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message 1: by RandomAnthony (new)

RandomAnthony | 14536 comments Since I mentioned authenticity in another thread...

When are you your most authentic self?


message 2: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments your character is most revealed when you are the dark by yourself. no one to perform for. no one to entertain. nothing to distract you. that is who you are. for good or for bad. you know your hopes, fears and failures. no one to fool


message 3: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments wow, that was deep. can i change my answer to "when you order ice cream" ?


message 4: by RandomAnthony (new)

RandomAnthony | 14536 comments As long as you don't order mint chocolate chip. Mint chocolate chip is gross. Green ice cream is a bad thing.


message 5: by Her (new)

Her Majesty (hermajesty) | 122 comments in the shower.


message 6: by janine (new)

janine | 7709 comments RandomAnthony wrote: "As long as you don't order mint chocolate chip. Mint chocolate chip is gross. Green ice cream is a bad thing."

pistachio ice cream?


message 7: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) Order ice cream in the shower, Her?


message 8: by janine (new)

janine | 7709 comments i'm most myself when i feel comfortable crying or singing very loud.


message 9: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) Over the years I've learned to appreciate being true to myself. Don't always succeed -- but I make the attempt nonetheless.

Polonius:
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Farewell, my blessing season this in thee!
Laertes:
Most humbly do I take my leave, my lord.


message 10: by Her (new)

Her Majesty (hermajesty) | 122 comments yes Larry, chocolate please.


message 11: by Félix (new)

Félix (habitseven) Coming right up.


message 12: by [deleted user] (new)

I'm most authentic when I've downed 14 Grey Goose on the rocks...not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.


message 13: by [deleted user] (new)

I couldn't be authentic after 14 Grey Goose - passed out would be a better description.


message 14: by smetchie (new)

smetchie | 4034 comments ...authentically passed out and en route to hospital.


message 15: by Lori (new)

Lori Hey! Mint chocolate chip is my favorite flavor! The good stuff is not green, btw.


Jackie "the Librarian" | 8991 comments It's my favorite flavor too, Lori! And it's true, the good stuff isn't green.
I'm most myself when I am comfortable with my myself enough that I can forget about how I'm presenting myself to others.
Hmm, convoluted enough?


message 17: by Lori (new)

Lori No, not at all! I think it's rare when we can be ourselves with other people around. And I'm wondering when that is. Hopefully we can be that way when we're with our loved ones. But even then, it's a give and take - mindful of the other's feelings. So we might be feeling somewhat blue or excited, but if our mate or significant other is feeling the opposite or even feeling bluer, we need to put a damper on it. There's usually energy involved with being with other people.


message 18: by [deleted user] (new)

Orange chocolate chip is very good, and the good stuff is orange..

But tempering our reactions around others is part of the authenticity. Because if you weren't authentic about how they may feel, you would just say or do what you felt.

Hopefully that made sense.


message 19: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments this convo is beginning to sound like the pot smoking scene from Animal House


message 20: by [deleted user] (new)

I love Animal House. Relegated to watching it by myself now, as the rest of the family has no taste :-).


Jackie "the Librarian" | 8991 comments I'm always authentically me, sure, Jim. I've given myself permission to be myself, and do what makes me comfortable.

Which means hanging out by the refreshment table at parties instead of forcing myself to mingle, if I don't feel like it. :)


message 22: by Sally, la reina (new)

Sally (mrsnolte) | 17373 comments Mod
Wow, ice cream discussion PERFECT for pregnant lady to stumble across.

But I saw the thread title/RA's post and I just finished an AWESOME class and so I came to tell everyone that I am most absolutely my most authentic self when I'm teaching. I love it. I love watching their faces and reading their expressions and seeing if they're getting what I'm explaining and if they're not, rearranging my explanation until it does make sense.

My job makes me feel so very good on some days.


message 23: by [deleted user] (new)

Good point Sally, I really enjoyed that about coaching.
No time not to be authentic on the field.


message 24: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments sorry sals, i redirected again to ice cream :)


message 25: by Phil (new)

Phil | 11837 comments Jackie "the Librarian" wrote: "I'm always authentically me, sure, Jim. I've given myself permission to be myself, and do what makes me comfortable."

Yes, exactly. And generally, people react favorably in most situations. They always say, "you're so easy to talk to."


message 26: by Sally, la reina (new)

Sally (mrsnolte) | 17373 comments Mod
NO worries Kev, ice cream is always welcome. I just wanted to throw my two cents in about RA's original question. Carry on with ice cream talk. I enjoy it mucho.


message 27: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments almond joy is my fav ice cream by far. and i am being authentic about this


message 28: by smetchie (new)

smetchie | 4034 comments I can never figure out what flavor to order. When I buy it at the store I get 5 kinds. Does this mean I have no idea who I am?


