tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post4581619467892868308..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: Rest Assured, It's All About MeSuburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-45915301007449432222010-04-08T16:02:34.796-04:002010-04-08T16:02:34.796-04:00Absolutely!! Bless you for referring me to this po...Absolutely!! Bless you for referring me to this post. You do have to see the humor. You have to, it's one of the best coping skills.<br /><br />Awesome, and thank you. I know just what you're saying.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-54899249245721275462009-06-12T22:15:58.960-04:002009-06-12T22:15:58.960-04:00I love you. I'm so relieved when you post the ...I love you. I'm so relieved when you post the real feelings you have in these pleasant mother-daughter situations. Also, I've got a neighbor with a new teenaged step-daughter who either a) loathes her or b) just acts that way because she's a teenager. I'm going to send her the link to your blog.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08385300459967135657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-57242236777083277792009-06-12T11:26:46.994-04:002009-06-12T11:26:46.994-04:00Don't worry, we get the jokes. In fact, they c...Don't worry, we get the jokes. In fact, they cheer me up no end. I have a friend whose daughter is now 20; when she visited from college at Christmas, the two stayed up talking every night and were great friends. But when she was a teen, D told me, she couldn't have envisioned this. So hang in there! I love your stories.<br /><br />So where in Europe is this excellent vacation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-85765024032521515902009-06-11T17:41:03.445-04:002009-06-11T17:41:03.445-04:00Just had to throw this in. The other night I was t...Just had to throw this in. The other night I was talking to my my and TWICE I said, "I just don't know how the hell you put up with me." She said it wasn't that hard. She's a good liar...I remember some pretty obnoxious moments, many actually.<br /><br />I suspect you will get this same phone call from Anna some day.<br /><br />It ain't all Leave it to Beaver in this world.Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-12974458091110802552009-06-10T10:08:15.703-04:002009-06-10T10:08:15.703-04:00Poor Ilana...Yale degree or not, she doesn't e...Poor Ilana...Yale degree or not, she doesn't even know what she doesn't know.autismommahttp://www.gfcfautismomma.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-13191040408253457282009-06-10T08:07:16.851-04:002009-06-10T08:07:16.851-04:00apathy lounge - We have plenty of bathroom cleani...apathy lounge - We have plenty of bathroom cleaning to go around here. My oldest son is in charge of the basement bathroom; my 11-year-old boy does the powder room. The children (both boys and girls) also do their own laundry from age 7 or so. <br /><br />If my future daughters-in-law do not bow down and worship me, I will want to know why.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-49878952780948852372009-06-10T02:24:27.153-04:002009-06-10T02:24:27.153-04:00My oldest daughter has entered into the eye-rollin...My oldest daughter has entered into the eye-rolling, gusty sighing, disdainful looking, snotty commenting phase in her life. I so totally agree with the need to find humor in it or curl up into a ball on the floor and cry. Although sometimes it would be easier to curl up and cry, you know that you have to just try to deflect the hurtful behavior and keep trying to direct and guide as a mother is supposed to do! Keep up your blogging just as you do. It helps so many moms laugh also at themselves and also know they aren't alone!Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122515965841287085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-7198044686299978652009-06-10T01:11:51.784-04:002009-06-10T01:11:51.784-04:00Your daughter is lucky that she has a Mom with suc...Your daughter is lucky that she has a Mom with such a great sense of humor---that is what gets us through. And I totally get you all the time, as I am about the biggest sarcastic loud mouth around----just ask MY kids!