tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post2969177903476201263..comments2023-10-22T05:08:51.281-06:00Comments on Confessions of a Rotten Correspondent: The Thursday Threethe rotten correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02704525054720181936noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-21220365960708718592008-02-16T02:09:00.000-06:002008-02-16T02:09:00.000-06:00Here here , i think most of the holidays are silly...Here here , i think most of the holidays are silly and just asking for money.<BR/><BR/>Love Greys thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-48882041993147498222008-02-15T15:16:00.000-06:002008-02-15T15:16:00.000-06:00Totally agree with you re New Year's Eve, it sucks...Totally agree with you re New Year's Eve, it sucks. A load of hype and what for? A hangover and a bunch of regrets that you didn't do last year better. Valentine's day is not as bad, although I think it's a bit cheesy. Last year my husband was away on business and he ordered some flowers for me as I'd be at home on my own. The florist forgot them and delivered them the following day, after I'd been sniffy and off with husband over the phone for not bothering. Bugger.<BR/><BR/>Mother's Day, well, I used to think I could handle it if my children didn't bother as it is a bit of an invention of the card-making industry. However, when my son didn't send me a card or phone, I can tell you I was so upset. When his sister told him to ring I was, of course, bright and breezy with him, told him it didn't really matter and said it was OK. But I was so hurt. Typical.Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-69732349227249147442008-02-15T07:54:00.000-06:002008-02-15T07:54:00.000-06:00I couldn't agree more!I couldn't agree more!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-23680545539596882582008-02-15T05:56:00.000-06:002008-02-15T05:56:00.000-06:00With you on them all......special days to celebrat...With you on them all......special days to celebrate your love for another or your mother - why? Are we just supposed to love them on those days? and New Years Eve......hate it, always have done, the most depressing "fun" night of the year ever!<BR/><BR/>Great blog xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-32031930492162401182008-02-15T04:53:00.000-06:002008-02-15T04:53:00.000-06:00Agree with completely. Ditto with Bosses Day (WTF?...Agree with completely. Ditto with Bosses Day (WTF?), Secretary's Day (how condescending), Grandparents' Day (mine are all dead).<BR/><BR/>Mr. Pi, bless his heart, brought home a pint of my favorite Ben & Jerry's and a card. Later we saw an ad on TV on giving chocolate as <I>necessary</I> or the female would be crushed. He looked at me sheepishly as we were enjoying ice cream and asked, "Is that true?" I said no, a pint of my favorite ice cream was ever so much better. <BR/><BR/>He buys me flowers every so often in the winter because he knows I love flowers, but not for an occasion.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784078775130185200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-68020275301161908692008-02-14T20:42:00.000-06:002008-02-14T20:42:00.000-06:00We're not heavy on the holidays here, but last yea...We're not heavy on the holidays here, but last year, when we didn't give each other Valentines, Kelsey was very hurt. She had made one for everybody, and nobody had done anything in return. Yes, worst parent of the year award. All holidays are now great festivals around here. Just for her. Cuz she's like that. And we're suckers who love her.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656235714427761274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-89741048544001407272008-02-14T18:15:00.000-06:002008-02-14T18:15:00.000-06:00Hello! I agree with you, with the tv shows, I don...Hello! I agree with you, with the tv shows, I don't watch tv much at all.<BR/>As for the holidays, we keep them very low key, and I like that. Valentines Day, is a sweet day, just for us to show our love. The whole family. In the am, we all get one gift and the cards, mostly hand made. Love those! David surprised me, with roses this year. That was sweet. But that is about it, all over by am. The kids have stuff at school. My school does too, it is cute getting cards from the little ones. They are so excited, one little girl came up to me and said, "it even has a tatoo." I was thinking, "great, I'll stick it right on my ass!"<BR/><BR/>New Years Eve, we just all stay home. We play games, watch movies, make predictions, have a nice dinner, just family. Mellow. I like it.<BR/><BR/>Mother's Day is so much better being a mom. The girls love to make/buy me gifts and take or make me brunch. That is it. When my mom was alive, it was a different story. Much harder. <BR/><BR/>Easter...well, somehow it's lost it's meaning, as far as the religious part. They are too old for the Easter Bunny, thank God. But again, a nice family day.<BR/><BR/>The theme, as you see, the mellower ,the better! I enjoy that part. Putting the focus on my kids is always the trick for me.