Comments on: Ramblings From the Soapbox

By: Jessicaqf

Jessicaqf — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 02:22:18 +0000

I think I only get annoyed when people truly don’t appreciate what they have and are just chronic complainers. And my house is the same as yours right now, our room is just a revolving door of kids who can’t sleep, have to pee, need a drink, etc. etc. We have no Oreos but I’m totally addicted to those frosting and sprinkle covered animal crackers. It’s a problem.

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 16:05:22 +0000

Let it all out!
We’ve had some crappy nights here. Julia (4) has come to visit every night for the past week at 1 am.
I’m about to bribe her big time to stay in her bed.

By: John

John — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:16:51 +0000

My constant complaint is that I’m tired. Even now, where there is a big chance that my position will be terminated by the end of the year, and I’m dealing with headaches that seem to be resistant to any treatment of any kind . . . my main complaint is that I’m tired. So, I always give people an extra-wide berth when they complain about being tired . . . because, sometimes, the tired is a great big redwood that is a forest in itself, but it doesn’t mean that the rest of the forest isn’t there.

Did that make any sense?

In the Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan, there is a baboon who only eats foods that end in O. This provided difficulties early on in the books, but he’s now learned to just put whatever he might want to eat in Jell-O, so he can eat it.

mmmmmm, sushi.

By: Leigh Ann

Leigh Ann — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:44:16 +0000

I don’t think it’s annoying or petty — in fact I find it rather refreshing when someone who has a seemingly perfect life comes out and admits that they are tired/frustrated/etc. Now I WOULD find it annoying if they were all, “We just couldn’t fit in ALL of the travelling we wanted to do this summer! I mean Rome and Paris and Disney were so great, but I’m sad we missed out on Mexico!!!” THAT’S annoying.

I don’t think you (or anyone really) should apologize for venting about being tired. Fatigue is a real thing, and I know that I can’t function well as a mom when I’m tired from getting up multiple times a night (which your nights sound eerily like ours). Possibly related: I haven’t been a very good mom lately.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 18:47:02 +0000

We really do have so much to be thankful for! Your post made me laugh…and it also made me start despising spherical food. I never thought about pearl onions before that way. I never want to see a pearl onion again.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:52:43 +0000

I am not taking the Oreo’s away…. eat and enjoy! They’re to good to not!

Ummm… this is your blog so I think that you can get all soap boxy if you want! You can swear, yell, complain, or do whatever you want! If people don’t like it.. oh well!

Okay, so your first I wonder… I don’t know that it matters how good someones life appears to be to us because we don’t know the entire story. And no matter who you are, how awesome your life is or how terrible it is everyone gets tired once in a while. I’m tired…

By: Kate F. @katefineske

Kate F. @katefineske — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:05:51 +0000

Everyone needs to complain. I am happy to listen. Also happy to read a post here! Missed seeing you at this space, but OK to hang around while you work on getting sleep. Sleep and life priorities and of course OREOS are WAY more important than blogging 🙂

P.S. We are resorting to “quiet-ish” afternoon nap time here too … Love/Hate relationship with it… that’s all I have to say…

By: Amy ~ Eat. Live. Laugh. Shop.

Amy ~ Eat. Live. Laugh. Shop. — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:04:22 +0000

Ramblings are encouraged. Isn’t that the beauty of a personal blog: you can write what you want and readers can read what they want.

I would posit that most people do not have the perspective required to be thankful for all they have (good health included). It may be a blessing not to have perspective, but it can be annoying when you are in the midst of a bad time and others are going on about something trivial. As I am not currently suffering through anything but the day-to-day crazies, you’re sick / not sleeping house sounds pretty bad. I hope you get sleep soon!

By: Carol Ramsey

Carol Ramsey — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:38:34 +0000

Only sometimes, a little bit, about certain things, that I’m sensitive about. Mostly, I think complaining is a great thing, so long as it isn’t mostly what you do. And I’m with you on being tired. I thought when the baby started sleeping through the night, it was a done deal, sleep was back. But it goes in phases and being sick or scared can mess it up. My teenager, she sleeps until noon, though. That’s cool.