tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post1830110456648020040..comments2023-10-17T08:29:42.738-04:00Comments on Empty Nest: Becoming UnhingedEmpty Nesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-16346940169546663632011-07-01T09:29:32.383-04:002011-07-01T09:29:32.383-04:00It is good to be back at last catching up with you...It is good to be back at last catching up with your blogging activities and I so enjoyed this post. It sounds strangely familiar in many ways, I think we learn to be more patient and laid back about life, the longer we are here :)LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-18193595331932372512011-06-30T11:55:54.173-04:002011-06-30T11:55:54.173-04:00Love your list...I can relate to several, but have...Love your list...I can relate to several, but have quite a few of more of my own. Inm fact, I think there are times when I've lost any semblance of being hinged at all :)Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069419364783245762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-26035414206019216512011-06-29T09:26:18.191-04:002011-06-29T09:26:18.191-04:00Kara- That one really sends me over the edge!
Don...Kara- That one really sends me over the edge!<br /><br />Donna- LOL Yes, yes! A really big one!<br /><br />Betty- Right?! Why bother calling just to breathe in the dang phone? LOL<br /><br />Annie- Excellently worded! And there's certainly a lot of that inefficiency going around these days. LOL<br /><br />Farm girl-They certainly do! I'm glad I'm not alone too!<br /><br />Mrs. Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-57180658784216581192011-06-29T08:37:44.207-04:002011-06-29T08:37:44.207-04:00This took courage! I don't want to write my l...This took courage! I don't want to write my list down for fear the things on it will look trivial in print. I'll just keep them in my head where they can hold the importance I give them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641059685087617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-41172802725659802462011-06-29T07:26:14.774-04:002011-06-29T07:26:14.774-04:00Well, I am passionate about life too LOL and I hon...Well, I am passionate about life too LOL and I honestly understand becoming unhinged!!!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795342448811764481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-15034004915882294322011-06-28T22:18:35.739-04:002011-06-28T22:18:35.739-04:00I find I'm getting less patient as I get older...I find I'm getting less patient as I get older, I just don't have the energy, just do it because I told you to.Mrs. Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04547957015150000116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-66686386061835992942011-06-28T19:38:43.180-04:002011-06-28T19:38:43.180-04:00Well, I can say I have experienced all of them. Bu...Well, I can say I have experienced all of them. But aren't you glad your list is shorter? Just reading through your list I think of things that happened recently and Wow, I am glad it isn't me alone. Things just happen don't they?Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-75951476115654513332011-06-28T18:22:52.780-04:002011-06-28T18:22:52.780-04:00Bloody hell Gal, I related to EVERY SINGLE ONE of ...Bloody hell Gal, I related to EVERY SINGLE ONE of your pet hates! Especially the one where someone says they will do something and then they don't. Why do they say they will do it in the first place? It drives me bonkers. You are not unhinged, you are frustrated by other's inefficiency! ;-)Annie (Lady M) xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00086309578820420578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-27932317662686251012011-06-28T18:13:18.669-04:002011-06-28T18:13:18.669-04:00I think I agree with most of these, but the one t...I think I agree with most of these, but the one that stands out is "someone calls me on the phone and sits there with those annoyingashell pauses wherein they have nothing to say but sit there breathing into the phone..." Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh I really really hate that. Great list!Betty Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02357132033070346815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-1426494184006319882011-06-28T18:04:20.356-04:002011-06-28T18:04:20.356-04:00Love your list!!! I think I need to start one - s...Love your list!!! I think I need to start one - seems like it would help to write it down. Then you can go back periodically and see if the same things send you over the edge. A good way to find out if maturing or becoming irrational (you know - the irrational get her one of those funny white jackets kind of irrational). <br /><br />I'm looking for a biiiiiggg notebook as we speak :-DDonna @ The House on the Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11996281285406090119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-47164535477186278952011-06-28T14:28:48.456-04:002011-06-28T14:28:48.456-04:00I especially like the one about being accused of s...I especially like the one about being accused of something you didn't do - that's one that never fails to get to me.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044224027343776064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-65168298101872241142011-06-28T12:53:55.877-04:002011-06-28T12:53:55.877-04:00Gail- Thanks! Even when commenting your words are...Gail- Thanks! Even when commenting your words are so poetic. And I'm quite glad to know that I am not alone in this!<br /><br />TWIN! So glad you're back! I'm hoping to get into your book this week! I'm so excited to see what Amanda is going to be up to!<br /><br />Stephanie- It's quite annoying, isn't it? Makes me want to smack someone. LOL<br /><br />Jeff- I Empty Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060983954463697344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-49279553152842323162011-06-28T11:26:33.973-04:002011-06-28T11:26:33.973-04:00Hello Self-Denial Woman - y'know divorce remov...Hello Self-Denial Woman - y'know divorce removes a hell of a lot of that sort of aggravation :O)<br /><br /><a href="http://rattlebox-rcfairy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Rattlebox</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-7022807708296722912011-06-28T11:00:12.353-04:002011-06-28T11:00:12.353-04:00Oh gosh...I fit everyone of those examples..I am d...Oh gosh...I fit everyone of those examples..I am definitely unhinged but I assure you I am playing with a full deck including the 2 jokers :-0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-89950070389679905342011-06-28T10:30:31.254-04:002011-06-28T10:30:31.254-04:00Oh, that unsolicited advice! I so hate that. Als...Oh, that unsolicited advice! I so hate that. Also unasked-for help. Just makes me nuts. Sort of like unhinged, I think.Stephanie Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206167025245206754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-89455882638217199662011-06-28T09:51:45.689-04:002011-06-28T09:51:45.689-04:00Hello dear Twin - I am back on the blogging ciruit...Hello dear Twin - I am back on the blogging ciruit at last.<br />Hee hee -the more you write about such matters -the more I think we are alike. By the way, well done on all your exercise efforts.<br />I guess I'm pretty calm these days comapred to days of yore when I was young and sparky....still hate most of those things you mentioned though. <br />XOXOCarol E Wyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375439814725846546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600608370084874699.post-52172038649558307852011-06-28T09:41:34.053-04:002011-06-28T09:41:34.053-04:00I will be the first to say, you are passionate abo...I will be the first to say, you are passionate about life. <br /><br />The cleansing feel of a new rain shower, the regal beauty of a storm, those, too, draw me outside.<br /><br />Broken promises and know-it-alls seem to be items we have in common...that, and all the other things on your list.<br /><br />So, lover of life, know you are not alone.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.com