tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post8900989873541902386..comments2023-09-09T07:45:00.979-04:00Comments on Learn, Live, and LOVE it!: Unwelcome Judgment from a StrangerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13580188285831662788noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-3621346093738694502015-06-04T16:46:15.520-04:002015-06-04T16:46:15.520-04:00I can empathize so much! I got some crazies trying...I can empathize so much! I got some crazies trying to tell me that I was a terrible mother for not inducing my child by her due date . . . and these weren't strangers. I thanked them for their advice/personal revelation, vented to a few close friends, and then continued to follow the revelation that I had already received. Imagine that! You did everything right. Also, that lady's a lightless grump.just a little bit mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093728665103077804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-42812848877930967782015-06-04T16:08:44.017-04:002015-06-04T16:08:44.017-04:00Sorry if this posts twice (computer just did . . ....Sorry if this posts twice (computer just did . . . something . . .). Eric's second response is spot-on! Both are good, but if you can go back in time, I'd use the second one. hahaha!just a little bit mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093728665103077804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-40206683165752320172015-05-26T23:17:03.724-04:002015-05-26T23:17:03.724-04:00LOL, you are so funny, honey!
LOL, you are so funny, honey!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580188285831662788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-64358773894182335262015-05-26T23:16:48.734-04:002015-05-26T23:16:48.734-04:00thanks, Mama. :)thanks, Mama. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580188285831662788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-24974377931303708032015-05-26T23:16:18.042-04:002015-05-26T23:16:18.042-04:00you're absolutely right, Sam. And I'm glad...you're absolutely right, Sam. And I'm glad you pointed that out because I had not been thinking about what might have brought her to that point. Who knows, maybe she has a grandchild she feels is being neglected or maybe she just had a terrible loss in the family. Who knows. I don't. So I should give her the benefit of the doubt that I would want to be given to me. Wise counsel. I'll work on that. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580188285831662788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-8488136863129425622015-05-26T23:14:31.736-04:002015-05-26T23:14:31.736-04:00so true about it being shocking because it isn'...so true about it being shocking because it isn't what I would do. Since the world is filled with people different from me, though, I'm going to have to get used to it, I 'spose. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580188285831662788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-84329574143055784022015-05-26T18:43:16.519-04:002015-05-26T18:43:16.519-04:00Here's the lesson that I'm very slowly lea...Here's the lesson that I'm very slowly learning: although it's possible to know that someone was out of line (and this lady clearly was), it's impossible to know the complete context. Just like she didn't know all of those things about you (or that you're an incredible mom who spends so much time designing and implementing amazing learning activities for your kids), you don't know what has been going on in her life that would lead up to her chastising a stranger for no good reason. Remembering that the "didn't she know..." coin has two sides is the key to forgiveness for me.<br /><br />I'll use it in a while. For now, I'm just going to be ticked that this rude lady ambushed an amazing person! Kris and Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572528573621069084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-55519249757022244212015-05-26T16:38:09.828-04:002015-05-26T16:38:09.828-04:00I completely know how you feel!! And I honestly th...I completely know how you feel!! And I honestly think that the pain and shock of it all goes so deep because you are someone who earnestly seeks to find the good in others. Rather than judging or finding fault in someone, you make the conscious choice to be positive and say encouraging words. So when someone is so awfully rude like that it hurts deep in your heart. You have such a good soul, and I always am grateful for your example as we experience motherhood together. Please know that you are good, strong, and beautiful. And it's okay to be hurt and stung by this, time will help heal it. God has much better things in store for you. :) heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943414688590535473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-3238375637535583152015-05-26T15:18:16.257-04:002015-05-26T15:18:16.257-04:00oops I meant "too", not "to"oops I meant "too", not "to"<br />Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375108444326909756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-16662214502428896242015-05-26T15:17:07.480-04:002015-05-26T15:17:07.480-04:00Here's a couple good ones to try:
"Hey g...Here's a couple good ones to try:<br /><br />"Hey guess what! Earplugs are 50% off today to! Down aisle 4, can't miss 'em. Why don't you go check that out."<br /><br />Or maybe "ONE crybaby is plenty for me to handle right now, thanks very much."Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375108444326909756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-69416557652736028162015-05-26T14:41:11.790-04:002015-05-26T14:41:11.790-04:00I'm always amazed by what total strangers feel...I'm always amazed by what total strangers feel is OK to editorialize about. You don't know the back story, so MYOB! Love you, sweetie!<br />Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375888287329720552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-7278404854777488682015-05-26T14:02:13.566-04:002015-05-26T14:02:13.566-04:00thanks, Mel. You're right, of course. I don...thanks, Mel. You're right, of course. I don't think she deserves to have any power over my peace of mind. So now if I could just let it go...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580188285831662788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-16354128500753040422015-05-26T13:55:13.947-04:002015-05-26T13:55:13.947-04:00ELECTRONIC HUGS TO YOU <3ELECTRONIC HUGS TO YOU <3Jessa Young Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623861801401776887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-45911568502572309302015-05-26T13:54:21.394-04:002015-05-26T13:54:21.394-04:00"Every day you're not dead in the ground,..."Every day you're not dead in the ground, when you wake up in the morning, you're gonna have to make some decisions. Got to ask yourself this question: "Am I gonna believe all them bad things them fools say about me today?"<br /><br />Anyone who shame/berates someone while they are clearly drowning, has some serious issues. You can't let someone like that have that much power over your well-being. It's not worth it. You have other fish to fry, snot to wipe, Hugs to give-- and receive. Jessa Young Musichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623861801401776887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-1016626040095067792015-05-26T13:40:38.728-04:002015-05-26T13:40:38.728-04:00So now I need to hear the slimed story....:) Thank...So now I need to hear the slimed story....:) Thanks for your support!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580188285831662788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-38768439162618847582015-05-26T13:40:11.007-04:002015-05-26T13:40:11.007-04:00I know, Lisa. I always come up with witty response...I know, Lisa. I always come up with witty responses or bold comebacks in my mind afterwards, but I don't think I could ever ACTUALLY say them to a stranger. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580188285831662788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-46177748970855265712015-05-26T13:21:25.673-04:002015-05-26T13:21:25.673-04:00I am so sorry that you got slimed!! I always call ...I am so sorry that you got slimed!! I always call it that (long story). This lady had no idea what she was talking about, of course. You are fabulous. FABULOUS. And so are your totally normal and also spectacular children. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01958862600588139578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5571565192190133699.post-16414308825157955952015-05-26T12:22:42.370-04:002015-05-26T12:22:42.370-04:00Rough. I hate feeling accountable to strangers, ev...Rough. I hate feeling accountable to strangers, even though I know I don't have to answer to them. Afterwards I'm torn between wishing I'd really laid into them, and wishing I'd ignored them completely because it's really none of their business. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984216144663314734noreply@blogger.com