tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post5265674183418294240..comments2023-12-16T22:38:40.273-08:00Comments on .: Pure Bragging. Deal with it.menohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-79165159484114036222007-11-28T15:53:00.000-08:002007-11-28T15:53:00.000-08:00Fabulous! Just the thing she needs to hear to inc...Fabulous! Just the thing she needs to hear to increase confidence for going to college. I was so afraid it was going to be hard and that I'd fail, and then when I went, I thought some courses were easier than high school! Best of luck to Em and congrats ...and, yes, it's okay to share you pride here!Mother of Inventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797365678860039018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-37709474464702905412007-11-27T19:28:00.000-08:002007-11-27T19:28:00.000-08:00Nice to drop by, Miss Meno. I became a Little Pop...Nice to drop by, Miss Meno. I became a Little Popular. Even a Little Popular is a big beast and it swallowed me. I call out to my friends, but they can't hear me from the belly of a Little Popular. You're so right about talent being cheap and popular. I know too many people who are more talented than me, but have a gelatinous backbone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-1383052667555112122007-11-27T15:33:00.000-08:002007-11-27T15:33:00.000-08:00Silly old bear. Big contrats, Em! You should be ...Silly old bear. Big contrats, Em! You should be very proud of your accomplishments! Even if your stodgy mom doesn't believe. *wink*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-23323700826300537992007-11-27T14:13:00.000-08:002007-11-27T14:13:00.000-08:00What better place to 'brag' than on your own blog?...What better place to 'brag' than on your own blog? Congrats to both Em and you! I love what Holly said. The backbone is a rare but beautiful thing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654221659666974164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-59800818147490905472007-11-27T13:28:00.000-08:002007-11-27T13:28:00.000-08:00It's always wonderful when we can be unabashedly p...It's always wonderful when we can be unabashedly proud of our children, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>:-)sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-31031291916837443172007-11-27T13:27:00.000-08:002007-11-27T13:27:00.000-08:00miss holly, you have managed to capture exactly wh...miss holly, you have managed to capture exactly why i have been hesitant to make a huge deal about this. Talent is cheap and common, but the hard work required to make something of it is all too rare. Nice to hear from you.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-82874109083376673552007-11-26T22:44:00.000-08:002007-11-26T22:44:00.000-08:00Talent is common. Backbone is rare. Here's hopin...Talent is common. Backbone is rare. Here's hoping her backbone is blue whale-sized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-48731100024845043242007-11-26T20:07:00.000-08:002007-11-26T20:07:00.000-08:00liv, but that paragraph is you, and me, for a reas...liv, but that paragraph is you, and me, for a reason. And rah all the hell to your peep.<BR/><BR/>wayfarer, thanks. Kinda scarym but cool.<BR/><BR/>dick, not ready for grandkids, not for many years, but i can sure see the appeal.<BR/><BR/>scott, you are the Therapy Group, not the Support Group. I agree with you. Too many expectations are a ticket to hell. But, damn i was proud. I tell her that writing well will serve her in many ways.<BR/><BR/>lu, nice if you to say that, but she blows my paltry skills all to hell.<BR/><BR/>hearts, i didn't know that. I knew she was good, and that words just gush out of her, but i hadn't realized that she might actually really be talented.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-80255086642583589022007-11-26T19:42:00.000-08:002007-11-26T19:42:00.000-08:00Well, I have a sneaking suspicion where she got th...Well, I have a sneaking suspicion where she got that talent.<BR/><BR/>How wonderful to have others acquiesce in what you already know about your child. I'm so delighted for both of you!heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-38104992599192825002007-11-26T19:27:00.000-08:002007-11-26T19:27:00.000-08:00No surprise-- she's had the best role model all al...No surprise-- she's had the best role model all along.luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486545199810361580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-91502454113298008532007-11-26T16:52:00.000-08:002007-11-26T16:52:00.000-08:00Although the news is good, the implications are no...Although the news is good, the implications are not nearly so good. <BR/><BR/>Now she has been handed expectations for her life that may actually torment her for many years.<BR/><BR/>While she is pursuing life and love and the almighty dollar, she may be plagued with the notion "I should be writing something great" all the while. <BR/><BR/>I have seen so many hit midlife and turn back and wonder, "but they said I was really quite very good. What happened to me?"<BR/><BR/>Your best advice to her would come in the form of "so whatness".<BR/><BR/>"Keep writing if it pleases you. Stop if it doesn't. Either way you're still way cool."Scott from Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01331284708780612453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-64144920006651621862007-11-26T13:33:00.000-08:002007-11-26T13:33:00.000-08:00You can do the same with Grandkids. And you don't...You can do the same with Grandkids. And you don't even have to take them home with you every night! Nor hear their griping very often, if ever.<BR/><BR/>It does sound like congratulations are due to Em.