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Mothering Magazine Sponsored Chat with Hathor the Cowgoddess --Hathor lives in the middle of urban sprawl with her dearest super-husband and three wee and wise kids. She has had an unassisted birth in the middle of her 700 square foot apartment, she breastfeeds on demand and in public, she shares sleep, maintains constant contact and unschools. Not only does she do all of this, she does it with grand style and verve. With extravagant and outrageous behavior. And with her trusty sidekick baby in a sling.

Hathor is the completely true product of the imagination of Heather Cushman-Dowdee, an outraged (because she might look distracted but she is paying attention! ) mama who has done almost all of the above (that part is autobiography)... except for the part that she totally makes up (those parts are wishful thinking). The raucous exploits of Hathor and her family are produced in comic form on the web and printed in many, many zines and magazines and books, too.

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12/6/06

15 mothers in attendance!

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21:03:37 Daladyaphrodite *waves* hey Hathor
21:03:49 hathor Hi ya How is everyone?
21:03:58 hathor Wow, the room looks different today!
21:04:05 Daladyaphrodite I'm pregnant and fat, lol
21:04:06 doublebravo hey hathor!
21:04:11 Daladyaphrodite and so going to indulge in ice cream
21:04:14 Daladyaphrodite ?
21:04:14 Daladyaphrodite how are you
21:04:36 hathor Great! man, it would be fun to be pregnant and fart!
21:04:45 Daladyaphrodite *laughs*
21:04:47 Daladyaphrodite that too,  hehe
21:04:51 hathor I mean fat:shocked: 
21:05:07 hathor uh oh, where'd my smiley go?
21:05:15 Daladyaphrodite whatever, I think pregnancy brings out all kidn of beast, lol, and it's all great
21:05:46 hathor So true, I'm one wacky beast while pregnant, true true...
21:06:02 Daladyaphrodite me too
21:06:09 Daladyaphrodite I just embrace the madness and go with it, lol
21:06:55 Webmama_Tina sorry about that
21:06:58 Webmama_Tina they were asking questions
21:07:02 Webmama_Tina they hadn't even heard of you!
21:07:04 Webmama_Tina lol
21:07:09 SandraMort bHihi!
21:07:13 SandraMort Glad to see you again!
21:07:14 Webmama_Tina hadn't heard of mothering mag even!
21:07:15 hathor Are there a bunch of mamas who've never heard of me out there?
21:07:25 Webmama_Tina lol yup apparently...perish the thought!
21:07:30 doublebravo they are missing out!
21:07:33 SandraMort Hathor - Amazing, huh?  You'll have to be snarkier!
21:07:36 hathor  Do I need to fire my publicist or what?
21:07:38 Webmama_Tina hehe
21:07:56 hathor Snarkier? Is that possible?
21:07:57 Daladyaphrodite LOL
21:08:01 SandraMort ALWAYS possible.
21:08:07 Webmama_Tina lemme send out the announcement that we are starting...see if we can get more in here...
21:08:09 Daladyaphrodite I am not surprised they've never heard of hathor
21:08:12 hathor I'm attempting to apply colors and can not..
21:08:17 Daladyaphrodite we had one that didn't know what a ring sling was earlier, lol
21:08:19 SandraMort You're in color, Hathor
21:08:23 SandraMort You're in blue
21:08:33 SandraMort Are you on a laptop?  Some laptops don't see color.
21:08:37 Daladyaphrodite you and sandy almost match
21:08:45 hathor Really? I'm just black on my screen! funny!
21:09:00 SandraMort better?
21:09:02 hathor I'm on a newfangle imac g5 baby!
21:09:08 SandraMort WOOHOO baby!
21:09:14 SandraMort (That's what you get for buying mac...)
21:09:16 SandraMort ;)
21:09:30 hathor Do you see my smilies too?:shocked: :wub: :D :iamwithstupid: 
21:09:34 SandraMort Hathor - any interesting topics tonight?
21:09:42 SandraMort I see three of four.
21:10:00 Daladyaphrodite omg dd is scute! She's got no panties on, pig tails and a shirt..she says \i'm hungry.  I want peanut butter!\""
21:10:12 SandraMort VERY cute.
