Comments on: Jonesing for Peanut Butter, Part 2

By: Annette

Annette — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:43:57 +0000

I’m not interested in PC terms. I would rather not hear the labels. Call your kid your kid – parenting is hard we will understand.

More a critique on your writing, it was cheep, really.

By: Easy On Me

Easy On Me — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:12:22 +0000

@Christina, thank you. I’m pretty sure pure peanut butter has no trans fats, but your point is well taken. There is life after peanut butter, to be sure, and most of the time it’s all right. I have falled ill this past week through and the urges have flared up again something fierce.

By: Easy On Me

Easy On Me — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:09:12 +0000

@george, I feel your pain! And maybe I can help you too. My back got damaged by a bad personal trainer a quarter century ago. However, I have a totally awesome trainer now. I let her know about the back (and a few other infirmities) and danged if she doesn’t give a killer workout while actually strengthening my back. So if you can afford it, please please please ask everyone you know for a good trainer, interview that person carefully, and give it a go.

Tonight I picked up my daughter at school, took her home, dropped her off… and headed out to get some eggnog. I have a powerful urge for it. Got to Starbucks, then thought about how hard my wife is working to make me this vegan food, and dragged my giant sorry behind out before ordering anything. Closest call I’ve had in months. Thanks again for the good wishes.

By: Easy On Me

Easy On Me — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:04:25 +0000

@Annette: I’m guessing you feel I should use a more PC term, such as “other-abled” or “learning disabled” or something? Assuming that’s the case, well.. I’m a fat guy, not gravitationally enhanced or whatever it should be called. My darling wonderful exciting boy, who is the handsomest most delightful son ever, is retarded. Remember, that just means “slow”, and he is. I mean no harm by it, but nor do I wish to whitewash what cannot be changed, nor to devise new ways of saying old things.

I’m open to argument here.

By: Annette

Annette — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:08:07 +0000

You have a ‘retarded’ kid? Really? And, here I thought it was 2009.

By: george worthy

george worthy — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:43:43 +0000

Please do not think you are alone. I suffer fromn all described except the overweight bit. I managed to dispel all the hunger demons by working out pretty hard but now my back has flared up so I sit in front of the mirror watching all I worked so hard for dissappearing. The worse part is that this stuff always happens as we get closer to the winter solstice. I HATE THE WINTER!!! Hold your head up to get rid of your jones for PB is a huge accomplishement. Hang in there the sun will come out. At least that’s what my therapist said.

By: Christina

Christina — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:57:14 +0000

Even whilst jonesing from peanut butter, you can still write an interesting blog. Hang in there, there IS life after trans fats and dairy….errr….or so I’ve been told…