Comments on: Nasty Drivers and Spoiled Fish http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/07/15/nasty-drivers-and-spoiled-fish/ express : discover : renew : create Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:39:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Kathryn http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/07/15/nasty-drivers-and-spoiled-fish/#comment-4894 Kathryn Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:08:52 +0000 http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/?p=2562#comment-4894 Hi Kate, it's wonderful to hear from you! I think of you sometimes and wonder how life in Austin is going for you, so it's gratifying that you commented. :) I so enjoyed your writing (and actually felt a little envy when you'd read your work to us). I hope you still find time for writing if that is your heart's wish. I remember when you were expecting Julian. Congratulations! Hi Kate, it’s wonderful to hear from you! I think of you sometimes and wonder how life in Austin is going for you, so it’s gratifying that you commented. :) I so enjoyed your writing (and actually felt a little envy when you’d read your work to us). I hope you still find time for writing if that is your heart’s wish. I remember when you were expecting Julian. Congratulations!

]]> By: Kate Walker http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/07/15/nasty-drivers-and-spoiled-fish/#comment-4893 Kate Walker Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:11:29 +0000 http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/?p=2562#comment-4893 Hi Kathryn, I'm an old acquaintance of yours from a memoir writing group you started a couple of years ago. We have both had children since we last saw each other. I've peeked (lurked?) on your blog from time to time over these past two years and have enjoyed your many insights into the whole experience of motherhood. Through your blog I've also discovered Karen Miller's blog and book and have enjoyed those very much. I totally understand your ambivalence about the specatator aspect of blogging. I've contributed to that phenomenon myself by reading and not commenting, until now. Your writing is so clear, heartfelt, honest. Thank you for putting it out there. I totally get wanting to take a hiatus. I regularly take a hiatus from everything but the absolute survival stuff. I pare it all down to only what absolutely must happen. I see nothing wrong with staying inside for a couple days at a time, turning off the phone and taking it extremely easy at home with your child. PBS is a wonderful, gentle, soothing source of family friendly media that helps me get through some of those zero energy days. I know you will find what works for you. I limit socialization and email contact, phone contact, unnecessary chores and just try to get through the exhausting experience of raising a young one. I hope you will accept my apologies for lurking so long and please know that I think you and your blog are just fabulous. But you and your daughter are the most fabulous, so just focus on that if you need to and it will work out! Many good and restful wishes to you and your family, Kate (Mom to Julian a.ka. "Wolfie", age 2) Hi Kathryn,
I’m an old acquaintance of yours from a memoir writing group you started a couple of years ago. We have both had children since we last saw each other. I’ve peeked (lurked?) on your blog from time to time over these past two years and have enjoyed your many insights into the whole experience of motherhood. Through your blog I’ve also discovered Karen Miller’s blog and book and have enjoyed those very much.

I totally understand your ambivalence about the specatator aspect of blogging. I’ve contributed to that phenomenon myself by reading and not commenting, until now.

Your writing is so clear, heartfelt, honest. Thank you for putting it out there. I totally get wanting to take a hiatus. I regularly take a hiatus from everything but the absolute survival stuff. I pare it all down to only what absolutely must happen. I see nothing wrong with staying inside for a couple days at a time, turning off the phone and taking it extremely easy at home with your child. PBS is a wonderful, gentle, soothing source of family friendly media that helps me get through some of those zero energy days.

I know you will find what works for you. I limit socialization and email contact, phone contact, unnecessary chores and just try to get through the exhausting experience of raising a young one.

I hope you will accept my apologies for lurking so long and please know that I think you and your blog are just fabulous. But you and your daughter are the most fabulous, so just focus on that if you need to and it will work out!

Many good and restful wishes to you and your family,
Kate (Mom to Julian a.ka. “Wolfie”, age 2)

]]> By: Kathryn http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/07/15/nasty-drivers-and-spoiled-fish/#comment-4890 Kathryn Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:43:52 +0000 http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/?p=2562#comment-4890 Ooooh, I do feel the love. Thank you all. :) LKD, I haven't demonstrated the talking into the fan fun yet. I will the next time we have it on! Gerry, very good point about the risk of thwarting others behind a wheel. *sigh* Ooooh, I do feel the love. Thank you all. :)

LKD, I haven’t demonstrated the talking into the fan fun yet. I will the next time we have it on!