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381970360203140143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-21780186847180816332007-11-26T12:59:00.000-08:002007-11-26T12:59:00.000-08:00awww...congrads em!awww...congrads em!Wayfarer Scientistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996334636311497271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-7739325784442063512007-11-26T12:17:00.001-08:002007-11-26T12:17:00.001-08:00daphne, i missed you, but i wanted to say i think ...daphne, i missed you, but i wanted to say i think you get <I>exactly</I> how i feel.<BR/><BR/>jennifer, While having a "good" kid is great, there are still these questions as to what we should say/do. She does lots of writing, for school, for her live journal, plus she's just finishing up her 3rd year's attempt for NaNoWriMo. I think this year she will finish.menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-5223510704132068852007-11-26T12:17:00.000-08:002007-11-26T12:17:00.000-08:00that last paragraph is so me. em is a rockstar. ...that last paragraph is so me. em is a rockstar. so, i shoot you a brag back: peep has made a seamless transition from crib to big girl bed. i'd brag harder if my heart weren't aching to lose my baby a little.Livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09154719979114564561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-68816551913648096112007-11-26T12:05:00.000-08:002007-11-26T12:05:00.000-08:00Aren't parents funny? I felt the same way about th...Aren't parents funny? I felt the same way about the "ego" bit when Jess was coming up. With Scott, I was constantly nerve wracked in the opposite direction.<BR/><BR/>Good for Em. You should encourage her to start a blog. It's great practice. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-64352995051858850812007-11-26T08:27:00.000-08:002007-11-26T08:27:00.000-08:00mignon, she does have a live journal, but it's fri...mignon, she does have a live journal, but it's friends only, and i am not allowed to read it. Hooray for your kids too.<BR/><BR/>nancy, yes, i did tell her. She was pretty thrilled, although she has been getting some great feedback from this teacher herself.<BR/><BR/>mamap, yes, maybe, but where did the majority of it come from?<BR/><BR/>my pool, it was nice, although i didn't know how great she is.<BR/><BR/>crazymumma, she might. But she doesn't know my URL, so it might be a little tricky to not have her google the post and find it.<BR/><BR/>lynn, ha ha. I like the skywriting option.<BR/><BR/>ac, there are some great moments in parenthood, interspersed with moments of despair.<BR/><BR/>peevish, oh, MUCH cooler, because she has great parents.<BR/><BR/>marsha, she has grown better than this old tree, but thank you. :)<BR/><BR/>ttq, i'm not sure our relationship would survive that. She has very definite ideas about how most things should be done.<BR/><BR/>cagey, yeah! That's right! I was SHARING. :)menohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065283682414369608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-11148559833033271292007-11-26T08:06:00.000-08:002007-11-26T08:06:00.000-08:00That is not bragging - that is SHARING. :-) No sh...That is not bragging - that is SHARING. :-) No shame in that. <BR/><BR/>Very very cool!Cagey (Kelli Oliver George)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13691589813815058981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-77440948395146650092007-11-26T07:41:00.000-08:002007-11-26T07:41:00.000-08:00It's a funny thing to suspect that your child may ...It's a funny thing to suspect that your child may have special talent in something. I feel the same way which when I think about it, I tell myself to hush because what if I'm wrong? There's that fear of disappointment. But it's my disappointment not my children's. It's difficult to offer level-headed encouragement...Daphne Ennshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608993158840843002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-4367187586158610022007-11-26T07:06:00.000-08:002007-11-26T07:06:00.000-08:00You two should pen a blog together.You two should pen a blog together.TTQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09888187290526881563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-12784837799846169062007-11-26T07:04:00.000-08:002007-11-26T07:04:00.000-08:00the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.Marshamlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604324969370405697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-3723047445797353242007-11-26T06:29:00.000-08:002007-11-26T06:29:00.000-08:00Suspicions confirmed, eh? Maybe she'll be as cool ...Suspicions confirmed, eh? Maybe she'll be as cool as her mom someday. Or even cooler.peevishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135920853307511091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-15279080991823771812007-11-26T05:18:00.000-08:002007-11-26T05:18:00.000-08:00I love it when my daughter gets atta-girls. It ma...I love it when my daughter gets atta-girls. It makes me feel that, amidst all the anxiety that free-floats within me, there is a firm basis inside her that will carry her when I can't or shouldn't. YAY, EM indeed. and YaY mom too.AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02949724388906286696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-6224388923579079752007-11-25T20:47:00.000-08:002007-11-25T20:47:00.000-08:00I would be taking out an ad on the front page of ...I would be taking out an ad on the front page of the local newspaper with news like that! Heck, I'd probably hire an airplane to skywrite about it.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994258976391146989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306964.post-9429362787116774732007-11-25T18:21:00.000-08:002007-11-25T18:21:00.000-08:00Right on Em. Shit. I'm a little teary myself..(wou...Right on Em. <BR/><BR/>Shit. I'm a little teary myself..<BR/><BR/>(would she ever post anything on your blog I wonder?)crazymummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663148723513574331noreply@blogger.com