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I used to think I knew what ironic meant until Alanis did that song and everyone with an English degree started snarking about how the lyrics totally mutilated the meaning of the word, and I was all, wait, I thought a death row pardon two minutes too late was ironic? Well, fuck me.
So it’s either irony or some more appropriate, smart-sounding word that the day after a bunch of (colorful description deleted for the sake of trying to follow the If You Can’t Say Something Nice Rule) readers over at ParentDish lambasted me for being an abusive dog owner, Dog all of a sudden has this big cut on one of her toes—probably from the razor-sharp shards of glass we force her to lie in—and we’ve been doting on her to the point of waiting on her paw and foot (although I drew the line at letting her on the bed, my sleep is spotty enough these days without a big hairy beast hogging the covers, and to add Dog to the mix would really just be too much) (har har HAR!).
After I (foolishly) went and wrote an article about how I sometimes tell her to stop licking herself for the love of god then sat back dumbfounded while people reacted as though I had confessed to spending my spare time ramming toothpicks into her eye sockets and forcing her to drink bleach, my penance is to listen to Dog, wait for it, LICKING her hurt paw constantly, and of course I can’t say a damn thing about it, because then I really would be an asshole. Slup . . . slup . . . slup . . . ah, the repetitive, saliva-coated sound of IRONY! I think! Depending on what that word means!
By the way, let me just take a moment to thank you guys for being such a consistently supportive, awesome presence out there on the other side of this blog. I am more grateful than ever for the privilege of your company, now that I’m writing elsewhere in an environment that seems to attract a lot of uhhhhh negative attention. Thanks for not bringing the crazy, and thanks also for encouraging me to get my goddamned hair done already:
I got it hacked and colored today, and I feel like a new woman! I mean, sure: still ridiculously pregnant and all, but hey, at least my hair is less craptacular. GOOD IDEA YOU GUYS HIGH FIVE.
More pictures!
Hee. Cabinet Cat is watching you masturbate.
The hilariousness of a small child post-buzzcut, wearing a too-big shirt, and sporting his NEW SHOES which he is very, very proud of. (Don’t tell him they’re from Old Navy and probably made in China from various toxic substances.)
In addition to learning to do somersaults recently the boy has mastered the art of jumping with both feet, like a KANGAWOO MOMMY, NOOK!
Oh and also he can do ninja karate moves. JB will warn you: men, cover your nuts.
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You have clean counters.
And I had those same shoes in 1972.
I absolutely love the pictures!!! He is getting so big and has turned into a “real boy”!
I haven’t read your other post, but I yell at my dog ALL THE TIME to stop licking himself. I can even hear him doing it when I’m in the other room….and still yell at him. So tell the haters to get over it. :)
I love little kids and their new shoes. Mine used to “tap dance” when they got new ones and my son liked to sleep with his too. I also gag at the sound of a dog licking, licking, licking anything. Paw or private parts, it doesn’t matter. I MUST MAKE IT STOP.
I forgot to mention — cute hair.
Adither: dude, those counters are not clean at ALL, and that is the beauty of granite. It hides EVERYTHING.
Also, so incredibly happy that other people also hate the sound of a pet licking themselves. Five or ten licks, I can deal, it’s just when it gets into OCD/Self-Pleasure Territory that I start to lose my damn mind.
Man, those haters over there WERE sucking it. Who doesn’t get annoyed with their pets every now and then, fer chrissakes? AND, hair is rocking!
We have the same type of granite, you could hid a dead cat on it. Nice kitchen. BTW I do the same thing when my dog licks himself. Stop it! Stop it! Stop it! He doesn’t stop but I feel better.
Your cat is outstanding. And though I’m a bit of a lurker around here, I must tell you that your photos of Riley in general, and especially this set in particular, make me so thrilled that I have a little boy. He’s almost one year old and if he is half as cool as your kid, I have so much to look forward to. I can’t wait for the kangaroo jumping.
He is totally like a kangawoo; I say this from experience.
Delurking because I love Dog, those people were completely crazy (and your description was…well, I’m hoping to add it to my vocabulary), and Riley is actually getting cuter by the day. Love the pictures!
Ok, first, I had to wait to reply to this because I was busy yelling at the cat for trying to drink the milk out of my cereal bowl in front of me.
Yeah, those comments over at ParentDish are a whole buncha crazy. It reminded me of the Dissing your Dog sketch by Will Farrell. :)
The hair, it is so cute! Also, I think cat is trying to judge exactly how she can pounce on your head. Just sayin’.
I read the comments at the other site, and boy I must say they pissed me right the
F*&^# off! Self-righteous hypocrites….stay over here where we love and appreciate you!
BTW I luv the hair!
holy damn crap but that kid is cute
The internet is a very pointlessly hostile place, one of the reasons I started reading personal blogs instead of message boards. Everybody is so positive and mature in these parts. Sometimes on the internets you just have to tell people to, excuse my French, “Go fuck themselves”…
Also, your hair really brings out your eyes, it looks great. And, those pictures are amazing as always..:-)
Awesome T-shirt… go Beavs!
I can’t believe those commenters. I only WISH my life was as awesome as Dog’s!
Not that this really matters, but you probably have better kitchen cabinets than 90% of the Dog-obsessed-internet-haters, and almost CERTAINLY a cuter kid (Cause ya know, their dogs are their children), so they can just crawl back into whatever hole they emerged from and eat off dishes they let their canines lick.
(Longest run-on sentence ever. Go, me.)
I probably should not have commented directly after dealing with a long-time troll. My apologies.
wow, what a bunch of crazy bitches over there…
if yelling at pets is abuse, then i can never have another christmas tree again. just sayin’.
(you have a cat. you know. i know you know.)
That last pic is absolutely priceless. And those haters? Can go and lick themselves. Jeez. When in holy hell did the internetters lose any concept of humor and irony? One of my cats sank two fangs into my thigh at the ASS CRACK OF DAWN today to remind me it was time to shovel food into their food-holes, and as a crazy cat woman who loves those little assholes more than life, I can proudly say I booted his bitey ass across the room.
I have a dog who likes to drink out of the toilet at night. Lap, lap, lap. It’s drives me nuts, not because she is drinking out of the toilet, but because it is so damn noisy. She hears “knock it off” yelled from our room pretty often.
Oh and I have also posted about my son’s dying fish with less than compassion and sympathy.
Tell them to get a life and quit trolling the internet.
