Welcome to the 31st issue of Lit*er*al*ly, Ororo, a weekly blog by me, Ororo Munroe, speaking my truth inspired by the 3000 Questions About Me journal. I mean, it’s a personal blog. And since I’ll be sharing all my personal bits, why not do so in the not-so-typical form of questions? Thanks for reading. Participation is encouraged.
346. Do you sing to yourself?
I do! And I sound horrible when doing so, but sometimes, you just need to belt one out.
347. How many of your friends would you trust with your life?
Three. Two of whom I’ve known for over 30+ years each. My circle of friends is HELLA small and I prefer it/lurve it that way.
348. Do you have an image of something you’ll never forget?
Mr. Ex and I had been driving somewhere on the freeway and there had been an accident on the other side. Traffic had been diverted, of course, but I could clearly see the sheet lying over a body. Lordty, that is something you never, ever, want to see in real life.
349. Have you ever demolished a wall or building?
BWAHA. No, but I enjoyed watching Chip Gaines do it on Fixer Upper.
350. What nickname have you been called that you detest?
I’ve had nicknames, but none that I detested. Luckily.
351. What great mystery do you want solved?
The city of Atlantis. Does it really exist? If so, would it be considered a Blue Zone? I’d be all over that.
352. What is your favorite Oscar-winning movie?
My favorite movie isn’t an Oscar-winning one (The Fifth Element), but I did like Forrest Gump.
353. What is your ABSOLUTE favorite ice cream flavor?
Blue Bunny Oreo Cookies’n’Cream
354. Do you throw bread for ducks?
I have, but I haven’t done so in a VERY long time. When I was young, my family lived in Reno, NV for 5 ½ years. Best. Childhood. EVAH. We lived not too far from a lake and every once in a while, we would go there and play, feed the ducks, etc. Very idyllic.
355. What brings a tear of joy to your eye?
My grephew (great nephew). I love the way he calls me Auntie in his little 2-yr old voice.
356. Do you think keeping animals in captivity is wrong?
Very much so. They belong in the wild, roaming free. This question actually reminded me of the old Planet of the Apes movies. The ones where the apes kept the humans caged. Did you ever see those? I think that Heston guy was in them. Can you imagine human zoos? And I’m not talking about prisons, but real human zoos. Where another lifeform kept humans caged and they came through looking at us like we’re the exhibit. Can you imagine? Shit, I just got chills typing that. If someone makes a horror movie about this, remember: you read it here first. LOL
357. What are you unapologetic for?
My love of reading adult romance books. Reader shame me all you want, fuckers, but you can’t talk shit about a billion-dollar industry if you’ve never read one. Or grew up sneaking your Dad’s copies of Penthouse and Playboy, thinking that’s romance. Because it’s not. That’s straight up porn. (I feel a TST post coming on…)
358. Do you like your music loud or quiet for easy listening?
Oh, I definitely LURVE my music loud. Hello, Linkin Park (RIP Chester). I will blast that shit till my eardrums burst. LOL, which is probably why I get the ear-ringing every once in a while.
359. How easy are you to satisfy?
Wow. Hoo-boy. Under what context? BWAHA. If it’s of a sexual nature, I would reference this TST post I wrote. Otherwise, I’m a very low maint, boho kinda woman.
360. Do you think homeschooling is beneficial—or harmful?
I don’t have children, but I would say homeschool would be beneficial over what’s happening in the public schools these days (shootings, bullying, inappropriate behavior between teachers and students, etc.). There are three schools in the area where I live. One is a high school and the other two are elementary and middle schools. I sometimes see these babies (espesh the elementary school age ones) walking to school without a chaperone, either by themselves or with another child or groups of kids, and I wonder how, in today’s world, can parents just let them do that and hope they get there safely?
I find myself memorizing what they wore and the time I saw them in case they end up on the news. Does anyone else do that? Just me, then? OK. LOL However,
provided a different take on this topic that I hadn’t considered.My parents worked, so homeschooling would never have been an option. But I wish we had attended a charter school or a Montessori school instead, because I feel that method of education is more natural. They encourage (nurture?) a child’s creative side, whereas the public schools are like the military and stifle that shit. Book-learning isn’t the end-all, be-all. Kids need to “experience” the world and I think homeschooling lets you do that.
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I had a similar "image you can't give rid of experience" Ororo. There's nothing normal about seeing that =(
I like your thoughts on homeschooling -- my kids do go to public school (we pay for daycare / after school care) and I can understand there are pluses and minuses. I don't love the conformity issues / "this is the way we've always done it" that I imagine occurs to an extent there. I do try to give them new experiences in other ways (traveling to places / countries we haven't been) and hope that we expose them enough to different worldviews and people. Books, too. Books are big for me. I do like the sense of community my eldest kiddo is developing with the children in the neighborhoods surrounding us that go to that school etc. These choices are dang hard <3. I appreciate hearing your thoughts!!
I love romance books... And I love that the genre has made such a huge comeback with bookstores like The Ripped Bodice and shows like Outlander. Women deserve it. In terms of homeschooling when I realized the kind of harshness my eldest daughter was enduring as a child on the autism spectrum in public education... it made me totally rethink homeschooling. We totally had the resources to give her a much safer, richer education that let her just be *her* with trips and museums, and projects... I regret us trying to "fit" into the public school system--all it did was traumatize her. I think we thought we had to... and it was such mistake. Covid also shifted my perception of this. Never again.