tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post5978504757438390998..comments2023-07-29T06:17:50.673-04:00Comments on From the Cheap Seats: Family Feuds and Daily DramaLaskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12001998549713092381noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-35388077188311180012008-01-31T00:28:00.000-05:002008-01-31T00:28:00.000-05:00Oh, B--I luv ya babe! You are my strength. No mor...Oh, B--I luv ya babe! You are my strength. No more going home without the other!!! Never again . . . <BR/><BR/>Misty--oh, how we could probably talk for hours--you, B, and me. We have so much in common. Kindred spirits.L. Lemanskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16101140374221444266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-44178806147652648122008-01-30T13:58:00.000-05:002008-01-30T13:58:00.000-05:00I think I'll just send a ((hug)) out your way! I t...I think I'll just send a ((hug)) out your way! <BR/><BR/>I think, by thinking it through, and praying -- that works, I think you'll find the resolution you need.<BR/><BR/>It's hard to recommend a solution because we all are effected so differently by our families.<BR/><BR/>I mean - look at me - - I decided to drop the hammer on my parents. Reliving the abuse isn't worth it. <BR/><BR/>You'll know in your heart of hearts what should be done - - even if you just need to find a different coping method.<BR/><BR/>**easier said then done**<BR/><BR/>xo MistyMistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497823064126116308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-85406221051158112952008-01-30T08:40:00.000-05:002008-01-30T08:40:00.000-05:00Ahh...the reason we also live so far away. I love ...Ahh...the reason we also live so far away. I love going home to visit at times but am always ready to get back to drama-free.Angela DeRossetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300138525442271956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-20246368612206853622008-01-30T00:34:00.000-05:002008-01-30T00:34:00.000-05:00I'm the B in that blog ... and sis, may I just say...I'm the B in that blog ... and sis, may I just say (and you already know) that I agree 100% with your words. That fetal position is oh-so-appealing whenever we head back. I actually feel my body starting to curl as I approach the town ... defenses getting prepared for sure. <BR/>All I can say is I'm glad I got you! Let's keep that pact of not going "home" unless the other is there. Got it? <BR/>As for everyone who goes through this ... hate the madness, love the people as best you can I guess, right? And keep the visits short and the glasses filled! Haha! <BR/>Love you tons and tons sis!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-29972768070540618882008-01-29T18:28:00.000-05:002008-01-29T18:28:00.000-05:00I hate to be a bother...but I am dying to load you...I hate to be a bother...but I am dying to load your template. I think it looks great and want to load it...email me:)Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00625673916138703709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-52599424108818498652008-01-29T16:17:00.000-05:002008-01-29T16:17:00.000-05:00I'm going to hold you to my challenge...get that c...I'm going to hold you to my challenge...get that camera out and post away!!! :)girlymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12713021609857759027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-6524609452284158172008-01-29T13:39:00.000-05:002008-01-29T13:39:00.000-05:00I happily live drama free most of the time. Some ...I happily live drama free most of the time. Some sections of the family have more than others, but I do my best to be one of the drama free parts!<BR/><BR/>Glad you're back!Beth is wfghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11026545152652992701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-6109599853688463332008-01-29T10:53:00.000-05:002008-01-29T10:53:00.000-05:00Oh I love watching Lifetime dramas. Hate actually...Oh I love watching Lifetime dramas. Hate actually being in one. That sucks! Every family has drama.... I am just trying to make my own family drama-free. Better to work on the future then always dwell in the past. That should be my motto.OHmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712111068636100187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-79096546411921520302008-01-29T10:34:00.000-05:002008-01-29T10:34:00.000-05:00I'm glad you are back. I missed you those days you...I'm glad you are back. I missed you those days you were MIA! I'll be MIA this weekend. We are going to Louisville, Kentucky for my mother-in-law's wedding. Yes...just a little family drama. My father-in-law died only 16 months ago. Oh well! I'm sure to partake in an adult beverage after all is over:) (which is not the norm for me)!!!! It is going to be such a long drive with 2 little ones. YUCK! I'll be out of my "home" comfort zone.<BR/><BR/>BTW, have you thought any more about working next year?? I sure have. I just don't think I can do it.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11401389563505382738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-84804820847907055132008-01-29T09:31:00.000-05:002008-01-29T09:31:00.000-05:00That stinks. I hope you at least got to enjoy seei...That stinks. I hope you at least got to enjoy seeing your new baby niece. I hate drama and even more than that I hate family drama. My family, although we aren't perfect, we are pretty good. :) My husbands family, on the other hand, is totally out of control. Crazy. Liars. Backstabbers. NUTS. I have never met such a family in my life. I have fought with so many of them it is unreal. <BR/>I have decided to just step away and let things take their course and try not to get involved. It isn't worth it. I have a hard time letting go of things, actually letting go of anything. So I know where you are coming from with that. I think letting it out is a huge help though. So maybe just by posting it will help you feel better. :) At least I hope you are feeling better. :)<BR/>Lots of hugs being sent your way!! {{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}<BR/>xoxox JennJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273782359824312027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-12079257307326841882008-01-29T06:09:00.000-05:002008-01-29T06:09:00.000-05:00It's amazing, isn't it, how quickly we can revert ...It's amazing, isn't it, how quickly we can revert to those childhood roles and childhood feelings? Good thing you live 400 miles away. Definitely a good thing.Allie Bonifacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17334745422433097012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-30734100262382489802008-01-28T23:52:00.000-05:002008-01-28T23:52:00.000-05:00Ohhhh but letting go is so hard sometimes! I total...Ohhhh but letting go is so hard sometimes! I totally get it!xxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348725618072239708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-81840485178023034162008-01-28T23:36:00.000-05:002008-01-28T23:36:00.000-05:00Ah-men, ladies! It is just a warm and fuzzy feelin...Ah-men, ladies! It is just a warm and fuzzy feeling to know that so many can relate. <BR/><BR/>I'm wondering . . . just where the heck to they get those families for those darned commercials? You know the ones. They sit at the large dinner table, a large meal sits in the center. Dad asks how the kids are. Mom smiles gently as she serves the meatloaf. The dog sits at little Suzy's feet. Oh yeah . . . they are ACTORS. Not real . . . not at all. <BR/><BR/>In my family the meatloaf would be used as a weapon, mom and dad would be at each other's throat, and I'd be cowering with the dog under the table. Now that's reality!Laskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12001998549713092381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-53879961639705049012008-01-28T21:51:00.000-05:002008-01-28T21:51:00.000-05:00My husband and I moved away from our family to rem...My husband and I moved away from our family to remove our selves from the "drama." And I have never regretted it. And every time we visit we get thrown right back in and can not wait to leave.