Cute hair.
PS: Haters? It was less “booting” then “gently nudging him off my leg and dislodging his insanely sharp and maybe disease-ridden teeth from my flesh” so keep your panties out of a wad. *rolls eyes*
Holy crap, cat looks FREAKY. I am so glad that my cat can’t get on top of my cabinets. As I have said before, my cat is equally as evil as yours.
I will keep reading your blog over at CRAZY central but you are the only reason I am staying. I don’t want to be associated with those nut jobs. I just hope that they don’t find you over here.
Ok. I just came to say what a BAD parent you are, for depriving your son of PANTS! AND MAKING HIM WEAR OLD NAVY! Hah. Whatev. He’s toooooo freakin’ cute. (now lambast me for using too many “o’s”!)
Ok, how’s this for annoying pet tricks: Our old dog, who is 8, will literally lay on the floor and “lick herself” rather than going outside. I SHIT YOU NOT. She licks her girlie bits to clean up the pee. Now you want to guess how much yelling goes on around here when she does THAT? And I feel awful for not wanting to love on her – but EWW! (And yes, for those waiting to lambast, she’s on medication for her girlie dribbly issues – but I refuse to have her euthanized yet. She’s old, but still quite active. She just, for some unknown reason, would rather lick herself than go out. Yep, you may be grossed out now.)
OSU? OSU? Oh, Sundry, how you disappoint!
Go Ducks!
But seriously, are one of you Oregon State alum? Very cool.
Oooh, your hair looks great, and that picture in general is sort of…mysterious, what with your big brown eyes peeping out over your iPhone. Hmm. Cute.
As for the lunatics at ParentDish and their self-righteous soapboxes, I think a big IGNORE is in order.
cute hair, cute shoes, cute buzz cut, cute cabinets with cat, but man…..that kid is the cutest of all!
Please don’t let your readers in the weirdosphere know about this blog. We don’t want them in here fuming about how Dog’s cutting herself like a troubled teen! Har.
Is that an unopened bag of deliciously crunchy carbohydrate made from potatoes on the counter next to Riley? (It’s been 2 long weeks since I indulged in those…oh the agony.)
How in God’s name did cat manage to climb to the top of the kitchen cupboards? I dare say your cat has ninja moves too!
Riley: cute as ever.
Your new hair: adorable.
P.S. I keep thinking that any day now I’ll drop in and see a pic of your new baby. It can’t be long now.
Btw, speaking of Will Ferrell. This sketch of him dueling with his “landlord” who happens to be a two or a three year old (with the voice of Donald Duck) had me rolling on the floor.
The funny thing is: I would have never in a MILLION YEARS expected a fallout anywhere over the dog thing.
I take my readers for granted sometimes.
Also – for the record – I have THREE dogs and they all get the STOP LICKING reprimand daily.
Glad your readers are awesome.
Cabinet Cat made me giggle and snort.
Cute hair.
Cute kid.
I yell at licky animals too.
Eek, people actually want you to listen to that awfulness? We have TWO dogs who we tell to stop licking themselves. For one thing, one dog is in desperate need of a valium and she has licked her paws and butt RAW. She bleeds on stuff. So heck yeah, I’m going to tell her to stop it already! It is the worst in the winter.
I love little boys in buzz cuts. We need to get Fuller’s buzzed again but he has some sort of sensory issue where haircut=Mommy is stabbing me with a knife. I have to take a valium before we attempt it. And I might have been feeding them to the dog. (Kidding!)
The entry won’t load for me, but boo to the haters! I sometimes feel bad because I stop my cats from licking inappropriately, but it keeps me sane. They can lick their butts when they’re alone, just like the rest of us…
I once read a detailed description of exactly when and how it is appropriate to use the word “ironic” but I can’t remember any of it, so I just don’t use the word anymore for fear of…something.
1) Your hair is AWESOME. Your bangs are so cute, I’m ALMOST persuaded to get bangs again.
2) I had to unsubscribe from that ParentDish thing, because even though I don’t want to miss ONE SINGLE WORD that you write, it would only let me subscribe to ALL the entries; and first of all, most of the other writers are, um, *whispering* not as good as you, and secondly, the COMMENTERS. OMG. Everything is this HUGE controversy. It seems like it’s one of those places where people gather to fight.
3) I don’t know what “irony” means, either, and it was definitely the Alanis song debate that screwed me up.
4) That child is SO SO CUTE, I’m not sure you should have another. DOUBLE this cuteness will be TOO MUCH TO BEAR.
Oh, also! I used to remember that AT LEAST I knew that “ironic” did NOT mean “sarcastic.” Then I looked up “ironic” in the dictionary, and one of the definitions is “sarcastic.” WELL FORGET IT, THEN.
Oh I love a good crazy ParentDish commenter. Not only do they provide endless entertainment but they are the ultimate representation of a person who hasn’t gotten laid in a REALLY long time. I love when a 200 word post, something that represents about one minute of your life, is taken as the be all end all of your behavior. Obviously because you tell your dog to stop licking herself and because you give attention to Riley over Dog, you are an awful person. Lord.
Anyway, glad to see you taking it in stride.
I’m highly amused about the Dog situation because I almost left a comment about how I get all annoyed by my dogs licking themselves whenever my four-month-old son is having his fifty millionth melt down of the day, etc. Sometimes, I can’t handle the sound of their constant licking. I guess I am a terrible pet owner too.
HA! What *kills* me is that they were all grousing about your post–like they have NO OTHER CHOICE but to read it! And Comment! HA! I have, on occasion, been known to yell at my children (fortheloveofGod, not the Children) for doing childish things like Oh, say, coloring their entire faces blue (which I would link to the picture if I had half a brain but alas, with two children, I only have one-fourth of my original grey matter and have not the will to look up how). Also, just because I am just that evil–I hate my cat. I actually do not generally like animals (this turn of events obviously came about *after* the acquisition of the cat) but how can you not despise something that yaks on your PILLOW!?
Okay, super long comment. Sorry.
When I was pregnant, and really any other time too, I used to yell at her to STOP LICKING already. My family thought I was nutts. But the sound turns my brain inside-out. I stand beside you.
I love your kitchen – I wish our granite looked half as “clean” when in reality it is always Fucking Filthy. The photo of Cat is all the proof I need to know that all kittehs seem to love the cabinet nook – my cat does the same thing and wears a smirk of superiority while she lords over those of us on the ground.
