I take offense to the whole stereotypical Canine/Feline bigotted remarks.
Me, I just like to horse around.;)

ferret (squirmy)

i don't understand the question. canine is the pursuer and feline is the pursued? but cats are great hunters.

i neither hunt nor desire to be hunted. the way i've always seen it, if someone has to be pursued, they're not worth the chase.

i'd rather be a duck, waddling next to another duck, both of us muttering insane sub-vocal nonsense quacks.

I guess maybe I did it wrong, the whole falling in love thing, but it's all clicks and buzzes to me, baby.

^sounds like an early adopter of robo-lovin.

Pursue me hard, baby.

Who was your first non-parent non-teacher role model, and why?

A 14 year old girl in the hospital bed next to mine in paeds who needed skin grafting to her leg because she had been sniffing gasoline from a motorcycle tank, spilled some on her leg, and then lit a cigarette while stoned. Why? Because she seemed pretty happy and had a lot of friends.

Anne Tetley-Jones.

taught me how to garden. chain smoked. didn't give a shit about the world, really, and was very happy that way.

my best friend of many years
so tough
so kind
and so alive

and she loves sock monkeys, so what's not to like?

when i was 8: my teacher Gerdien-- always nice, very kind and fair. she made sure everybody felt comfortable. she really cared about us kids.

Apart from my grandma, who pretty much falls in the parental category (and about whom you have heard already some things ;)) I'd say my former colleague and close friend Vanya (whom I met when I was 21) because he knows much about life, is tough, cool, clever, honest and an extremely good fella towards those that came through his protective shell!

jesus.

what he said made sense to me.

... been thinking about this on & off throughout the day. maybe there's something wrong with me but honestly, acannie for the life of me think of anyone i personally have regarded in the terms described below:

Quote:

Originally Posted by wilipedia the term role model was introduced by Robert K. Merton [1910 -2003]. Merton says that individuals compare themselves with "reference groups" full of people who occupy the social role to which the individual aspires.the term has passed into general use to mean any "person who serves as an example of a positive behavior"

in fact having read that^, the very phrase "role model" now makes me feel quite queezy

yeah, apparently you've got to aspire to a social role.