Comments on: Enter My Marriage Announcement Into The Evidence http://thegrumpyowl.com/2009/12/11/enter-my-marriage-announcement-into-the-evidence/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:24:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: §§§§§§§§§§§§§§ http://thegrumpyowl.com/2009/12/11/enter-my-marriage-announcement-into-the-evidence/#comment-1887 §§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:45:02 +0000 http://www.thegrumpyowl.com/?p=5344#comment-1887 Oh yeah, Congratulations! She's a lucky lady. Oh yeah, Congratulations! She’s a lucky lady.

]]> By: §§§§§§§§§§§§§§ http://thegrumpyowl.com/2009/12/11/enter-my-marriage-announcement-into-the-evidence/#comment-1886 §§§§§§§§§§§§§§ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:44:27 +0000 http://www.thegrumpyowl.com/?p=5344#comment-1886 I read an arguement that separated parenting is better than old-fashioned families, cause the kid gets full attention of the dad on the weekends and over-compensating mum during the week. 2 parent families get over-worked parents and kids raised by tv and nursery, as stated. Sad but maybe true. Who knows? I married a gay Serbian (for his papers sake), who now lives in NY with his lover, while my lover works all hours, sleeps in my bed but we only speak for about 5 minutes a day, mostly shouting about dishes or laundry. Plus, I'm now trying to ignore my kid while I waffle on on the internet. Whaaaa? I read an arguement that separated parenting is better than old-fashioned families, cause the kid gets full attention of the dad on the weekends and over-compensating mum during the week. 2 parent families get over-worked parents and kids raised by tv and nursery, as stated. Sad but maybe true. Who knows? I married a gay Serbian (for his papers sake), who now lives in NY with his lover, while my lover works all hours, sleeps in my bed but we only speak for about 5 minutes a day, mostly shouting about dishes or laundry. Plus, I’m now trying to ignore my kid while I waffle on on the internet. Whaaaa?

]]> By: Xenia http://thegrumpyowl.com/2009/12/11/enter-my-marriage-announcement-into-the-evidence/#comment-1885 Xenia Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:40:08 +0000 http://www.thegrumpyowl.com/?p=5344#comment-1885 Everyone knows the family is dead, and maybe it should be because the only acceptable reason to have one is to raise children. There are too many people on this earth anyway. We don’t need any more kids. Therefore we don’t need any more families (I hope you aren’t going to take that “next big step”, though I wouldn’t judge you if you do). I don’t want to get married either for the reasons you just stated (and then some), but you might as well make the best of the situation and have a fabulous wedding or something, congratulations. Everyone knows the family is dead, and maybe it should be because the only acceptable reason to have one is to raise children. There are too many people on this earth anyway. We don’t need any more kids. Therefore we don’t need any more families (I hope you aren’t going to take that “next big step”, though I wouldn’t judge you if you do).
I don’t want to get married either for the reasons you just stated (and then some), but you might as well make the best of the situation and have a fabulous wedding or something, congratulations.

]]> By: Barima http://thegrumpyowl.com/2009/12/11/enter-my-marriage-announcement-into-the-evidence/#comment-1884 Barima Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:30:14 +0000 http://www.thegrumpyowl.com/?p=5344#comment-1884 Yes, pictures, please It's strange how within the last few years I've begun to hold a similar position on marriage as you. Though it's not entirely the government interference I'm concerned about; it's the familial. Legions upon legions of overly inquisitive and opinionated aunts descending from every corner of Ghana and other parts of the globe to assess, judge and offer feedback. Most of the negative reactions will go straight to my mother. I already have to deal with the occasional BS aside that I'm too Anglicised when I already stand apart from many of the Britishers I've grown up with or interacted with Then again, one can argue with some certainty that I'm somewhat emotionally detached to begin with. Also, I'd marry for a green card - my horizons need serious expanding Do keep us abreast, fellow B Yes, pictures, please

It’s strange how within the last few years I’ve begun to hold a similar position on marriage as you. Though it’s not entirely the government interference I’m concerned about; it’s the familial. Legions upon legions of overly inquisitive and opinionated aunts descending from every corner of Ghana and other parts of the globe to assess, judge and offer feedback. Most of the negative reactions will go straight to my mother. I already have to deal with the occasional BS aside that I’m too Anglicised when I already stand apart from many of the Britishers I’ve grown up with or interacted with

Then again, one can argue with some certainty that I’m somewhat emotionally detached to begin with. Also, I’d marry for a green card – my horizons need serious expanding

Do keep us abreast, fellow

B

]]> By: Tom http://thegrumpyowl.com/2009/12/11/enter-my-marriage-announcement-into-the-evidence/#comment-1883 Tom Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:14:33 +0000 http://www.thegrumpyowl.com/?p=5344#comment-1883 I'm sorry it came to this, but congratulations to you both! I trust the wedding will express in sartorial terms the disgust with which you greet this necessity. Pictures, please! I’m sorry it came to this, but congratulations to you both! I trust the wedding will express in sartorial terms the disgust with which you greet this necessity. Pictures, please!

]]> By: Jankypanky http://thegrumpyowl.com/2009/12/11/enter-my-marriage-announcement-into-the-evidence/#comment-1882 Jankypanky Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:59:40 +0000 http://www.thegrumpyowl.com/?p=5344#comment-1882 Amen! I do not understand this: If I have no criminal record, the financial security to not depend on the gov't, and knowledge/willingness to work (pay taxes) why is it so important to see what I do in the bedroom? Perhaps a weekend in my place would give them an idea of why I need to live alone (bathroom drinking sessions, midnight taco cooking, hula hoop/Daft Punk dance parties alone). I will tell you this much, those bastards aren't getting a Christmas card from me. Okay, just one. Amen!

I do not understand this: If I have no criminal record, the financial security to not depend on the gov’t, and knowledge/willingness to work (pay taxes) why is it so important to see what I do in the bedroom? Perhaps a weekend in my place would give them an idea of why I need to live alone (bathroom drinking sessions, midnight taco cooking, hula hoop/Daft Punk dance parties alone).

I will tell you this much, those bastards aren’t getting a Christmas card from me.
Okay, just one.

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