Comments on: music appreciation http://melissathemouth.com/2007/10/music-appreciation/ Fri, 04 May 2012 17:21:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: erin http://melissathemouth.com/2007/10/music-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-376 erin Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:55:07 +0000 http://melissathemouth.com/?p=368#comment-376 I had to chuckle a bit when I read this. It describes my neighborhood...the women that all grew up together in one way or another and their husbands who did as well. I actually had one of the "club" moms tell me (at a playgroup) she feels bad for me because I do not hail from my neighborhood (only moved here for grad school). I think after the entire conversation I had to pick my jaw up off the ground. Who talks like that I thought? Um, she does...with zero hesitation. And then there was the time when I was volunteering at my son's school and caught in the middle of a class project assembly line with "club" moms on either side of me. They were gossiping about some poor woman. To give you a hint of what I was sandwiched btwn..."OMG can you believe her!? She is actually telling everyone she fell and broke her arm while playing with her kids when she was really drunk and fell in a ditch. Blah blah blah... I was thinking OMG am I being punked? :) Enough of my little vent. :) Your post hit the nail on the head for me though... Just stumbled across your site btw and it is great! I had to chuckle a bit when I read this. It describes my neighborhood…the women that all grew up together in one way or another and their husbands who did as well. I actually had one of the “club” moms tell me (at a playgroup) she feels bad for me because I do not hail from my neighborhood (only moved here for grad school). I think after the entire conversation I had to pick my jaw up off the ground. Who talks like that I thought? Um, she does…with zero hesitation.
And then there was the time when I was volunteering at my son’s school and caught in the middle of a class project assembly line with “club” moms on either side of me. They were gossiping about some poor woman. To give you a hint of what I was sandwiched btwn…”OMG can you believe her!? She is actually telling everyone she fell and broke her arm while playing with her kids when she was really drunk and fell in a ditch. Blah blah blah… I was thinking OMG am I being punked? :)
Enough of my little vent. :) Your post hit the nail on the head for me though…
Just stumbled across your site btw and it is great!

]]> By: Melissa http://melissathemouth.com/2007/10/music-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Melissa Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:14:36 +0000 http://melissathemouth.com/?p=368#comment-232 Thanks, Vena. You are always full of words of wisdom. I appreciate you sharing them with me! Thanks, Vena. You are always full of words of wisdom. I appreciate you sharing them with me!

]]> By: Vena http://melissathemouth.com/2007/10/music-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Vena Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:10:48 +0000 http://melissathemouth.com/?p=368#comment-230 Melissa, I suppose being a Mother of two wonderful children, i totally understood your statement in the tone it was intended. :shock: A lovely thought that i have shared with my son(who is now 17 and beginning his quest for the "Perfect College" :cry: ) comes to mind and seems highly appropriate "It's not what you are called, it's what you answer to" :smile: The class sounds lovely(I have a 3.5 year old as well and too can relate to the joy you are experiencing) Melissa,
I suppose being a Mother of two wonderful children, i totally understood your statement in the tone it was intended. :shock:

A lovely thought that i have shared with my son(who is now 17 and beginning his quest for the “Perfect College” :cry: ) comes to mind and seems highly appropriate

“It’s not what you are called, it’s what you answer to”

:smile:
The class sounds lovely(I have a 3.5 year old as well and too can relate to the joy you are experiencing)

]]> By: Melissa http://melissathemouth.com/2007/10/music-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Melissa Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:38:44 +0000 http://melissathemouth.com/?p=368#comment-228 Nathan, I think that perhaps you have searched between the lines in my post on an innocuous music class for something that's not actually there. By stating that I might enjoy the class more than my kids, I was light-heartedly getting across my point that this is a class that I find atypical of other classes for children - it is one to be enjoyed by the entire family. My husband and my girls all love the class as much as I do. Perhaps words failed me in conveying that tone. I am familiar with Alice Miller's work and think I should be offended by your terse recommendation that I look into a heavy tome about the damage that narcissistic parents have on their children. Do you take everything so seriously? Nathan, I think that perhaps you have searched between the lines in my post on an innocuous music class for something that’s not actually there. By stating that I might enjoy the class more than my kids, I was light-heartedly getting across my point that this is a class that I find atypical of other classes for children – it is one to be enjoyed by the entire family. My husband and my girls all love the class as much as I do. Perhaps words failed me in conveying that tone. I am familiar with Alice Miller’s work and think I should be offended by your terse recommendation that I look into a heavy tome about the damage that narcissistic parents have on their children. Do you take everything so seriously?

]]> By: Nathan http://melissathemouth.com/2007/10/music-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Nathan Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:31:35 +0000 http://melissathemouth.com/?p=368#comment-227 You might want to try reading some Alice Miller starting with "Drama of the Gifted Child" and "For Your Own Good". If your children don't seem to enjoy it as much as you do, then please tell us, why are you there? You might want to try reading some Alice Miller starting with “Drama of the Gifted Child” and “For Your Own Good”. If your children don’t seem to enjoy it as much as you do, then please tell us, why are you there?

]]> By: Meredith Winston http://melissathemouth.com/2007/10/music-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Meredith Winston Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:02:52 +0000 http://melissathemouth.com/?p=368#comment-224 Hey Melissa- Those women, who behave like they are teenagers, are missing out tremendously on your wonderful friendship. They are not deserving of your companionship nor your time. It is infuriating to realize that even when we're in our thirties some people *still* have the maturity of a 15 year old. *sigh* It's a sad yet true fact. I'm really glad that you found a group that you are comfortable being yourself in. Your daughters will be all the better for it because YOU are happy, comfortable and relaxed. =) I'm not sure what you like to read but I recently read "Goodnight Nobody" by Jennifer Weiner. It's a GREAT and easy read. Your post reminded me of the story. If you haven't read it I'd be HAPPY to send you my copy. I love to pass enjoyable books on that I've already read. Let me know! And I'm glad you're doing ok =) Happy Friday! Meredith Hey Melissa-

Those women, who behave like they are teenagers, are missing out tremendously on your wonderful friendship. They are not deserving of your companionship nor your time. It is infuriating to realize that even when we’re in our thirties some people *still* have the maturity of a 15 year old. *sigh* It’s a sad yet true fact.

I’m really glad that you found a group that you are comfortable being yourself in. Your daughters will be all the better for it because YOU are happy, comfortable and relaxed. =)

I’m not sure what you like to read but I recently read “Goodnight Nobody” by Jennifer Weiner. It’s a GREAT and easy read. Your post reminded me of the story. If you haven’t read it I’d be HAPPY to send you my copy. I love to pass enjoyable books on that I’ve already read.

Let me know! And I’m glad you’re doing ok =)

Happy Friday!

Meredith

]]> By: Tesia http://melissathemouth.com/2007/10/music-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Tesia Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:13:04 +0000 http://melissathemouth.com/?p=368#comment-223 This is the hardest part of having a kid sometimes. Even if you join a mom's group, there can be bizarre politics involved. I think what we learn is that just having a child doesn't make us the same kind of people, or make us kinder. This is the hardest part of having a kid sometimes. Even if you join a mom’s group, there can be bizarre politics involved. I think what we learn is that just having a child doesn’t make us the same kind of people, or make us kinder.

]]> By: Albert http://melissathemouth.com/2007/10/music-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Albert Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:46:33 +0000 http://melissathemouth.com/?p=368#comment-222 Ah, the myth of sisterhood... Ah, the myth of sisterhood…

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