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Gender Disparity While I have never had any personal issues with gender disparity I can definitely identify with this cartoon. Not sure why but this is so true. Is it becasue more things matter to we ladies? I'm not sure becasue most of the men in my life were far more attentive to the details than me. Of course I still did all of the prep but I was always much better at going with the flow. By the time my super organized was 11 I was driving her crazy. Talk about a role reversal.  Spiritwoman ^i^ |
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About right, then when men unpack they yell where is this and where is that!!! . The beginning of life, conception..
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That is because we men tend to be organized and can put our hands on everything we need, if she has put it in the right place. Alfie...
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So true.  Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.(Khalil Gibran)
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9/12/2014 11:01 pm |
About right, then when men unpack they yell where is this and where is that!!! Spiritwoman ^i^
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9/12/2014 11:02 pm |
That is because we men tend to be organized and can put our hands on everything we need, if she has put it in the right place. Alfie... Spiritwoman ^i^
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9/12/2014 11:04 pm |
I always bring extra's. The old "What if......" and "Just in case it rains or gets cold or hot ........" The there is an extra of whatever my main thing will be. Then I laugh at myself for behaving like I was going off to the wilderness with no stores in sight for the "just n case". Spiritwoman ^i^
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9/12/2014 11:06 pm |
You sound like my oldest daughter. She's never satisfied with what she does. Me? I only repack if I have to squeeze stuff in. Spiritwoman ^i^
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9/12/2014 11:11 pm |
During my 2 years of bouncing between Puerto Vallarta, California and Massachusetts I always had a suitcase out and toiletries in a travel bag. I had 3 piles of clothes for 3 different climates ready to switch in and out of the suitcase sitting there ready to go. Spiritwoman ^i^
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9/12/2014 11:15 pm |
So true. Spiritwoman ^i^
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9/12/2014 11:17 pm |
When I traveled a lot I never needed to prepare ahead of time. Now that I don't go as often I have to think more. My worst glitch with last minute stuff is that inevitably what I want to pack will be dirty! Spiritwoman ^i^
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9/13/2014 10:25 am |
No problem. 1gas has never done anything that I know of to deserve what that individual said. I considered deleting the comment than figured nah - let others see what they are and draw their own conclusions. this was my first step - ignore. If this person continues to be abusive ind try to instigate stuff it will be delete and if necessary on to block. As for having to buy stuff - seems that no matter how well I plan /pack I never have the thing I need most or I forgot something so off to the store is included in my packing list. Spiritwoman ^i^
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9/13/2014 10:28 am |
I think you have explained it - Moms are usually more concerned with the kids happiness and comfort. In my personal situation I always felt they were entirely my responsibility becasue my husband was a step dad. I admit this was my hang up becasue he loved kids and doing things with them and for them. Probably just another symptom of my stubborn independence. Spiritwoman ^i^
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9/13/2014 5:46 pm |
My biggest concerns too - meds and paperwork. We can thank our age for the meds issue. Not sure about the paperwork issue but it has gotten far more complex. Don't lose it though. When my daughters and I went to back east last year one lost her wallet and of course all of her ID. No way to get a picture one replaced in time so after several calls to the airline, TSA and the airport we ended with spending $140 to get her birth certificate and marriage certificate fedexed over night. The only other advice we could get was "allow extra time for secondary screening" but no one could tell us exactly what that was. Seems it varies from airport to airport. Happy to report she did get on the plane though and we did make it back. Spiritwoman ^i^
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9/13/2014 11:37 pm |
Many years ago when our children were little, my husband and I and children were going on a 2 week cruise in our 32 ft sailboat. Our daughter was still in diapers and a pre-school son. My husband was going to take care of getting the boat ready and I was to do the packing for the whole household. He would go down to the boat by himself on weekends and after work and I would have the kids and do the planning and packing of all household needs for the duration, as we would not be near any stores.......After I had put the kids to bed he would get out the marine charts and want to plot our course.....I would be distracted by how many diapers I should bring and planning menus so I could get the right amount of food.....not much storage so.......he was hurt that I showed so little interest in our route........ He had stripped the inside of the boat and cleaned and varnished and checked the engine etc.....it was all ready for us to leave......I loaded all my carefully selected supplies....We were finally on our way....beautiful day with a spanking breeze driving us cheerily over a light chop......we were all happy until my husband,at the helm, wanted a cup of coffee..........I took the helm and he went down below to the galley to make some coffee while the children played in the cockpit at my feet.........then my husband started yelling my name in an increasingly distressed voice.........I yelled back that I couldn't hear him and so he came up and he kept yelling that I had forgotten the pots and pans........dishes and utensils.........well, thing was, the boat was equipped with it's own kitchen gear........He had removed it all to varnish the lockers and hadn't returned them......but he kept insisting that it had been my responsibility to pack the food supplies so therefore.......needless to say, we had to turn back to get them....a lesson learned about assumptions. Spiritwoman ^i^
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9/15/2014 6:48 am |
I lived with a woman once who needed one day to pack for every day that she was away. She usually started to do this after 11:00 PM when I was trying to sleep.
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