Girly Girl Trapped in a Marvel World

OK, so from the title, there is obviously something wrong...or is there?  I don't think I coined the phrase "girly girl", but it is my self-professed, all purpose adjective for my self description.  I am all about hair and nails and clothes and shoes and being cute...all things cute.  I seem to have gotten myself into a bind that threatens to force me to change or clarify or at least write a disclaimer to my self-description.


My husband and my oldest son http://practicalparents.blogspot.com/2009/11/education.html  are HUGE fans of Marvel comics.  Before I got married, I was just absolutely not into comic books and "man stuff" (comic books, power tools, huge TVs, etc.).  Now it seems we have a problem.  The very things that kept me from being a hybrid personality (one who likes girly things, but will tinker with and enjoy some boy toys) are slowly but  surely fading away.  Since I have been married, I have seen every Marvel anything that has been released.  Iron Man, by far, was my favorite.  I don't know if it was because of the action or the intellect displayed in the movie, but whatever it was, I LOVED it!  Then I saw X-Men Origins: Wolverine and it was over. (Both of these movies I highly recommend) It is now official, I am a Marvel Girl.


I know more about the Marvel character's lives than I remember about Barbie and her stuff!  I seem to be learning more each day.  I can give you a pretty decent family history of the characters, their likes/dislikes, biggest enemies, epic battles...I SHOULD NOT KNOW THIS STUFF!  But, I do.  What's a Girly Girl to do?


She is going to do what any enterprising young woman does...she will face it head on and admit that she does kind of think its cool.  I have to admit that broadening my horizons to 50 in LCD TVs (Discovery Channel takes on a whole new feel), power drills, sanders and nail guns (partially due to HGTV) and of course, the marvelous world of Marvel has given me a new perspective on "man stuff"...its fun and quite a bit of it is really cute!  Thanks, Babe.  Love ya!


Oh yeah, the Practical Parenting comes in by allowing your significant other to expose you to his or her world.  You must experience it with an open mind and who knows, you may find yourself in a situation like mine...re-discovering new things that you never liked before.


These are my observations about my life. If I am not Me, no one else can be. If I don't give you Me, no one else will so until next time, I'm...


Just Nedra