21:10:14 hathor All right, thus ends the testing phase of the amazing LIVE HATHOR CHAT
21:10:23 hathor now commence with the witty banter...
21:10:31 Daladyaphrodite *witty* *witty*
21:10:31 SandraMort oooh
21:10:40 SandraMort snanrk I can do.  Wit?  Not so good.
21:10:45 doublebravo the addition of your girls in the book phoots on your site are great
21:10:49 Daladyaphrodite *snort*
21:10:52 doublebravo nice move!
21:11:11 Daladyaphrodite haha
21:11:12 gila where to chat? 
21:11:13 SandraMort So what's the format?
21:11:14 Webmama_Tina silly silly
21:11:15 hathor No, I hadn't planned a topic, and thanksDaladyaphrodite! aren't they gorgeous?
21:11:16 Daladyaphrodite Peanut butter and pickles!!!!
21:11:17 SandraMort I have tons of questions!
21:11:22 gila this is supposed to be a special thing tonight....some special chat
21:11:32 gila about nursing
21:11:39 Daladyaphrodite actually, it was bravo that commented you, lol
21:11:52 Webmama_Tina gila, yes we are just now starting our caht with hathor the cow goddess of www.thecowgoddess.com
21:12:07 Webmama_Tina pull up a bean bag, grab a cup of hot cocoa and join us! 
21:12:08 gila oh thank you, so im in the right place?
21:12:19 Daladyaphrodite or a pickle...with some peanut butter
21:12:25 Webmama_Tina *offering everyone a mug of peppermint cocoa*
21:12:28 Webmama_Tina :)
21:12:33 SandraMort OOOOOH.  With rumpleminze, I hope?
21:12:35 Webmama_Tina yup gila, the right place! glad you found us!
21:12:39 hathor yum!
21:12:40 Daladyaphrodite Oh, I want some of that, too
21:12:41 gila oh great
21:12:41 Webmama_Tina rumpleminze....mmmmmm
21:12:52 Webmama_Tina sounds good even though i have nooooo idea what that is!
21:12:55 Daladyaphrodite ok ok, what is rumpleminze?
21:12:56 SandraMort I told dh to bring cocoa powder home to make cocoa mix
21:12:58 Daladyaphrodite LOL
21:12:58 Webmama_Tina uh,so what is it?
21:13:15 gila are you all nursing your babies?
21:13:20 Daladyaphrodite *nods*
21:13:20 SandraMort Tina - peppermint schnapps -- extra minty, much less sweet than usual, and high proof, but literally so minty you can't taste it
21:13:23 Daladyaphrodite yes gila
21:13:25 SandraMort Gila - Nope, he's asleep
21:13:34 Webmama_Tina not at this precise moment, but normally yes...LOL...he's with daddy in the other room for now
21:13:35 gila no i dont mean this second, i mean if you are all nursing moms
21:13:36 Daladyaphrodite oh...that sounds gross, lol, like mouthwash
21:13:36 WeeHands no they are asleep! LOL!
21:13:37 Webmama_Tina :)
21:13:38 hathor I'm nursing right now, at my stand up desk, it's quite interesting!
21:13:47 Webmama_Tina sandra, mmmmmmmmm
21:13:50 SandraMort Dala - No, it's WODERFUL.  Clean, crisp, delicious.
21:13:52 Daladyaphrodite oh that sounds like fun, Hathor
21:13:53 Webmama_Tina sounds yummers
21:13:56 hathor Guess what tomorrow is?
21:13:59 SandraMort mouthwash is sickeningly sweet
21:14:10 Daladyaphrodite I am dry-nursing my 2yr odl because she doesn't care that the baby has allready stolen her milkies
21:14:12 Webmama_Tina gila, i know...was being silly ;)
21:14:13 hathor Does anyone have a Hathor Calendar for 2006, you'd know
21:14:20 Webmama_Tina you'll have to watch the silly factor in here...it gets quite high...
21:14:21 Daladyaphrodite and in fact, I immagine I will be nak not too long from now
21:14:24 SandraMort hthor - I didn't know you had a calendar!
21:14:25 Webmama_Tina particularly with hathor chats
21:14:27 WeeHands hathor ? is tomrrow?
