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Female Self Reflection Over 45 yrs… I Franny Wisp & her Washboard | Franny Wisp | TEDxCollingwood


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right so Henco Henco it’s a cool
sounding name word change chant
transformation para menopause not such a
nice sounding word which makes sense
because it’s a not very nice experience
actually lot of ups and downs depression
anxiety restlessness insomnia
forgetfulness it’s the only handy thing
about being a paramount a puzzle
performer it’s when I forget my words oh
naturale so partner that with being
single in the dating world it really
should be a handbook called
paramount positing that will come that
will come but you know I do love to try
to find the silver lining in things and
you know people have said to me hey
friend don’t worry there are plenty of
fish in the sea that’s not true that’s
not true after 40 there are not plenty
of fish in the sea no there are just a
mere stragglers okay but here’s the
silver lining part there are some very
brave women out there who said let’s
make it plenty let’s make it plenty
again let’s break it down women it’s not
our restrict ourselves to 40 enough no
let’s open the door wide open to 20 in
small-town bar I thought I just might
check things out maybe find mr. right I
worked really hard to try and look my
best
bertolon push-ups for my breast
age-defying makeup there was no question
with some dim lighting deception to
perfection oh yeah that’s right work in
did I mention shortness of breath is one
of those not much going on in their room
my friend was there and her family too
kind of boring but I sat down with them
met her son and his posse of friends
sitting down with 20-somethings made me
feel old what can I say – man so
youthful my girdle was too tight I
couldn’t think straight formulating
thoughts was a challenge too great but I
couldn’t help but notice he was looking
at me
that’s why Samantha Jones I like to hit
maybe I tried to play it cool sexy
mysterious my upper lip was sweating oh
my god you can’t be serious I ran to the
bathroom my face was beat red
perimenopausal hot flashing is
what I said I took my girdle off stopped
it in my purse ran for the door but he
stopped me first a twinkle in his eye
and a sideways for in my friends
handsome son well this was interesting
he said something to me that I didn’t
comprehend but it sounded flattering so
I went with that yeah I went with that
first time I like that oh yeah you’re in
my wheelhouse yes you’re in my
wheelhouse now da da da da da da da da
oh yeah you’re in my wheelhouse yes
you’re in my wheelhouse now
da da da da da da I didn’t comprehend
this youthful lingo went back to consult
with my middle-aged friends
my girlfriend thought it sounded
optimistic I told myself over thank this
it didn’t seem likely he was into me but
what the hell
why shouldn’t I dream my imagination rot
me right there so taboo forbidden affair
we’d walk through the door turn some
music on how about some Toronto run
forget about that let’s go back to the
70s now that’s a real groove
strobe-light please come on in little
boy I mean big boy don’t be shy welcome
come have a seat on my back look there’s
a rock-hard home shape pillows to match
neck alignment one day you’ll understand
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that’s my totally cool styles for the
deep cracks in my feets you can fill
yeah yeah you want to pop some pills
that sounds like fun
no not those that’s my melatonin for my
Parramatta puzzle insomnia no not those
either those are more my hormone
balancing pills don’t need any of that
tonight maybe over there actually it
might be no not that drawer
that’s my period underwear drawer right
float still coming to town okay yeah
maybe just turn on the light yeah you
could turn on that light
that’s my infrared push the way
but what you’re leaving now but welcome
to my wheelhouse welcome to my
middle-age wheelhouse now
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thank you so this change theme is very
exciting to me that’s why I brought my
very special book it’s my first
children’s book and it’s called when I
was a little girl and there’s great
changes that can happen to a person in
childhood people say all innocence
that’s just such a beautiful thing and
it is but you know there are things that
happen in one’s childhood that can
change a person
so this books very exciting because it’s
interactive which means you guys get to
participate and I’m pretty demanding in
my audience so I expect a nice robust
vocal because what’s great about this
book is that there’s a song that we’ll
learn together and you can sing a little
bit of it throughout so I’m gonna sing
it first and then you can sing it after
me when I was a little girl life was
strange that’s for sure
made me into Who I am
dee dee in 10 full of angst okay so both
singing all together we ready when I was
a little girl life was strange
that’s for sure made me into Who I am
deviant and full of angst
very nice so what we’re gonna do is
you’re just gonna sing the first line
for each page so just the one I was the
little girl line okay and then we’ll go
through the book together there we go
ready when I was a little girl my sister
played a game
called insane asylum sheet or people
passed my room and say things like don’t
look at her for too long or she might
act out like a wild pig this game made
me cry every time see there’s me with
all the crazies looming always in the
distance the threat of the wild pig when
I was a little girl my brother sometimes
called me stupid on the school bus he’d
yell get that dumb look off your face
everyone would turn their heads curious
to see who the stupid kid was I’d look
out the window my red face elicited both
laughter and pity see there he is my
brother
write me red cheeks red cheeks now
because the paramedic cause red cheeks
then embarrassment brother who’s dumb
brother dumb and look right a bunch of
when I was a little girl my minister
told me God knows each and every one of
your sinful thoughts you’ll go to hell
if he sees them I’d spent hours trying
to empty my mind unwittingly becoming
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choo-choo-choo – when I was a little
girl I had a favorite log in the valley
that I’d like to hump if ever my
siblings came by I’d pretend I was
playing horsey one day my brother
destroyed the horsey log I was both
heartbroken and furious see look how
happy I was warmth of the Sun on my back
cool breeze and then brother again dumb
brother I hate you when I was a little
girl I did not like physical affection
but my mom bought me a blue furry coat
which made me look like a stuffed animal
after that children would jump on me
screaming hobby bear
hi a bear huggie bear it was a living
germs dirty it’s no wonder I have
okay
one more time when I was a little girl I
asked my mom why I didn’t have a penis
she told me that I did but that mine was
inside my body and only the tip stuck
out it made me happy to be like a boy
mommy why no penis inside penis the end
sort of all right so one more time let’s
sing it all together when I was a little
girl life was strange that’s for sure
made me into Who I am
deviant and full of eggs so great thank
you such wonderful singing
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