tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post8993736102406679621..comments2024-03-19T08:31:51.323-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Well, That Was...SomethingRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-50760219086321788992014-10-16T21:50:04.406-04:002014-10-16T21:50:04.406-04:00For some reason, I'm reminded of a [translated...For some reason, I'm reminded of a [translated] quote from Leo Tolstoy.<br /><br />"Happy families are all alike. Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."<br /><br />I feel like I'm late coming to this...Best wishes in dealing with the sister, and with the Mom.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043843405366080460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-50842408959590610282014-10-14T23:53:18.548-04:002014-10-14T23:53:18.548-04:00I'm afraid your sister may be a glimpse of our...I'm afraid your sister may be a glimpse of our future, when the masses speak in clickbait: <br /><br />"You'll never guess the weird news about Dad!...<br /><br />...Could it be about Mom? Find out using this one weird trick!"Davidwhitewolfhttp://www.softgreenglow.com/wpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-74587694086826858822014-10-14T20:12:39.435-04:002014-10-14T20:12:39.435-04:00Declining health of a parent can be a very bad tim...Declining health of a parent can be a very bad time for everyone. They are mad at the world and take it out on the people in front of them. And some people are just hard to get along with.<br /><br />The parents can do the same thing. They are mad with more justification. Still isn't easy to be the one standing there. <br /><br />Even the Christians and Jews don't tell you have to love your family, only "honor your parents" whatever the hell that means. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-76643154547415421262014-10-14T04:44:12.175-04:002014-10-14T04:44:12.175-04:00I have only ever had one bumper sticker. "Jes...I have only ever had one bumper sticker. "Jesus loves you. Every one else thinks you are an asshole."<br />I'm an atheist. Some of my family gets the point.Vinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690640519341004501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-54352434192849112442014-10-13T17:05:59.611-04:002014-10-13T17:05:59.611-04:00There is something about having a parent in declin...There is something about having a parent in declining health that brings out sibling conflicts. Hang in there. Your blog readers are better listeners than your Sister seems to be.fast richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05947715402204312013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-77220804682240343412014-10-13T16:04:03.340-04:002014-10-13T16:04:03.340-04:00"Tam's got some project going -- good thi...<i>"Tam's got some project going -- good things soon, she promises."</i> <br /><br />Figured as much. <br /><br />But thanks for the reassurance.rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-58806341245324017872014-10-13T15:59:35.474-04:002014-10-13T15:59:35.474-04:00You don't get to choose your relatives.You don't get to choose your relatives.Kristophrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08370888276707569365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-47946266137318437892014-10-13T15:26:25.663-04:002014-10-13T15:26:25.663-04:00My only sibling, my sister, and I get along. A nin...My only sibling, my sister, and I get along. A nine year age difference helps. Our 50+ first cousins keep things stirred up. Sis and I refuse to take sides, or keep track of who isn't speaking to who.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-63958225440076183222014-10-13T15:26:06.770-04:002014-10-13T15:26:06.770-04:00Tam's got some project going -- good things so...Tam's got some project going -- good things soon, she promises. Roberta X, remotelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-19680158660166210652014-10-13T15:09:06.218-04:002014-10-13T15:09:06.218-04:00Annnd THIS is why cops have such entrrtaining stor...Annnd THIS is why cops have such entrrtaining stories about domestic calls on Thanksgiving/Christmas...... As everyone else has said, sorry for your troubles, Bobbi. How's Tam doing? Kinda quiet over there, hoping all is well....or at least working.JohninMd.(HELP?!??)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-84973229661657400912014-10-13T14:46:07.382-04:002014-10-13T14:46:07.382-04:00What the others here have said. In every situatio...What the others here have said. In every situation like this, there's always one that feels like they've had to shoulder the entire load while everyone else has loafed, and they're gonna get their licks in while they can.<br /><br />Sorry you're having to deal with this, but (having BTDT) walking away is your best course.<br /><br />You've still got all of us in The Free Ice Cream Crew, and while that's not much, you can tell us off collectively and individually without having to feel bad about it.rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-88054895020517387712014-10-13T12:47:39.967-04:002014-10-13T12:47:39.967-04:00I don't accept behavior from family that I wou...I don't accept behavior from family that I would not accept from a stranger. After all, my family should treat me better than a stranger would.Divemedichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14583007051962299381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-68957179921731632022014-10-13T12:45:05.449-04:002014-10-13T12:45:05.449-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-91222499543643693402014-10-13T12:44:49.490-04:002014-10-13T12:44:49.490-04:00I'm sorry for your trouble, Roberta. Don't...I'm sorry for your trouble, Roberta. Don't know what else to say.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-68923973595564738532014-10-13T12:36:51.963-04:002014-10-13T12:36:51.963-04:00Family: you're thrown in with them by accident...<i>Family: you're thrown in with them by accident and convention tells us we must love these people we grew up beside.</i><br /><br />Ayup. I've got stories. I suspect that we all do. Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-3656505908483857372014-10-13T12:16:07.494-04:002014-10-13T12:16:07.494-04:00I figured somebody with your skills could fix your...I figured somebody with your skills could fix your sister's "stuck mike" problem. ;)<br /><br />In all seriousness, Im sorry she wasn't able to be a sympathetic fellow traveler (to her sister, no less) on your shared journey. You deserve better. Know that there're folks out here with you in our thoughts and prayers. <br /><br />Holler if there's anything the FIC* crew can do. I mean that.<br /><br />-Drifter<br /><br />* Free Ice CreamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-78465988788658877562014-10-13T12:09:14.204-04:002014-10-13T12:09:14.204-04:00I often feel that I have more in common with non-f...I often feel that I have more in common with non-family than I do with family.<br /><br />I haven't talked to my sister or any of my cousins in months.<br /><br />But we went to an event yesterday with a couple hundred people we know via fraternal activities, and I felt like I was at a family reunion.<br /><br />Family is what you make of it, I guess.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-65363415950683382452014-10-13T11:07:15.178-04:002014-10-13T11:07:15.178-04:00That kind of weird controlling behavior is indeed ...That kind of weird controlling behavior is indeed very wearisome.<br /><br />Sorry you had to experience that.Cincinnatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424218376882403880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-36753388226934602162014-10-13T10:41:14.021-04:002014-10-13T10:41:14.021-04:00My niece and her husband were just thrown out of t...My niece and her husband were just thrown out of their home unceremoniously because of a misunderstanding with their landlord.<br />Her husband's brother!<br />Family can be terrific, but you choose your friends!<br /><br />gfaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-6273770340108477762014-10-13T08:53:47.496-04:002014-10-13T08:53:47.496-04:00You're right. It's called "family&quo...You're right. It's called "family" and it's very hard. Each one goes through a different ordeal even though it's one family. Stop. Take a breath. Wait. It's all right. It's like this for every family. On the other side, each will be a different person. You don't have to like them but you'll still have that umbilical connection.Ed Skinnerhttp://www.flat5.net/noreply@blogger.com