21:14:39 doublebravo what's tomorrow?
21:14:46 Webmama_Tina hathor is NOW :)
21:14:54 Webmama_Tina SARAH!!!!!
21:14:56 Webmama_Tina long time no see!
21:15:02 WeeHands TINA!
21:15:06 WeeHands i know!
21:15:16 hathor Hathor is now, Hathor's birthday is tomorrow. And Noam Chomsky's
21:15:26 Daladyaphrodite Chomsky
21:15:26 WeeHands i'm back baby!
21:15:27 Webmama_Tina wow we are very very lucky to have the wonderful sara, our former signing with babies chat moderator with us tonite mamas!
21:15:29 hathor See, if you had a Hathor calendar you''d know
21:15:29 hathor !
21:15:32 Webmama_Tina sara is a cool mama! :)
21:15:33 Daladyaphrodite why am I not surprised you know his birthday, lol
21:15:38 SandraMort But, of course, yours is more interesting :)  You'll be 29 again?
21:15:44 gila sara, why are you a cool mama?
21:15:53 WeeHands hope to be not \former\" in the new year! if you'll let me!"
21:16:06 Webmama_Tina aawwwww, sandra is cool too
21:16:07 hathor Yes, 29, give or take 10 years :omg: 
21:16:15 WeeHands love mr chomsky!!!
21:16:22 SandraMort Hathor - Wow, you're so together for a 19 year old!!! ;)
21:16:31 Daladyaphrodite us too, sara
21:16:33 alisaterry This is my first chat ever. Hello, Hathor!
21:16:33 WeeHands oh sandra u are totally cool!
21:16:34 hathor Aw Shucks!
21:16:35 Webmama_Tina but we all pale in comparison to our illustrious coolest mama of the nite.....HATHOR!!!! everyone mooooooo
21:16:36 Webmama_Tina *cow*
21:16:42 WeeHands ha!
21:16:46 Daladyaphrodite moooooooooooo
21:16:51 Webmama_Tina no like this
21:16:52 Webmama_Tina *cow*
21:16:57 Webmama_Tina hehe
21:16:58 Daladyaphrodite ah
21:16:59 hathor Which reminds me...Hi! alisaterry ...I was sooooooo not together
21:17:02 WeeHands *cow*
21:17:03 Daladyaphrodite see, the sound on this pc doesn't work
21:17:03 Webmama_Tina more dramatic that way
21:17:05 Daladyaphrodite *cow*
21:17:10 Webmama_Tina now there ya go
21:17:11 doublebravo *cow*
21:17:16 gila well do you all feel like cows when you nurse your babies?
21:17:21 hathor When I was pregnant for the first time I was about 3 months in when I heard the term midwife
21:17:26 Webmama_Tina ok now we do the dance of joy
21:17:27 SandraMort My sound is turned off so Raffi can watch \tv\" on the right of the screen"
21:17:27 Webmama_Tina *6flags1 
21:17:29 Webmama_Tina *6flags1 
21:17:32 Webmama_Tina *6flags2
21:17:34 Webmama_Tina *6flags2
21:17:35 Daladyaphrodite Gila, I only feel like mooing when pumping
21:17:36 WeeHands LOL!
21:17:39 SandraMort Gila - No, I feel like a mammal :)
21:17:40 hathor for the first time (not historically I mean):p 
21:17:45 Webmama_Tina y'all better be boogying in your seats to that one!!!
21:17:46 Webmama_Tina *6flags1 
21:17:47 alisaterry So is this a question/answer thing? 
21:17:49 gila yeah me too, like a mama
21:17:49 Webmama_Tina *6flags1 
21:17:53 Webmama_Tina *6flags2
21:17:56 Webmama_Tina *6flags2
21:18:06 WeeHands u are having way too much fun tina!
21:18:13 Webmama_Tina i know
21:18:14 hathor Yep, questions and answers, fully informative
21:18:16 Daladyaphrodite Tina, are you entertaining a  wee man, still?
21:18:24 Daladyaphrodite ok, i have some, too
21:18:32 hathor A question?
21:18:33 SandraMort What do we do, put up a ? or just shout, or bribe you for a spot in line?
