tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post3185500011994046756..comments2023-10-16T08:47:15.509-04:00Comments on Kay's Thinking Cap: Post-Holiday Thoughts -- Crabby and OtherwiseKay Dennisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-1412372444513420782012-01-01T02:08:44.864-05:002012-01-01T02:08:44.864-05:00Sounds like you got some insight into where you fe...Sounds like you got some insight into where you feel most comfortable for the holidays. Though I don't spend tons of times with my kids and grandkids, I'm grateful for the times we do. I'm so sorry that you and your sons are not closer. That has to be incredibly hard for you. <br /><br />Here's hoping they come around in 2012.Fran aka Redondowriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10603407790426583209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-49567758800337001792011-12-31T15:55:15.537-05:002011-12-31T15:55:15.537-05:00I shoulda stopped by here before my Diana Krall po...I shoulda stopped by here before my Diana Krall post -- we are clearly on the same Buckeye wave-length. I originally considered the greatest -- Ella Fitzgerald. <br /><br />As for the family business, likely it is about them, not you, as you note.<br /><br />2012 will be whatever it is, hopefully with more positives than negatives for you and all of us.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-38703827666264014692011-12-30T23:08:37.795-05:002011-12-30T23:08:37.795-05:00Dear Kay and Crabby....we love ya, and I just let ...Dear Kay and Crabby....we love ya, and I just let anger go now. I don't send presents to those who don't interact with me any more either. :) I'm a mean gramma. <br /><br />Hugs to you.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-61916227717702883372011-12-30T19:54:33.307-05:002011-12-30T19:54:33.307-05:00Hattie: I wish it was that simple.
Mary: I could...Hattie: I wish it was that simple.<br /><br />Mary: I couldn't agree with you more!<br />I do try. <br /><br />Lia: How lovely!!!! Thanks!!!!<br /><br />LTTS: That's what I try to do but hope springs eternal . . . <br /><br />Dick: From your keyboard to God's monitor!!! :)<br /><br />Friko: I'm seriously considering what you've are. Ungrateful brats should get sticks andKay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-27484981881624124412011-12-30T18:30:44.641-05:002011-12-30T18:30:44.641-05:00Never mind about Christmas now, it's over alre...Never mind about Christmas now, it's over already. I got a message left on the phone saying thank you for a (very generous) money present, but no personal repeat of the call and nothing from the kids themselves.<br /><br />Who cares, I shall soon stop doing it anyway and buy myself some extra help round the house with the cash.<br /><br />Resolutions? No, thanks; mine wouldn't last for a Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-4333419164004132712011-12-30T17:18:36.727-05:002011-12-30T17:18:36.727-05:00Cheer up, gal. 2012 is going to be great.Cheer up, gal. 2012 is going to be great.Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-75752271720667275952011-12-30T17:08:38.452-05:002011-12-30T17:08:38.452-05:00You're right, hate does eat at your soul. &quo...You're right, hate does eat at your soul. "Let it go, let it roll right off your shoulder, don't you know, that the hardest part is over." That is part of a song that I sing to myself when hate tries to creep in.<br /><br />you take care :)Looking to the Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13211255507065858940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-49434549411886117122011-12-30T15:28:58.148-05:002011-12-30T15:28:58.148-05:00A Good and Happy New Year! May your heart mend and...A Good and Happy New Year! May your heart mend and your spirit soar. All the best.lilaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834341657842966966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-32963275614464182852011-12-30T13:49:55.251-05:002011-12-30T13:49:55.251-05:00Oh, Kay, how I agree with being tired of the polit...Oh, Kay, how I agree with being tired of the political process that never seems to end. And I agree that living well is the best revenge and that hate eats at you. It took a long time for me to release the resentment I felt--I don't think it ever amounted to hate--I felt toward my now-deceased ex. Every now and then I catch myself feeling the ghost of that resentment and have to put it MaryContraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16350460293199385621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-5907068487032088472011-12-30T13:13:12.864-05:002011-12-30T13:13:12.864-05:00The problem with families is that one or two bad a...The problem with families is that one or two bad apples do spoil the whole barrel. We had that problem, and ever since the offender departed, we have lived in peace and harmony.Hattiehttp://hattie.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-37777288911742817302011-12-30T12:56:32.952-05:002011-12-30T12:56:32.952-05:00Kay: Carl Sandburg said "The past is a buck...Kay: Carl Sandburg said "The past is a bucket of ashes." and I agree. You can't change it and dwelling on it. My mother taught me that with the bitterness she still harbors toward my dad even though it's been about 50 years since their divorce and and 20 years since he died. I don't have the time and energy for that and I certainly don't have time for her. I feel Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-85947905861888105352011-12-30T11:56:10.213-05:002011-12-30T11:56:10.213-05:00Kay, I spend Christmas alone by choice and while t...Kay, I spend Christmas alone by choice and while the first few were a little tough to get through, I've grown to prefer it. It's always a melancholy season for me and it's a relief not to have to pretend.