tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post6752282843636408339..comments2023-10-01T18:34:10.884-05:00Comments on Waltzing Matilda: DifferentCharlotte (WaltzingM)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12690056082240865041noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-77040238588009304762007-05-19T08:18:00.000-05:002007-05-19T08:18:00.000-05:00I finally learned just to "not hear" those remarks...I finally learned just to "not hear" those remarks from my mother. And she has learned that I'm not listening. You just have to do what's good for you and yours and not worry about how it affects your mother (obviously you're not hurting her). They forget that they taught us, "if you can't say something nice..."Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00747308009364094199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-11801029477672727462007-05-18T12:26:00.000-05:002007-05-18T12:26:00.000-05:00This is good, particularly the "different=bad" equ...This is good, particularly the "different=bad" equation. I think a lot of people have this equation running in their heads; the problem is that you can't ignore family the way you can ignore the saleswoman who's *sure* you'll love the lime-green platform shoes, because they're her favorite.Erin Manninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321137500437209970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-38106018575818306182007-05-18T12:20:00.000-05:002007-05-18T12:20:00.000-05:00You will get through it. Offer it up. I love my ...You will get through it. Offer it up. I love my mother dearly, and wish she lived closer. An hour away would be nice. Any closer and I would probably go crazy. And I'm the product of a functional, loving family. (All things being relative.) She stayed with me for 2 weeks when my 3rd child was born, and I just about killed her.<BR/><BR/>I often wonder what sorts of things I'll do to my adult kids to make them bang their heads against the wall.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591234069872271083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268877237940592285.post-8423885917874154482007-05-18T12:13:00.000-05:002007-05-18T12:13:00.000-05:00I'm so sorry. I hope you can get through this nex...I'm so sorry. I hope you can get through this next week without too much unpleasantness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com