21:18:34 Webmama_Tina daddy got the baby, maeven is playing my little pony on the computer next to me and i am childless for the moment...WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
21:18:36 Daladyaphrodite how do we do this so as not to overwhelm Hathor?
21:18:37 Webmama_Tina giddy and free!
21:18:41 Daladyaphrodite yeh, lol
21:18:41 doublebravo hathor - i was wondering how it works with everyone's different sleeping schedules
21:18:48 Webmama_Tina *joy* 
21:18:50 doublebravo how co sleeping that is works
21:19:14 WeeHands co sleeping is wonderful!
21:19:17 alisaterry ? I was wondering how you met your superhero husband and if he also has artistic leanings.
21:19:18 hathor doublebravo, here's how it works at our house...I'm a super early riser and so do my kids...
21:19:20 Daladyaphrodite I usually just get the baby on my schedule (more accurately..I got on hers)
21:19:24 SandraMort I miss cosleeping so much :(
21:19:32 Webmama_Tina spoke too soon...maeven had to ask for some help with her game, LOL!
21:19:38 Webmama_Tina ok so anyhoooooo
21:19:45 Webmama_Tina lets get this going with Q&A
21:19:58 SandraMort Pick me, teach!  ME ME ME!!!
21:20:00 Webmama_Tina we can still keep it kinda casual...but lets get some questions lined up....
21:20:02 doublebravo i hear you on the rising part wondered about the going to be part or even the waking in the night to nurse - though i guess that isn't neccessarily loud ...
21:20:06 hathor they also gave up naps early, so they ALL go to bed  between 7-8 and then I shuffle off to hang with daddy
21:20:14 Webmama_Tina LOL sandra
21:20:18 doublebravo ah, i see - thanks
21:20:22 gila how do we increase our milk supply if its on the low side?
21:20:23 SandraMort Whoops.
21:20:23 Webmama_Tina i know that sandra has some question for you tonite hathor
21:20:24 Webmama_Tina LOL
21:20:35 SandraMort Elementary SKOOL
21:20:38 Daladyaphrodite me too, but I\ve got plenty of time "
21:20:59 hathor I most of the time have a sleeping baby in my arms when I'm in the living room and then I go to bed about 10 ish and we all get up together (we're all in one big bed still)
21:21:08 hathor Does that make sense?
21:21:16 Daladyaphrodite you have three kids, right, hathor?
21:21:24 doublebravo yeah that sounds great
21:21:29 Webmama_Tina ok mamas ....too many questions thrown out at once....let's tidy this up for hathor shall we? here goes....
21:21:33 hathor Yep, I have a 9 year old, a 5 year old and a 2
21:21:35 Webmama_Tina Welcome to this week's Mothering Sponsored chat! This is a moderated chat. Please make sure you read and fully understand the Moderated Chat Instructions before participating in this chat. Instructions can be found here: http://www.mommychats.com/modrules.htm ...A Friendly Reminder: Please do not post unless it is your turn to ask a question. If you have a question, please post a single \?\" and you'll be added to the queue. Have your question ready when your name is called. "
21:21:46 SandraMort When we hit three kids, we didn't all fit in a king, so we sidecarred another bed next to it to make room for everyone.
21:21:51 alisaterry ?
21:22:05 SandraMort People looked at us oddly for having two kings but it's very nice :)
21:22:05 Webmama_Tina so start throwing out those question marks and i'll start the queue and we can take turns
21:22:09 Daladyaphrodite that is what I was trying to figure out, lol, how to fit five bodies on a king....
21:22:12 SandraMort Oops.  I'll be quiet.
21:22:13 hathor The little ones still have to sleep by me so the eldest doesn't want to sleep by herself
21:22:14 Webmama_Tina :)
21:22:14 Webmama_Tina don't want to bombard our favorite bovine mama
21:22:19 Daladyaphrodite *hands over mouth*
21:22:32 Webmama_Tina ROFL
21:22:33 hathor We have 2 queens side by side but are thinking we could fit 2 kings now!
21:22:46 SandraMort Two kings is SOOOO nice!! Do it do it do it.
21:22:49 Webmama_Tina its ok, i'll be a little lax tonite since we are small and eager...but lets do take turns asking questions...