<br /><br />Our kids don't realize how much a simple gesture like "thank you" can mean to us. All we can do when they're growing up is to try to teach and guide themLeslie Parsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743778482517634823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-70905785255107805182011-12-30T11:08:54.131-05:002011-12-30T11:08:54.131-05:00This has been an awful Christmas for me, too. The...This has been an awful Christmas for me, too. There was a death in my extended family that affected my son deeply.<br />If there were a God, I would ask him not to let people die on holidays. Since I no longer believe in His existence, I simply stumble through and hope to come out only slightly more damaged. <br /><br />I have for the most part struggled with depression and won. This time I am Maria from SilverFoxhttp://silverfox-whispers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-55865921360760299972011-12-30T00:12:01.675-05:002011-12-30T00:12:01.675-05:00That was fun to listen to, Kay. I think it's ...That was fun to listen to, Kay. I think it's great that you still get along with your ex. I agree that hate is really more detrimental and forgiveness is healthy.<br /><br />Ahhhh..... thank yous. I know where you're coming from, that's for sure.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-73692369840740909642011-12-29T21:25:59.917-05:002011-12-29T21:25:59.917-05:00Tracey: I adjust and am getting used to things lik...Tracey: I adjust and am getting used to things like that -- it just hit me harder than usual. I can't live my life for others.Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-66009242104434394712011-12-29T20:24:51.479-05:002011-12-29T20:24:51.479-05:00Love the blog post-
I am actually sick of the GO...Love the blog post- <br /><br />I am actually sick of the GOP candidates too, not that I care for Obama either. I am a teacher and I am adamantly against his education reform policies, RTTT. It will be a tough Presidential election- that is for sure..<br /><br />Sorry to hear about the non- thank you call...that is rough<br /><br />Also, thanks for stopping by and leaving comments on my blog. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-37375336897278763412011-12-29T19:55:29.749-05:002011-12-29T19:55:29.749-05:00It's been a difficult year for me also, very d...It's been a difficult year for me also, very difficult and in return I am expecting a very good year. Seriously. <br />All of us get bored with blogging and for me I always remain curious but just can't summon up the energy to make a comment at times. Nothing to do with the blog. Just me being whatever. So, please feel okay.<br />I relate to everything you said about Christmas. A shrink Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-91311513735989557662011-12-29T19:43:28.084-05:002011-12-29T19:43:28.084-05:00Rain: Some years that works better than others. Th...Rain: Some years that works better than others. This year it's tough.<br /><br />Dianne: I so understand!!! Hugs back at ya!<br /><br />Paul: Sometimes I wonder if there's any other kind. Both my parents were abusers each in their own way so I, for a long time, allowed myself to be a victim but, hopefully, I've passed that. <br /><br />DG: Thank you!!! Always glad to see you!<br />Kay Dennisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646717192332313215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-64567263239196074882011-12-29T19:20:18.030-05:002011-12-29T19:20:18.030-05:00I'm with Rain on this, I like the beginning of...I'm with Rain on this, I like the beginning of a new year, too. I don't make any resolutions but I do see it as a new start.<br /><br />Thanks for the video. One of my favorite song. :)la peregrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10992459469931809488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-86426864705641591472011-12-29T18:29:02.857-05:002011-12-29T18:29:02.857-05:00Hi, Kay. I'm just dropping by to say hello and...Hi, Kay. I'm just dropping by to say hello and to wish you a wonderful New year! <br /><br />I totally understand about the post-holiday crabbiness...sometimes it's worse than others with me. Hope you feel better soon.dellgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620967832227857674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-1067724683254158662011-12-29T17:51:59.030-05:002011-12-29T17:51:59.030-05:00I so agree with you, Kay, that "hate eats one...I so agree with you, Kay, that "hate eats one's soul"! I was in an abusive relationship once. When I left it, I resolved that, not hate, but "living well is the best revenge". I've never had occasion to regret that decision.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-32851012672644095082011-12-29T17:45:41.383-05:002011-12-29T17:45:41.383-05:00my son can easily hurt me too Kay
and to think I u...my son can easily hurt me too Kay<br />and to think I used to feel it would be easier with adult children<br />I'm learning to detach<br />and to know it's about them, not me<br /><br />hang on/in lady<br /><br />hugsDiannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20703123.post-75165447045918888902011-12-29T16:44:40.063-05:002011-12-29T16:44:40.063-05:00Soon it'll be a new year and that always makes...Soon it'll be a new year and that always makes me feel good. Like a new start, which is silly as calendars are just devices but it still seems goodRain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.com