tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post3173408493214450392..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Nothing more than feelingsjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-81689530419261852542008-05-17T12:26:00.000-04:002008-05-17T12:26:00.000-04:00Excellent!Excellent!argon(one)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14999865522648026263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-50740299183536742562008-05-14T08:30:00.000-04:002008-05-14T08:30:00.000-04:00Oh, this is all so familiar - right down to the mi...Oh, this is all so familiar - right down to the milk. <BR/>Lovely!Sara O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12072523590967285445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-84176626498499315242008-05-13T00:23:00.000-04:002008-05-13T00:23:00.000-04:00This is AWESOME, absolutely awesome. I continue wa...This is AWESOME, absolutely awesome. I continue wanting to be you when I grow up. All I need is to convince my husband to have two more kids... just kidding, of course, He'll NEVER EVER agree to that! ;-)<BR/><BR/>wow, all that milk drinking, I guess that's our future too, all that food.<BR/><BR/>And the piano classes... we got to get them started ASAP. I teach piano, but I cannot possibly teach it to my own kids, oh well :-(<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I absolutely love the things With-a-Why said, like the last line of his composition and the statement about his teacher "not getting it" -- he's just so bright that he already knows his teacher's limitations.<BR/><BR/>Now... would you say that this disregard for "feelings" thing has to do with the fact that they are boys? I'm sure your sons are sensitive and full of feeling... are their attitude towards this issue brought on by their maleness?<BR/><BR/>I know... silly questions, but I thought about this all the while I read it...Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902911922952429223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-92207462509434979272008-05-12T13:29:00.000-04:002008-05-12T13:29:00.000-04:00It's the multiple layers that make this post so gr...It's the multiple layers that make this post so great. "Three gallons is never enough. You can't just buy three gallons." That tells so much!Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-42931915505461303032008-05-11T11:27:00.000-04:002008-05-11T11:27:00.000-04:00I love this!Do you think that WaW could say, "Your...I love this!<BR/><BR/>Do you think that WaW could say, "Your request for me to describe my feelings about my discomfort on that occasion makes me uncomfortable?"Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-71072186154062374372008-05-10T21:25:00.000-04:002008-05-10T21:25:00.000-04:00Hahahaha. I loved this. Total flashbacks to me and...Hahahaha. I loved this. Total flashbacks to me and my mom rolling our eyes together about some of my stupider English assignments. Feelings? Ugh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-39348087464051533412008-05-10T02:31:00.000-04:002008-05-10T02:31:00.000-04:00Read my blog post from tonight, and you will know ...Read my blog post from tonight, and you will know how much I mean it when I say I am ROFL...and I NEEDED THAT!! :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03187791347178229107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-23751529499401450222008-05-09T23:08:00.000-04:002008-05-09T23:08:00.000-04:00"My love of music got me through the experience."-..."My love of music got me through the experience."<BR/>--and THIS is why I am a music therapist!! :o)AShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306812116989881072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-64078924543592816242008-05-09T19:21:00.000-04:002008-05-09T19:21:00.000-04:00Ha, ha, they sound awesome. It seems like you have...Ha, ha, they sound awesome. <BR/><BR/>It seems like you have some very strong, unflappable sons.<BR/><BR/>I bet you they drive their teachers crazy.BrightBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002463263474418737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-46707965310367762842008-05-09T18:37:00.000-04:002008-05-09T18:37:00.000-04:00Any chance of you adopting my 7-year-old for a few...Any chance of you adopting my 7-year-old for a few years? He totally needs a Boy in Black and Shaggy Hair in his life.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927536275580889825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-28954735325755199512008-05-09T17:59:00.000-04:002008-05-09T17:59:00.000-04:00Kelly from Big A little a pointed me towards your ...Kelly from Big A little a pointed me towards your post. This is great.Vivian Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285339307161020541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-6496501061276940022008-05-09T17:19:00.000-04:002008-05-09T17:19:00.000-04:00love your family. but i think boys have a particu...love your family. <BR/><BR/>but i think boys have a particularly hard time with expressing feelings in words. and that it is right they are challenged on that, because it is important.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-44382389275448774942008-05-09T15:32:00.000-04:002008-05-09T15:32:00.000-04:00You know, for kids who hate talking about their fe...You know, for kids who hate talking about their feelings, they sure are articulate. :)<BR/><BR/>Also, I seriously love your family. I'll give you Hosea from ages 7-17, okay? I'll even take your kids for awhile.Jenevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052481060509174617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1745951611634733882008-05-09T15:30:00.000-04:002008-05-09T15:30:00.000-04:00I can remember it being far more satisfying to do ...I can remember it being far more satisfying to do homework on the kitchen table in the midst of the family bustle than tucked in my room (where it was too easy to fall asleep).<BR/><BR/>Your post about the lion in your dreams reminded me of the Charles Williams book <A HREF="Once I scan one in, I'll post a picture of us doing the Korean tea ceremony at our wedding reception." REL="nofollow">"The Place of the Lion"</A>.OTRgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433339525588500502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-31292867506467090502008-05-09T13:10:00.000-04:002008-05-09T13:10:00.000-04:00I love the way your children interact. And it sou...I love the way your children interact. And it sounds like you got With-a-Why through his assignment and he did a good job!<BR/><BR/>FWIW, I had a room of my own with a desk in it, and I always did my homework sitting on the loveseat in the living room and used the coffee table and end table as my desk. And I was a straight A student.merseydoteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12805416415027353836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-71187564070799492492008-05-09T12:14:00.000-04:002008-05-09T12:14:00.000-04:00I loved this --I loved this --Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-11898483372361918382008-05-09T11:45:00.000-04:002008-05-09T11:45:00.000-04:00They have lots of feelings, but no accessible voca...They have lots of feelings, but no accessible vocabulary that seems right to them. But the people who wallow in their feelings and use them as an excuse not to cope or act have as much of a problem. Tricky.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-74009190456629424642008-05-09T11:31:00.000-04:002008-05-09T11:31:00.000-04:00This is really great! Makes me want to start recor...This is really great! Makes me want to start recording conversations and transcribing.<BR/>Thanks!PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-64982131891503494252008-05-09T11:09:00.000-04:002008-05-09T11:09:00.000-04:00This is a fabulous conversation. I just had to po...This is a fabulous conversation. I just had to post about it.<BR/><BR/>It made my day :)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169707337312707247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-50414024717362622302008-05-09T11:02:00.000-04:002008-05-09T11:02:00.000-04:00This is so cool! I could write very similar conver...This is so cool! I could write very similar conversations from around here too. I mentor homeschoolers and this year 7 of them at older teen boys and writing about their 'feelings' is pure torture. I really enjoyed this glimpse :)Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14468572119226394767noreply@blogger.com