21:22:57 Webmama_Tina so we know who hathor is answering! :)
21:23:01 hathor It's all in the bed realestate, you've got to have plenty of room to make it work
21:23:06 Daladyaphrodite ok, then i can make a comment that's not a question?
21:23:19 Daladyaphrodite lol, I wanna do futon matresses on teh floor...I hate the \crack\" between bed frames"
21:23:20 doublebravo ?
21:23:20 SandraMort No you may not.
21:23:22 hathor Daladyaphrodite Is the one asking the question
21:23:23 Webmama_Tina hathor, you let me know when you're done answering whatever you're answering now and i'll queue up the rest....just tell me when you are ready :_
21:23:28 Daladyaphrodite *whack*
21:23:37 SandraMort *giggle*
21:23:44 alisaterry I asked a question and then even posted a \?\" to be nice and now I'm pouting in my corner!!!"
21:24:02 hathor Yes, no matter how much room I have I'm always on a crack!
21:24:08 Daladyaphrodite my appologies, I really wasn't asking a question, I just wanted to clarify she had three kids on a king!
21:24:10 hathor alisaterry your question?
21:24:13 Webmama_Tina upcoming chatters: SandraMort  alisaterry doublebravo 
21:24:21 SandraMort No,no, alisa can go first.
21:24:22 Daladyaphrodite ok me too, please \?\""
21:24:35 Webmama_Tina ROFL....i read that as \i'm always on crack\""
21:24:36 Webmama_Tina ROFL
21:24:40 SandraMort My questions are probably boring
21:24:40 Webmama_Tina had to reread that fast, LOL
21:24:42 Daladyaphrodite *chuckle*
21:24:44 alisaterry how did you meat your husband and is he also artistic?
21:24:56 Webmama_Tina ok, upcoming chatters:   alisaterry SandraMort doublebravo Daladyaphrodite 
21:25:00 hathor Well see Tina, you got to pay attention!lol 
21:25:04 Daladyaphrodite *beams* Yay!
21:25:12 Webmama_Tina lol, yup i guess so!
21:25:21 hathor alisaterry, I met my husband at Savannah College of Art and Design
21:25:52 alisaterry That answers both questions! Does he draw?
21:26:00 hathor He's a sculptor (I was 20 at the time) and we've already established that I'm not much older now
21:26:08 Webmama_Tina *snort*
21:26:10 hathor But tomorrow I'm way old!
21:26:12 Daladyaphrodite *giggle*
21:26:17 hathor kevindowdee.com
21:26:22 Daladyaphrodite I had my last aging birthday this past year, myself
21:26:30 SandraMort Last aging?
21:26:42 Daladyaphrodite yes as in for the next umteen years, I do not get older
21:26:47 Daladyaphrodite just more experienced
21:26:59 alisaterry I'm 31 on my first child. OK who's next?
21:27:00 SandraMort I see.  No, I don't, but that's ok.
21:27:06 Webmama_Tina ahhh, we want pics!
21:27:10 hathor He doesn't draw much but is so good at building things!
21:27:16 Webmama_Tina thought there'd be a pic there of him
21:27:17 Webmama_Tina :)
21:27:18 hathor next question?
21:27:23 Webmama_Tina ok, upcoming chatters:    SandraMort doublebravo Daladyaphrodite
21:27:26 Webmama_Tina sandra's up
21:27:44 SandraMort I have three sort of related questions on one topic, but I can keep it to one annd see if there's room at the end for the rest, if you like.
21:28:10 hathor sounds good
21:28:56 hathor Hey, double bravo have your question ready, cool?
21:29:04 doublebravo I know from your books and comics that you 'unschool' your kids - which the more I read about it the beter it sounds - do your kids ask you about schools and why all kids don't learn out of school
21:29:23 doublebravo oops sorry didn't mean to let it loose :/
21:29:26 hathor If you go to the website and go to projects you can see dh without his shirt on!
21:29:37 Daladyaphrodite yeh, he's looking good, Hathor
21:30:01 SandraMort I'm at a point where I'm putting o a brave show for outsiders, but still have some tiny voices of doubt in the back of my head about unschooling math.  How do you handle that, both in terms of reassuring yourself and reassuring concerned relatives?
