Comments on: Backpocalypse 2010: Or, my silence explained

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By: Are You a Girl or a Boy? « The Ausmerican

Are You a Girl or a Boy? « The Ausmerican — Sat, 22 May 2010 09:02:36 +0000

[...] I said something to the effect that I had nowhere else to change him and apologized (you know, that apologizing for one’s existence that we women do for no apparent reason). Then she just stood there, watching for a while. Um, what [...]

By: Kareena

Kareena — Sat, 22 May 2010 07:45:13 +0000

It should go without saying that I am a technological idiot, btw. The option was probably glaringly obvious but I still missed it. :)

By: Arwyn

Arwyn — Sat, 22 May 2010 05:55:41 +0000

Kareena — you CAN comment from the mobile site, but you have to go to the last mobile page, and then click on the bottom “Leave A Comment” bar, not the “link” that says 0 (or 4, or whatever) comments.

It’s annoying, but I swear it does work.

For the rest, it’s good to hear from women whose experiences of illness are different. It’d be interesting to try to tease out whether those are exclusively personality differences, or partly cultural, or what.

And thanks. I am on the mend, but it’s frustrating how long it takes to get back to “normal”. I was doing a lot better today, and then tried to sit on the floor to play with the Boychick, and that was, shall we say, an unwise idea. Though I was at least able to get back off the floor, so you know I’m healing!

By: Kareena

Kareena — Sat, 22 May 2010 00:53:13 +0000

I can finally comment now that I’m not pinned on the couch under a sick, sleeping toddler with nothing but the phone to connect to the interwebz. What’s up with the mobile version of this page not having a comment option?

While my partner definitely gets the Man Flu and does not apologize for it, I do identify a bit with Hel. When I’m sick, I’m sick … I don’t tend to apologize for it. In fact, I kick up a huge, immature fuss about it most times. :) But, like her, I find myself apologizing for my existence in other aspects of life. Humans … we’re an odd bunch (resisting an urge to make a stupid ape comment here … ;)).

Now, after that rambling nonsense of a comment, I will close with: I hope you feel better soon. *hugs*

By: Dw3t-Hthr

Dw3t-Hthr — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:33:05 +0000

Ooog. I hope you feel better soon!

By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:34:11 +0000

There really are so many complex issues at play.

All the same, I just really hope you’re feeling better, soon. Because being in pain is no fun, no matter how you slice it.