tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089957981783087475.post3536409807294567986..comments2023-04-03T18:12:45.879-04:00Comments on Wilde Mama: Try ThisSamantha Wildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15685083156740677022noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089957981783087475.post-4248905419161649572009-09-17T20:28:50.535-04:002009-09-17T20:28:50.535-04:00What I meant is: you ARE cheerful. Every time I ta...What I meant is: you ARE cheerful. Every time I talk to you, you ARE cheerful. You "make it look easy," though I know it's not.Samantha Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685083156740677022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089957981783087475.post-57858778301941368992009-09-17T20:12:44.278-04:002009-09-17T20:12:44.278-04:00"and then, to be cheerful while doing it!&quo..."and then, to be cheerful while doing it!"<br /><br />Cheerful? Oh crap, I'm supposed to be CHEERFUL about it? Nobody told me that.<br /><br />Don't tell my husband, he might knock me off just to be able to hire someone who would do it all cheerfully! ;)Tzipporahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807511259582331073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089957981783087475.post-71511201609562796192009-09-17T14:11:16.200-04:002009-09-17T14:11:16.200-04:00On a totally serious note: you're right. YOu n...On a totally serious note: you're right. YOu need to insure yourself for A LOT of money, because what you do is not just irreplaceable (which it is, of course), it would cost a pretty penny to approximate. The hours alone would kill a normal person...and then, to be cheerful while doing it!<br />Makes me think of the excellent novel I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT. If you haven't read it, you might like it.Samantha Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685083156740677022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089957981783087475.post-73233347538376099172009-09-17T11:58:45.786-04:002009-09-17T11:58:45.786-04:00I've been obsessing about life insurance recen...I've been obsessing about life insurance recently, because we're seriously underinsured. And I sat down to think about what kind of help Bad Cohen would actually need if I drove into a wall or my computer suddenly exploded and knocked off my head - you know, the usual kind of freak accidents.<br /><br />And I realized I needed to insure myself for a LOT more than him, because the replacement value of my time is much, much higher. <br /><br />Consider the cost of hiring someone to sit on the couc and watch sci-fi, occasionally grunting at the child, vs. the cost of someone who will get up at 5am with the kid, feed/clean/drive him, work all day, then come home and feed/clean/tuck in kid, clean house, pay bills, etc... <br /><br />Probably at least a mill. :oTzipporahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08807511259582331073noreply@blogger.com