21:30:07 alisaterry You mean \off\". Wink wink!"
21:30:42 hathor SandraMort, we have LOTS of moments of worry here, I have too much schooling under my belt to let go sometimes
21:30:49 Webmama_Tina ok, upcoming chatters:   doublebravo Daladyaphrodite
21:31:19 hathor  but luckily my daughter is a tried and true unschooler so when I panic she reminds me that 
21:31:27 hathor I shall not teach her nothing
21:31:36 doublebravo *lol*
21:31:37 hathor But when she's ready she loves to do math
21:31:50 hathor and will ask for workbooks occassionally
21:32:02 SandraMort How old is she?
21:32:04 hathor will do them til she gets it and then will stop
21:32:07 hathor she's 9
21:32:14 SandraMort oh, ok, about the same age, then
21:32:22 SandraMort Eva has no interest in workbooks
21:32:24 hathor she recently did a multiplication chart
21:32:37 SandraMort Bth of mykids are starting to grasp multiplication ad fractions
21:32:52 hathor I let her buy things to get hermoney stuff figured out,
21:33:08 hathor But the family thinks we traditionally homeschool!
21:33:12 SandraMort Ohhh....
21:33:28 SandraMort No, my family knows we unschool and almost entirely disapprove
21:33:30 Daladyaphrodite *gasp* cheater!
21:33:37 hathor I tell them we unschool, but they can't seem to figure out what that possibly means!
21:33:38 SandraMort *slap*
21:33:46 Daladyaphrodite *chuckle*
21:33:52 SandraMort Don't talk to her that way!  LOL
21:33:54 hathor yeah, my mom watched the Dr Phil show the other day 
21:34:08 SandraMort No idea what he said... never seen it
21:34:09 hathor and was totally confused by unschooling! And I've been
21:34:23 hathor He did a show on unschooling
21:34:45 Daladyaphrodite *wince*
21:34:54 hathor my mom told me that those women weren't doing ANYTHING with their kids, unlike me!
21:34:56 Webmama_Tina oh i saw that show
21:34:59 SandraMort OHHH that was the one where he filled the audience with high school students?
21:35:00 Webmama_Tina but i missed the beginning
21:35:09 SandraMort I heard it was terirble, that he set them up
21:35:13 Daladyaphrodite *seethes quietly*
21:35:17 Webmama_Tina yup i read teh article about that
21:35:18 Daladyaphrodite he always does!!!!
21:35:24 hathor Dodoublebravo can you ask your quesiton again?
21:35:28 Daladyaphrodite dfid you hear about the extended breastfeeding show?!?!!?
21:35:35 Webmama_Tina upcoming chatters:   doublebravo, Daladyaphrodite, Webmama_Tina
21:35:42 Daladyaphrodite *goes back to stewing*
21:35:50 Webmama_Tina lol dala,yup
21:35:52 doublebravo I know from your books and comics that you 'unschool' your kids - which the more I read about it the beter it sounds - do your kids ask you about schools and why all kids don't learn out of school
21:36:04 alisaterry At least Dr Phil is anti-spanking. (leans back into her chair and continues reading quietly)
21:36:09 hathor When my 2 eldest were about 5
21:36:14 Webmama_Tina alisa, that's very true
21:36:18 doublebravo (still a type-o second time - apologies)
21:36:28 hathor right when all the other kids were going to school they asked a lot of questions about it
21:36:49 Daladyaphrodite :nak: 
21:37:04 hathor But I asked questions of them and realized that they were fascinated by the buses
21:37:07 SandraMort *gasp* Where everyone can SEE!  Can't you cover up, or something?
21:37:32 Daladyaphrodite here, have a blankie, sandy
21:37:36 alisaterry I can't see. Turn your smilie around!
21:37:41 Daladyaphrodite LOL
21:37:52 doublebravo i see - so it isn't really an issue for them?
21:37:59 hathor and the playgrounds and now that we are full on part of a bunch of homeschool groups they don't care at all
21:38:08 Webmama_Tina ROFL sandra
21:38:18 hathor No, and It is soooooo wonderful. Unschooling just rocks! 