Our family lab, who is nearing thirteen and is possibly teetering into senility, does the slurping thing ALL.THE.FUCKING.TIME. pay injury or no. I love her, I do, but it will drive you up a wall – especially when she briefly pauses to generate more goo so she can continue the licking.
I saw all the hullaboo over at PD and rolled my eyes. Not to worry, I tell my dogs to STOP LICKING! If I don’t, they will develop massive sores. My god, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out which scenario is worst: my yelling or the dogs developing sores. Bleh. My son has started to yell at the dogs when they are licking as well and it’s the cutest damn thing ever. =)
we have similar cabinets in our kitchen and our cat does the same thing.
God, I hate people; they are such assholes. I hope Parentdish is paying you a lot for having to deal with douchebags.
My dog licked a hole in his leg for two friggen weeks, and I yelled at him the entire time. I had paid over 2 grand for him to get that damn hole–some bullshit about a torn ACL, like he’s a stinkin football player now–and I had EARNED the right to tell him to stop the fucking licking right his damn second.
And, I’m pregnant, so I can do whatever the hell I want. Plus, the dog will probably start licking the kid once she’s born, and it’s not like I am going to be there to stop every one of those incidences.
Especially, when we leave the dog alone to babysit her. So, whatever.
Your hair looks great. I’m glad you went ahead and got it done. Now you won’t look back on all those pictures of yourself with the new baby and think, why didn’t I get my hair done?
Well, you never said that the remodel was a giant cat trap (or hive if you’re JB I guess)! Seriously awesome shots. And for those not wanting to shell out the bucks for granite, my regular type counter has a similar pattern, doesn’t show much.
As for PD, I only click through your site, so I only see your entries! I also think that it’s weird that their comment counter thingy always shows zero comments, when each entry has had plenty. Do we actually have to belong to PD to count?
Anyway, your hair looks really great.
Just delurking to say that I read your various blogs all the time and I could not believe how crazy people at PD went over the dog thing! As the mother of an almost 1 yr old boy, I appreciate the honesty with which you write about parenting a small child. Even though there are wonderful and amazing things about parenthood, it’s not all rainbows and unicorns, and I think you capture that perfectly. It has certainly helped me feel like I am not the only one feeling some of these things. Thanks!
Not sure if I have commented before, but I read you here and at Parentdish and I read the dog story. I am a pet owner and not a parent and I do the same damn thing to my dog that you do as a pregnant, working mother. Good freaking lord. Seriously are those people crazy. Maybe they have been sucking a little too much on the rabies vaccine lately?
Ohhhh, your hair looks good. And Riley is so BIG.
As for PD, my favorite comment of all time was that I was a breeder, much like a dog, and should be treated accordingly. Well, awesome! Thanks, sir!
When I first read the “offending” post at ParentDish, I thought, awwww, because as a dog owner (whose dog looks a lot like your dog) I love any pictures and/or ancedotes about Dog. Then I thought, Oh shit – somebody’s gonna get pissed. I had no idea what would follow. Those people need to get a hobby. Or like someone else just said, laid. Jeez.
The picture of Cat made me spew coffee onto my keyboard just now.
Ever notice how one negative comment seems to send out some weird invisible invitation to all the trollers out there and suddenly it’s like a Star Trek convention only they’re all dressed up like trolls? (Sorry if that offends any trekkies, as a former trekkie and lover of “Galaxy Quest” myself, I mean no offense.)
Re: dog owning. Let’s review. I’m unemployed, not a mother, have two dogs and a cat, and cannot for the Love of God (orthechildren) get my a** away from my computer for a 15-minute walk, so shoot me too. Also, both dogs are about the same size, both female, and have taken to doing this completely obnoxious thing which is kind of a standing 69 during which they lick ONE ANOTHER’S NETHER PARTS and it completely grosses me out. I scream at them all the time. Please don’t report me to the ASPCA.
I’m also an English major and even though I understand the definition of ironic I, too, drank the Alanis Koolaid and think it’s a perfectly fine use of the word for that song, because what she really means is “too bad” and that woulda sucked. Also, “ironic” should be grateful to be such a topic of controversy because otherwise it would only get used once or twice a year by one of my pedantic friends, kinda like egregious, which is SUCH a cool word.
Hey! “Isn’t it Egregious” actually works.
Sorry for my super long comment. I don’t blog anymore — I just read you — so I’m really just sleazing air time from you.
Hair looks GREAT. So does the Kangawoo!
Our son loved new shoes at that age, too. He just knew that new shoes would make him able to jump!higher! and run!faster!. And, it was a joy to watch him try. I wish I’d captured him on film like you did Riley! Awesome pics.
Dog + Licking herself = Me squirming uncontrollably until I start `yell` whispering her name over and over again until she stops, leg still in air, tongue in mid stroke. I give her the glare, and she will reluctantly lower her leg and go sniff something interesting or go lick the kitchen floor. I love my dog… but the licking of one`s own body is not welcome in my home, well, ever really…
Like I said over at ParentDish – hyperbole as humour is lost on some people. I’m not sure if it was irony, but I am assuming it was some level of hyperbole. And I think dogs licking themselves is disgusting.
And the Alanis song is more about coincidence than irony.
As for ParentDish, didn’t it used to be Blogging Baby? And I seem to recall Melissa (Suburban Bliss) left them for some reason?
Its not what they were saying over at ParentDish; everyone’s entitled to their opinions. Its how they were saying it and the goddamn, holier-than-thou attitude plus instant judgment that was going on.
I didn’t even read the comments for the first Dog entry at Parent Dish until I saw the second entry. Seriously, what is WRONG with some people?
Anyhow, LOVE the hair and super-cute boy!
That is precisely what I meant about the commenters when you first told us you were writing there. The whole message board crowd that uses “LOL” — oh, excuse me, I mean “lol” or “rotflmao!” — far too often, and thinks sanctimony is a virtue.
And apropos of nothing, the worst part of that Alanis song is that she deliberately says “figgurs” for “figures.”
FIGGURS. EW. FIGGURS. She might as well say “pitchur” for picture.
FIGGURS.
I love love love your blog! I love your hair. I love your kitchen. I love the fact that I’m not the only one that tells the dog to stop that dang licking before I poke my eyeballs out with toothpicks.
I love your toddlers moves also!
Oh and Nicole, MelissaS used to write there, yes, and she called it “FloggingBaby” which I found hilarious and all too appropriate.
