Oh, I get it. I am living in Texas after all and that was never part of the plan.
Riley: Maybe I should just let you rest. Buffy: You sure? I bet if you just lay down with me- Riley: Nothing you are about to say will lead to rest.
'Lessons'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
msbelle - Jul 29, 2013 6:55:38 am PDT #637 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Dana - Jul 29, 2013 7:07:41 am PDT #638 of 30000
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I have eaten pastries. And pasta carbonara.
I knew it would be hot, I knew there was no air conditioning (though there will be at our Munich hotel), and I knew that Europeans don't generally believe in ice. It was just...really hot, and we were climbing hills.
As Fiona said, the heat broke today, so the next couple of days will be nice before it gets hot again.
Tomorrow, art, and shopping for Swarovski jewelry.
Kat - Jul 29, 2013 7:32:33 am PDT #639 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
msbelle, I know that you get it, which doesn't make it suck any less. Is your brother upset by this too?
DavidS - Jul 29, 2013 7:39:01 am PDT #640 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have eaten pastries.
::fist pump::
msbelle - Jul 29, 2013 7:39:06 am PDT #641 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
He is less outwardly upset then me, but I think it hurts him.
I think he just wants his family to be happy for him and celebrate with him. But I also think he is at terms that if they will not meet him where he is, that he has made enough of a family for himself that he can just keep visits with them to a minimum and contact to civility.
He is my best friend and you know how emotional I get about crap. My people being hurt just makes me screamy mad.
le nubian - Jul 29, 2013 7:49:19 am PDT #642 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Burrell - Jul 29, 2013 7:54:53 am PDT #643 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I can see why it makes you angry, msbelle. Engagement and marriage are things to be celebrated, period. No place in that for parental pouting. Congrats to your brother!
In today's news, the plan for the day is to go check on my sister and take her to a doctor's appointment. We'll likely get the path report finally, and then we'll know what we're dealing with. Meanwhile the housecleaners are here so I haven't been able to get in the kitchen and make myself breakfast yet. I'm starving.
shrift - Jul 29, 2013 8:03:14 am PDT #644 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I have eaten pastries. And pasta carbonara.
Yay, delicious foodstuffs!
(I was reading an article this morning and a guy was named John Wren. I spent a few moments thinking how sweet it was that John Reese married one of Harold's aliases.)
Laura - Jul 29, 2013 8:05:50 am PDT #645 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I'm sorry, msbelle. It is sad that your parents are denying themselves the joy of achieving what every parents wants. We want our children to be happy. It's really pretty simple if we remember that it is what makes them happy, not us.
Now my kids on the other hand! Nah, really just want them to find their joy.
Burrell - Jul 29, 2013 8:16:48 am PDT #646 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
It is sad that your parents are denying themselves the joy of achieving what every parents wants. We want our children to be happy. It's really pretty simple if we remember that it is what makes them happy, not us.
That is the challenge of parenting, I suspect. I always think of those CS&N lines, "So feed them on your dreams/The ones they pick/The ones you know by."