tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944448937249818035.post2400065486331722157..comments2023-06-24T05:53:43.241-04:00Comments on Prospect Park Project: Tips for being productive while down with flu.Andrew, Bridget, Walker, and Josiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05759065310524049922noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944448937249818035.post-24367995277914873562007-01-15T22:50:00.000-05:002007-01-15T22:50:00.000-05:00Thanks Mardee. I actually do make B. mint tea (ac...Thanks Mardee. I actually do make B. mint tea (actually I think it is Golden Buddha) quite often. I had not thought of a "rub" until I thought of how much I would like one. Using my advanced skills of reasoning, I then deducted that perhaps she would like a eucalyptus rub when she is sick.<br /><br />As for "the car backing out of the driveway because there is someone to watch the kids," I would be the driver in that instance.<br /><br />So you see, this was not a comment on my spouse, once I re-wrote it a few times.Andrew, Bridget, Walker, and Josiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759065310524049922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944448937249818035.post-8787000942804687672007-01-15T09:44:00.000-05:002007-01-15T09:44:00.000-05:00While I may be too close to this issue to be objec...While I may be too close to this issue to be objective, or perhaps I don't have all the information, I am compelled to comment on #4. Do you recall the last time you gave your spouse mint tea or a lower back or eucalyptus rub? I think you'll find that you have more recently "pumped her well" after her well was pumped all day by her job, the kids, the dog, the house, obligations in the community and schools (plural), and the consistent undercurrent of societal expectations about what she <i>should</i> be doing... Even if the product of that well was materially intangible or something unable to be articulated, trust me, her energy was focused on her next move, large or small, to create a harmonious home. <br /><br />And how fortunate that she had the management skills and foresight to organize someone to "watch" the kids <i>while she was working</i>, because I'm pretty sure that no such arrangement was made for her the last time she was left home sick in bed, with two kids bouncing off the walls.<br /><br />Andy, I love you. You are one of the most compassionate men I've ever met. No man is more perceptive and informed about women's issues, and because you can talk about your feelings, because you get <i>our</i> feelings, and because you will go shopping, you set the bar incredibly high for 99% of men on this planet. What am I missing?Mardee Saxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756038346109240855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944448937249818035.post-57826445764159816132007-01-12T22:27:00.000-05:002007-01-12T22:27:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mardee Saxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756038346109240855noreply@blogger.com