21:38:21 alisaterry ? If the queu has room for more questions
21:38:31 hathor Daladyaphrodite ?
21:38:35 SandraMort My kids were totally OBCESSED with school busses, too.  We sent them to camp this summer annd they rode in a bus -- they were BLISSFULLY happy. :)
21:38:39 Webmama_Tina yup lots of room
21:38:48 Webmama_Tina upcoming chatters:   doublebravo, Daladyaphrodite, Webmama_Tina, alisaterry 
21:38:52 Daladyaphrodite ah ok, well, my ? is about uc
21:38:53 doublebravo nice! thanks :)
21:39:01 Webmama_Tina i mean upcoming chatters:   Daladyaphrodite, Webmama_Tina
21:39:04 hathor Sounds good!
21:39:06 Webmama_Tina erg
21:39:12 SandraMort you ok, tina?
21:39:18 Webmama_Tina upcoming chatters:   Daladyaphrodite, Webmama_Tina, alisaterry 
21:39:21 hathor What do you want to know about uc?
21:39:21 Webmama_Tina there we go
21:39:27 Webmama_Tina i just couldn't get it right, LOL
21:39:32 SandraMort ahh
21:39:33 Webmama_Tina frustlrated
21:39:43 Daladyaphrodite curious to know how you dealt with opposition (if there was any) from family members?
21:39:43 Webmama_Tina :nahnah: 
21:39:47 Webmama_Tina to me
21:39:49 Webmama_Tina lol
21:40:06 Daladyaphrodite hehe
21:40:21 hathor Well, we were a bout 3000 miles away from them and they AGAIN convinced themselves that we were having a midwife.
21:40:33 Daladyaphrodite lol my 
21:40:35 Daladyaphrodite mil
21:40:40 hathor Though we told them that we couldn't afford the price
21:40:44 Daladyaphrodite  lives three minutes away
21:40:55 hathor Now that I think about it my family is plain delusional!
21:40:58 SandraMort Well... you ARE moving, Dala...
21:41:07 Daladyaphrodite she has convinced herself i'm seeing someone
21:41:20 DoulaKandee hello
21:41:25 Daladyaphrodite yeh, to someplace else in this area
21:41:29 hathor Yes, that convincing themselves can be very useful...
21:41:50 hathor Your husband is on board?
21:41:58 Daladyaphrodite i'm terrified shell accidentally show up while i'm in labor and call an ambo
21:42:04 Daladyaphrodite oh yeh
21:42:09 SandraMort Her DH is a GEM
21:42:11 DoulaKandee hey tiff
21:42:34 hathor My labors have all happened in the middle of the night...maybe you'll get lucky!
21:42:38 DoulaKandee am i here? lol
21:42:45 SandraMort Doula - you are!
21:42:49 DoulaKandee ooh whew lol
21:42:52 hathor Webtina ?
21:42:55 DoulaKandee i thought i was stuck lol
21:42:57 Daladyaphrodite he *hates* hospitals and beings as the mw didn't even catch m he doesn't see the point in 2-4 thousand dollar maid-service
21:43:11 Daladyaphrodite hey doula
21:43:15 DoulaKandee hey dalad!
21:43:27 Webmama_Tina oh my turn?
21:43:28 DoulaKandee im worried about my house being clean enough for my homebirth, is that nuts? lol
21:43:28 Webmama_Tina LOL
21:43:31 hathor Daladyaphrodite, he sounds very reasonable! That's awesome! 
21:43:43 DoulaKandee oh is this a scheduled chat?
21:43:43 Webmama_Tina i was going to ask you about unschooling again....
21:43:45 Daladyaphrodite he's great
21:43:58 DoulaKandee hey my2
21:43:58 hathor Webmama_Tina  turn?
21:44:00 Daladyaphrodite he's pushing me to unschool, too, lol
21:44:01 Webmama_Tina trying to narrow it down....um...how about money...you said that you let her figure out the money thing...how do you do that?
21:44:08 Webmama_Tina i was just thinking today about that...
