tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post1925513195344821244..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: I Need New FriendsDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-34798408134553920002009-07-11T20:05:58.984-04:002009-07-11T20:05:58.984-04:00Well, if you really want to move, it's pretty ...Well, if you really want to move, it's pretty chilly here in Alberta. In fact, I haven't even pulled out my shorts yet this year, and it's the middle of freaking JULY!!! Today was the warmest day we've had in a while, and I would describe it as comfortable room temperature out there.<br /><br />I don't think I've worn a bathing suit at an outdoor pool or beach since I was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-38212927166310422242009-07-08T09:27:49.419-04:002009-07-08T09:27:49.419-04:00Amen sister!! I live in Las Vegas, try heading to ...Amen sister!! I live in Las Vegas, try heading to the pool with your kids here! I the only mom in a one-piece, with cellulite and all my original parts. I also don't have a nanny to chase my kids. Which means I have to run to catch my monkies causing a ripple effect as my chub bounces around. I'm pretty sure they stare at me like a side show. But I swear back in Michigan I didn't lookMollyhttp://mollyodesigns.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-76020935925786227952009-07-06T21:11:00.977-04:002009-07-06T21:11:00.977-04:00Laughing out loud!!! I feel your pain. :DLaughing out loud!!! I feel your pain. :DSix Pilgrims:https://www.blogger.com/profile/02288491070321627413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-66525635817992311032009-07-06T11:35:41.105-04:002009-07-06T11:35:41.105-04:00Dawn, You're gorgeous just the way you are. Yo...Dawn, You're gorgeous just the way you are. Your real friends won't care about your weight.<br /> <br />I love the new font, BTW. It's much easier to read.<br /><br />SueSuehttp://www.booksaroundtheclock.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90120408226796777972009-07-06T09:13:53.101-04:002009-07-06T09:13:53.101-04:00Since I'm currently a pregnant beached whale, ...Since I'm currently a pregnant beached whale, come hang by me - you'll look great and I'll be the one waddling about ten steps behind!Winonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376228249243439155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-44859804613867170622009-07-04T21:02:22.516-04:002009-07-04T21:02:22.516-04:00OMG! Absolutely HILARIOUS! We live near a small ...OMG! Absolutely HILARIOUS! We live near a small town that lets you rent the public pool for 2 hours, with life guards present. So, I pay $65 to rent the pool for my son's birthday each year. That way, I can control who sees me in a swimming suit. It's so worth it to me that I've considered renting it once a month throughout the summer so that I can swim in peace. Plus, then I Amy in Douglasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-4113193201036215882009-07-04T13:48:17.324-04:002009-07-04T13:48:17.324-04:00I still own my string bikini I wore pre kids 20 ye...I still own my string bikini I wore pre kids 20 years ago. I wear it at home for Hubby. :) I would never wear it in public, as I might scare people with my pale, flabby post 10 children abs. :)mommeeof10https://www.blogger.com/profile/03611832953435781430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-36818914288151904662009-07-04T12:48:54.453-04:002009-07-04T12:48:54.453-04:00Oh it's been waaaayy too long since I visited ...Oh it's been waaaayy too long since I visited your blog....can't let that happen again!! Thanks for the good laugh. I call my legs tree trunks so that was funny. I went to the city fair yesterday and then tried to count calories on a tracker when I got home and it says I ate 3 days worth of food! OMG...no pool for me. Ever.Charlene Austinhttp://www.willowandpaisley.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-48250835183515611322009-07-04T04:45:21.304-04:002009-07-04T04:45:21.304-04:00I know exactly what u mean, but hey I'd much p...I know exactly what u mean, but hey I'd much prefer to be having fun and have a personality than to be one of those plastic mumsKatrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549293426495736514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29760955394723924892009-07-03T22:04:17.517-04:002009-07-03T22:04:17.517-04:00Aw Dawn - you are so NOT FAT! Come to my pool - y...Aw Dawn - you are so NOT FAT! Come to my pool - you'll get a whole new reference for FAT. It's a little scary, but OTOH, it makes me feel not so bad. <br />And I'm sure they hang around you for your personality not because you might be larger than them.<br />Pools are so hard on us 'may never see pre-baby weight again' moms.<br />Hang in there! You are AMAZING!Megnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-50780666571208845902009-07-03T11:31:03.376-04:002009-07-03T11:31:03.376-04:00LMAO!!!! Head on down here and I'll be the tok...LMAO!!!! Head on down here and I'll be the token fat girl that makes you look extra fabulous in a bathing suit! :-)<br /><br />My friend, LaVender Williams, from MOMSWEB told me about your blog...how funny that the first post I read happens to be about bathing suits...we're heading to the beach in about an hour where I'll be wearing my swimsuit after shedding 31 pounds--but I'm Sandra Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16078024597758910786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-21345649583841993162009-07-03T10:33:22.153-04:002009-07-03T10:33:22.153-04:00Dawn I have had plastic surgery on both my bubbies...Dawn I have had plastic surgery on both my bubbies and my tummy. My bubbies, because my natural ones were too porny (theres that word again). My tummy because I had 5 kids. And I still wouldn't be caught in a bikini. <br />I'll tell you what, if you look real close to the moms in the bikini section, they have some serious jiggle in the middle.