[QB][QUOTE]Originally posted by Nphone:


....... I love the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes"...I love the part where Kathy Bates rams those "pretty" young girl's car after they steal her parking space....the line was priceless as they are screaming at her..."I'm older and I have more insurance!" I think that is one of the perks of getting older...you can say pretty much anything you want and get away with it! People just think you are a little batty!.....

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>>>>>>>> Ok, having found that special post by Sandi, I find that we are involved in more "family dynamics"? This time with my older son and DIL. Apparently she has been angry at me for quite some time because I don't "DO" things for the kids in the way SHE thinks I "should".

SHE never calls me; it seems like she just stews and stews and then pressures my son into calling me. We rec'd a call from him when we were at the beach. "I'm mad at you, Mom, because you didn't get the same kind of gift for XX (my grandson) as you did for the girls." (Grandson = 2 yrs old; Girls = 1 is 7; other is 9). I got the girls a digital camera, thinking we could send pictures back and forth to one another. Got grandson a gift certificate to "Toys R Us". When I asked what to get him, "oh, it doesn't matter; just anything."


After son's phone call, I "thanked" him for feeling free enough to express his feelings with me and we ended the call on good terms. Later, I thought it over and wrote him an e-mail saying I never get any "thanks" for the things I DO, but I get a whole lot of heat for what I DON'T DO. It wasn't an angry e-mail to him, but just some expression of MY feelings for a change.

Since then, I have been getting -- hum, I won't call it HATE mail from his wife -- let's just call it I HIGHLY DISLIKE YOU mail. I'm confused with the whole thing and don't really know how to handle it. Actually, I'm pretty shocked, dismayed and angry. What'd I DO?

So, Sandi says when we get older we can say "pretty much what we want" -- Hey! I KNOW she didn't mean so much with FAMILY, but can a 26 year-old CHILD know that much? She "thinks" she does.

Janie

There is life after caregiving. For all of you out there that have finished your caregiving journey I'm here to say you can have a life after caregiving.

It has taken me a while to get to this point, but I am now firmly on my way towards completing that goal.

I have come to the conclusion that grieving takes the time it takes. It's different for everyone. You will know when you are ready to take your life back. I am ready now.

For those of you still in the caregiving role, I will help you any way I can.

Life is good.

Vicki

There is life after caregiving. For all of you out there that have finished your caregiving journey I'm here to say

Sugar,

The hugs are on their way-special delivery-

hug this till they get there

Pig Pen aka?

What, no hugs?

I have decided to be Sugarlips for today.

We will see what tomorrow brings.

Sugarlips

Snoopy, Try this

Vicki, Try this

Sugarlips, Try this

That's it, I'm all out of ideas.

Pig Pen

Pig Pen,
I am Snoopy no I am Vicki no I am Sugarlips.
Aaaccckkkk! I don't know who I am! Help!

?

Vicki,

I'm starting to get worried about you kiddo,
you seem to have some sort of identity crisis going on?

Anything I can help you with?

Will this help?

Jim

[ August 22, 2001: Message edited by: Pig Pen ]

Sandi,
Brain surgery! I love it. The jaunt into the backyard was very funny. Thanks for sharing it with us. We all needed a laugh.

Pig Pen,
Did you say something about a party? Just say when and where and the Peanuts gang
(and everyone else) will be there.

Vicki, I mean Snoopy

Edyth Ann,

That's Pig Pen, an ID all my own.

Look at this ladies Now she's trying to butter me up for a peach pie!

The ladies ate all the peaches but maybe bro will send more next month. We didn't even get to try to make ice cream

Guess I'll have to stash some for a special party, huh?

Jim

[ August 22, 2001: Message edited by: Pig Pen ]

You know, Janie, maybe if I had been standing near the tomato plants when this happened that little extra fertilizer.....naw...forget it!!!!

OK, Sandi, I'll keep your tomato angel guardian for you, but "can we talk" about your taking up brain surgery? After all, I just read about your jaunt into the backyard last night.

Janie

I am hoping that this icon is the guardian angel of "ripening tomatoes"...I read the post and will try that today.....

Otherwise I am giving up gardening and taking up brain surgery!!!!!

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Nphone:
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....... I love the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes"...I love the part where Kathy Bates rams those "pretty" young girl's car after they steal her parking space....the line was priceless as they are screaming at her..."I'm older and I have more insurance!" I think that is one of the perks of getting older...you can say pretty much anything you want and get away with it! People just think you are a little batty!.....

Vicki & Sandi, I LOVED that movie, too. By the way, Sandi did you catch GT's tips on ripening those bad boy T's? I sent you a red rose so maybe THEY would get the hint.

Janie

Don't forget the warm peach pie dear, sweet Jim ... eerrrrrrrrr I mean Pig Pen or is that Charlie Brown.

Edyth Ann,

Is that all we have to do.

Folks, love and

Edyth Ann is easy!

Jim

EA,
We do love you. How could we not?

Snoopy and all the Peanuts gang

There is only one thing you can do with me "You gotta love me!!!!"

I am off to bed folks as I have to get up at 4 am to go to work.

Edyth Ann,

What are we gonna do with you?

do with you?

do with you?

I'm stuck!

Jim

quote:

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Originally posted by Pig Pen:

I'm gonna have to make you a batch of my special Toll House

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Oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh Jim !!!!!! Toll House Cookies !!!!!!! You can have all my regular hugs. I am in heaven!!