<BR/>XOXOXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-57918853860123902912008-02-14T15:50:00.000-06:002008-02-14T15:50:00.000-06:00Hi RCWhen I was in college and none of my friends ...Hi RC<BR/><BR/>When I was in college and none of my friends had boyfriends, we used to have a "St. Richards Party". As in, guys are St. Richard...of course we were referring to the nickname of Richard. We would have a list of names that would be proudly displayed on our poster we created. Such names as Buttface, Loser 1, Loser 2, Jason, Ron, and anybody else that deserved the title of St. Richard. We used to laugh the entire day - espcecially as the names got more creative. In fact, if you put a gun to my head, i dont think i could actually remember Buttface's real name...Just that he was an ex of a friend. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, have a great day because it is Thursday!Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777018175252208693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-26682826950202682122008-02-14T15:32:00.000-06:002008-02-14T15:32:00.000-06:00Rc - I just knew it was a good idea to come over h...Rc - I just knew it was a good idea to come over here on a day like today. I'm right behind you on all counts. Leaving now, grinning!merry weatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790847146645006254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-51810887106177477962008-02-14T13:14:00.000-06:002008-02-14T13:14:00.000-06:00hmm i've gotten 3 things of roses. one each on goi...hmm i've gotten 3 things of roses. one each on going back to college jr and sr years, and one for an anniversary, 4th, maybe. red, white, and multicolor roses. i think it is a bit of a waste. i got my hubby a card, but i work so hard every frickin day to make my hubby feel loved. i have told him at least 5 times now not to do anything for me. the card was in his white tshirt in his drawer, apparently he grabbed the one in the back, not the front, so he missed it. i called to tell him that he missed it. silly boy. silly me for thinking he'd take the only shirt that was in the front of the drawer. ack. we may have a 'heart shaped pizza' for dinner. and that's about it.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04474928571871603804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-86696253524629323062008-02-14T13:04:00.000-06:002008-02-14T13:04:00.000-06:00Couldn't agree more about the Valentine's day. It...Couldn't agree more about the Valentine's day. It's just a money making scam if you ask me!<BR/><BR/>Crystal xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-62312367983754861242008-02-14T11:24:00.000-06:002008-02-14T11:24:00.000-06:00I agree totally. The Man makes every week around h...I agree totally. <BR/><BR/>The Man makes every week around here a holiday. He brings me presents at least once a week if not more...<BR/><BR/>I on the other hand never know what to buy him. Hopefully my treating him to a romantic supper tonight will be a huge surprise. He does all the cooking in the house - so maybe it will.aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-55962788143696919372008-02-14T10:40:00.000-06:002008-02-14T10:40:00.000-06:00I hear what you're saying especially about Valenti...I hear what you're saying especially about Valentines Day. There's this overwhelming pressure to buy something for your loved one otherwise it means you DON'T love her enough to buy her something. Bollocks to all that.<BR/><BR/>Actually, this morning I succumbed (slightly) and decided to send The Frog Queen an e-card. It's free so I'm cheap as well. I managed to bugger it up somehow and sent the card to myself. I gave up after that.....Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-75133946299064205242008-02-14T10:03:00.000-06:002008-02-14T10:03:00.000-06:00I once got married on Valentine's Day and, since i...I once got married on Valentine's Day and, since it ended in divorce, my current hubby never has to celebrate Valentine's Day.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727506305170439878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-86337587248235754742008-02-14T09:35:00.000-06:002008-02-14T09:35:00.000-06:00I've been reading for a long time and finally deci...I've been reading for a long time and finally decided to post a comment. My name came from fifteen year old girl and fifteen year old boy when they were younger because it reminded them of grandma. I agree about the holidays you chose and wanted to add to my two cents comment. Many years ago the woman who started mother's day tried to get it undone, because she felt it had become too commercial, but she obviously had lost control of her good idea.Graham Crackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12001146418079784785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-792852907316163392008-02-14T09:33:00.000-06:002008-02-14T09:33:00.000-06:00I totally agree with what you said too! I had a fr...I totally agree with what you said too! I had a friend who's husband bought her a Mother's Day present when she hadn't even had a kid yet! That's