OMG My parent’s dog (that used to be ours before we had our son… talk about neglected LOL) licks himself CONSTANTLY! It drives me batty. I am seriously like STOP IT! And everyone is all “Oh Kelly, that’s just what dogs do…” Please, do it somewhere else, ugh!
Love your hair and the pics of your little ninja ;) I also thought it was so cool when my son could finally jump off the ground with BOTH feet. I’ll admit, I almost didn’t think he would ever figure that out LOL!
My lord, the ASPCA hasn’t been over to rescue Dog yet? What a group of harpy hags over there. Feverish licking noises have always grossed me out and our cats are constantly admonished for it.
Hi there!
I just came to your blog via someone at Parentdish who posted the URL in the comments in the hopes of sending more outrage here to your online home.
I had a dog once. He licked his balls all night long. It drove me insane….seriously insane. SLURP. SLURP. SLUUUUUURP.
I’ve been reading Parentdish for a couple of years now and I am constantly amazed by the whacko’s who are constantly commenting and judging and freaking out over simple little things. Sometimes I feel like tearing my hair out over the ridiculousness. You don’t breastfeed – child abuse! You eat at McDonalds every once in a while – call Child protective services! You pay more attention to your kids than to your pets – Euthanize! Jeez, people. Get a grip.
Love Riley in his OSU coordinated ensemble! My #2 son, (otherwise known as the aspiring OSU baseball player) would love the pic! (If he were awake at 9:30 on a Sunday morning! – sheesh, teenagers!) The hair is great too; yours and Riley’s.
Strangely enough, the “Grande Dame” of our black lab clan cut her foot playing chase with our “baby” dog (she’s not quite 2) on Friday. No idea where it came from in the back yard. Just suddenly blood all over the concrete. Fortunately, a little love, a bandage overnight(coban works great on dogs BTW) and everything is fine the next day. No trip to the vet needed. Much “poor baby-ing” apparently helps dogs heal very quickly.
I was one of the first few people to comment on your Parentdish blog about my dogs and I could not believe the comments that came back! Apparently I too am a dog abuser becuase my son thinks it’s gross when Brutus has his butt on the couch. Nevermind all the treats and love etc. that my dogs get. Some people.
I love your new haircut, it looks great!
Also, cabinet cat!! Ha Ha!!
I too followed the link from PD, but not to chuck insults or anything. I happen to like your writing, if only because it’s a refreshing change from the rest of the bloggers over there. I only stick around because a) the self-rightousness amuses me and b) to needle them every once in a while with a dissenting opinion.
More on-topic: while I am not a dog-lover (your Dog is cute, though), I am graced by the presence of two cats. One thinks I’m a kitty kondo, and the other believes that if I’m on the computer I must be available to pet him. I routinely toss cats off of me (and nearby surfaces), and more than once a cat has been kicked out of the way (as gently as possible) to prevent either escape or personal injury. I love them, but honestly, they can get on my nerves. Just like my kids, my husband, and the rest of the family.
Speaking of families, your’s is adorable. Sorry for the longish post, just wanted to let you know that not all long-term BB/PD readers are uptight and sanctimonious!
Ninja with a blankie!
I think I already told you this, but I cringed when I heard you were going to write for PD. The people there are brutal and unable to understand satire and hyperbole and all those other tasty literary devices.
Speaking of which, yeah, it’s not irony, and I’m one of those people who gets totally huffy about that. Usually it’s either (a) poetic justice (like your current situation) or (b) something that just plain sucks (ra-ee-ain on your wedding day, etc.). Unfortunately, dictionaries tend toward the descriptive rather than the prescriptive, which means they’ll include definitions that are wrong so long as they’re used by The People. See also “noo-cue-ler” as an acceptable pronunciation of “nuclear.” GAAAAAAH.
Eh, tell the haters to go fuck themselves. You rock. You always have and its highly probable you always will. (I tell *other peoples’* dogs to knock off the disgusting, incessant licking–I mean honestly, gross.)
That last picture of Riley? I spit out my chai. Freakin’ hilarious.
You are seriously, seriously funny. Seriously. Some people are humor-impaired to the point of disability. Don’t ever tone down your writing or observations on here or elsewhere. Good writing should *bite*. Thanks for biting us!
How in the hell did Cat get up on the cabinets?? Did JB throw her up there?
I was worried that the combination of asshole commenters + hormones would upset you, but clearly I didn’t have to worry much. :) My favorite was the commenter who stated that his mother was SARCASTIC, and it SCARRED HIM FOR LIFE, so therefore NO ONE was allowed to be SARCASTIC EVER AGAIN IN HIS PRESENCE. Including your bad self, writing on the interwebs.
*hugs*
1) Super, super, super cute hair!
2) Riley and the jumping: be still my ovaries!
3) About a year ago I dropped a glass jar in the kitchen, and it shattered in a million pieces with the dog standing right next to me. One of the shards bounced off the ceramic tile and hit his leg. He didn’t even realize he was hurt, and didn’t understand why we were wrapping his leg in gauze. It wouldn’t stop bleeding and ended up in the worst trip to the vet ever. They had to shave his leg, and he had to wear a cone and take antibiotics for a week. The upside? I didn’t have to listen to him licking himself for an entire week. That alone was almost worth the vet bill!
People are ignorant and judgmental. They missed the entire point of that post. I double-dog dare you to post your cat tossing photos over there. :o)
PS) With the exception of the couple people who followed the link over already, maybe you should delete that comment on PD so no psychos make their way over here? We like everyone here and I’d hate to see this site tainted by idiots.
I, too, am enormously pregnant and got my highlights re-done yesterday. Ahhh, bliss. It feels so good to have non-trashy looking hair and I agree- I don’t think it did a thing to the baby.
Speaking of people passing judgement, my 9 mos pregnant friend went to Trader Joe’s to purchase wine two days before Thanksgiving and the checkout guy hassled her for it. I believe he said something like “Well, this certainly presents a moral dilemma, doesn’t it?” She was flabbergasted. This is the girl who was worried about using medicated Blistex during her pregnancy and he was accusing her of being a wino. People can be so insane sometimes!
I second thejunebug, I’d love to know how the heck Cat got up on the cabinet?! Awesome picture.
Bugger the ignorant idiots on PD, they obviously didn’t get the point of your post at all, tossers.
