tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post1649396034423031912..comments2023-10-05T11:27:27.382-06:00Comments on Kazzy's Ponderings: day 279: clingKazzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04411131948607000725noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post-78207398980941631042010-05-25T22:58:23.152-06:002010-05-25T22:58:23.152-06:00Amen. I graduated when I was 17 and never went bac...Amen. I graduated when I was 17 and never went back. But they have always been 3 hours away.gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105810181528386036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post-51319759559068482062010-05-25T20:29:43.183-06:002010-05-25T20:29:43.183-06:00I wish my dresses were clingy on top!
Too much c...I wish my dresses were clingy on top! <br />Too much cling can make a body weak. There needs to be some distance for strength.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00140268328645099689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post-90281447793785206532010-05-25T15:39:24.183-06:002010-05-25T15:39:24.183-06:00Loved this post! And I agree with you on all coun...Loved this post! And I agree with you on all counts. Except I live 60 miles away from my parents and it's WAAAAAAY too far! It seemed to get even farther when my dad died. Now I just want to "cling" to my mom.AS Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824357857464010209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post-53368218038718107882010-05-25T12:41:30.070-06:002010-05-25T12:41:30.070-06:00I'm a convert too. Extended family relationsh...I'm a convert too. Extended family relationships are so important, but sometimes they can get in the way of self discovery.Luannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351294335229984366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post-10502332395119400022010-05-25T11:54:27.590-06:002010-05-25T11:54:27.590-06:00I agree on all counts! :)I agree on all counts! :)Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509943360694488817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post-183500601996473212010-05-25T10:56:46.926-06:002010-05-25T10:56:46.926-06:00Amen to that. I often wish I'd lived on my ow...Amen to that. I often wish I'd lived on my own longer before I married (I moved away from home two months before meeting Neil). It's a rocky process, this figuring out who we are and can be, and clinging to who we WERE isn't the way to get through it. Thought-provoking post as always!Kimberly Vanderhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653757517652257445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post-89368224226405438092010-05-25T10:00:48.828-06:002010-05-25T10:00:48.828-06:00Glad you smiled, AnneMarie! :)
And April, I miss...Glad you smiled, AnneMarie! :)<br /><br />And April, I miss ya. Coming north this Summer?Kazzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411131948607000725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post-30251409443327228512010-05-25T08:42:07.828-06:002010-05-25T08:42:07.828-06:00Being so far from parents is a Catch 22. It can be...Being so far from parents is a Catch 22. It can be such a great thing for children to have grandparents to love them unconditionally. But for the grownups who are "clingy" to their parents. That is just not healthy. And as always, your analogy rocks!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05307046011093010582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post-86556730026716124232010-05-25T08:17:05.543-06:002010-05-25T08:17:05.543-06:00I know this post isn't really about the dress,...I know this post isn't really about the dress, but that phrase about being clingy "around the equator" made me smile this morning!AnneMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179106736638703858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post-34158978863322981832010-05-25T07:55:00.956-06:002010-05-25T07:55:00.956-06:00I also am 2000 miles away from family members. So...I also am 2000 miles away from family members. Sometimes I like it; sometimes I miss it. I grew up with grandparents just down the road; my kids see theirs maybe once a year. <br /><br />It's all in how you look at it, I suppose. <br /><br />No clingy dresses for me either.Bossy Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568355839499622409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post-66324984043168757692010-05-25T06:43:48.057-06:002010-05-25T06:43:48.057-06:00For the first 4 years of our marriage, we lived on...For the first 4 years of our marriage, we lived only a few miles from both sets of parents. It was hard. It wasn't us that wanted to be clingy, but our parents struggled. It has been much better ever since we first moved, and even our last few years in Utah were 3 hours away, so we didn't have to deal with too much proximity.<br /><br />Great post.Lara Neveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351324888724799014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post-805490104658839622010-05-25T05:27:32.476-06:002010-05-25T05:27:32.476-06:00I'm sure the sizing was just incorrect, haha. ...I'm sure the sizing was just incorrect, haha. I agree. I also don't think that just because people are family they should hang out on Christmas eve. I love my family, but I also like having my own, meaningful traditions with my husband and kids. Most of my family respects that, but a couple don't, and that's okay.Mrs4444https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426176094895489541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585748112633478360.post-21543427149622693632010-05-25T01:18:32.875-06:002010-05-25T01:18:32.875-06:00Totally agree. (about dresses and families both!)...Totally agree. (about dresses and families both!) I left home at 17 and since then only spent one summer there again. Visits are nice, but I am my own person. Also, it took a few years for us to establish our own Christmas traditions because we would go to the in-laws for the first couple of years (since they live 4 hours away it was necessarily an extended stay) and now we always go on Christmas day so we can have our own Christmas Eve and morning traditions. It's great. I'm so grateful for a husband who loves his parents but isn't crazy about them. He likes them in small doses, too. (they will have been here for almost 2 weeks by the time they leave on Thursday and that is just TOO long for me! They are clinging to the grandkids, though, and I think that's kind of a good thing. . .)LisAwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03299284773832500834noreply@blogger.com