{"id":8779,"date":"2008-05-05T14:15:45","date_gmt":"2008-05-05T14:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/momservations.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/05\/suburban-sex-and-the-city"},"modified":"2008-05-05T14:15:45","modified_gmt":"2008-05-05T14:15:45","slug":"suburban-sex-and-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2008\/05\/05\/suburban-sex-and-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Suburban Sex and The City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">Mr. Big, how have I forsaken you all these years?<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">Carrie, Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte, you divine sluts, my days and nights have been consumed with your sexual escapades in search of Mr. Right (or Mr. Right Now).<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">Laundry, cleaning, feeding and interacting with my family have come to a screeching halt so I can steal away to watch another episode from the complete seasons on disc.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">Hubby will even slide into bed with me to catch an episode proclaiming he&rsquo;s always in the mood for &ldquo;soft porn.&rdquo;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">For years girlfriends told me I needed to upgrade my cable for this highly entertaining HBO show. But I was content with my basic cable and getting my kicks from the likes of Desperate Housewives. <\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">Oh, so not the same.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">So now that I&rsquo;ve upgraded my membership at Blockbuster so I can feed my Sex and The City habit in&nbsp;daily two-DVD season episodes rotation, it makes me wonder&hellip;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\"><font size=\"4\">Does this make me a Sex addict? <span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:center;margin:0;\" align=\"center\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">?<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>?<span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>?<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:center;margin:0;\" align=\"center\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">Look how our mommy&rsquo;s group has grown.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">First, it was anything to get me out of the house with adult interaction and break the Groundhog Day newborn routine.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">Then it was about our developing kids and stimulating their emerging personalities, while getting in a little social time for mommy too.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">It was always about commiseration, validation and appreciation for all that we do for our families.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">But as our broods and kids grew, our group&rsquo;s dynamic changed. People branched off, new friends joined, the group swelled with new babies then diminished with kids heading off the school. As schedules booked up and houses emptied of kids, new hobbies emerged and new ways of staying connected.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">It started with Girls Night Out. Then we let the guys join us with couple&rsquo;s get-togethers. There&rsquo;s even branch offs like running groups, tennis pairings, group camping, Culinary Queens (bring a dish and a recipe and plenty of wine) and Luna Lounge nights. <\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">We have gone from unshowered, unshaved, uninitiated sleepless zombie mommas craving interaction that didn&rsquo;t involve rice cereal, to experienced, enlightened and engaging sexy mommas who found &#8211; no made &#8211; the time to strike balance between family and individuality.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">And we are celebrating this near decade of growth by doing some shopping, hitting a hot restaurant, ordering a few Cosmopolitans and then heading off arm in arm to the opening night of the Sex and The City movie.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin:0;\"><font face=\"Times New Roman\" size=\"4\">Because you don&rsquo;t have to be single in the big city to be fabulous. 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