tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638185360970117272.post6554275986896572304..comments2023-08-05T06:14:28.391-07:00Comments on We Are One: You don't know?Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07083142637240943607noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638185360970117272.post-71966272848242410092010-12-05T13:25:35.933-07:002010-12-05T13:25:35.933-07:00Jasmine, I am glad to hear that you can enjoy your...Jasmine, I am glad to hear that you can enjoy your meals now. :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083142637240943607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638185360970117272.post-19986475436305538742010-12-05T00:02:48.448-07:002010-12-05T00:02:48.448-07:00"I'm not stupid" was the phrase that..."I'm not stupid" was the phrase that ran through my brain like a ticker tape throughout my childhood. I was d**n right! My Nparents were the stupid crazy people, not me!<br /><br />A quick college memory: I was 23, having dinner with my new apartment roommates,when they started acting really weird. One girl asked the other how her day went. The reply was friendly and upbeat. On and on it went like this. Friendly banter back and forth--no complaining, gossiping, criticizing??? I was bewildered and struck dumb. I tried to figure out why they were being so proper and fake in front of me.<br /><br />Many years later I felt angry that my childhood meal times were full of nf nonchalantly ordering my mom to get him more this and that while he kept up a constant barrage of negative conversation.<br />Needless to say, my two brothers and I became VERY FAST EATERS.<br /><br />I'm soooo grateful those days are long gone. DH and I enjoy our meals together. I love cooking for the two of us and also my 25 yo son:) I'm looking forward to cooking home made chili tomorrow and baking Christmas cookies with my son soon. Life is Good!!Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07166710072227657016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638185360970117272.post-57758953667350318962010-12-04T14:05:19.518-07:002010-12-04T14:05:19.518-07:00One of the nice things about counseling, I learned...One of the nice things about counseling, I learned that I wasn't a crazy kid, I was a kid trying to survive a crazy world.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083142637240943607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2638185360970117272.post-87025278364691350962010-12-04T09:08:12.478-07:002010-12-04T09:08:12.478-07:00Having had only fleeting glimpses into "norma...Having had only fleeting glimpses into "normal" families, I too, had nothing to draw on. For instance, I always thought holidays like Xmas were occasions to be endured not enjoyed! I was blown away that my friend's mum helped her out by babysitting now and then!<br /><br />Ar first, I felt really stupid as I began to realize how screwed up my childhood had been. Now I understand that I am not the screw up here, they are.mulderfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500535934417551223noreply@blogger.com