Oh, and Riley just keeps getting cuter and your haircut looks fab :)
Hey, at least the commenters slashed you over a live animal. I was indoctrinated over making fun of the Chipmunks! I still can’t get over that, it was hilarious.
It always surprises me the things that upset people on the internet.
I didn’t highlight my hair when I was pregnant and it looked awful. I always said that as soon as my son was born, I wanted highlights, a facial, and a big bottle of tequila.
Holy crap, when I was reading those comments I wanted to jump through the computer and bitch slap some of those people. Seriously. WTF was up their asses?
I had been reading ParentDish on and off for a while before you started writing there, and let me tell you, that place was BOOORING before you got there. Linda, you are truly an asset to that site. If I had to read what some random person thought about some celebrity pregnancy, or what $80 “environmentally sustainable” footstool I needed to buy for my toddler so that they could have a better life, I was going to have to permanently delete ParentDish from my Google Reader.
But I digress… Your new haircut is tight. I need something like that ASAP. And Riley, well, cutest kid on the internets for sure. Please know that I fear cat.
Nice Hair!
OK, I’m Vegan, which puts me in the “crazy animal loving hippie” group of weird. I thought your post about Dog was fucking hilarious, understandable, and written very well.
Some people are, apparently, just assholes. For some reason I keep forgetting this and every time I read comments like the ones on ParentDish, I am surprised into laughter. Because if a Vegan thinks you’re being a little too crazy about the treatment of an animal, dude, it’s time for a prescription drug to calm your ass down. Seriously.
I think the biggest problem I have with all the haters on your other post is that I doubt the Interweb would get even a fraction as riled up if you’d written the exact same post, but replaced “dog” with “JB.”
Given that you’re not *actually* abusing the dog, I think the crazy ones can just go stick their heads in a blender. See? I’m cranky and I don’t have a dog OR children.
PS – those kitchen cabinets are gorgeous.
Hair: Hott! You rock the final weeks of pregnancy like no other, let me tell you.
The ParentDish thing defies belief. I remember when Dutch from Sweet Juniper! posted something on there that poked fun at or generally made unflattering reference to Wal-Mart, and he got pages and pages of barely coherent hate-comments, accusing him of child abuse (??) and extolling the virtues of the big WM. To that, and to this, I can only say, WTFF?
I just wonder how the world could be if hateful (and often functionally illiterate) blog commenters could find a productive way to occupy their time.
There’s too many comments to read to see if someone else asked this but, how’d cat get up THERE?
OK I read your article on Parent Dish….and those commenters are effin stupid. Sheesh, relax people!
You know, I was so angry at some of those PD commenters for taking their sanctimonious selves too seriously the other night that I couldn’t sleep for a while. In my head, I wrote long comment after long comment about how I nursed my dying dog for the last few months of her life, which were the first few months of my son’s life, even though she dripped blood (sorry TMI) from an open wound that wouldn’t heal because of her condition all over the house I was trying to keep clean for a newborn. But then I realized they were morons, and I didn’t care that much.
Also, I got “fussed” at earlier in the week for the insensitivity of one of my comments. So I’m a little scared of them.
Your dog is lucky to have a loving, interesting home of course, not to mention your creepy cat that is obviously making evil plans from atop the cabinets.
Love the hair! Now no roots in those “here’s the new baby, hospital” photos!
I love those shoes, Riley! Wish they had them in my size.
I’m sure this is a repeat message…after sifting through the “hate” mail on the other site, I just HAD to say I’m sorry anyone would pull out their virtual soap box against your comment. I recall reading an old post that dog was a resue, she found you and you took her in… Hell, even if you bought her, she’s loved. It’s clear to anyone that would take even a moment to read the post w/o immediately making a (wrong, wrong, wrong) judgement.
Um, so, again, I’ll add – DOG = LOVED. Nasty internet comments = LAME
Oh, and new ‘do? FAAAAAAAAAAABULOUS!
That response you got at PD pissed me off so damn bad I was raging. And the ONLY reason I didn’t bust it all out (I’m in Senior Pet Rescue so if they think it’s better for you to ‘get rid of Dog or put her to sleep’ I have about thirty-two reasons why they don’t have a leg to stand on with that rationale) was because I didn’t want to fuel the fire.
But man oh man was I hoppin’ mad.
Anyhoo! It’s all happy time here and I love it. I just hope they don’t find us :-)
Dear haters,
Suck it.
xo, Trace
P.S. Cute hair! Love!
P.P.S. How the HELL do cats get up there?! When we had them, ours did the same thing. Still baffles me.
P.P.P.S. LOVE THE RILEY PICTURES OMG *uterus exploding*
Wow 80 comments! You are very popular! That kid is so adorable, and I love your kitchen! :)
The thing that kills me is how they all think THEY are so kind to fauna of all varieties when it is patently clear that it is not, in fact, kind on any level to have a bug so very permanently wedged in one’s arse ;).
I know zillions have already said this but kudos to you for writing about the slight demotion on the family roster of furkids when real kiddos make an entrance. I still have undying love for my 13 yr old dog (as evidenced by paying all of the astronomical vet bills as he ages and walks in the rain when he just really needs some “me” time) but I do have less patience for both him & the husband (don’t even get me started on the cat) with an 8 month old around. Yes, the walks are few & far between, and the licking is a really sore spot for me (has reduced me to yelling & tears on bad days) and the way my dog vigorously seems to shake his collar only when I have the door open to check on the sleeping child grates on my last nerve BUT I honestly would laugh if someone told me this was animal abuse. Our dog still sleeps on the living room couch for goodness sakes!
Anyway, a big YAHOO to those who have enough energy and emotional/physical/mental capacity to care for themselves as women/mothers, as well as their husbands, their kiddos AND their pets…all at the same high level. As much as I love and care for my dog who has barely known an ounce of loneliness or mistreatment in his long 13yrs, I would have to admit that in a split-second life saving decision of dog or child, I would have to go for the child. I am sure my dog would think I made the right decision, because sometimes I think my dog is smarter than (the President)and some of the holier than thou people who negatively commented on that other site. Last and not least, I adore your sarcasm and like to believe that when I rant and rave about juggling my pets & kiddos, it is usually with a large dose of sarcasm as well, which always lightens my mood…which I think some people out there miss all together, sad ;-)
I like your haircut. I also liked the pictures. :)
Your hair is so cute.
Love the Cat picture. And Riley jumping!!
