A few pages later...

[telophase]

...in Junior Homemaking:

Young girls dream of what the future will hold for them. They dream of being actresses, models, airline hostesses, private secretaries, nurses, and, always, of being wives. All of these vocations are glamorous. Those people who have been successful in them are well-groomed, clean, attractive persons. Teen-age is not too early to prepare for making these dreams come true.

There are so many ways I could go with commentary here, and I keep typing things and deleting them. So I'll just leave it at that.


(ETA: Except that, maybe, with the other thread on my journal today of comics and manga, perhaps you should tell me what you're dreaming of being and what steps you're taking to pursue that, because we know daydreaming of anything else is a waste of time. Perhaps today I shall be a glamorous international spy, and I shall start right away on making my catsuit.)

Comments

[ellen_fremedon]

When the Doctor comes to take me away in the TARDIS, I will need to be prepared. Accordingly, I always make certain that my clothes are companion-ready-- distinctive and fashionable, yet durable and easy to run in.

[telophase]

I think this is an excellent plan!

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

I dream of being a lighthousekeeper! Or a Supreme Court justice. But since there isn't much call for the former these days and since the latter isn't exactly the sort of thing one can plan for, I guess I'll just be slovenly and that'll be fine.

[ukoku.livejournal.com]

I've used this image once already today, but I believe it's accurate here:


Perhaps today I shall be a glamorous international spy, and I shall start right away on making my catsuit.)

I can picture a young, day-dreaming waif sewing PVC thoughtfully at her old-fashioned Singer sewing maching.

I myself would like to become a D&D-style Princess Warrior. Tell me, how many tiny steel links do you think it takes to make a B-cup size chainmail bikini?

[chibicharibdys.livejournal.com]

Personally, I was planning on being a jet-powered dinosaur airplane that shoots laser beams when it roars. I was starting by ... uh ... printmaking?

[telophase.livejournal.com]

As long as you have a plan!

[vito-excalibur.livejournal.com]

And I will be you when I grow up. ^__^

[xebra42.livejournal.com]

Perhaps today I shall be a glamorous international spy, and I shall start right away on making my catsuit.

Just make sure you think of what apron to coordinate it with!! :-D

[awamiba.livejournal.com]

I want to know just what exactly is glamorous about being a wife. (Is it the job perks?!)

I always dreamed of writing a great novel while living in a space station. I have prepared by writing and writing and um... well, as soon as there are space stations available for me to live on, I will throw out everything I own and live there. (Planning, see?)

Whee!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Nursing, too. I think they certainly deserve much respect for the job they do, but I somehow think having someone throw up (or worse!) all over you in the ER at 3 in the morning doesn't quite count as glamorous.

Perhaps they're thinking of candy stripers.

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

Cherry Ames was glamorous!

[chisotahn]

I dream of writing a novel! (Like half the internet.)

To that end, I... uh.. write... fanfiction?

/o\ I think I'm doin' it wrong.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

rachelsfault will tell you where I'm at! :D