tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post2504105784406935..comments2023-10-21T08:46:58.296-07:00Comments on This Life in Writing: What a Girl WantsJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-27160128295463154352008-06-16T19:46:00.000-07:002008-06-16T19:46:00.000-07:00Ok, Jonathan, way to go hiding behind your 7-year-...Ok, Jonathan, way to go hiding behind your 7-year-old daughter, but I am pretty sure it was you who commented, and not Selah! <BR/><BR/> And well, I wasn't sure that there would be T.P. at a bathroom in a park--I had to be prepared.<BR/><BR/> Oh, and you weren't 13-I was 13! So, you were 15. because remember how we aren't twins? :-)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-46878201259382309472008-06-16T19:24:00.000-07:002008-06-16T19:24:00.000-07:00Ps Toilet paper? You know you can find that at any...<I>Ps Toilet paper? You know you can find that at any bathroom IN THE COUNTRY. You didn't exactly need to carry it around in a bag hidden by a jacket...</I><BR/><BR/>LOL, this is great point!!!<BR/><BR/>I hadn't thought of that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-70736026977490152532008-06-16T14:13:00.000-07:002008-06-16T14:13:00.000-07:00Who hides a jacket IN A BAG? I blame the whole th...Who hides a jacket IN A BAG? I blame the whole thing on Mom for not taking you in and leading you to embrace the beauties of womanhood. I guess Mom thought it would be better to leave it to your 13 year old brother :-)<BR/><BR/>Ps Toilet paper? You know you can find that at any bathroom IN THE COUNTRY. You didn't exactly need to carry it around in a bag hidden by a jacket...Selahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327962469883956217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-25798546881640121512008-06-16T01:09:00.000-07:002008-06-16T01:09:00.000-07:00thanks, anonymous--for both of those compliments.....thanks, anonymous--for both of those compliments...that is very kind of you:-)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-45545696141791411162008-06-16T01:04:00.000-07:002008-06-16T01:04:00.000-07:00you know, for a great dancer, you sure are a heck ...you know, for a great dancer, you sure are a heck of a writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-77193112922310965282008-06-14T23:41:00.000-07:002008-06-14T23:41:00.000-07:00Oh and Peaj--my brothers did look out for me, and ...Oh and Peaj--my brothers did look out for me, and still do! They just sometimes embarrassed me along the way! :-)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-37213356469451144012008-06-14T23:39:00.000-07:002008-06-14T23:39:00.000-07:00Drew, I don't think that is up to us...Jase, lol--...Drew, I don't think that is up to us...<BR/><BR/>Jase, lol--very interesting spin on history!Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-5065773695850412072008-06-14T23:34:00.000-07:002008-06-14T23:34:00.000-07:00Two younger brothers + very little shame = a very ...Two younger brothers + very little shame = a very different experience growing up for me.<BR/><BR/>But I'm sorry you had to go through that, babe. I guess we'll just have to make sure we have all boys, you know? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-89480876584548665522008-06-14T21:40:00.000-07:002008-06-14T21:40:00.000-07:00I am still laughing, Jess! I think this time in y...I am still laughing, Jess! I think this time in your life is going be quite healing!! You move across the country and we get to know you in a whole new way. THAT is pretty cool... We are also getting to know your brothers in a whole new way too!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-71205506553015761952008-06-14T20:16:00.000-07:002008-06-14T20:16:00.000-07:00I'm glad I finally get to tell you what I was goin...I'm glad I finally get to tell you what I was going to say!<BR/><BR/>"jessica, now Josh and Jonathan (you remembered that part wrongly) were going through your drawers today and found a bra... I wanted to warn you that they will likely be quite immature about it and will ask inappropriate questions but I wanted you to know I fully support you in your transition to womanhood and will do my best to quell those nasty beasts mom and pop insist on calling our brothers!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-36321845352627511502008-06-14T17:26:00.000-07:002008-06-14T17:26:00.000-07:00Cheese Louise...So much for my romantic notions of...Cheese Louise...<BR/><BR/>So much for my romantic notions of older Christian brothers looking out for younger Christian sisters.<BR/><BR/>This is why daughters should not have more than one older brother. You'll notice that I cleverly planned my family that way.<BR/><BR/>I won't do the Darby yell here, but I love the <I>"Darby set him straight"</I> line. Good for her, and I hope Jase was a little better behaved in the future.<BR/><BR/>Can I yell at some of your brothers next time I see them? I never treated <B>my</B> sisters that way. Of course, I don't have any sisters, but if I did... ;-)Peajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159023995488615503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-77626635636027786362008-06-14T14:25:00.000-07:002008-06-14T14:25:00.000-07:00Oh my, Jess, I can't imagine...I am the 2nd of 3 g...Oh my, Jess, I can't imagine...I am the 2nd of 3 girls and 1 brother (who is 6 years younger than me)...so I never had to "blaze the trail of womanly adolescence", but in my own modest way (haha), I have helped advance the cause of sisterhood by teaching my husband how to shop for feminine hygiene products. He has gotten so good at it that he has even been able to guide other men in their first foray down the feminine hygiene aisle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-81913070011894436102008-06-14T10:30:00.000-07:002008-06-14T10:30:00.000-07:00Methinks he doth protest too much...Methinks he doth protest too much...Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754945048997402612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4557494819126850462.post-20216363197841660702008-06-14T07:41:00.000-07:002008-06-14T07:41:00.000-07:00This is fiction, all of it! Except the parts about...This is fiction, all of it! Except the parts about Josh and Jonathan of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com