Jackie "the Librarian" | 8991 comments It means you really, really like ice cream Gretchen. :)


message 30: by Sally, la reina (new)

Sally (mrsnolte) | 17373 comments Mod
I usually just default to strawberry.


message 31: by smetchie (new)

smetchie | 4034 comments Chocolate is my default.


message 32: by [deleted user] (new)

I am still waiting for authenticity to strike me. I prefer chocolate to ice cream.


message 33: by smetchie (new)

smetchie | 4034 comments I actually just bought ice cream at the store this afternoon. I got mint, vanilla honeybee, peach sorbet, and coconut pineapple. no chocolate. what the hell is going on with me!?!?
;)


message 34: by Sally, la reina (new)

Sally (mrsnolte) | 17373 comments Mod
mmmm, peach sorbet.


message 35: by Lori (last edited Mar 01, 2010 02:54PM) (new)

Lori You obviously need the calcium, eat it all immediately! Add some whipped cream as a matter of fact - listen to your body... :)


message 36: by Sally, la reina (new)

Sally (mrsnolte) | 17373 comments Mod
My stupid hate her midwife says I'm too fat. I eat nonfat yogurt with frozen peaches instead.


message 37: by smetchie (new)

smetchie | 4034 comments Do they give that "talk" to every pregnant woman around this time? I know tons of women who've had that one visit where they'd gained 5 or 10 lbs all of a sudden towards the end and then got told they were fat.


message 38: by Lori (new)

Lori How much weight have you gained, Sallers? I gained 52 lbs! Yowza! I lost most of it quickly from breast feeding, but the last 10 I didn't lose until I got a jogging stroller. I don't jog, but it was just great for maneuvering and going on long walks. I think there are now other 3 wheel strollers, not just the original jogging ones. Oh, and I got mine at a garage sale for half the price. Garage sales are The Best for baby stuff.


message 39: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments midwife? is it Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman or someone from Mankato coming with Pa?


message 40: by Lori (new)

Lori Hey watch it Mr. Vasectomy! My friend is a midwife, first she had to be an RN, she worked for years in the OB section of the hospital, and then had to take several years more of classes to qualify. They are extremely experienced. The only thing they can't do is a C-section, but I'd probably trust a midwife more than most OB/GYN docs.


message 41: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments i know. sorry. just don't hear that term that much. so a midwife can be a man too huh?

"i don't know nothing bout birthin' no babies miz scarlet"


message 42: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments (mr. vasectomy! LOLOLOL)


message 43: by Sally, la reina (new)

Sally (mrsnolte) | 17373 comments Mod
I don't know exactly because I stopped looking at the scale at my visits, but at the last appointment she told me that I was "slightly above normal" weight gain, and I was on track to gain 40-45 lbs. They want us to gain 25 I think. Seriously. All women should gain this one magic number, it seems. I gained that in my second trimester.

And yes, Kevin, midwife. The midwives at the fortcollins womens clinic are more prevalent and available than ObGyns, and have a history of fewer interventions during birth. I'll still be at a hospital, and they can administer drugs if I need 'em. But they can't cut me open do a csection and I don't want that to happen anyway. If need be a MD is on call.


message 44: by Mary (last edited Mar 01, 2010 06:20PM) (new)

Mary (madamefifi) I......was gonna tell a cautionary tale about a woman I knew who dieted during her pregnancy, but I don't want to be one of those people who, you know, do that.

Have a healthy baby and worry about the weight later.


message 45: by Lori (new)

Lori I know, what's with this 25 lb BS? You're doing fine, Sally.


message 46: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments my sister actually had her last baby with a midwife only in a birthing room. there was a doc on stand-by but it was much cheaper for her as she had no insurance

my wife gained less with each of our 3 children because she found out how tough it was to get back down to her fighting weight afterward. she gained like 50# then 40# and then 35#


message 47: by Lori (new)

Lori Her "fighting" weight? Freudian slip there? You were only able to get past her defenses 3 tiems?


message 48: by Sally, la reina (new)

Sally (mrsnolte) | 17373 comments Mod
I don't know how I could have gained less. This topic stresses me out.


message 49: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments yes. we have had sex three times in 26 years. i am batting 1000%


message 50: by Kevin (new)

Kevin  (ksprink) | 11469 comments dont sweat it sally. you are supposed to be happy and glowing. just don't eat junk but enjoy this pregnancy.


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