Comments on: The reason I blog so much

By: I shouldn’t have at All that comes with it

I shouldn’t have at All that comes with it — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:58:29 +0000

[...] shouldn’t have watched War of the Worlds on Christmas Eve. A planet full of Kids in Peril was not really conducive to the Holiday spirit. Or comforting during my current bouts of [...]

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:23:12 +0000

“I remember my brother and I taking the mick out of my Mum every time she cried at â€˜Surprise Surpriseâ€™.”

Now there’s some childhood memories coming flooding back!

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 19:21:15 +0000

Thank you very much! I just had a look at your blog and was pretty impressed, particularly with the thoughts on the subtle influences the media has on our attitudes and identities – something I’ve been thinking a lot about recently.

By: Linc

Linc — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:01:42 +0000

I hear you 100%. I was even worse before kids. Fortunately, it’s true (re: normal/temporary) and I am able to be much more rational these days about fictional children in peril. Most of the time. But I won’t be watching The Patriot again.

What I still have a very hard time bearing are the terrible and horrific stories of how real people treat their children. In spite of all my idealistic beliefs on the equality of humankind and our Divine nature, I do accept that some people are really, truly better than others, and how they treat children is a fundamental quality of comparison.

Great blog. Quiet, witty thoughts, real heart and humor. Can’t remember where I found the link, but I’ve been enjoying it for a handful of months. Thanks for sharing!

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:24:08 +0000

I know someone from work who wouldn’t go to see Something About Mary because of the scene with the dog. She wouldn’t believe that it was one of the funniest bits.

By: bon bon

bon bon — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:54:09 +0000

taking the mick out of my Mum…
this international conversing is so slang-educational!

i’m with morticia about animals in peril.
someone help that puppy! he’s limping!!

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:46:06 +0000

That’s not strictly true Mr Hughes, I do get affected. I can cope with things like CSI and ER as I know it’s not real (or at least I can tell myself that).

I remember my brother and I taking the mick out of my Mum every time she cried at ‘Surprise Surprise’. Now I’m the one who fills up at the end of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition! That’s empathy for you.

There’s been a series of doomsday senario programmes on UKTV History that I once would have watched, but I can’t anymore. I don’t want to watch the news for the next couple of days either.

Anyway, Luka and Abby’s baby didn’t die, so there…

By: Morticia

Morticia — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:57:28 +0000

I can’t watch programmes if there are animals in perilous circumstances or if the violence is based on a ture story. Like I can watch Robocop, endless Zombie films and not flinch but for example I couldn’t watch the Deer Hunter – I knew the violence on screen wasn’t ‘real’ but because things like that really did and do happen in war I found it far too distressing.
I also cannot watch any kind of injection scene. Urgh Needles.

By: Dwayne

Dwayne — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:11:39 +0000

I look forward to a Last of the Summer Wine entry! It’s been my favorite BritCom for several years. That’s so cool that you grew up around it.

Funny about the laptop, my daughter doesn’t get too excited if I’m at the desktop but the laptop is some strange device that merits fingerpoking and fistbopping. I’ve had the laptop since August last year and I’ve only used it a few times because it flips on the “terrible twos” switch.

By: L.A. Daddy

L.A. Daddy — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:54:04 +0000

I would blog more but I believe my daughter resents it. Whenever she sees me with the laptop out, she needs me to instantly come and help her with whatever she’s doing.

I’ll say, “In a minute, sweetie! Daddy’s blogging!”

To which, she’ll reply, “Okay! I’ll just be jumping on the bed with with these two sharp sticks in my hands!” Or something like that.