Well, Sam has questioned my previous comment about science as a proof of God--she wants me to "expand on that". To do this topic justice, I will postpone my response to after December 17th, at which point, feel free to send me obscenely long emails about whatever... Because I'll have the time to respond! *cue maniacal laughter*
Anyway... I have more thoughts that I feel like writing out...
ok, i'm done with this whole "grammar" thing...
anyway, i watched monster-in-law last night. and, i'm embarrassed to admit this next part.... and bride and prejudice. that's right! i, tahereh haji, did watch a pointless movie... i do it far too often and ENJOY IT!
so what's struck me about both these films (and well, classics such as pride and prejudice... sigh... oh, mr. darcy...) is the idea of mothers as hindrances to marriage. (i apologize for my choice in topic, sahar, i swear to you i won't go along my usual line of thought)...
i mean, monster-in-law is just amazing... the stuff that that woman does to her future daughter-in-law... and you know, while it is an exaggerated story, it does present a certain truth. numerous women, well and men that i have spoken to have recounted the same story. mothers are especially worried that their sons are unhappy with their women. it's a complex that goes back to jocasta herself.
again, my question is why. to me, it comes down to jealousy... although i can swear to you that most mothers probably do not hope to be the woman that their sons sleep with... it's more a want of attention. but why from the son and not the daughter?
the same applies to friendships. the whole "you're stealing MY friend" complex. why is there an expectation that if someone new enters a person's life, someone will be pushed away?
for that matter... what about the "third wheel" syndrome. at least from a girl's perspective... i wonder: does a part of a girl's relationship with her best friend die when she finds herself a boyfriend? or does that just give them something new to talk about? (hehehe, i've been watching too much sex and the city!) and does that relationship death summate? so that with each new boyfriend more and more of the friendship atrophies... and then if they're both dating... (haha, i'm enjoying this a tad bit too much... probably because i'm listing to bohemian rapsody....)
and the visualization for this one is particularly interesting....
ok, well, moving on now...
let me just add: being on one's own (at home alone, that is) is fricken amazing!
ah, yes, i suggest that if you kids have time on your hands, and want to learn about the world (we canadians arrogantly think that we know everything bout everything... granted we know more than the smartest american... but we're still quite stupid... trust me. i've travelled and i've learnt a lot since i came back... don't get it? ASK!)
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