tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31322943.post3133572718987040048..comments2023-10-09T08:30:26.121-05:00Comments on It's All About the Walls: I'm Calling FoulAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14775794907218052899noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31322943.post-69232434121466155302009-09-09T13:02:06.769-05:002009-09-09T13:02:06.769-05:00It is a shame they can not work things out.It is a shame they can not work things out.Amyhttp://www.vacationrentalsad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31322943.post-82243724133969847492009-09-09T07:50:22.070-05:002009-09-09T07:50:22.070-05:00Angel, rant away -- and thank you for those kind w...Angel, rant away -- and thank you for those kind words (thank you too, Jenn -- I was so peeved at the Gosselins yesterday I forgot my manners!).<br /><br />I think the biggest issue we face as parents is just what *do* we say when our kids ask those questions? My older son came at me one day after his father and I had separated and told me "You just don't throw people away! You give them a chance," and let me tell you, the tone and facial expressions were LIVID.<br /><br />I was pretty livid too, for reasons that can likely be extrapolated.<br /><br />So anyway, I explained to him that no one throws ANYONE away in our family. That his daddy and I love him and his brother so very much, and we had tried and tried and tried to stay married, for TEN YEARS we tried, and it was very sad that we couldn't. That I understood him being sad, because I was sad too and I knew his daddy was also very sad.<br /><br />Just the straightforward honesty really seemed to help, and that was the last outburst of that type I had from him.<br /><br />I guess that's why I get so infuriated with people like Jon and Kate. Suck it up. You're the adults. Remember that your children did nothing to deserve this situation, and you owe them the courtesy of not bashing their other parent.<br /><br />I swear, I want to take out billboards with <i>"You MUST love your children more than you hate your Ex!"</i> on every major highway some days. It might save some families some grief.<br /><br />And then there are the people who are just too thick for it to impact. Jon and Kate, looking at you both.<br /><br />Sigh.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775794907218052899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31322943.post-747987723615142862009-09-09T00:15:09.064-05:002009-09-09T00:15:09.064-05:00Have I told you lately HOW MUCH YOU ROCK???
I am ...Have I told you lately HOW MUCH YOU ROCK???<br /><br />I am not a fan of the "large family" reality shows. Because they are making money off their kids because that's the only way they can pay for all those kids.<br /><br />Very timely piece...I was venting about the end of a friendship. The person's name is the same as my almost ex-BIL (yeah long story). I told hubby that should he call I did not want to talk to him.<br /><br />My dear JudoBoy, hearing that name, asked me if I wasn't home and Uncle X called should he hang up the phone? My heart fell apart, the look alone on his sad little face. God I am crying now. I explained it wasn't Uncle X we were talking about. That he wouldn't call here (more long story). My precious boy said how sad he was, how he missed him. And all I could do was hug him. What words can you say to a 7 yr old who will never see his beloved Uncle again?<br /><br />Gah, so sorry to rant on your rant. My point is that my sister never said one word to the kids about why they were divorcing, because she didn't want them to think badly about him. Though they got hurt either way. Me too :*(<br /><br />GAHHHHHH (((((Giant hugs))))) see how powerful your writing is?<br />XOThe Rainbow Zebrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556423049067122472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31322943.post-13089301956584347552009-09-08T12:23:39.805-05:002009-09-08T12:23:39.805-05:00I agree with you, Jenn. I'm hardly a person t...I agree with you, Jenn. I'm hardly a person to give marital advice, but one thing I can do is give non-legal divorce advice, specifically on behaviour of the parties.<br /><br />Like my great-grandmother used to say, I just want to pick one up and knock the other one's head off with him. Sheesh.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775794907218052899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31322943.post-83483021733011733182009-09-08T12:17:47.334-05:002009-09-08T12:17:47.334-05:00What a well-written and truthful post! I feel so i...What a well-written and truthful post! I feel so incredibly sad for their children, and so angry at both parents for playing out this divorce in the media. I swear, if I see Kate's face on People magazine one more time, I'm going to have a fit in the grocery store!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10417973646691830257noreply@blogger.com