Can not even believe the people at the other site. Crazy.
SERIOUSLY??? I LOVED that entry on ParentDish (I didn’t comment because I am lazy and it has too many steps for me). I was hitting the desk and yelling “YES! PREACH IT, SISTER! ME TOOOOOO!” My dog slid down off the bottom of the totem pole once our kid was born. She became one more needy, clingy creature and I couldn’t handle the needy, clingy miniature human I had just birthed. I thought your post was hilarious!
My husband and I yell at our dog to STOP DRINKING SO LOUDLY. Jesus.
Oh, how I wish that I had not clicked on that to read it. What would they think of me??? Side note- a one time reader at ParentDish, I quit after one too many snobbish reprimands that I was doing things “not quite right” and therefore “ruining my child’s chance at a bright and healty future” (actual words). And then (I don’t mean to bring a good entry down) my husband died. And sometimes I forgot (forget) to feed the cat until 3 hours later and I yell at him for licking (even though that’s a normal thing for a cat to do hygeinewise) and the dog for panting and jingling her tags, and sometimes I am testy with my children, and I don’t get dressed until 2PM and I yell at them for being siblings and rivalry-ing with each other. I never knew a larger group of more perfect people than the ones who felt they had the authority to judge you based on a humorous post about your dog. And (because I am writing from a glorious “I don’t give a crap what anyone thinks of me” vantage point, I would hate to spend a day in Miss/Ms.Mrs. I have 10 elephants, 4 parrots, an iguana, a bunny farm and a Border Collie (WOW! Not a Border Collie!!!!)’s house. I personally don’t think it’s hygenic to be having that many animals in one’s house along with children. Of course I just pulled this out of my ass. But if she can, what the hell, so can I.
I think I’ll stay on this side of the blogosphere from now on.
when i was little, i thought new shoes were called “do-ya-like-ums”. i picked out some pink and white shoes at the store. we stopped at my grandma’s house. i proudly stuck my feet out and said “hey grandma, check out my do-ya-like’ums!” i suppose my mom asked if i liked them before we bought them, and i assumed she was telling me that was what “shoes” were. just a funny little kid thing.
by the way, about the vitriolic response to Dog: people are so quick to judge when you can’t see their faces. however, your Dog is quite adorable. i love her little white face and her fat little body. clearly you aren’t starving her. :)
also that last pic of riley? he will hate when you show that to his girlfriends but damn it is cute.
Y’know when you announced your plan to write at PD, I recall Jonniker’s warning to watch out for the commenters. Then even before the Dog post, I noticed snarky comments here and there. I’m afraid that I share the reactions of SamanthaJo and Clarabella… I can’t even read mean comments without getting myself all upset and worked up.
Which is a bummer because I have enjoyed reading your stuff on PD. I wish you would post copies of it here so I could read it without having to go over there and endure the awfulness. I agree with Swistle too: is PD intended to be a place where people gather to fight? Gah… I get enough of that at work, I don’t need to add more to my free time, so goodbye PD.
I sincerely hope that those people don’t follow some link (is there really one in the comments?) to find you here. This site and your great commenters really are a highlight of my day. I hope this site stays fun, and that the awful PD people stay over there in their hole.
Ditto most everyone’s comments re: PD trolls. Quite the sanctimonious fuckwads, those.
Great pictures of Riley!
The dog post was sad to read. Sorry. I’m not to go all Uly on you or anything. I understand that it was just a tiny slice of your relationship with Dog, it’s just that there wasn’t any broader context to put it in.
New jobs are tough. Sorry for all the flack you got, it wasn’t appropriate for sure.
Yes, like the rest of us at Parentdish, Linda has had a hazing by hurtful comments. I thought her follow-up post was brilliant. She handled it with grace and humor.
However, did you ever stop to think that building her up by putting down her new co-workers and insulting their writing skills is just mean as what the PD commentors have did?
*Whispers* You don’t have to love our work, but we have feelings too!
And that would be “have done” because I is perfessonal riter persun!
Hey, I just stopped by because I was wanting to say what Angie said (more succinctly than I could have said it)
I think most of us who write at ParentDish also read Linda’s blog. And I echo Angie above – you don’t have to love our writing over there but you should know that it’s damned hard work, trying to find a balance between posts that aren’t as bland as wallpaper paste and posts that won’t cause a Rash of Insane and Terrifyingly Angry commenters brandishing you with the You’re a Horrible Mother and Awful Human stick. Which tends to happen with the poignant, personal, and funny posts there. Most of us PD bloggers also have personal sites where we are more free to write creatively and without perpetual fear of judgment.
I’ve hired 90% of the writers who write on the site right now, and they all have individual writing talents. More importantly: they’re all wickedly good people.
Nobody who writes at PD is in it for the money, and no one deserves the shit we take on a daily basis for everything from Being Negligent to Our Pets to Being Boring Writers.
This is the longest comment I have ever written.
Jennifer: no, you’ll have to go to ParentDish to read my entries, and I really hope that anyone who followed the ClubMom posts will do so because I’m writing quite a bit — 2 posts a day if possible. It’s pretty much all parenting stuff, so I know it won’t float everyone’s boat, but other than DogGate and some of the iffier comments in general I’m enjoying the ongoing opportunity to indulge the mommybloggy side of me.
You don’t have to read the comments, you know — just don’t click the comments link at the bottom of the entry. Except of course it’s nice to GET comments from non-insane people, although the comments system is kind of a pain so I understand people taking a pass on it.
Angie, FWIW I don’t think the writers’ skills were being put down, more of a preference re: the content itself; at any rate I think you’re an awesome riter persun and I’m happy to be in such good company.
And ooh, I should have been shutting up and not commenting on my own site while Kristin was writing her own comment, because everyone should listen to her instead of me. Seriously.
Ha HA! Personally, I’ll still read you (and Kristin and Sarah … and whoever else strikes my fancy) there, but I think I cut myself off from commenting after berating the shit from a sancticommenter and promising, in a fit of angry pique, to “never comment again!”
(Hi! Scarlett O’Blogger here. Apparently I’ve taken my Internet Drama Pill today.)
I just read most of the comments at PD (wow!) and the comments here. I commented on Linda’s post here before I read through everything. I think that PD has a lot of good writers there and I am impressed at how the writers who have been there for a long period of time come up with something new and interesting to say daily. Personally, I feel honored to be writing in such great company, even if it’s not everyone’s cup o’ tea. That’s the nature of blogging.
