tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post1863130210909052316..comments2024-03-11T16:14:49.158-07:00Comments on Don't pet me, I'm writing: Why does this keep happening to us?TAWNA FENSKEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-82906592612150659972014-11-23T22:57:22.362-08:002014-11-23T22:57:22.362-08:00that must be an outstanding share. please feel fre...that must be an outstanding share. please feel free to share some of few stories on my blog as well.<br /><a href="http://www.findmypetapp.com/dog-food-recipes" rel="nofollow">dog food recipes</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06215786991184520008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-39008368860652292752014-11-22T16:03:49.509-08:002014-11-22T16:03:49.509-08:00I love this. It's a great reminder to keep thi...I love this. It's a great reminder to keep things in perspective, and I love that you were able to use it as a teachable moment. I hope she learned something from it, too.<br /><br />Sometimes I find myself annoyed after I go to the grocery story and have to move everything around so I can fit in one more bag of frozen peas or whatever. And then I remind myself that I am LUCKY to have so much food that it won't all fit into my ample storage space. Because so many people in this world would love to have this problem.Caryn Caldwellhttp://www.caryncaldwell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-46112680865281324342014-11-19T14:20:28.003-08:002014-11-19T14:20:28.003-08:00I learned my lesson many years ago and thankfully ...I learned my lesson many years ago and thankfully it has stuck.<br /><br />I was in the hospital waiting for cancer surgery and feeling very sorry for myself when I learned that a friend of mine had had an accident and would never walk again. At that moment I felt extremely thankful that while I may be about to suffer a lousy couple of weeks, I would walk out of the hospital on my own two feet.<br /><br />The other amazing reminder was an interview, again, many years ago, with Michael J Fox shortly after he'd been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. When asked how he felt about facing a future with a disease that could be terribly debilitating, his response was that we all had a sack of rocks to tote around and this was his.<br /><br />I often shrug at a bad moment and say, just my sack of rocks. But I never forget how lucky I am.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539508692735326322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-5526988521367201892014-11-18T16:02:18.865-08:002014-11-18T16:02:18.865-08:00I work in grocery. This time of year is especially...I work in grocery. This time of year is especially hard. My back hurts, my wrist hurts, my feet hurt...and I deal with customers who are 'entitled' or just plain dicks. I repeat the words, 'great health insurance'over and over again. And then I get the customer who uses a riding chair because she has MS. Or the woman whose hands are so deformed with arthritis that she has trouble getting her money out, or the sweet woman who tells me her husband is terminally ill, and I remember how lucky I am to have a wonderful family and a happy life and be capable of doing a job that requires standing and lifting, not to mention providing that all important health insurance, and I'm ashamed of my mental whining. It's all about perspective. Thanks Tawna for a thought provoking post. You are the coolest!<br />Tammy J. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528578229286947687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-27744218851278558592014-11-18T04:49:17.725-08:002014-11-18T04:49:17.725-08:00I spent many years dealing with horrible chronic i...I spent many years dealing with horrible chronic illness and pain, and one of the ways I got through it was to think, "Other people have it worse." Which, no matter your situation, is almost always true.<br /><br />What's that old quote...<br />"I felt sad because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet."Deborah Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032614187237072683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-76715365923045880882014-11-17T23:57:13.568-08:002014-11-17T23:57:13.568-08:00I fall into fits of despair routinely. Sometimes i...I fall into fits of despair routinely. Sometimes it helps to think of the people who have real problems, and then I think, 'I have real problems, too!' When I'm in a better mood, I think of some of the countries I saw when I was a flight attendant, and how people lived in those countries. Yes, it does bring perspective, and yes, I do count my blessings, but the very next time I drop something, or make a mess, or the internet goes out... ChezGigi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014558816613881188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-64731799004027092852014-11-17T23:20:33.842-08:002014-11-17T23:20:33.842-08:00Darn. I sooooo wanted to channel my two year old s...Darn. I sooooo wanted to channel my two year old self. <br /><br />Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-31743451839137195362014-11-17T21:57:30.682-08:002014-11-17T21:57:30.682-08:00The sense of entitlement that so many people have ...The sense of entitlement that so many people have really bothers me. I worked in retail for years, and many of the customers felt "entitled" to treat retail salespeople like me as if we were their servants. They threw tantrums over the dumbest things, like store credit cards, products that were out of stock, or salespeople who weren't folding clothes quickly enough. Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-77215842230373232682014-11-17T07:30:57.191-08:002014-11-17T07:30:57.191-08:00This past weekend, I visited New York and crashed ...This past weekend, I visited New York and crashed with a good friend in Brooklyn. We've, uh, gotten romantic in the past with the understanding that not much can come of it in the long-term as I live in Chicago.<br /><br />He's seeing someone now so no hanky-panky for me.<br /><br />I was a little peeved, then I realized I had a free place to stay in a cool area of Brooklyn, and that I was about to spend almost four days in New York, seeing shows, going to cool places and most awesomely, having breakfast with my new agent.<br /><br />Perspective. :)<br /><br />(Also, dude is still a really good friend and we had an awesome time hanging out. We just kept our clothes on.)miaohdeuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17391718854889169217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422555164465305734.post-50116194333692968702014-11-17T04:28:28.198-08:002014-11-17T04:28:28.198-08:00On a purely 'writing career' perspective, ...On a purely 'writing career' perspective, I try to remember how I felt being unagented/unpublished so that I never take being agented/published for granted. <br /><br />On a real life perspective, I find that I can never successfully wallow in self-pity since, as you said, I have toes and (YA) sex scenes and dinner.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525836364241572779noreply@blogger.com