tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post1282462863644941474..comments2024-03-27T09:50:53.662-05:00Comments on Happy Catholic*: "You have been weighed, you have been measured, and you have been found wanting.*" St. Therese, intercede for us.Julie D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-43136357797493577862011-12-16T13:41:27.292-06:002011-12-16T13:41:27.292-06:00So funny!
And so true! I need to be jotting these...So funny!<br /><br />And so true! I need to be jotting these gems down in my writer's journal! If nothing else for character-building. :-)Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-29775356149155804332011-12-16T13:39:42.777-06:002011-12-16T13:39:42.777-06:00The beauty of being around people like that is tha...The beauty of being around people like that is that once you can detach yourself emotionally, it's a great material-gathering opportunity for a novel.<br /><br />Once I learned that one of the (many) reasons my husband's dad doesn't like me is because of how I eat bacon, I realized it was about him and not me. I started taking notes every time he opened his mouth. "Keep talking, old man," I think. "You're writing my bestselling memoir."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6881054.post-23558173191530639732011-12-16T10:45:37.244-06:002011-12-16T10:45:37.244-06:00Oh Julie, how I sympathize with you. I encounter ...Oh Julie, how I sympathize with you. I encounter this every day at work and we've lost clients because of the "I know best" attitude. I also have a father who believes his beliefs and ideas are the only way too and listening to him give his opinion, because as you point out it's not a dialogue, can make holiday visits rather trying.<br /><br />Your example of St. Therese is one I need to keep in mind when dealing with these folks at work and in my family. Thank you for the inspiration and a more faithful way to deal with this unpleasantness.AnnetteHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247250222918782462noreply@blogger.com