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04305357810894657905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-29665755999122520112009-06-10T00:51:34.718-04:002009-06-10T00:51:34.718-04:00Mother of three sons here. I get what you're s...Mother of three sons here. I get what you're saying, but I'll also just say here that boys need to be responsible for cleaning the bathrooms just as much as girls do.apathy loungehttp://wordgirl5.typepad.com/apathy_loungenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-80074665876227964082009-06-09T23:51:21.126-04:002009-06-09T23:51:21.126-04:00My 13 yr old reminds me of your Anna. Sara is a dr...My 13 yr old reminds me of your Anna. Sara is a drama queen. Everything is a "big deal". Now that she auditioned and won a part in the chorus for one of Shenandoah university's plays this summer, she will be even worse? I reminded her she better lose the attitude, as big sister or I will be the ones driving her 40 miles round trip daily for rehearsals or performances. I think she understood me, as she was pleasant for the rest of the day.mommeeof10https://www.blogger.com/profile/03611832953435781430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-72054427173004768162009-06-09T22:44:27.072-04:002009-06-09T22:44:27.072-04:00My older girl was pretty stable through the teens ...My older girl was pretty stable through the teens , and does call me from college thanking me for "raising her right" compared to her roommates. I knew my younger girl would be different and she is - to the extreme. I am just glad that it is attitude and not boys, booze and drugs. But then, she is only 15...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12768569658001165651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-84586537616554808642009-06-09T21:20:19.821-04:002009-06-09T21:20:19.821-04:00I already got that, totally. It's true that ha...I already got that, totally. It's true that having to explain a joke sort of ruins it, but I hope Anna does read this years from now.Shelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851446861098955538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-39062142102563097002009-06-09T17:51:16.324-04:002009-06-09T17:51:16.324-04:00I'm going to repeat what the others have said....I'm going to repeat what the others have said...you have much more sense of humor about your daughter than I sometimes have with my teen girl. Even though I'm an adult and have a better handle on my emotions than she does, her behavior has been very hurtful. It's not about whether she does her chores or whether she's a straight-A student. The rude comments, eye rolling, and so forth does leave scars on Mom's heart.<br /><br />The young lady commenter still has a lot to learn.angelawdhttp://angelawd.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-82372974173757868172009-06-09T17:49:02.458-04:002009-06-09T17:49:02.458-04:00hmmm, I have a teen daughter, 14 and a step, 15. T...hmmm, I have a teen daughter, 14 and a step, 15. The step NEVER hugs me or her father, and NEVER tells us "I LOVE YOU"....she is not capable of saying those words to her parents, she just told me that today, I told her it would be nice of you to at least tell your Dad one time while your here for the summer, but I bet she won't. We have 8 weeks to go.Melanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167151300858497228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-69186843219291416382009-06-09T17:04:47.231-04:002009-06-09T17:04:47.231-04:00Boy can I relate...I love your posts about Anna. ...Boy can I relate...I love your posts about Anna. I am starting the teen daughter/menopausal mother thing now. I am so glad she is the last of 4. I thought the boys had been body snatched, but they just got goofy, she is soooooo dramatic. <br /><br />My mom and I had just as rocky a time, I chose boarding school for 2 years, helped a lot. We are now good friends, and I constantly let her know that dd is her revenge...Love them both to pieces.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945449717692193347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-11507068441808065332009-06-09T16:23:31.269-04:002009-06-09T16:23:31.269-04:00My daughter has apologized many, many times for be...My daughter has apologized many, many times for being such a brat when she was a teen. Hopefully Anna will too. Personally I think you are hilarous and have a way of being truthful and funny at the same time. Some people don't get it. It is okay. I guess.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530972001172936718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-49885847809612178692009-06-09T16:01:50.239-04:002009-06-09T16:01:50.239-04:00I get your humor too, and think it's a blessin...I get your humor too, and think it's a blessing that you can see the humor in otherwise painful moments. My mom and I got along growing up, but adolescence and sudden menopause came between my sister and mom quite a bit. Now that she's married and has her own daughter, they've become close once again. I feel sorry for your reader that can't enjoy the humor in your life stories...lessons can be learned from your interaction with your children.historygirliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16607299654829660268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-44051349910346446602009-06-09T15:51:38.060-04:002009-06-09T15:51:38.060-04:00I hope I have as good a sense of humor as you do w...I hope I have as good a sense of humor as you do when my daughter becomes a teenager. Your posts never offend me. Rob me of denial that MY sweet girl will never hate my guts, yes, but never offend me.