<BR/>No one has a normal family and there are a lot of people who feel the way you do about their families.jennwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10721532064380545915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-88671469799544586162008-01-28T21:39:00.000-05:002008-01-28T21:39:00.000-05:00I can kind of, sort of relate in the sense that I ...I can kind of, sort of relate in the sense that I am raising my children completely different than how I was raised (in a dysfunctional family). But then my mom raised me totally different way (another form of dyfunction) than how she was raised. <BR/><BR/>Family drama is hard, but I think it exists in most families in some form.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07492761626352593047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-49917373212202420932008-01-28T21:16:00.000-05:002008-01-28T21:16:00.000-05:00I know you like the American Idol- so I thought th...I know you like the American Idol- so I thought this was appropriate. Listen to Carrie Underwoods song "Jesus take the Wheel" it's on her website. I was having a hard time and listened to this, really took in the words and it hit my heart. I am very happy that you have YOUR life, YOUR simple life, YOUR happy life- live it the way you want YOUR life to be. At least you know you want it different for your son- enjoy his smile- it was meant for you.girlymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12713021609857759027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-91981650691214758612008-01-28T20:11:00.000-05:002008-01-28T20:11:00.000-05:00That truly is good advice. I have the same family ...That truly is good advice. I have the same family drama on the IL side. I hide from it. And dread it all the same.<BR/><BR/>*le sigh*MamaGeek @ Works For Ushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563543041234527282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-85573873633143432732008-01-28T20:05:00.000-05:002008-01-28T20:05:00.000-05:00Oh Sandy . . . 3000 miles seems awfully nice :) Yo...Oh Sandy . . . 3000 miles seems awfully nice :) <BR/><BR/>You are just far enough for them to appreciate you and close enough to the nearest airport (with your return ticket in hand). <BR/><BR/>Lindsey--I am so for "consistently boring." That goes right along with my "thriving in anonymity" motto. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments so far . . . It is so good to know you are not alone when it comes to nutty families and reverting to our former selves.Laskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12001998549713092381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-50369892605361743492008-01-28T18:38:00.000-05:002008-01-28T18:38:00.000-05:00I do feel like this about my life! I feel like wh...I do feel like this about my life! I feel like when it is me and my children I am one person. Put me back in the family I grew up in and I am this whole other person. I hate it. I hate the way I quickly fall back into that position. I hope my children grow up and feel differently then I did. That is my goal!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156212038739784644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-79369882984706990672008-01-28T18:32:00.000-05:002008-01-28T18:32:00.000-05:00Oh honey...nothing crawls beneath my skin like fam...Oh honey...nothing crawls beneath my skin like family drama too. Family relationships are tough. I am like you and revert to my childhood like self too. And I too have moved out of state. <BR/><BR/>And hubby's family....well, lets just say Jerry Springer may have several show slots suitable for them....we just moved 3000 miles away from them...Momisodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06752015177628948631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-7427653415640365902008-01-28T17:18:00.000-05:002008-01-28T17:18:00.000-05:00So sorry about the drama! All you can do is be the...So sorry about the drama! All you can do is be the best mom you can for your little one, sounds like you're off to a good start :) I like to think I'm doing okay, but with four daughters, wow I shudder at the years to come.<BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog, I hope to see you around!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04262386987112443447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-73814005722244370632008-01-28T15:43:00.000-05:002008-01-28T15:43:00.000-05:00Come on. If families were "normal" we'd have noth...Come on. If families were "normal" we'd have nothing to write about. Nothing to read. And nothing to watch on TV. (he he he)<BR/><BR/>Don't mean to make light of your situation. Just know, we *all* have family issues. That's why we try so damn hard for our own kids to have an easy-going ride, right?<BR/><BR/>welcome home.just jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218649675899000158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-43354926601741961252008-01-28T15:09:00.000-05:002008-01-28T15:09:00.000-05:00I am dealing with some family drama right now and ...I am dealing with some family drama right now and it's tough because it's with an older sibling who should know better but continues to be the drama queen. And she wonders why she is alienating everyone in our family!<BR/><BR/>Being normal and boring is such a nice alternative!BlondeMomBlog (Jamie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11678207937709971411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-37142661289958754112008-01-28T14:45:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:45:00.000-05:00I loved this post - sounds like you have the makin...I loved this post - sounds like you have the makings of a novel in your mind! WRITE GIRL, WRITE!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stoppin' by my blog - I just bookmarked you!Michelle Kemper Brownlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344673576693662842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4304861315452931366.post-31038465804767408582008-01-28T11:09:00.000-05:002008-01-28T11:09:00.000-05:00Wait, I hear Lifetime calling;)Wait, I hear Lifetime calling;)Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00625673916138703709noreply@blogger.com