Posted on August 19, 2008 by Raindreamer
My problem with men has been a special kind of shyness or social fear. I am afraid of sexual chemistry and behind it are my bad experiences. I know it makes me difficult to interpret, because I am not otherwise excessively shy. It often happens that men I am not interested in find me easier [...]
Filed under: Personal history, Spinsters, beliefs, feelings, life, me, men, relationships | Tagged: abuse, broken heart, bullying, fear of abandonment, fear of ridicule, glib, handling fears, harassment, irrational fears, panic, trust | 7 Comments »
Posted on August 5, 2008 by Raindreamer
I am unofficially a God mother (- it will be official only after the babtism of course). The baby girl was born couple of weeks ago and after it we had a slight worry with her blood sugar levels, but now everything is fine. I am happy for them and part of me wants to [...]
Filed under: Children, Family, Thoughts, feelings, friends, life, men, relationships, women | Tagged: babies, fertility, god children, god moether | 3 Comments »
Posted on July 14, 2008 by Raindreamer
While I feel like nothing has happened, during the time I was away from here, there has been those moments. First I’ve heard that I’ll be godmother. He/She should born one of these days. I like children and while not having any of my own godchild is a good substitute. I have felt little left out in [...]
Filed under: Personal history, Romantic, Thoughts, Work, friends, holidays, life, me, men, relationships, single life | Tagged: godchildren, Italian men, Italy, job-hunting, moving, travel, uncertainty | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 28, 2008 by Raindreamer
This question surprised me. I had never thought about taking care of myself as a woman (you guys can replace it with man if you like). It was in a book, where it was part of the section about identity. I seldom think about taking care of myself anyway. I posed this question to [...]
Filed under: Personal history, Thoughts, feelings, friends, life, me, women | Tagged: feminity, gender identity, identity, masculinity, men, models, taking care of oneself | 6 Comments »
Posted on March 20, 2008 by Raindreamer
Just an year ago I wrote about not being in a hurry to become mother. Last weekend I found myself panicking about potential menopause. I know it was silly and it probably has not started yet, but my curses were light and I was quite warm (although I wore plenty of clothing) and some how [...]
Filed under: Children, Family, Love, Romantic, Spinsters, Thoughts, feelings, life, me, men, single life | Tagged: early menopause, fear, fertility, infertility, panic | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 18, 2008 by Raindreamer
I filled in a questionnaire on partnership issues. There were some questions that made me think. Both me and my sister have emotional relationship issues – although we have reacted in different ways towards our childhood.
I wonder what impact does parents union have on our view of relationship. It is in the end what we’ve [...]
Filed under: Family, Love, beliefs, culture, feelings, life, lifestyle, marriage, relationships, role models | Tagged: Entertainment, impact, media, parents, television | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 26, 2008 by Raindreamer
Now Ms. Potter was not just a writer of sweet children’s literature, but also a respected female scientist. Her paper on germination of spores was presented by her uncle in Linnea Society that later apologized of her treatment. Still most people don’t know about this side of hers. At the same time she draw pictures of funny animals wearing pastel clothes and [...]
Filed under: Spinsters, appearance, life, lifestyle, role models, women | Tagged: author, autonomy, Beatrix Potter, botany, children's author, female scientists, Film, Funny, germination, illustrator, Inspiration, joie de vivre, lichens, Linnea society, mature union, mushrooms, my role models, mycology, Renée Zellweger, Royal Society, science, scientist, seriousness, spores, what is important | Leave a Comment »