<br />love you, ladyClistyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559882714822787871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-7952081046584859932009-07-03T10:19:44.309-04:002009-07-03T10:19:44.309-04:00Hi Dawn, I noticed this year when I put my swimsui...Hi Dawn, I noticed this year when I put my swimsuit on for the first time when I stopped walking my butt kept walking :) Kristine in Michigan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-85229551724251542842009-07-03T07:41:21.969-04:002009-07-03T07:41:21.969-04:00Guess what? They hang out with you because of you...Guess what? They hang out with you because of your great conversation skills, sparkling personality and wit, plus, I'm sure you're a good friend to them. How do I know this? You don't look fat on the internet at all and you have a lot of people hanging out with you here. Plus, as one of those people who used to be able to eat whatever and stay skinny before turning 40 and her bodyShelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851446861098955538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-30463968530000465432009-07-03T00:05:19.027-04:002009-07-03T00:05:19.027-04:00I was thinking the same things today! Moms with ki...I was thinking the same things today! Moms with kids younger than mine who looked like they had never even given birth a year ago.<br />So, I made myself feel better with a big tub of ice cream.heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510659334498355392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-41820072726721777382009-07-02T22:46:54.443-04:002009-07-02T22:46:54.443-04:00Well, it looks like I am not the only one you can ...Well, it looks like I am not the only one you can hang out at the pool with!! I will make you look like Suzanne Somers--withOUT having to use a thigh-master.Julianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167846291416154599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-75054674292219011302009-07-02T22:17:31.297-04:002009-07-02T22:17:31.297-04:00Where I used to live there was a place called &quo...Where I used to live there was a place called "Mother's Beach" where only kids and moms could go. No teenagers, no men, only moms with kids. We all were accepting of each other (even the ones who got their Pre-Kid shape back). Maybe there could be a pool somewhere that could be designated like this. Nah, probably not, but it's a nice thought, no? <br /><br /><br />You have noexcuseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14149834972952594159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-12171686116210270332009-07-02T22:11:23.872-04:002009-07-02T22:11:23.872-04:00Going to the pool is not for the faint of heart. ...<a href="http://suburbancorrespondent.blogspot.com/2009/06/time-for-swimsuit-competition.html" rel="nofollow">Going to the pool</a> is not for <a href="http://suburbancorrespondent.blogspot.com/2008/05/seasons-they-go-round-and-round.html" rel="nofollow">the faint of heart</a>. At least, not if you are a middle-aged mom...Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-56205784137093615202009-07-02T22:04:13.752-04:002009-07-02T22:04:13.752-04:00I'm not a mom, but I love your site! Your humo...I'm not a mom, but I love your site! Your humor, insight, and wisdom make me check it every day to see if there is something new. Don't get down on yourself too much. You have a beautiful family, normal children, and a thriving career! I couldn't even find your book in the book store cause it was sold out. And don't worry, many of us are the bigger girl, but we are just as Rebekah Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-10401640371338444252009-07-02T22:02:06.384-04:002009-07-02T22:02:06.384-04:00Yea, they need to have "no bikinis allowed&qu...Yea, they need to have "no bikinis allowed" pools that we can take our kids to! I'm sick of seeing those bikini moms too!<br /><br />Your post was hilarious! Thanks for the laugh!Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150573226815106135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51037811722484900782009-07-02T21:26:01.687-04:002009-07-02T21:26:01.687-04:00I think we live near each other we can meet up and...I think we live near each other we can meet up and make each other feel better. I swear at my pool when I see moms in bikinis I do think they are either the nanny or were blessed with their children through adoption.Laura Marchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878325934353943862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-43286494403922536172009-07-02T20:48:32.680-04:002009-07-02T20:48:32.680-04:00Dawn, we should so be friends. It's too bad th...Dawn, we should so be friends. It's too bad that CO to IL is so far away. I would make you look FAB in a bathing suit.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042222907090463909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16363289136217118492009-07-02T20:39:48.549-04:002009-07-02T20:39:48.549-04:00I find actually being IN the pool helps because th...I find actually being IN the pool helps because the water "distorts" the way I look. No one sees the rolls or the flab that way. But most moms don't go in the water. And sadly few of my friends belong to the club I do, so we tend to hang out mostly with the wee ones. But YEAH there are a lot of ladies in bikinis -- including some who really should NOT be in a bikini.<br /><br />Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803503583347758969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-50361718547617694102009-07-02T20:06:27.201-04:002009-07-02T20:06:27.201-04:00Don't be so hard on yourself! You're beau...Don't be so hard on yourself! You're beautiful just the way you are.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426211079691326347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3909996764815780412009-07-02T19:55:31.375-04:002009-07-02T19:55:31.375-04:00Totally with you on that one!!! I have the same k...Totally with you on that one!!! I have the same kind of skinny friends that wear bikinis!!!Keri Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555155821936144975noreply@blogger.com