tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post8075645734014259993..comments2023-10-17T02:54:55.895-05:00Comments on Concordian Sisters of Perpetual Parturition: Crazy, conjugatedRebekahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11129136210164478753noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-25460472359814497692011-10-05T14:56:50.064-05:002011-10-05T14:56:50.064-05:00...foolishly pretending that we’re making a valid ...<i>...foolishly pretending that we’re making a valid assessment...</i><br /><br />Yes, I think the problem with comparing is that we can never see the whole of what a person carries in his or her life - physically, spiritually, relationally, vocationally. We only see the one angle of their many sided life that seems to us most enviable at a certain time or place, but only God knows the hidden crosses each of us has borne, is bearing, and has yet to bear. Best leave things with God (Even though I sin often in doing that!).<br /><br />Someone said once that if we all threw our hardships into one big pile, as soon as we got a glimpse of everyone else's, we would immediately snatch ours up again and go thankfully on our way.Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02069794229090921826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-57331545965231447122011-10-04T20:04:58.530-05:002011-10-04T20:04:58.530-05:00Elizabeth, I hear you. I think it's best to vi...Elizabeth, I hear you. I think it's best to view such convos as flattering rather than frustrating: Really? My life looks that great to someone looking over the fence? Wow! :D. <br /><br />Seriously, since there's no convincing fence-hangers (speaking as an intermittent one...), I've found that the most productive thing to do is to focus on how right they are--i.e., to try to regain a better perspective, through their (admittedly incomplete, yet still useful) perception of how the lines for me have fallen in pleasant places, indeed. (It's either that or make myself Crazy by envying their "freedom," so I try to go with the former :P. Then too, freedom from the many daily cares of wifery/motherhood also means freedom from its joys--the other side of the coin, of which such friends are more keenly aware.)Reb. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827521306898397100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-45459610896894262262011-10-04T14:45:29.239-05:002011-10-04T14:45:29.239-05:00I always need a good reminder to leave the grass o...I always need a good reminder to leave the grass on the other side of the fence alone. But here's my question: what can a person say to her single friends approaching 30 when they bemoan their circumstances and admire your grass and lawn to the point where you'd really like to set the record straight? (Yes, that sentence did slaughter English grammar but good. Sorry.) I have two of these and just talked to one yesterday. The kicker is, this one's main issue is commitment (you know, is he the right guy?) Good grief.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-34664756680577817242011-10-04T09:52:52.816-05:002011-10-04T09:52:52.816-05:00I've found that taking a break from the kitche...I've found that taking a break from the kitchen breaks the kitchen. Blah.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546489539063088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-39486899734295763352011-10-03T15:50:15.789-05:002011-10-03T15:50:15.789-05:00It's in sight, Reb. Mary... It's a teeny t...It's in sight, Reb. Mary... It's a teeny tiny little dot on the horizon, but it's there. :) <br />Hopefully, around the oldest's 5th birthday, if not sooner.<br /><br />I will say that I make much more efficiant use of my time when I know that there are only 3 1/2 - 4 hours between getting home and (my) bedtime than I was on maternity leave, when I thought I had all the time in the world.<br /><br />But then, I'm doing really well if I vacuum 2x/month...MooreMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04524893692649808227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-53900149096722359252011-10-03T12:45:16.231-05:002011-10-03T12:45:16.231-05:00Emommy, yes--since I prefer to be efficient about ...Emommy, yes--since I prefer to be efficient about my Crazy mileage, I must repeat this to myself frequently. <br /><br />Shrew, according to whatever formula purveyed by vacuum salesmen, based on the number of people/pet in this household, I should be vacuuming twice a day or so. Riiiiiiggghhht.<br /><br />MooreMama, nothing is as simple as it seems, is it? Hope your day comes soon!Reb. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827521306898397100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-77258760011355269362011-10-03T12:36:30.295-05:002011-10-03T12:36:30.295-05:00But you know it's true. :DBut you know it's true. :DReb. Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827521306898397100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-24880420062080508662011-10-03T12:31:05.256-05:002011-10-03T12:31:05.256-05:00--He, she, or it (especially she) is Crazy.
Misog...--He, she, or it (especially she) is Crazy.<br /><br />Misogynist.Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129136210164478753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-59328404743377600242011-10-03T08:38:19.794-05:002011-10-03T08:38:19.794-05:00Yes.
Yes.
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and Yes.
Sincerely, The Wannabe...Yes.<br /><br />Yes.<br /><br />Yes.<br /><br />and Yes.<br /><br />Sincerely, The Wannabe-CSPPer currently marking time as the Woman on the Other Side of the Fence.MooreMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04524893692649808227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-69857968681744373332011-10-03T07:50:14.657-05:002011-10-03T07:50:14.657-05:00"since I'm there all day to clean it.&quo..."since I'm there all day to clean it." BLAHHHH! Ha ha ha ha!! But seriously, I know a mom of 4 who vacuumed every day, the living room lenghtwise and widthwise. But her husband was home in the evenings, so. . . you know.Untamed Shrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07273110800292712897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2566055197730422533.post-16178527784906119292011-10-02T22:02:27.771-05:002011-10-02T22:02:27.771-05:00"Don’t let bad math trick you into a needless..."Don’t let bad math trick you into a needless dark detour."<br /><br />Well said. This message can't be repeated enough, in as many different forms as possible.Emommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00948690298244727347noreply@blogger.com