Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Tolerance

We have seventeen people living together in one medium-sized house this week. Tolerance is a necessity, and it's difficult, to say the least.

For instance, I drove in my mother's car from Atlanta to Hilton Head. Truckers ripped on by my luxury vehicle, honked their horns and gave me high fives. I thought, at first, that they thought I was cute. And then I realized that they were showing me approval for this:





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21 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 28, 2010 at 10:25 AM

    ah... family.

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  2. Single Dad / Disabled DaughterJuly 28, 2010 at 10:33 AM

    FWIW, I think you are cute!

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  3. Tess KincaidJuly 28, 2010 at 10:52 AM

    Heehee!! Too funny. But I bet they thought you were pretty cute, too. I'm readying the manor for a group of family scheduled to descend in 10 short days.

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  4. SandraJuly 28, 2010 at 11:03 AM

    My parents and I have many things we did not agree on. Thankfully, that was not one of them. Tolerance indeed!

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  5. Denise Emanuel ClemenJuly 28, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    Hahhahahhha. Noooooooooo.

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  6. N2July 28, 2010 at 12:21 PM

    I guess those truckers are looking for a cute Republican. Hope you get to swim at Hilton Head, cool down and relax. x0 N2

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  7. Ms. MoonJuly 28, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    Oh Jesus. Bless your heart.
    But you are cute, you know.

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  8. Alicia DJuly 28, 2010 at 1:52 PM

    HA! YOu mean that wasn't YOUR bumper sticker ??;) winkwink

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  9. AnonymousJuly 28, 2010 at 5:41 PM

    Oh honey, you are in hell!

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  10. UnknownJuly 28, 2010 at 5:58 PM

    that is so funny!
    but you are cute too - so there!

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  11. michelleJuly 28, 2010 at 7:02 PM

    Drink a lot of wine and talk about the weather.

    Good luck

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  12. Laura Paine CarrJuly 28, 2010 at 8:18 PM

    Oh Goddess!!! I fell off my chair and yelled. Both dogs go up and moved. Holy Tamoly.

    Well. Have fun tolerating.

    ;-) xoxooxo!

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  13. Tanya @ TeenAutismJuly 28, 2010 at 10:22 PM

    That is classic! Tolerance and humor sometimes need to go hand in hand. xoxo

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  14. gretchenJuly 29, 2010 at 7:17 AM

    HAH! I can just picture your expression! And your 17 people totally beats our 6 people, even though my 6 are all crazy Italians.

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  15. adrienneJuly 29, 2010 at 8:28 AM

    ahh! the conjoined joys of family and politics.

    a blessed excercise, indeed.

    godspeed.

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  16. erikaJuly 29, 2010 at 8:37 AM

    You made me laugh with this one. I'm pretty sure that the honking was induced by the perfect blend of cute AND republican :)

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  17. Kathleen ScottJuly 29, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    I'm chuckling. You never know, do you? And your sweet mother loves you in spite of your differences. I have the same difference with mine...from time to time we have to agree to disagree--and not talk about it.

    Hope everyone has a good time at Hilton Head, and Sophie enjoys the Atlantic beaches.

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  18. rebeccaJuly 29, 2010 at 9:01 PM

    i have been so sick and just had to sneak on over and check in on everyone.
    you have just brought me laughter!
    thank you for that.

    xoxoxoxo,
    rebecca

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  19. UnknownJuly 30, 2010 at 12:47 AM

    When things get rough, remember it could be worse ... you could be living under the same roof with 16 other people ALL the time!

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  20. Lovely WorldJuly 30, 2010 at 5:33 AM

    How can you always be so damn funny? Just read through your "travelogue" here. Hope you are having some fun.

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  21. GbergerJuly 31, 2010 at 2:22 PM

    That is hilarious - is it irony? - not sure what to call it, but thank you for sharing it.

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