Comments on: May Day May Day! http://www.lesbiandad.net/2008/05/01/may-day-may-day/ notes from the crossroads of mother and father Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:35:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Chumpy http://www.lesbiandad.net/2008/05/01/may-day-may-day/#comment-127709 Chumpy Mon, 05 May 2008 07:19:31 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2008/05/01/may-day-may-day/#comment-127709 We have a similarly intricate weave of support. Though, at times, it still feels like a lonesome trek. Most recently we have been marketed our house in a bid to improve our bathroom quota from one small cupboard (-like!) to two. Our weekends revolve around the manic tidying, cleaning and evacuation required for the obligatory Sunday 2-4 viewing. We've also had a few evening appointments. Wifey pointed out that the sleeping babies weren't included in the sale. Twenty years ago this year I celebrated May Day with thousands of Sandinistas in Managua. There was a huge march followed by a huge speech by Daniel Ortega- on his first time round. The revolutionary shine was starting to fade a little by then but the whole trip had a profound and lasting effect on me. We have a similarly intricate weave of support. Though, at times, it still feels like a lonesome trek. Most recently we have been marketed our house in a bid to improve our bathroom quota from one small cupboard (-like!) to two. Our weekends revolve around the manic tidying, cleaning and evacuation required for the obligatory Sunday 2-4 viewing.
We’ve also had a few evening appointments. Wifey pointed out that the sleeping babies weren’t included in the sale.

Twenty years ago this year I celebrated May Day with thousands of Sandinistas in Managua. There was a huge march followed by a huge speech by Daniel Ortega- on his first time round. The revolutionary shine was starting to fade a little by then but the whole trip had a profound and lasting effect on me.

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