I began writing at PD at the same time Linda did, and I’ve already felt the sting of some of the things said in the comments, but nothing near what Linda has experienced. I agree with Angie, I don’t think that putting the rest of us down serves any purpose really.
There are so many positives to being a part of a blogging community that I cannot list them here. However, one of the things that bothers me about personal blogging has always been that a lot of people tend to have a “gang mentality” when they feel slighted or a writer they like has been insulted and there is a stand-off where people start making it personal and insulting each other. It’s human nature to want to defend those people we care about, even our online friends, but we sometimes forget that there are people behind the computers who are reading the hurtful things we type.
I think Linda is handling this much better than I would have. I did not comment here to be argumentative because everyone here is a loyal follower of Linda’s blog and rightfully so — she’s an excellent and engaging writer. My grandfather always used to say, “If you lie down with dogs, you get fleas” or something like that and I always thought that was a funny expression. Guess it really applies here (nothing against Dog, of course, I’m sure he has no fleas, LOL).
When I read the licking post? I thought Oh my GOD, the licking, the liiiiiicking! And it made me glad we no longer have dogs. Love em, but I am up to armpits in kids and that’s all I can do for now. I am also glad I skipped the comments on that one.
LOVE your hair. Love the Riley pictures too!
LOVE the haircut/color. :) Your Riley is TOO cute.
I know it’s been said before, but how awesome is your kitchen?! I am in kitchen lust.
Our Big Red Dog just had surgery last month to remove a bunch of cysts and a couple of scary-looking moles and some buckshot(!!!) that he’d acquired in his previous life, and he was seriously Frankendog for a while, all mysterious bald patches and ugly stitches and the LICKING, DEAR GOD, THE LICKING. Wilbur and I got to where we were synchronized in the “STOP! LICKING!” when we’d hear that surreptitious “slurrrrp” from the other room. I can’t imagine what some of your commenters would have said if the could have seen our poor Frankendog. Because technically, I suppose, we did do that to him on purpose.
Anyway, YOU are the bestest. Throw Cat at ‘em.
I did not read the rest of the posts here but I do not think I much like the people who read the parent trap (what the hell is it called again? AND I always seem to see people bitching about how shitty the commentors are over at Parent dish – not just with reference to you but in general…) I looked at the “drama” this morning and thought ‘OMG these are the same people who go on the babycenter.com boards and cause a drama and than talk about to ad nauseam…’ YUCK!
I bitch at my dogs all the time – Santana, the Jack Russell, slurps and licks himself and the couch and me and my husband and UGH STOP ALREADY! However, I still love them and dote upon them and cannot imagine my world without them. I still call Santana my little baby and talk baby talk to him b/c he is – he was the 1st I had since I was a kid and he was/is my little baby! But sometimes they are a pain the rump. Whatever… how does that bumper sticker go? “Mean People Suck” – You cannot please everyone, right?!
Love the hair, glad you did it – it will help you feel wonderful during the last weeks of pregnancy and first weeks with baby!
Also, love the photos of Riley – too cute!
Actually, this would be the place where Cabinet Cat watches you masticate.
I had never been over to Parent Dish before you started writing there. I was really taken aback at some of the comments, thinking they were a joke at first. Oh well. I will keep reading Linda Lee but probably pass on exploring the site too much, yikes!
I also agree with the assessment, Riley = supreme cuteness. Can’t wait to see the next one!
The people over at ParentDish would really hate me, then. I have to regularly nudge one of my cats out of my way, as she has the annoying habit of walking right under my feet (and on STAIRS, that is so much fun!!). And I yell at her when she steals my knitting and runs under the nearest table with it–shame on me for spoiling her playful kitten fun!
I also tell our dog to cut it out when he starts giving himself oral, because who wants to listen to that? He’s always in my way in the kitchen, too, so I’m constantly yelling at him to MOVE ALREADY, DAMMIT.
My other two pets are fairly well behaved, so they escape my senseless rages most of the time, unless I just feel the need to throw something furry so I can hear it thump against the wall. (I KID, I KID!!)
Oh, and. . . your hair looks fab, Riley’s adorable, and I deeply envy you your kitchen. :-)
I missed out on the ParentDish smackdown (I love your stuff there, but can’t keep up — is there an RSS feed that I can add to my reader?), and I didn’t want to add another comment to the insanity over there. Holy hell. Good thing you didn’t post the pictures of the Cat Toss over there!
Please don’t let them get to you. Dog is lucky to have a family like yours.
*delurks*
Riley is ADORABLE. I may explode from the cuteness!
Your hair! So cute! Mine just lays there, yours is awesome!
*had kitchen envy*
I have two dogs and one’s a licker. She must be licking something ALL THE TIME. Paw, leg, girlie bits…whatever. IT MUST STOP. “You! Dog! STOP IT!”
OH, and The Cat. I swear she licks and chews on herself JUST TO DRIVE ME CRAZY. It gets her evicted from the room Every Single Time.
Surely that snotty “nyuhnyuhnyuh” sound when the cat is digging into her/his fur with her/his front teeth drives other people crazy?
I have noticed that the ParentDish people are really angry. I only read because you’re there and seriously, aren’t there more stringent rules about assholes over there? Plus, who are these parents who have all this time to write negative crap?
I love the karate pic – the face, it is priceless!
In other news, Go Beavs!
As usual, Riley is exploding with cuteness!
As for the PD drama…..I too was so very irritated when I read the comments to the Dog post (and even more recent posts). So confused about the anger and the image of “sticks up asses” kept popping up – definitely a case of some people lacking a sense of humor. Of course I can ignore comments, but that’s *really* hard as I’ve come to love the comments from those who frequent(ed)this site and Purple is a Fruit almost as much as Linda’s posts themselves – even becoming addicted to some of the commenter’s blogs (ie Swistle, Jonniker, etc.)
Kinda messed up that I may miss out on some good blog links @ PD due to few crazies!
Yes! You did it!
Hot hair. Hot phone.
Sundry, I’m sorry you have to deal with that. Crazy Pet People are bad enough, and Crazy Internets People are bad enough. The combination? Back away slowly.
We’re trying to adopt a dog from a private organization right now, so we’ve been dealing with the same … uh, unique priorities. Let it be said that my boyfriend and I are both life-long, bleeding-heart animal lovers … And let it be said that we know they mean well … But damn, they still crazy.
