Shopping for kids
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valarltdBun thinks her mother is a miracle worker.
She thinks I can make these:
http://www.theanticraft.com/archive/lugh08/alia.htm
I keep telling her my knitting level is barely MoonPrincess RavenDark, and not nearly Strong Intermediate. (practice practice!)
Instead, she's getting the beads to do this:
http://www.theanticraft.com/archive/beltane06/henryviii.htm
And since my crochet is definitely at Loose Woman level, I'm making this:
http://www.theanticraft.com/archive/lugh06/asphyxiation.htm
She's also getting a tarot deck and a book on using it. (Waite-Rider)
Dollface...she's tougher.
She's getting A Witch's Primer, Grade 1
I'm making/buying her slippers
And since she's determined to perform femininity, she's getting a make-your-own make-up kit.
(why I find femininity useless is a post in itself)
Obi is getting a guitar from my father.
So I thought I'd get him a Guitar for Dummies book and a stand and a tuner
(depending on what it comes with)
Maybe a book on comparative religion.
Jonner... Not a clue
He's probably getting a Pokeman manga
Probably a cookbook or some kitchen gadget (NOT a mini blowtorch!)
Spiritual needs are sorely lacking on this kid, so not sure what to get him there. Maybe a book of Norse mythology or something.
She thinks I can make these:
http://www.theanticraft.com/archive/lugh08/alia.htm
I keep telling her my knitting level is barely MoonPrincess RavenDark, and not nearly Strong Intermediate. (practice practice!)
Instead, she's getting the beads to do this:
http://www.theanticraft.com/archive/beltane06/henryviii.htm
And since my crochet is definitely at Loose Woman level, I'm making this:
http://www.theanticraft.com/archive/lugh06/asphyxiation.htm
She's also getting a tarot deck and a book on using it. (Waite-Rider)
Dollface...she's tougher.
She's getting A Witch's Primer, Grade 1
I'm making/buying her slippers
And since she's determined to perform femininity, she's getting a make-your-own make-up kit.
(why I find femininity useless is a post in itself)
Obi is getting a guitar from my father.
So I thought I'd get him a Guitar for Dummies book and a stand and a tuner
(depending on what it comes with)
Maybe a book on comparative religion.
Jonner... Not a clue
He's probably getting a Pokeman manga
Probably a cookbook or some kitchen gadget (NOT a mini blowtorch!)
Spiritual needs are sorely lacking on this kid, so not sure what to get him there. Maybe a book of Norse mythology or something.
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Date: 2008-12-03 02:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-12-04 04:50 am (UTC)And I fail at girl. Always have.
So it's very frustrating to both of us.
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Date: 2008-12-04 02:08 pm (UTC)I remember in high school, I had acquaintences who tried to 'help' me- I was a blank canvas for them, and they thought they were doing me a favor by trying to get me to wear enough makeup to scare Cleopatra. I hate makeup. And I hated all the other girly trappings they thought I needed- skirts, hose, heels, crap in my hair, bangles and baubles...
Sigh...
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Date: 2008-12-04 11:51 pm (UTC)I like skirts, calf or longer, in bright patterns that flow free. I like barefoot and sandals. I like my hair cropped short or long and wild. I like smell-good stuff. Paint and powder and hair spray? forget it.