English are too stuffy.... I think Americans are more uptight about sex than the English. Remember, it was the English who kicked the Puritans out - and where did they go? Joyce > > I thought this was just a British sterotype :) From RHF: > > > > "You English are too stuffy.... > >I think Americans are more uptight about sex than the English. Remember, >it was the English who kicked the Puritans out - and where did they go? Holland? :) >Holland? :) Oh in the Netherlands they aren't prudish at all... thinks Amsterdam... Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- >>Holland? :) > Oh in the Netherlands they aren't prudish at all... thinks Amsterdam... > Cheers, helen s It seemed to be a joke, though I don't get it... Tak? 'splain me, please? Joyce Yeah, Tak, explain to the lady about window shopping in Amsterdam. :-) > >>Holland? :) > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Joyce SignatureNo matter how cynical you get, it's impossible to keep up. When Clinton lied, no one died. > >>Holland? :) > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >It seemed to be a joke, though I don't get it... Tak? 'splain me, please? I was just kidding. It was a reference to the Puritan emigration to Holland when they were escaping religious persecution in England. >I was just kidding. It was a reference to the Puritan emigration to >Holland when they were escaping religious persecution in England. Indeed you were :-) Netherlands today is not prudish though. Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune h*$el*$$e*nd**$o$ts**i*$*$m*m$o*n*s@$*a$o*l.c**$om$ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- > I was just kidding. It was a reference to the Puritan emigration to > Holland when they were escaping religious persecution in England. They must not have lasted very long there... the Netherlands is one of the least "Puritannical" countries I've ever heard of. Dave Y mentions the window-shopping, and I can just imagine! They're very down to earth, those Dutch. Clearly the prude faction didn't gain much control in that culture. :) Joyce > They must not have lasted very long there... the Netherlands is one of > the least "Puritannical" countries I've ever heard of. Dave Y mentions > the window-shopping, and I can just imagine! They're very down to earth, > those Dutch. Clearly the prude faction didn't gain much control in that > culture. :) You're right. I think the Netherlands must be one of the least prudish countries in the world. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > > I was just kidding. It was a reference to the Puritan emigration to > > Holland when they were escaping religious persecution in England. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >those Dutch. Clearly the prude faction didn't gain much control in that >culture. :) That's why the Puritans went there - the Dutch were very tolerant of different religions. After a while, the Puritans seem to have decided that they were just *too* tolerant. We're told this story over and over again around here in grade school especially around November. > > I was just kidding. It was a reference to the Puritan emigration to > > Holland when they were escaping religious persecution in England. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >those Dutch. Clearly the prude faction didn't gain much control in that >culture. :) Chiming in late here: The Dutch then sent them on to Western Michigan a very conservative place, If you're ever in Gran Rapids, Grand Haven etc., check out the phonebooks they're full of Van/Vander Whatsits. Suz Macmoosette Thank Heavens There's Only One =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= Waiting for inspiration. Please hold while I contemplate my navel. |\__/| (=':'=) (")_(") >>dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers <wafflycathcs@aol.comcomcom> >>wrote: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >I was just kidding. It was a reference to the Puritan emigration to >Holland when they were escaping religious persecution in England. The Puritans moved from England to Holland to escape religious persecution, then moved from Holland to Massachusetts to escape the religious tolerance in Holland (they wanted to have a society consisting of only Puritans). These are the folks that founded the Plymouth Bay Colony, and that Americans remember each year at Thanksgiving. Modern-day Amsterdam is known for having a legal red-light district (legal prostitution). SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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