The Barreness

 "Stunning. Self absorbed. Sharp tongued.  

And not a little bit Scary." *

But that's just what my ex says. And lets face it, he was rubbish in bed.

It isn't that I dislike children (yes it is) or that I am purposely resisting motherhood (yes it is). It's really just that I am absolutely sick to death of it being the expected course of action.  As though any woman who isn't interested in having children is somehow wasting her life or will wake up one day filled with regrets.

Well I woke up this morning and thought, "My God I would have regretted missing last night."

And that's just the way I like it.

My moniker (The Barreness) is a celebration of the empty womb and full life I enjoy. 

So I've started this blog to throw the old two fingers (or one finger, depending on your particular side of the "pond") up to societal expectations surrounding motherhood, gender roles and sexual equality. It is here that I will muse on the differences between my former homeland (USof A) and my current one (U of K?) and on the relative merits of "trimmed" vs "au naturale" where male genitalia is concerned.

I think these perfectly reasonable discussion fodder and encourage debate on similar life-altering issues.

I will warn you that in this place I am free to flout the rules of grammar and spelling whilst maintaining the right to make merciless fun of anyone else who does, and where the word "fuck" is appreciated for the wonderfully versatile addition to our language that it is, and therefore liberally splashed about. So if you're at all offended by:

sex,

drugs,

rock and roll,

nudity,

foul language,

foreign languages,

the language of love,

battery operated devices,

alcohol consumption,

nicotine, or

professionally successful and financially independent women...

I suggest you move along.

Be naughty,

* Quotation altered slightly for the purposes of alliteration.

** Moniker also a nod to the nasty little disease which led to the removal of big chunks of uterus and said barren state. Mother nature is a f*cking genius.