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10065962367181064516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-90862083057292563042009-06-09T15:36:40.861-04:002009-06-09T15:36:40.861-04:00As a "motherless daughter" and a mother ...As a "motherless daughter" and a mother of daughters, I struggle daily with how to Mother and discipline correctly (step-mom was not a great example). I love the humor of your posts about Anna...I'm sure she will too, someday :)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07505258364895249347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-37489284286168024272009-06-09T14:33:40.434-04:002009-06-09T14:33:40.434-04:00Humor: A mother's nuclear weapon. Known to pr...Humor: A mother's nuclear weapon. Known to prevent actual bloodshed, reduce blood pressure and restore perspective. Keep using it. It will be Anna's weapon of choice when she has teenagers too and it will be an effective one because she will have learned from a master!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-6182553212995736242009-06-09T14:12:57.810-04:002009-06-09T14:12:57.810-04:00Don't you dare change your posts. You're ...Don't you dare change your posts. You're the one in a million who dares to say what the rest of us are feeling.<br />Love our kids the the Nth Degree - Sure we're their mom's. Ready to commit ourselves to the Looney Bin because of them - Yep! Doesn't mean we don't love em.<br />Anna know's you love her or you would have made her miss her trip and stay home cleaning toliets for a month. She's knows you care and even though it might be awhile before she acknowledges you in public, it will all be worth it.fawndearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03615865845078146063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-17860448283105503132009-06-09T14:12:50.680-04:002009-06-09T14:12:50.680-04:00As a daughter estranged from her mother, I KNOW th...As a daughter estranged from her mother, I KNOW that you and Anna will be OKAY because you GET the humor of it all--and you both know that people can't help adolescence. That doesn't mean suffering through it, but handling it with compassion and levity (as you so beautifully do).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-59323912307435758842009-06-09T12:25:46.394-04:002009-06-09T12:25:46.394-04:00I was the queen of eye rolling and I would now lov...I was the queen of eye rolling and I would now love to go back and smack myself in the back of a head. I think those of us with teenage kids get your posts as they are intended. It's reality-in a funny light. She'll appreciate you-when she has her first kid. That's what it took for me.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10094518362234608596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-67157675014036216552009-06-09T11:22:39.418-04:002009-06-09T11:22:39.418-04:00As someone without kids, but the oldest of five ch...As someone without kids, but the oldest of five children, I appreciate your humor. My mom and I always got along really well, but I watcher her battle it out with my sister more than once [and they still do].<br /><br />I think you're refreshing, and I always laugh...mostly because I relate to every post in one way or another...because of my siblings of course.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13619255716588830475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-71700441283905740272009-06-09T11:00:21.834-04:002009-06-09T11:00:21.834-04:00I also, on several occasions, apologized to my mot...I also, on several occasions, apologized to my mother for everything I may have done between the ages of 14 - 23. I have a mostly delightful 17 year-old daughter who has come out the other side of the puberty thing a pretty cool person. <br /><br />Then there's my 14 year-old daughter, who I'd alternately like to hug and strangle on a daily basis. This is the one giving me gray hairs. My greatest pleasure in life is taking her cell phone away. It's my best weapon.<br /><br />I also have a six year-old daughter. When she turns 12, I am running away. People laugh when I say that, like I'm kidding. She may well be going to live with a then 23 year-old sister. And I may be on a beach in Washington state.<br /><br />And I so agree with the whole teenage/hormonal thing hitting at the same time as menopause being a cruel joke. I'm 42. So when the little one is going through it, I'll be 48, 49? It's not fun now, and I'd rather not imagine that future. Ugh.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042222907090463909noreply@blogger.com