Comments on: The Grocery Store Gamut http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/12/the-grocery-store-gamut/ Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:24:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Syd http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/12/the-grocery-store-gamut/comment-page-1/#comment-6759 Syd Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:03:49 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/?p=2257#comment-6759 I think that the objectifying of women is a big issue. It has to cause a lot of pain. And yes, I would rather be around someone who is physically attractive than not, but I believe modern culture has taken this way too far. I think that the objectifying of women is a big issue. It has to cause a lot of pain. And yes, I would rather be around someone who is physically attractive than not, but I believe modern culture has taken this way too far.

]]> By: Sophie in the Moonlight http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/12/the-grocery-store-gamut/comment-page-1/#comment-6755 Sophie in the Moonlight Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:39:53 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/?p=2257#comment-6755 I meant <i>being</i> <b><i>blamed</i></b>, not "being being". Typing faux pas. Sorry. I meant being blamed, not "being being". Typing faux pas. Sorry.

]]> By: Sophie in the Moonlight http://aroomofmamasown.com/2009/12/the-grocery-store-gamut/comment-page-1/#comment-6754 Sophie in the Moonlight Tue, 29 Dec 2009 03:30:04 +0000 http://aroomofmamasown.com/?p=2257#comment-6754 I'm so with you on this one. I love my Us Weekly, but I have been known to cut out articles or take a sharpie to it. We used to get Rolling Stone, but Bowser and I agreed to cancel after a porn star and then Megan Fox (dressed like a porn star) were the cover stories within a month of each other. Plus, we don't want to have magazines in the house with covers which we need to hide from our sons. Kind of a good rule of thumb for us. I haven't been able to follow the Tiger Wood's story b/c it's too triggering. There's a fine line for me between empathizing with a partner of an SA and over-identifying. Don't like to walk too close to the edge on that. Re: being being for our SA's behavior b/c we aren't pretty, warm, interesting, talented, or whatever enough... Bowser agreed that people's assumptions about the causes of his addiction were grossly unfair to me. So whenever he shared his journey with someone we knew he would say, "Sophie is fantastic in bed, but my inner addict is an idiot." he felt he was sticking up for me, taking responsibility for his actions, and reminding our family and friend that he is not his addiction. It seems to work for us. I'm so with you on this one. I love my Us Weekly, but I have been known to cut out articles or take a sharpie to it. We used to get Rolling Stone, but Bowser and I agreed to cancel after a porn star and then Megan Fox (dressed like a porn star) were the cover stories within a month of each other. Plus, we don't want to have magazines in the house with covers which we need to hide from our sons. Kind of a good rule of thumb for us. I haven't been able to follow the Tiger Wood's story b/c it's too triggering. There's a fine line for me between empathizing with a partner of an SA and over-identifying. Don't like to walk too close to the edge on that.

Re: being being for our SA's behavior b/c we aren't pretty, warm, interesting, talented, or whatever enough... Bowser agreed that people's assumptions about the causes of his addiction were grossly unfair to me. So whenever he shared his journey with someone we knew he would say, "Sophie is fantastic in bed, but my inner addict is an idiot." he felt he was sticking up for me, taking responsibility for his actions, and reminding our family and friend that he is not his addiction. It seems to work for us.

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