21:44:09 Daladyaphrodite hey my2
21:44:17 my2boys00-03 hi everyone
21:44:27 Webmama_Tina dd has an allowance she gets and so far i've not really worked on talking with her about how much things are worth
21:44:29 hathor Well, we go to the farmers market a lot and I let her shop and keep money and buy things for me
21:44:32 Webmama_Tina not sure exactly how to do it
21:44:38 hathor its a great way to give her space
21:44:48 DoulaKandee *) 
21:44:49 Webmama_Tina do you talk about how much a nickel is, a quarter, etsc?
21:44:51 Webmama_Tina etc
21:44:55 hathor I don't do allowance, I just give her cash for the stuff
21:44:59 louisa123$ heya girlies! 
21:44:59 louisa123$ hello! 
21:45:07 DoulaKandee im now doing nickels and pennies, etc with my son who is 7
21:45:08 Webmama_Tina oh that's an idea
21:45:17 hathor louisa123$ Hi and hi everyone else who showed up!
21:45:33 hathor Alisa Terry?
21:45:37 Webmama_Tina i know she's nowhere near learning how to add it all up yet though
21:45:49 louisa123$ whats a flood warning that just came up?
21:45:51 DoulaKandee im lost.. lol 
21:45:54 DoulaKandee hey aarn!
21:46:03 aarnatelljullor hiya
21:46:13 Webmama_Tina if anyone has a question for hathor, just type a single \?\""
21:46:16 hathor DoulaKandee asked a question I'll answer for a second...
21:46:19 DoulaKandee who is  hathor?
21:46:28 Webmama_Tina *gasp*
21:46:31 aarnatelljullor cow goddess?
21:46:32 Webmama_Tina LOL
21:46:33 DoulaKandee im sorry, i feel outa loop now lol
21:46:33 louisa123$ lol kandee me to !
21:46:37 hathor Oh, thanks!:shocked: 
21:46:40 Webmama_Tina www.thecowgoddess.com
21:46:49 aarnatelljullor I was right, yah me!
21:46:55 Webmama_Tina only our own private celebrity cartoon character!!!
21:47:02 DoulaKandee ooh cool beans! brb 
21:47:05 Webmama_Tina ROFL
21:47:06 hathor Well, there you go, I must fire my pr guy. oh wait that's me.
21:47:17 louisa123$ lol
21:47:20 Webmama_Tina so your PR cow
21:47:23 DoulaKandee omg those cartoons are too funny
21:47:24 spookygirl LOL
21:47:25 Daladyaphrodite lol
21:47:26 hathor Here I thought I was a celebrity or something 
21:47:32 SandraMort BRB, I need to go beat DH until he wakes up.  
21:47:35 DoulaKandee im so sorry hathor! lol
21:47:38 Daladyaphrodite i post em all the time, hehe
21:47:40 Webmama_Tina well you are with us hathor! :)
21:47:43 SandraMort You're a celebrith to ME!
21:47:46 Daladyaphrodite love hathor's toons
21:47:48 spookygirl me too!
21:47:50 DoulaKandee i even go to MDC, man i feel like a goober!
21:47:55 hathor My dh will be greatful that my head will go down a few sizes
21:47:58 Webmama_Tina LOL doula
21:48:14 Daladyaphrodite lol, hathor
21:48:15 Webmama_Tina well judging by that statue i saw on your site...that will still be quite large
21:48:22 Webmama_Tina *snork*
21:48:34 hathor DoulaKandee you don't have to worry whether your house is clean, just the few feet area where you will finally perch
21:48:41 Daladyaphrodite please oh PLEASE go to sleeeeeeeeeeeep u lil gremlin!
21:48:41 DoulaKandee LOL!!
21:48:51 DoulaKandee I know i just dont want my midwife to think we are nasty people lmao
21:48:51 louisa123$ lol
21:49:03 alisaterry I'm throwing in my question. What do you think about philosophies like Montessori, Waldorf, and Enki? Did you ever consider them before settling on unschooling? how did you know unschooling was the best fit for your family?
21:49:07 DoulaKandee its clean but cluttered.. i mean this is #4 its not perfect lol
21:49:16 hathor DoulaKandee in Florida a lot of people are renting hotel rooms with jacuzzis!
21:49:29 DoulaKandee LOL! thats an idea!
21:49:41 Daladyaphrodite OOOOOH...to be able to afford that
21:49:48