tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post3818588746255191940..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Ninja Warrior WomenAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-24062590030599144382008-03-28T20:44:00.000-04:002008-03-28T20:44:00.000-04:00Real women are always more amazing than fiction --...Real women are always more amazing than fiction -- but fiction's got to be based on someone, right?EilisFlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730321975978034753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-23279802565157972192008-03-26T20:41:00.000-04:002008-03-26T20:41:00.000-04:00Thanks for your take, Adriana! I sooo completely a...Thanks for your take, Adriana! I sooo completely agree. Bet if we look around, we'd find lots of similar stories of courage and strength and not a whisper of lycra in sight. What more do we need to be but THERE for the people we love? I can't think of better strength and POWER than that. HUGS!Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-35513401234374568652008-03-26T20:28:00.000-04:002008-03-26T20:28:00.000-04:00Great post, Regina! Your mother totally wins the h...Great post, Regina! Your mother totally wins the heroine award. That took guts and determination and a very strong faith. <BR/><BR/>And I've loved the comments about grace, dignity, inner strength, true steel magnolias. Way powerful.Adrianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01628092657976031124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-50586058282306468622008-03-26T14:28:00.000-04:002008-03-26T14:28:00.000-04:00She sounds like a smart and gutsy woman, Judith. W...She sounds like a smart and gutsy woman, Judith. Women do what they HAVE to do and usually, without complaining. She taught you guys things she believed you needed to know and shared her gifts with you. WOnderful story!Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-88593941735055201742008-03-26T13:55:00.000-04:002008-03-26T13:55:00.000-04:00Your mother definitely wins an award. All your mot...Your mother definitely wins an award. All your mothers. I think I;'d give my award to my grandmother. when my dad died she took in my mother and my sister and I (two bratty kids), got our grandpa involved in our lives, and taught us a lot of things that are often downgraded today-how to sew, cook, iron, clean tile grout, and most of all how to throw a good uppercut to a boy who "got fresh' with us. Grandma was definitely something.Judith Rochellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13491165935158623960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-7572471283738263312008-03-26T13:42:00.000-04:002008-03-26T13:42:00.000-04:00EWWW. ZENA. Too much. And Laura Croft. I fell asle...EWWW. ZENA. Too much. And Laura Croft. I fell asleep in that movie and I NEVER do that. All swagger and no substance. I wonder how all those imprints featuring kick ass heroines are doing? I've never bought any but I'm curiousRegina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-6868824115013821462008-03-26T13:00:00.000-04:002008-03-26T13:00:00.000-04:00Holy Hell, your mom is wonder woman! I'm not draw...Holy Hell, your mom is wonder woman! I'm not drawn to the kick ass women either. Couldn't stand Zena, the warrior princess or whatever she was. I like grace, dignity and inner strength. Steel magnolias.<BR/><BR/>Wendi DarlinWendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17768314813523891448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-46672023688881724622008-03-26T11:39:00.000-04:002008-03-26T11:39:00.000-04:00You know, Tess? I think the same stuff about Steel...You know, Tess? I think the same stuff about Steel Magnolias. I blubber and bawl every time I watch it because it's just a collage of the women we KNOW. All the different aspects, strengths, personalities. And they really have NO CLUE how strong they are. It all just comes naturally.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-7364360970848439652008-03-26T11:33:00.000-04:002008-03-26T11:33:00.000-04:00Your Mom gave meaning to the word"WOMAN". I'm so v...Your Mom gave meaning to the word<BR/>"WOMAN". I'm so very glad you shared that story. I'm reminded of all those wonderful characters in "Steel Magnolias". Now there's another term for you...pretty, sweet, fragile on the outside, but it's hard as hell to break the stem. Kudos to you Regina!<BR/>Woman...how wonderful we all are.<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>TessTess MacKallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066240659271231596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-16902306799016307392008-03-26T11:32:00.000-04:002008-03-26T11:32:00.000-04:00Ahhh....MISS MAE!!! I have similar memories and is...Ahhh....MISS MAE!!! I have similar memories and isn't it amazing how strong real women ARE??? I'm not sure my strength has ever been tested in that way but I know, deep down, I have it.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-71102266761635477732008-03-26T11:29:00.000-04:002008-03-26T11:29:00.000-04:00Thanks for asking about Dad. Yeah...he recovered a...Thanks for asking about Dad. Yeah...he recovered and took the job back. Those were tough times for Mom but she coped. That's the whole point. What is strength? Is it being about to kick ass or is it something we find deep inside?<BR/><BR/>WW is definitely a charicature...Barbie with superpowers. ACK. SCARY.<BR/><BR/>And LAINEY...I think MEN came up with the whole concept of the lycra, makeup, big boobs. I don't think a woman would conceive of that. I really think we see heroines differently.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-509162879279890062008-03-26T11:28:00.000-04:002008-03-26T11:28:00.000-04:00Beautiful story, Regina. Yep, my mom was a Wonder ...Beautiful story, Regina. Yep, my mom was a Wonder Woman too. I'll never forget when my dad lay in his casket and we were there for the viewing. My older brother broke down and sobbed. My mom, though her heart was breaking, reached through her own sorrow to embrace and console him. A month later she was gone too. But I look forward to seeing her again.<BR/><BR/>Good post, Regina. Thanks for reminding us of what makes "real" women...:)<BR/><BR/>Miss MaeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-505933378744431482008-03-26T10:45:00.000-04:002008-03-26T10:45:00.000-04:00Your mom is something else. Excellent blog and exc...Your mom is something else. Excellent blog and excellent points. Did he take his job back when your dad woke up? YOu can't leave me hanging like that. ;)<BR/><BR/>I feel almost like WW is a charicature of what a real woman is meant to be. Not the fun "I represent woman, woman is strong" type but the kind of charicature that is meant to humorize the strength of a woman. Like candy coating reality so it doesn't threaten our men too much. They can handle us in brightly colored swim suits but a power suit scares them shitless.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14947952583116323744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-60412382701917963022008-03-26T10:40:00.000-04:002008-03-26T10:40:00.000-04:00Oh Get a Grip! Love it. LMAO.K, back on topic. You...Oh Get a Grip! Love it. LMAO.<BR/><BR/>K, back on topic. You mom is incredible. And no, Wonder Woman never did a thing for me. But then, ultimately I doubt her CFM boots and gravity defying corset were geared to female viewers.lainey bancrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05198092987859920805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-44397976132962818302008-03-26T10:07:00.000-04:002008-03-26T10:07:00.000-04:00Your mother sounds incredible, Rita! I have to agr...Your mother sounds incredible, Rita! I have to agree, what a great role model. Far better than one in knee boots and a corset.Cindy Spencer Papehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01583236494759465431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-91894838831563406312008-03-26T09:41:00.000-04:002008-03-26T09:41:00.000-04:00Yep. Those are the real WONDER WOMEN.Yep. Those are the real WONDER WOMEN.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-55304655755043358482008-03-26T08:40:00.000-04:002008-03-26T08:40:00.000-04:00Oh yeah! My stepmother took on four snotty kids an...Oh yeah! My stepmother took on four snotty kids and raised us to be responsible adults. Believe me, we didn't make it easy. But she hung in there.Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.com