Holy cow…someone just said the B word and I ain’t saying names, but wow…that was hilarious. It just gets better and better!
I love Elizabeth and Woopie; they are definitely my favorites, but all and all- All the women on the show have great personalities. It makes the show what it is.
There were actually a lot of interesting “hot topics” today. I kind of had to laugh at the “give your child a credit card at 16” bit because, Ummm- I don’t think so. I have a 16 year old son and there is no way I’d give him his own credit card right now. He’s far to young for that type of responsibility. Now, without even doing this, my son is really great about saving his own money. Example: the other day we gave him $20.00 and, rather than going out and spending it, he asked if we would take him to the bank so that he could deposit it. For me, the best way to learn about money is having cash. If he spends it, it’s gone. If he saves it, it’ll add up eventually. Especially if he chooses to save everything he receives. I don’t think we’ve ever had to mention “saving” to him, he automatically chooses to do this on his own. He’s a really great kid!
As a finale to the show- I LOVE IT! Today the ladies talked about the dreaded, as I call it, RED RIVER! Aunt Flow- THE Flow!!! The mistral cycle of doom! the time of the month we all wish we could all skip! It was really a hot topic (for women). I was actually pretty intrigued. They talked about the Victorian times, long term studies that have been done over the years and typical thoughts on women’s view in connection with the “period”. It was really a very interesting conversation. Now, in the midst of this topic; they talked about a book out, titled “Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation” and they had the author Susan Kim on set with them to talk about it. It’s one that I’m glad I heard about because I’m definitely interested in reading it.
Here’s a little insight on the book:
FLOW: The Cultural Story of Menstruation
By: Susan Kim
ISBN – 10: 031237996X
ISBN – 13: o212379964
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin; 1 edition (November 10, 2009)
ARP: $27.99
Book Overview (source: books.Google.com):
In this hip, hilarious and truly eye-opening cultural history, menstruation is talked about as never before. Flow spans its fascinating, occasionally wacky and sometimes downright scary story: from mikvahs (ritual cleansing baths) to menopause, hysteria to hysterectomies- not to mention the Pill, cramps, the history of underwear, and the movie about puberty they showed you in the 5th grade.
Flow answer such questions as: what’s the point of getting a period? What did women do before pads and tampons? what about new drugs that promise to end periods- a hot idea or not? Sex during your period: gross or a turn-on? and much, much more…
In case you missed today’s episode; head to THE VIEW and check it out. You can always watch entire episodes there.
Okay. Here’s a line up for the rest of the week: ( I can’t wait for Thursday!)
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 – Guests: Forest Whitaker (“Our Family Wedding”); Jesse Ventura (author, American Conspiracies).
THURSDAY, MARCH 11 – Sir Elton John will be sitting with the women at the table and partaking in “Hot Topics”; Guest – Eric McCormack (“Who Is Clark Rockefeller?”).
FRIDAY, MARCH 12 – Co- Host Kate Gosselin is back and will join the women and the return of “The View: Fashion Friday” with designer Carolina Herrera.
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2:19 PM on March 9th, 2010
I wish our public schools would require our children to take a personal finance course prior to graduation, after all our entire life can be affected either negatively or positively by the financial decisions that we make. I have taught the Dave Ramsey, “Financial Peace” course several times at my church and I am amazed at some of the financial decisions that some people make. You should be very proud of your son for wanting to deposit some of his earnings … and at a young age the compounding effect of money can be a great benefit for him later in life. Woohoo — GREAT Work!
As for the finale – I will leave this subject to the ladies that have to deal with this natural biological rhythmic cycle that never comes on the day you wish it would! I am no expert on this subject being from the male gender so others will have to give their opinion. Enough Said!
This is your first BlOG I believe on the View … GREAT WORK!
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2:27 PM on March 9th, 2010
Thank you Steve…I love what you’ve written.
Yes, I’m pretty proud of my son, he’s a great kid and chooses to save his money for “a rainy day” although he didn’t understand the message behind that saying till just yesterday.
I know, I haven’t been that much of a “writer” lately when it comes to keeping up with my side of the job (sharing with others); I will definitely try to do a better job during the rest of this campaign.
I did enjoy the show today and therefore felt compelled to share. I’m glad you liked it!!!
Blogfully yours,
Barb
3:49 PM on March 9th, 2010
No problem on the writing … you have actually written a number of Blogs. Family and Birthdays always take priority over anything else in my books! Great Post!
12:53 PM on March 10th, 2010
Someone wrote a book about THAT?! lol
Credit card at 16? To me that’s like saying, “Here, honey, let me HELP you ruin your credit, your future, and your life in general because once you get into credit card debt it’s almost impossible to get out of…” No thanks!