February 10, 2007
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A Weekend Apart
(audioblog and text blog)
Not Quite a ‘Trekkie’
On my own, pretending he’s beside me
This is it- this weekend my Wife went up to visit her Dad’s side of the
family in North Carolina. Of course, she never goes anywhere without
Conor- so, due to some commitments of my own here this weekend I
remained. I not only needed to care for Josiah after she left, until
about 11 PM as we had already committed- but I also am teaching Sunday
school for eigth grade boys, by myself for the FIRST TIME, this
weekend. It isn’t like I could drop all those things because her
parents want her to come and due to uncontrollable circumstances we
hadn’t been able to go in January like we’d planned and I’d promised.
So, this weekend she took the car (yes, I am carless now… no mode of
transportation, a true hermit for the weekend) and is up in NC with
baby.Now, I tend to be pretty self-aware. That is, I may not be able to
control my subconscious and I’m not self-deceptive enough to think I
can make myself respond any differently to some situations than a
person normally would. It means that I am aware of how I probably will
react and tend to self monitor as I do. So, I’ve planned to enjoy the
weekend- yet at the same time, while I honestly don’t feel any
separation anxiety from Conor, I am prepared that I might be surprised
by it. As it is, based on how I feel and the fact it’s less than two
days, I hope it to be a peaceful and enjoyable two days. Today I hope
to hang out with my sis in the afternoon and maybe catch a movie later,
and spend time doing a little Playstation 2 (when we got married my
Wife and I agreed I would only buy one game a month- my ‘stipend’ so I
wouldn’t ever go game crazy- but since baby, I’ve kind of sacrificed
that and hadn’t gotten games in a LONG time. So DW wonderfully
encouraged me to use some of our tax refund money to get two games- one
was the long awaited Final Fantasy XII game that came out recently).That, and watching a huge collection of Star Trek Next Generation I’ve
built up over the last week of netflix arrivals. So, here’s to hoping
for a good weekend!(for those who do not get the reference- the title ‘on my own’ is a bit
from a song in Les Miserables- quite famous and beautiful, shame on you
if you didn’t catch it)Photoblog coming
I have quite the collection of photos built up over the last week that
I owe you. It kind of covers some pleasant events that have occured of
moment- my language partner meeting, where Daisuke had another student
Thao come along and we had a fabulous Japanese meal at the one
authentic Japanese restaurant in town (for those who don’t know better-
just because it calls itself Japanese, does NOT mean it tastes anything
like what they actually eat in Japan… it’s often an American-Japanese
crossbreed). After all, their desserts include green tea ice cream and
red bean ice cream. Ha ha, betcha don’t usually see THAT on your menu
in your local Japanese steak house (LOL, they RARELY eat steaks in
Japan, so the very name is a contradiction).So I have a picture of them, as well as pictures of Josiah’s first visit as he plays with Conor.
-Patrick
Comments (2)
You either misinterpreted my comment or took it too much to heart. My basic point is that everyone has the right to choose 1. who belongs to their group (webring? club?), and 2. it is completely understandable that for some women it is inappropriate to communicate, at least with any kind of substance, with a man, be it via internet, phone, or other.
If I misread your post, and it wasn’t the webring owner you were communing with, then it only alters my comments somewhat. I am not implying that there is an unwritten guideline; rather, I can understand a person’s point if he/she imparts his/her desire to speak with only members of his/her own sex. I don’t think it’s necessary for me, but I understand it to be true for others.
Anyway, if you were being told (instructed) by Woman A that YOU should not pursue internet (or other) relationships with other women (friends, other SAHParents, etc), then of course, she is speaking out of turn. And, I must point out, I do not share her view. There’s a scripture I’m hunting down but I’m frustrated to say I cannot find it – where Paul talks about eating meat being good for you, but not for me, and that being ok. Do you follow?
Not debating. Just contributing. Cheers,
And also – along with your comment about being friends with everyone, etc… my tag line for the month fits as well. “Your opinion of me is none of my business” (unless I make it such, that is