I read the dog post over at PD a few days ago, and I laughed out loud because it was so true! Who knew there were so many crazies out there who have so much time on their hands to yell at you!?
And I love the last pic – my daughter had to go get something out of the playroom the other night. It was dark, and her brother was tormenting her by telling her there were monsters in there. She looks at me and says, “Don’t worry, Mommy. I’ll Hi-ya them!” Hee
’scuz me – time to yell at the dog eating chicken bones out of the trash can…
I don’t know where on the paw Dog’s cut is, but if it’s somewhere that you can bandage it in some way, here’s a way to stop the licking: Wrap the cut area (even if it’s just with a paper towel and tape) and then spread a chili powder-water paste over the bandage/paper towel. Most dogs don’t like spicy stuff, so one taste of that should discourage the licking. Unless, of course, Dog loves her some chili powder, in which case it’ll only make the licking worse. Good luck! I personally can’t stand it when my dog wakes up in the middle of the night with a dry mouth and spends 20 minutes SMACK-SMACK-SMACKING his lips. I love him, but MY GOSH whose mouth is ever THAT dry?
I can’t stop laughing at the way some of you describe how your pets sound — EXACTLY! The smacking, the “nyuhnyuhnyuh” sound, the surreptitious slurrrrrrrp. GOD!
I also like when dogs do that little nibble thingy too.
My dog had an injury on her paw, and she kept licking it and licking it and licking it. She never gave it a chance to heal b/c she kept licking it to the point where it would get pussed up.
I sprayed a bit of bitter apple on the cut. yeah, it stung a bit, but it made her stop licking so it got the chance to heal.
Your hair looks fab (as does the new kitchen). Boy’s as cute as ever. Good work all around.
Good God, I can’t believe I missed all the action by not checking Parent Dish over the weekend — what is up with pet owners who take themselves AND THEIR ANIMALS far, far too seriously? The over-reactions to a humorous column were unbelievable. I had to come back to All and Sundry to calm myself down by gorging on pictures of that Little Cutie !!
The funniest description of an animal sound I’ve ever found was from http://www.plain-jane.com/ who described her cat’s “chunching.”
Linda I love you. Probably because my mother was a psycho animal abuser so I felt 100% comfortable with you and have stalked you since your first post on Diaryland (yes, Diaryland).
Jesus H. Christ. Of course I am not a stalker, and I do love your writing – we should, like, totally hang out if you come to Cali – but daaayyyyyuuuuuummmmm. People’s crazy, yo.
I am about to go to bed which I know will result in me yelling at my own cat for a good fifteen to twenty minutes, about every minute or so until I get out of bed and throw her off the windowsill (into the house, not outside, of course). That’s right – my cat is a Window Licker. I don’t effing know why, she fell off the balcony once (quick, call Sarah McLachlan at the ASPCA) (and omg how sad is that commercial?) and ever since – she licks every. freaking. thing. in. our. apartment.
Have you ever heard cat tongue on screen?
It’s winter now, so at least it’s cat tongue on glass – but still. Scheep, scheep, scheep – “CHARLOTTE! STOP IT! COME HERE! – silence – scheep…. scheep scheep scheep scheep – “CHARLOTTE!”
You get the picture.
She also licks carpet (heh heh), walls, doors, cabinets, floors, shower doors, pantlegs, the recliner, etc…
All while looking at me, like she knows it’s wrong but she just can’t stop.
Sorry for such a long comment.
mwah!
Before I left my house this morning I gave my dog her Nylabone, because just the THOUGHT of her slrrrp, slrrrrp, slrrrp sound while I am at work drives me insane!
Ok, cabinet cat I couldn’t find for the longest time (hint, don’t look under) and the jumping photos are the cutest thing EVAR!
oh boy, some people have issues (and waaaay too much time on their hands), don’t they?
first of all, your blog is hilarious and entertaining. your latest entry about Dog was nothing but heartfelt and funny. i am a huge, HUGE animal lover (my husband knows if he suddenly develops any cat allergies, he’ll be moving to the garage).
i am NOT, however, in the same camp as the over-the-top nut jobs who railed on you so bad. i sat and read every posted comment on PD, and by the end my jaw was hitting my keyboard.
anyway, i just wanted to post here to say…keep up the great work! you have many fans, myself included.
p.s. cabinet cat, so spooooky. yikes!
I’m a little late on this one, but man…isn’t it amazing what people will lambaste you for? I recently got my ass chewed out for posting that my dog had killed an opossum in our *gasp* semi-rural backyard. Granted, I was more than a little gleeful about it, but still. An opossum. Killed by a dog. Makes me a horrible person spreading hate to an ignorant viewership. Gotsta lurve the internet.
Also? Love the picture of your kid posing precariously on the edge of a granite countertop. You horrible person, you.
Now excuse me while I go look up my pictures of Gabe with his head *in* the toilet.
Wow. I’m late on this, too, but people are STOOPID. Oy.
“I sincerely hope that those people don’t follow some link (is there really one in the comments?) to find you here. This site and your great commenters really are a highlight of my day. I hope this site stays fun, and that the awful PD people stay over there in their hole.”
There is, and I did. I followed it because I’ve liked Linda’s writing and was looking forward to some more. BTW I second the GO DUCKS comment, born and raised in Eugene. Since I moved to Cleveland everyone thinks OSU is Ohio State (sorry THE Ohio State) so sad. Anyway keep up the entertaining, I promise I won’t be crazy or mean or rabid or anything.
Licking I can take. (heh heh) It’s the humping I can’t stand! (Poor M.) Since Pascal’s balls dropped, I had to take away his teddy bear for fear of toy molestation charges. I’m sure those dog ppl would have me burned at the stake too!
I’ve missed you, Linda. And SCREW those hosebags regarding the dog and the licking sound. I f-ing cannot STAND it when my dog is doing that same “shlup, shlup, shlup” I mean stop licking your nuts, already. Anyway – you crack me up. Hair is great, photos of cat and child are darling (love the hopping – my son Wyatt is also fond of hopping these days) and shit, his Old Navy shoes should be arriving any day now. I am so excited for your new baby! Sounds like you are, too! Take care.
I was very suprised at all the self-righteous replies to your post over on ParentDish. You are not alone, we all yell at our poor dogs and cats. That doesn’t mean that we love them any less….By the way you look fabulous and Riley is the most kick-ass ninja EVER!
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