tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23566989.post7239402567755406674..comments2023-11-26T07:11:39.658-08:00Comments on Replikate: All the Ladiesk8http://www.blogger.com/profile/11840786903333344189noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23566989.post-43854295317366467652011-05-28T11:07:29.280-07:002011-05-28T11:07:29.280-07:00Katie, as always, I love reading your blog. I com...Katie, as always, I love reading your blog. I completely agree with the damed if you do, damned if you don't comment on our reality as women. I feel that way all the time. Why can't we just make our choices, do what we feel is right for our own lives at each season in our lives, and be supported in that? I think the bigger issue at stake is all of the wonderful things that a woman can choose in life - career, marriage, children, friends, and so many think that if they aren't doing all of the above they are somehow not doing enough or are missing out, and we compensate for that feeling of being left out of something by pointing our fingers at our friends who choose other combinations. I agree - why can't we all just develop our talents wherever and whenever we can and let the rest go? Why can't we just be awesome and be happy when someone else is being awesome too? BTW - YOU are awesome. And, of course, so am I ;) (and did someone seriously pat you on the head? seriously??!!!!!!)michehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653744453546918044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23566989.post-52630298284861829602011-05-26T15:54:41.769-07:002011-05-26T15:54:41.769-07:00@ Sara -- pretty sure Katie and I were headed to U...@ Sara -- pretty sure Katie and I were headed to Utah for either Wasatch Back or something fun and you were headed to see the esposo (but pre-esposo).CoCohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093361315479690454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23566989.post-52011120503928243852011-05-26T15:53:49.597-07:002011-05-26T15:53:49.597-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.CoCohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093361315479690454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23566989.post-54306333013268727412011-05-24T09:29:54.587-07:002011-05-24T09:29:54.587-07:00i love these conversations with you katie, because...i love these conversations with you katie, because they are so fresh and real. i have a hard time thinking outside of gender contexts, and to some extent, i think that's just the way it is; it's true i think, that some things that are "for women" are viewed as inferior or somehow simply borrowed from the male versions, but i think that women can also make things that are kick-ass and designed for or targeted toward women that are just as quality or better than the "male" versions. often "male" is just what came first, but as a creative woman, i will always be borrowing from what's come before me, whether it's male or female, and i can't deny that we have distinctive qualities that define us by gender. i love though, how you and tina fey constantly remind me to refuse to let the femininity of something reduce its validity. i like the hangover and bridesmaids for the same reasons--because they are both funny and they're both about authentic and lasting friendship and standing by one another. what i get from this is that we're often so in love with romance and male-female dynamics and how men and women play off of one another, mostly around conflict and competition, that we forget to celebrate the things that distinguish us and also those things that make us all commonly human. thanks for speaking such truth into my life, friend! you're a true gift.H. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462393922424883766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23566989.post-16286789420763276172011-05-21T21:30:11.339-07:002011-05-21T21:30:11.339-07:00I love this! I'm looking forward to seeing Br...I love this! I'm looking forward to seeing Bridesmaids now.<br /><br />It's so true that girlfriends are essential. Even though I don't have many close girlfriends nearby, I know they're only a phone call or an email away. Jason's nice and all, but there are so many things he just doesn't get.<br /><br />How did you react to the head patting? I had an experience last Fall that I needed a sassy retort for. I was at a Board meeting of one of our clients at a fancy restaurant and everyone was ordering dessert. I asked if I could just have some ice cream (my favorite) since none of the desserts sounded super appealing, but some of them did come a ala mode, so I knew there was ice cream. The 50-something year-old man I work with the most for the client smiled indulgently at me and said, "You're just a little girl, aren't you?" <br /><br />I'm sure he thought he meant nothing and we still work closely together and he respects my work, but I felt about 6 years old after he said that. What could I say? He's a client. Sigh.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573340707827029537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23566989.post-78186895853563841512011-05-20T09:21:14.519-07:002011-05-20T09:21:14.519-07:00Ok, where were we going in that picture....I am dr...Ok, where were we going in that picture....I am drawing a blank. But I do miss you and all my HB friends. Come visit next time you are in Logan.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18251550187244761879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23566989.post-79967122148032354982011-05-20T05:57:37.743-07:002011-05-20T05:57:37.743-07:00As always, well said, lady. Well said.
(And yes,...As always, well said, lady. Well said. <br /><br />(And yes, I laughed so hard in this delight of a movie that I embarrassed my hubs. Good times. No. Excellent times.)SeƱora H-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08257562464089983641noreply@blogger.com