tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post3197970348728869369..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: There's the World and Then There's UsElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-7897493029862153922010-10-17T21:36:03.565-07:002010-10-17T21:36:03.565-07:00I think if you got TWO new dogs that would be grea...I think if you got TWO new dogs that would be great because they could keep each other company and no one would run off. And they could be mostly outside dogs and you could get Valentine a cat or a goldfish for company. More kids would probably be good too.Denise Emanuel Clemenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982725113569943337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-72461541724410950362010-10-15T13:38:56.212-07:002010-10-15T13:38:56.212-07:00I just read this and it made me want to cry. How ...I just read this and it made me want to cry. How you always manage to seem so calm when I see you, I'll never understand. Amidst all this chaos, you have an enviable inner peace and/or coping mechanism. I hope your days get better, and that Sophie's new school is a good fit for her. xoJenny Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356172137881661669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-48816824166837717122010-10-14T21:03:08.983-07:002010-10-14T21:03:08.983-07:00Nope, you can't make that shit up! Whenever s...Nope, you can't make that shit up! Whenever some -- less exciting less stressful -- version of this happens to me I always end up crying to release the tension and ultimately blaming myself for taking on too much but the thing IS I don't want to let go of the stuff that makes me something other than just the mom of a kid with special needs. I want to take on the extra dogs and kids or the radio show (ok, I've NEVER done a radio show and that would be so cool) because it all makes me feel alive but I still have to do all the other stuff required of me because my kid has special needs and when you add it all up it is often way way too much. (Oh, and my husband just walked in the door from work at 8:45 and was on a work call within 5 minutes. Not a restaurant -- but a biotech startup.) Anyway, just saying I hear you!<br /><br />ps. Love the title of this post too.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399324383367077919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-81055128696634885652010-10-13T20:38:25.829-07:002010-10-13T20:38:25.829-07:00That was such an insane day. Love how you wrote it...That was such an insane day. Love how you wrote it, though!Tanya Savkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15296300747016479200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-45288697946871852642010-10-13T19:18:32.904-07:002010-10-13T19:18:32.904-07:00No, you can't. Good luck getting him to rub yo...No, you can't. Good luck getting him to rub your feet like Kario suggested. Does that actually work with some husbands?Carrie Wilson Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586157395539583862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-42716416738614851512010-10-13T17:00:32.168-07:002010-10-13T17:00:32.168-07:00That's a day. xoxo
I can relate to your title...That's a day. xoxo<br /><br />I can relate to your title. I'm glad you had that chat in the parking lot. Those unexpected connections make things bearable. <br /><br />I had a similar day today. Just finished it by pouring myself a glass of wine. Which I promptly knocked over onto a super important paper I wrote 6 years ago <i>and I have no digital copy</i>. Need the paper for my portfolio. Sigh. <br /><br />Here I am blogging in your comments area. Have a good night!!cheatymoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328903955238115971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-30971573105398002222010-10-13T16:09:52.805-07:002010-10-13T16:09:52.805-07:00Let's take a moment to breath now...whewwww! ...Let's take a moment to breath now...whewwww! I wonder why days like that happen, when at the end of a very trying day, you just can't wait to fall into bed and make it all go away...like it never happened and will NEVER happen again.<br /><br />I so agree with Karen...Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912709342270151365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-43654542500311169782010-10-13T15:46:31.850-07:002010-10-13T15:46:31.850-07:00I should start thinking of IT as: The Husband'...I should start thinking of IT as: The Husband's Mistress and so much about how I Am A Widow. It somehow sounds more accurate :)<br /><br />I love when your write in this style - I can so identifyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818795902981871173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-20862716914294562982010-10-13T15:20:47.380-07:002010-10-13T15:20:47.380-07:00I'm happy to have made you laugh. My husband u...I'm happy to have made you laugh. My husband used to work 3 jobs so I remember the feeling. Blessings!