When is the wimmin of Ireland going to learn?????

Jesus, when is work going to slow down!

Queenie is at a point far beyond her normal endurance levels. And of course because it's hot and everyone's tired, and stressed, and working far too long hours on the budget, the atmosphere is just peachy at the moment.

That's Queenie's charitable assessment of the situation.

Effing politics. Sometimes I hate it. Most times I don't hate it.

This week I do, but.

At least I'm just tired. I'll be alright when I've had a bit of a rest and the visitations to take my mind off things. (Visitations are starting on Sunday with the Queen Mother and Father, then Polly's coming in August, and Jersey Girl and her Boy, so there will be eating in July and camping in August - HOORAY!!).

Obviously we'll be eating in August too, but it won't be as raison de jour as the eating out with the Queen Parents when on holidays is. I do like a parents who like a good meal out.

Yeah, so at least I'm just tired.

I'm not STUUUPIID.

Like some women.

Some Irish women.

Like the 'big eejit' (according to Derval) who got drunk at Dubln Zoo and stuck her arm into the tiger's cage. And had it mauled. Big eejit is right, Derv. I loved the quote from the zoo director, who said she was lucky the tiger let go of something as new and interesting as an arm.

Sensible tiger.

Irish women...

We met a Waterford man in the 'Shoe last Friday night who told Himself ALL about Irish wimmin. Apparently we're a shower of selfish sleeveens.

I'm beginning to think he's right.

What's all this about some woman with some frozen embryos fertilised by her former husband, who is not only looking to have them implanted so she can have a child, but is planning on charging him child support for it?

What kind of a way is that to bring a child into the world?

How loved will it feel, reading back on the Irish Times coverage of the court case currently in progress?

Stupid woman.

I know having babies is difficult for some people and I have all the sympathy and encouragement in the world for people who are nice and would be great parents who decide to take one of the alternative routes to parenthood. If that's what's needed.

But to stick your ex-husband for the bill?

That's a bit vindictive, isn't it.

Jersey Girl and I were talking about it on the phone tonight and she said in America, the ex-husband would counter-sue saying he wanted them embedded in his new wife.

Man, Himself and I lie in bed at night thanking the stars we are not that couple.

Then there was the woman in the Observer a couple of weeks ago who managed to get paid for what was supposed to be an article about a life choice, but what was essentially a four page advertisement for the perfect father. To impregnate her in some way. And then possibly to contribute to the upbringing of said issue. But not to have any meaningful input into the raising of said issue.

I'm sure she's coming down with offers.

I don't know... you work hard and you pay your way and you insist on equality and you fight and fight and fight to convince men that you're worth taking seriously, and then three bints like that come along and just RUIN it for the rest of us.

Himself's truck broke down tonight and he's not home yet although it's almost eleven, so I should give him a call and see if he wants hang sangwidges made or anything.

Domesticity.....

Doncha just love it.