Gerry, very good point about the risk of thwarting others behind a wheel. *sigh*

]]> By: gerry rosser http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/07/15/nasty-drivers-and-spoiled-fish/#comment-4887 gerry rosser Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:49:03 +0000 http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/?p=2562#comment-4887 True, nobody has to turn right on red. If I am behind someone who doesn't, I just sit and ponder the infinite. I also do not like being honked at, and often my response is the same as yours. However, there is much evil afoot in the world, and is not necessarily safe to thwart someone's wishes even if they are a rude a*****e. Zen up a little for you own sake, not for theirs. Om. Cheer up, you are still my oldes friend in the blogosphere, and I'm still here. That should be enough to perk anyone up! Well, maybe . . . True, nobody has to turn right on red. If I am behind someone who doesn’t, I just sit and ponder the infinite. I also do not like being honked at, and often my response is the same as yours. However, there is much evil afoot in the world, and is not necessarily safe to thwart someone’s wishes even if they are a rude a*****e. Zen up a little for you own sake, not for theirs. Om.

Cheer up, you are still my oldes friend in the blogosphere, and I’m still here. That should be enough to perk anyone up!
Well, maybe . . .

]]> By: withsticks http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/07/15/nasty-drivers-and-spoiled-fish/#comment-4882 withsticks Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:24:16 +0000 http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/?p=2562#comment-4882 I'm not sorry to say this but GOOD for you to not let yourself be bullied by that driver. I wanted to tell you, thanks to you I now am learning sign language. It was after your post about Claire knowing the sign for 'enough'. I know know how to sign pastuerized milk. You should look it up if you need a laugh, it's on the same website you posted. I’m not sorry to say this but GOOD for you to not let yourself be bullied by that driver.

I wanted to tell you, thanks to you I now am learning sign language. It was after your post about Claire knowing the sign for ‘enough’.
I know know how to sign pastuerized milk. You should look it up if you need a laugh, it’s on the same website you posted.

]]> By: lkd http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/07/15/nasty-drivers-and-spoiled-fish/#comment-4881 lkd Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:12:30 +0000 http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/?p=2562#comment-4881 Hey, you showed me some love, so here's some love right back atcha, sister! (smile) Meanwhile, I'm a total sucker for a kid who knows how to use a fan! (grin) Have you talked into the fan so she hears your voice all weird and whirry? I'm so glad I'm not the only passive-aggressive person on this planet. Just this morning, there was someone riding my ass into work. The closer he got (he was practically in my backseat), the slower I drove until we were both driving the speed limit. And the speed limit, 35 mph, feels mighty slow on a four lane road that morning commuters are accustomed to taking at 10, 20 and even 30 miles per hour over the speed limit. Alas, the driver next to me was also doing the speed limit, so poor mister tailgater had to slow down and back off. Ha. Your daughter made me smile. Thank you for that. Hey, you showed me some love, so here’s some love right back atcha, sister! (smile)

Meanwhile, I’m a total sucker for a kid who knows how to use a fan! (grin) Have you talked into the fan so she hears your voice all weird and whirry?

I’m so glad I’m not the only passive-aggressive person on this planet. Just this morning, there was someone riding my ass into work. The closer he got (he was practically in my backseat), the slower I drove until we were both driving the speed limit. And the speed limit, 35 mph, feels mighty slow on a four lane road that morning commuters are accustomed to taking at 10, 20 and even 30 miles per hour over the speed limit. Alas, the driver next to me was also doing the speed limit, so poor mister tailgater had to slow down and back off.

Ha.

Your daughter made me smile. Thank you for that.

]]> By: marta http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/07/15/nasty-drivers-and-spoiled-fish/#comment-4880 marta Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:34:32 +0000 http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/?p=2562#comment-4880 If you could see how cranky I get some days! You'll have plenty of cranky days, but many beautiful ones too. Here's some love coming at you! If you could see how cranky I get some days! You’ll have plenty of cranky days, but many beautiful ones too.

Here’s some love coming at you!

]]> By: Eden http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/07/15/nasty-drivers-and-spoiled-fish/#comment-4879 Eden Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:46:47 +0000 http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/?p=2562#comment-4879 LOVE *point* There's some ;) LOVE

*point*

There’s some ;)

]]> By: M Sinclair Stevens http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/07/15/nasty-drivers-and-spoiled-fish/#comment-4878 M Sinclair Stevens Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:10:50 +0000 http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/?p=2562#comment-4878 It's the heat. It’s the heat.

]]> By: Patti Kramer http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/2008/07/15/nasty-drivers-and-spoiled-fish/#comment-4877 Patti Kramer Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:38:00 +0000 http://www.kathrynpetroharper.com/mindfullife/?p=2562#comment-4877 Well? We have a guest room; king size bed, pool, garden, and you wouldn't have to cook. of course you'd have to get out here to New York. All these irritations will pass, try to focus on the good stuff, and you'll get more of it! Well? We have a guest room; king size bed, pool, garden, and you wouldn’t have to cook. of course you’d have to get out here to New York. All these irritations will pass, try to focus on the good stuff, and you’ll get more of it!

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