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-58289349615282039972010-10-13T13:02:10.701-07:002010-10-13T13:02:10.701-07:00Marion -- I have to laugh out loud. The Mistress i...Marion -- I have to laugh out loud. The Mistress is my husband's BUSINESS, and I have to say that I might actually prefer that his attentions were on a woman and not THE BUSINESS!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-38128333130641288692010-10-13T11:13:24.938-07:002010-10-13T11:13:24.938-07:00I'm with Deb. You make me laugh over a day tha...I'm with Deb. You make me laugh over a day that would have made me cry. Hoping today is better, sans Sat Nam, perhaps?Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-41800659516245700232010-10-13T10:12:56.533-07:002010-10-13T10:12:56.533-07:00Oh my god. I. Am. So. Exhausted. Just reading this...Oh my god. I. Am. So. Exhausted. Just reading this post. Jeez Louise. Hellacious. <br /><br />Do love how you refer to your husband's Mistress -- I'm assuming the job, yes? <br /><br />I hope today is a calmer, more peaceful day.Michelle DeRushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658349105535790020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-79334470895460305052010-10-13T09:42:59.241-07:002010-10-13T09:42:59.241-07:00Oh, Lord! When I finally take a breath I would lik...Oh, Lord! When I finally take a breath I would like to pour you a glass of wine and ask your husband to sit quietly and rub your feet while the boys snuggle with the two dogs and the house is quiet for five minutes.<br /><br />And you're right - you just can't make sh*t like that up.<br /><br />Hope today is better.kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-34408304736163347062010-10-13T09:42:34.624-07:002010-10-13T09:42:34.624-07:00Sometimes I wonder how people can bother to write ...Sometimes I wonder how people can bother to write fiction, when life is the way it is. There's plenty of REALITY to write about. No, you can't make that shit up...but you, Elizabeth, do have a great gift for telling it as it is! <br />I love the way you refer to "the Mistress." And I think that dog did you all a favor; sounds like a histrionic creature, breaking through your screen door like that. I sympathize, but he sounds like he wouldn't fit in. A cat might be more self-sufficient. =)<br />Sending love from here.Gbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895779471612397202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-2960337831408642572010-10-13T09:12:09.829-07:002010-10-13T09:12:09.829-07:00Never mind. I see that I missed the actual opportu...Never mind. I see that I missed the actual opportunity to listen live. Is it podcasted? (If that's even a word.)blogzillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268388544631653375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-40308133452505165382010-10-13T09:10:17.081-07:002010-10-13T09:10:17.081-07:00I think this may be the single greatest blog ever ...I think this may be the single greatest blog ever written. Hands down. Or shouldn't that be up? Where does that expression come from anyway?<br /><br />And the title? I smell a book. Can I steal that? ;)<br /><br />Also, just so I can come to some terms with the fact that I am not completely stupid. The Mistress is a job, um, right? <br /><br />Anyplace online we can hear your radio spot?blogzillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08268388544631653375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-90541770900796727922010-10-13T08:19:52.690-07:002010-10-13T08:19:52.690-07:00Phew. I need a drink just reading about that! ;)...Phew. I need a drink just reading about that! ;)ANewKindOfPerfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978293330074662766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-55471905493820991802010-10-13T07:45:03.759-07:002010-10-13T07:45:03.759-07:00I don't know whether to laugh or cry ,
or both...I don't know whether to laugh or cry ,<br />or both I guess. <br /><br />do you get to have a turn at over-reacting tomorrow? sometimes it feels good. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-43403987297304914582010-10-13T07:43:22.892-07:002010-10-13T07:43:22.892-07:00What did you do with the rest of your day? Sorry ...What did you do with the rest of your day? Sorry about being glib but I thought you could maybe use a smile.<br /><br />Best,<br />BonnieFrom the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789641912016566894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-36866228984349076682010-10-13T07:13:00.555-07:002010-10-13T07:13:00.555-07:00Did I miss something...You LET your husband have a...Did I miss something...You LET your husband have a mistress?? LOL! All mothers are warriors, for sure. Blessings!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786883679294446945noreply@blogger.com