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Aren't you brave?
posted by Emma on November 10, 2008 04:18 PM
I was just reflecting that 'aren't you brave' is a phrase I have heard a few times in my life. It usually translates as 'aren't you stupid / misguided.' I heard it a lot when we were starting up Snowbooks, and I was surprised to frequently hear it again when I was planning a homebirth. Turns out both of those things gave me the best days of my life. I imagine I'll hear it when I start talking in earnest about homeschooling in a few years time.
Have people ever used that phrase on you? I would be fascinated to hear the circumstances.
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When I said I was writing a novel!
Posted by: Sarah Bower on November 10, 2008 05:03 PM
Ha!
Posted by: Em on November 10, 2008 05:35 PM
I think you should blog something about WWI.
Posted by: David on November 11, 2008 10:53 AM
I hear that every time someone visits our house for the first time, or realises where we live, or takes the tour and sees it's amazing state of decrepitude, or hears the story of how we moved in, or realises that we're completely off-grid apart from the phone.
Or when anyone tries to drive up the mile-long track that leads to our house. That one is ALWAYS fun.
Posted by: Jane Smith on November 11, 2008 08:35 PM
I had it said to me a lot when I was 21 and decided to hitch hike my way round Africa on my own.
To be honest, though, if someone said that to me now, I wouldn't say, 'You're brave.' I would just say, 'You're stupid.'
Posted by: Sarah Stovell on November 11, 2008 08:54 PM