Getting old
Last weekend Mrs H took the Juniorette to a book reading and signing event in Marburg by the author Knister. He read one of his Hexe Lilli series books that the Juniorette is fond of. She has read a couple of these books which is quite amazing since she only started to learn to read when she started school last September. But she is a little bookworm and we always have to remind her at bedtime not to read for too long. But we are not too strict with this as long as she can still get up the next morning for school. I believe reading to be the gateway to knowledge and understanding of the world we live in, so I will encourage her to read as much as possible.In other news, this week I discovered my first grey pubic hair……well there goes the neighbourhood. This aging malarkey is starting to become annoying. I’ve often thought there should be a Haynes Manual of the human body, explaining thinks like when you reach thirty, hairs will start to grow out of your nose, and then out of your ears. I’m wondering what will happen next! - Nobody tells you these things when you are growing up – I guess that would spoil the surprise!
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posted by Haddock at 11:58 AM
18 Comments:
Versteckt - I have the odd grey hair on my head, and have done since I was 26 years old. But it's only a couple :)
I was such a bookworm as a kid and that's really the best that a parent can hope for. I would be disappointed if I had a child who had to be forced to read, and one of the things I look forward to the most when I enter parenthood is being able to share my love of books.
Oh my god, I think we've just hit the area of TMI (too much information)! I damn near pissed myself laughing when I read it, though.
I read voraciously as a child and look how I turned out: a half-wit, but a half-wit with a very large vocabulary.
LOL - you just crack me up haddock. I'm still trying to decide if my grey hairs are blond or not... And no we won't go down there...
It's way cool that Juniorette is bilingual.
Hey Haddock look what I found...you said you wanted a haynes manual
http://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=11629&langId=-1
Ha ha! Trust Mr. Haddock to go from children's books to pubic hair all in one post! Good thing I had just finished my tea. :-)
Great that Juniorette is doing so well with her reading.
That grey hair is surely an anomaly :-)
Crystal - Yeah I agree its the best a parent can hope for as reading is the foundation for learning a lot of things in life.....and its a very enjoyable hobby :)
J - Glad the TMI entertained you :)
Bob - Glad you like the blog. I like yours a lot too! :) Perhaps with the Sean Connery look you should audition to be the next James Bond! :)
Capgas - But a very funny half wit :)
Expat - Always better to think of them as blonde rather than grey :)
Lydia - That is fantastic. I'm going to have to order a copy! :)
Christina - It's made me really happy that the Juniorette has a thirst for readiong and learning.
Karen - I surely hope so! :)
I was a bookworm too. Somehow though, today, I just can't really find the time :( But I do try to read and write as many blogs as I can. Does that count?? :D
Grey pubic hair... Hmm. I'll have to check OrangeX out more closely. Hehe! I'm sure he won't mind the attention ;-)
I'm happy that I'm a such a fan of reading. I always say that I will never be bored if I can have something to read.
Haddock, shifting so fast from reading to gray pubic hairs is going to strip your gears!
just surfing through....
this is a good blog.
you write well and i like the color...
totally agree with you on the value of books ... lucky kid to have a dad like you ... on the other subject .... hey at least it's not pattern baldness setting in
I devoured books as a child and still do as an adult. It's provided me with an outrageous imagination and a rather large amazon.com (well, .de now) visa bill.
As for the grey short & curly, I have two words for you: brazilian wax. A monthly trip to the salon will keep your nether-region soft, shiny and smooth as a baby's bottom.
Hmmmm, I wonder if many men actually have waxing done? Oh well, something to google for the rest of the day!
Canadianswiss - reading blogs counts in my book :) - I'm sure OrangeX wont mind the Pube Patrol! :)
Dixie - You're never alone or bored with a good book.
Carrie - Thanks for stopping by
Rory - I believe male patterm baldness also occurs down south when you get a lot older.
Eurotrippen - I would imagine a Brazilian waxing would hurt like hell?! :)
Still waiting for the Pube Patrol patiently (only since 2 days). A few months ago CS found my first grey chest hair, but it got "lost" in the shower. Don't tell her I pulled out the others before she could find them :-). Maybe tonight she'll find another grey hair deep down???
Bravo on the reading encouragement.
Condolences on the gray pubic hair.
MarkH - I think I'm safe with the visit to the zoo just yet! :)
I checked your sandwich site. There are some mouth watering sandwich recipes there. Not sure how much wieght I would lose if I tried them all though! :)
OrangeX - I thought that maybe my grey hair could have an accident in shower - but the thought/pain brought water to my eyes!
Lisa - Unfortunately grey pubic hair is serious - Ha! I wonder if they have special dye for this! :)
Just another -
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