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i mean, who came up with that expression anyway? some disney exec writer who thought it would be a great idea to give little girls the world over a reason to hope? epic fail. toss that in the bin with cinderella, thumbelina, and sleeping beauty (cause no offense, but i don't really dig dwarfs either).
but, back to the frogs. they are everywhere! smooth frogs, funny frogs, polite frogs, sexy frogs - but at the end of the day, they're all frogs (and when i say all, i don't mean all - but you know...all). and they never seem like frogs in the beginning. never. but with a little time, and given the right situation see if you don't find a little green peeking from behind the button up (or hoodie, depending on the frog).
now before i go on, i know what you may be thinking: she is a a man-basher. however, i feel compelled to say i am not a man-basher, i am a frog-basher. there is a difference. a man is confident, assertive, may-not-know-all-the-answers-but-tries-anyway, and knows the value of having a good, strong woman by his side. a frog is spineless, cold-blooded, and spends his entire life leaping from lily pad to lily pad... in fact, according to allaboutfrogs.org, "many species of frogs are known for attempting to mate with anything that moves which isn't small enough to eat" (i couldn't make this stuff up...)
so for the record, i love men. and i hate frogs. and there's nothing worse than finding out the cutie you've been getting to know for the past umpteen weeks/months/who-knows-how-long is really a frog masquerading as a full-grown man. blower.
i don't know what to tell ya ladies. it happens to the best of us. but i still believe there are plenty of really good, non-amphibious men out there. men who are worthy of our affections, ready to forgive us when we are totally irrational, and willing to bring us home to their momma's. where they are? i can't tell ya. sorry. but i for one still hope to find one. so as much as it pains me to say it, and hurts even more to write it, i'm breaking out the chapstick and puckering up...
até amanhã ...
la
Funny!! And true. I've decided that Im not "kissing" no dude that hasnt proven himself to be a man. You can only masquerade for so long. Eventually the real him will show. Once you've been where I've been you guard is up so high that a frog wouldnt even be able to hop, use his slimy tongue or swim to get to me. Only a full grown man, with honest intentions and a heart of gold will be able to get through. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love it La <3
ReplyDeleteBlah. Good writing but not entirely accurate as this absolves women of their part in this process. According to Wikipedia "The call of a frog is unique to its species." (In other words frogs look for other frogs.) "Males call either individually or in a group called a chorus. Females of many frog species PRODUCE CALLS RECIPROCAL to the males."
ReplyDeleteIf a woman continuoasly is attracting frogs then perhaps she's walking around saying "Ribbit!"
I love it...not much else I can say! LOL You broke it down better than I ever could. Great job!
ReplyDeleteha, i love all the comments. and msglenda, i agree that time should be given to let someone prove who they are. mr dtrot, ahem... you bring up a few interesting points, namely that the woman may be "walking around saying 'ribbit!'" - could be? it's a possibility i'm open to. however, in the many, many, many cases i've been privy to that's just not the case. now, i will admit this post could've been expanded to go on all the crazy things women do, and to be completely fair with a few swapped words, brothers could claim this post as their own... and this doesn't by far describe ALL the guys i've dealt with, but for today, this blog is ours and we come across many frogs - whether we called them, or not...
ReplyDeleteHy-Larry-Us. Love it! Sad to say, it's kinda true. But it's on both ends sometimes (depending on the situation and circumstances, I believe...)
ReplyDeleteLove it!!!! Frogs walk amongst us, wishing they could be princes, maybe they just need the right princess' kiss..... pucker up La! ;-)
ReplyDeleteCUTE!! And soooooo true! The situation with men, in my eyes, seems to be not just hopeless, but VERY hopeless! Men have many women to choose from and they love to play with them all. Not impressed!
ReplyDeletedont frogs have warts? I for one have had more than one wart and I'll be darned if I bend down for one.. more.. one MORE!
ReplyDeleteOk, now that I got that out...having kissed deeply one of the BIGGEST, GREENEST frogs in existence...I've actually come to the conclusion that frogs dont own mirrors. They dont KNOW they are frogs... That said, I too have a few shades of lipgloss and a tube or two of BRAND NEW chapstick...sigh!
love your post, La!
Haha wow. Yep. I'm gonna say that the ladies walking around making frog calls are the ones who fall for the fluff (abs, ride, cash, whatev) and forget to look for the substance. Or else they start to believe that there are only frogs out there, or that any ol' frog can be a prince if you just kiss him the right way. Not me. No lip gloss; don't need it. I ain't kissin' no frog that ain't already carrying a crown and a scepter. He wanna talk to me, he better go get one.
ReplyDeleteok so after further conversation and many txt msgs lol, i think i'll alter one of my statements... in the last paragraph, i said "i don't know what to tell ya ladies." but, i think i do. choose wisely. while i will not rescind my thoughts that frogs "are everywhere" cause lawd knows i believe they are - we have the choice of which ones we choose to "kiss" or not (and i do hope everyone knows we're speaking figuratively here, don't be nasty with it lol) but yea, we have a choice. and do we sometimes make bad choices? most definitely. however, sometimes we make choices based on the information we have, and we still end up with a toad. it happens. soo yea, i'm still puckered up - but i'm just more careful. and in these scary times, i hope you are too...
ReplyDeleteAs Windy's comment alludes to, perception plays a huge role in this, as does perspective.
ReplyDeleteDo I disagree with the basic premise of La's original post? No, I don't. There are lots of card carrying "frogs" out there and if you have proof that a guy is no good, kick the bum to the curb (or kick him into the street and run him over, either way). But from some of the comments, it sounds like the definition of "frog" is being applied much more broadly than that, and that's what I take issue with.
I think one perspective that is missing (or at least downplayed) is that frogs come in both genders, both in nature and this illustration. Maybe they don't have their "warts" in the same place, but we all have them in one way or another. So if a guy only visits a "lily pad" briefly and then moves on, maybe it's because there wasn't anything there worth sticking around for.
I think it’s dangerous for either gender to operate under the assumption that one side has their act completely together and it’s only the other side that needs to step up their game. I’m pretty confident in saying that none of us are quite as attractive as we’d like to think we are. In fact, having a perspective that others are all “frogs” could be our own personal “wart” that makes others pass us over. Certainly something to think about.
That being said - I think we should all thank La for a thought provoking post and a good conversation topic. Thanks!
Go Aaron!! Preach!! Lol
ReplyDeleteThat's my question too. Just how many is a few? Oh well, pucker up, lol. Great Job!!!
ReplyDeleteI can appreciate something from everyone's point of view; however, what I chose to get from this is that whether we are male OR female and are actively looking for "that special person" or patiently waiting, do your homework! Sometimes people do have a tendency to hide their true self, but sooner or later it manifests itself. Other times you can tell right off where a person (male or female) is coming from within the first 5 minutes of conversation if you're observant. So, I think the whole premise of La's post is to just keep on puckering up til you find your prince/princess and not let 1, 2, 3,.... not so good experiences ruin your perception of the other species! :-)
ReplyDeleteWell said. It takes a minute sometimes to realize this but once you get it, you can spot a frog from a mile away.
ReplyDeleteI like Aaron's comment because it makes me understand that the man may be a frog to one and a prince to another. If you realize that you've kissed a frog, that just means that he wasn't for you. The best thing to do is to let him go and let him prince-up for someone else.
ReplyDeleteInteresting topic...
It took me forever to finally read this. I don't know why because I loved this post. I really hate the whole "Princess" dream for little girls anyways because I think it just sets them up for disappointment later. And I keep chapstick with me at all times girl. LOL
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