just weird. My mom always called Mother's day Black Sunday because it seemed her kids were always the worst on that day and her birthday. I hate Valentine's day too because I am not much of a sappy romantic and that's what this day seems to expect. Romance, not a present...how about doing the dishes for me. Or getting up with the kids.LCMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09302609358772748900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-70548439307024757732008-02-14T08:12:00.000-06:002008-02-14T08:12:00.000-06:00I agree even as I continue to bow to the Hallmark ...I agree even as I continue to bow to the Hallmark gods. My husband feels pressure to perform due to his experiences with his first wife, who was quite, how shall I put it, traditional, and then I don't want to look unromantic, so....but I've mentioned before that he's so good with the everyday stuff, which is definitely more important.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691293013547048119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-29737681637970120812008-02-14T07:06:00.000-06:002008-02-14T07:06:00.000-06:00Happy Valentines Day! & thank you for your kind wo...Happy Valentines Day! & thank you for your kind words and thoughts.<BR/>If you wanna hear my voice, go to my blog. THe kids and I made some short videos.kittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049382336915982813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-46837908221047828462008-02-14T06:43:00.000-06:002008-02-14T06:43:00.000-06:00i see a recurring thread here.....a dislike of bei...i see a recurring thread here.....a dislike of being told, "now you must declare how you feel!"lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-2553747991079491432008-02-14T06:01:00.000-06:002008-02-14T06:01:00.000-06:00Okay, I have no problem with Valentine's Day, as i...Okay, I have no problem with Valentine's Day, as it at least has some historic relevance. It was first linked to romance, allegedly, by Geoffrey Chaucer back in the 1300's. <BR/><BR/>But I do have a problem with Sweetest Day in October. What the hell is up with that? We've already got Valentine's Day, why do we need <I>another</I> holiday devoted to romance?<BR/><BR/>Maybe the problem isn't the holidays themselves, it's the crass commercial culture that's grown up around it.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900746787671291548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-81646775076944745882008-02-14T05:26:00.000-06:002008-02-14T05:26:00.000-06:00Oh yes...I am so with you on that one! We never d...Oh yes...I am so with you on that one! We never do anything for Valentine's Day...Himself knocked the romance out of me years ago so I don't even bother thinking about it now, it's just another day.<BR/><BR/>New Year I do enjoy, we might meet with friends or jsut stay at home but I do like to mark the passing of the year. <BR/><BR/>Mother's Day, for whatever good reason it was started, is flogged to death over here in the UK and it is a licence for florists to print money. I don't know if it's happened in the US as well but some bright spark also started "Grandparents Day". <BR/><BR/>Absolutely ridiculous.Aoj and The Lurchershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509080861414248189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-56919739552947534962008-02-14T05:21:00.000-06:002008-02-14T05:21:00.000-06:00Please pick up your new award from my post!Please pick up your new award from my post!www.retiredandcrazy.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130398756223000765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-37211558991852326702008-02-14T04:06:00.000-06:002008-02-14T04:06:00.000-06:00I agree. Many of these holidays don't make sense....I agree. Many of these holidays don't make sense. I think most of these holidays are pushed for the commercial aspect.<BR/><BR/>For someone like me who doesn't have a mate, doesn't have a family....yeah, these "celebrations" tend to be fodder for a sense of intense isolation. Thanks Hallmark.Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698723455094876828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-87734422113666473872008-02-14T03:52:00.000-06:002008-02-14T03:52:00.000-06:00yes I agree RC. But you put it a lot better than m...yes I agree RC. But you put it a lot better than me!Flowerpothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14102679179201725732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-24009400908833618372008-02-14T02:37:00.000-06:002008-02-14T02:37:00.000-06:00I'm like my two cents: It all depends on your atti...I'm like my two cents: It all depends on your attitude. I like Valentine's Day. I'm going to treat myself to a mocha latta. And I'll give my kids a little chocolate. Some for the hubby too. I'm fine with staying home New Year's Eve. And I love the making of resolutions and thinking over the past year. And I personally think there should be more mother's days. :) I have fur kids. How about one for each of them???Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.com