tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.comments2023-11-23T00:52:47.615+05:00maarmie's musings maarmiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07208449053550101175noreply@blogger.comBlogger803125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-38071488059435214962013-11-16T04:45:41.093+05:002013-11-16T04:45:41.093+05:00Don't have your number, and Trans-Atlantic cal...Don't have your number, and Trans-Atlantic calls would be a serious expense right now. Right now, this friend from Tallahassee is politely keeping his distance, but still likes to check your blog on occasion to make sure you and your family are doing well. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-83917035794056603562013-11-09T16:05:29.164+05:002013-11-09T16:05:29.164+05:00I figured if anyone cared enough, they could pick ...I figured if anyone cared enough, they could pick up a phone and call.maarmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208449053550101175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-81902253789786629352013-11-06T09:36:28.698+05:002013-11-06T09:36:28.698+05:00Was just checking in. Haven't noticed any upd...Was just checking in. Haven't noticed any updates in several months. Considering one of your recent posts was "I almost died", I'd love to hear something from you so we all can know that you're still alive and kicking. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-12211167129512053102013-05-16T03:55:27.406+05:002013-05-16T03:55:27.406+05:0041 & still looking good x41 & still looking good xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-24369921699944808032013-04-22T20:47:45.544+05:002013-04-22T20:47:45.544+05:00This is unbelievable to me. I hope you're all ...This is unbelievable to me. I hope you're all right, Julie. What a terrible, terrible experience.JAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-39780639337034228332013-03-29T23:26:08.543+05:002013-03-29T23:26:08.543+05:00I'm glad you're feeling better and on the ...I'm glad you're feeling better and on the mend xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-25600004831229419692012-12-05T00:22:42.662+05:002012-12-05T00:22:42.662+05:00Was wondering how old this letter was until I got ...Was wondering how old this letter was until I got to the last paragraph. Hmm.<br /><br />"Do as I want when I wish"--I feel like any comment I could make about that would only restate the obvious.<br /><br />xo,<br />JAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-12649565543814332992012-12-01T18:15:21.139+05:002012-12-01T18:15:21.139+05:00Wow.....
Wow.....<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-31794016524393429352012-12-01T15:20:20.409+05:002012-12-01T15:20:20.409+05:00Thank you for the lovely comment. I have made no h...Thank you for the lovely comment. I have made no hard decisions as of yet, but am moving toward action. I haven't given up all hope yet! I'm glad to hear that someone believes in me!maarmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208449053550101175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-3242077443559310792012-12-01T12:24:36.678+05:002012-12-01T12:24:36.678+05:00Ok now this was May. What did you deside? You are ...Ok now this was May. What did you deside? You are too much of an amazing woman to just sit back now. You are obviously an amazing mother. What are your dreams? I am talking about for you. I am guessing you have just over ten years to go out there and get some kind of career or further education. Do it when you can get help. Step-mothers can be jealous b....s. You are not going to get a different reaction from dad anytime soon. You are going to have to except that. Just except it. Move on for yourself. Move on for that precious little girl of yours. Show her how to get what you want in life you have to go work for it. You alresdy know you won't make the same mistskes as your dad. I always loved your spirit. You shine. I am way over here, and I feel your heat. You opportunity is now. Live your life. THERE IS NO CHANGING ANY PAST. Life is waiting for you girl. Take care of yourself, and everything WILL fall into place. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-50751943559586585572012-11-29T00:54:56.070+05:002012-11-29T00:54:56.070+05:00Thanks, J. I'm glad you are reading!Thanks, J. I'm glad you are reading!maarmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208449053550101175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-35579852643284229532012-11-28T21:54:44.515+05:002012-11-28T21:54:44.515+05:00You wrote this beautifully. I don't think you&...You wrote this beautifully. I don't think you've said much about her before. I'm hoping writing all these stories is cathartic for you, my friend.<br /><br />xo,<br />JAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-51611783884190976272012-11-24T02:28:23.036+05:002012-11-24T02:28:23.036+05:00Happy Thanksgiving Julie xxHappy Thanksgiving Julie xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-71382774859720701672012-11-22T01:32:46.684+05:002012-11-22T01:32:46.684+05:00I agree. Thanks!I agree. Thanks!maarmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208449053550101175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-55639765430480723702012-11-22T01:22:39.379+05:002012-11-22T01:22:39.379+05:00Hey,
Since our recent e-mail I've been readin...Hey,<br /><br />Since our recent e-mail I've been reading some of your journal. I hope you don't mind. I wasn't going to comment on your blog, but I saw this post and I just wanted to give a few words of encouragement.<br /><br />My relationship with my parents has been problematic at best. Although I've been able to reconcile with my father over much of what problems were caused by him being an absentee parent, I've gotten to the point where I've informed my mother I don't want to be in contact with her again. With the way she lorded over my life and used sarcasm to cut deeper than any knife could, I want to protect any child of mine from being exposed to this same influence in the future. I just wanted to know that I can certainly understand and relate to you're feelings with parents.<br /><br />When your father laughed at your LSAT score results was unconscionable and unforgivable. Parents should always try to encourage their children to succeed, and to help get them back up and on the horse when they fall short of their dreams.<br /><br />Cutting a parent out of your life is hard because when you were a child, you viewed them pretty much like gods. Even though we're adults now, we're programmed from childhood to seem them as this ultimate authority figure. But, you have to ask yourself, is the hurt I experience having them around worth any positive benefit I (or my family) would get by allowing them to be part of my life?<br /><br />In the end, as I've gotten older, I've had to relearn and redefine the word "family". Although I'm still "close" with my father and brother, I have close friends now that are closer to me than many of my family members, and a friend's mother that has been more of a mother to me than my own over the past several years.<br /><br />If you have close friends there in Scotland you can turn to for comfort and you know they will be there when you need help, then they are your REAL family. A real family protects each other and does nothing to tear each other down, but instead tries to lift each other up in order to help them become the ideal person they can and want to be.<br /><br />As I've mentioned, I wish you nothing but the best this life can bring you and your daughter, and hope that you find the happiness you've deserved for some time.Chef_From_FLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-79340046529381450312012-11-15T18:21:26.238+05:002012-11-15T18:21:26.238+05:00No, I am not sure what Amida is about, I must read...No, I am not sure what Amida is about, I must read the book again. I love the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, very down to earth. Did you go and see the Dalai Lama in Inverness, I would have loved to have gone. We were in Inverness in October, we had a weeks Holiday at a fantastic self catering house nr Beauly, where we hand fed the deer. Love from Julie xxforties@hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755112879921579437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-20728554204921971042012-11-15T14:36:17.363+05:002012-11-15T14:36:17.363+05:00Hi. No, I don't remember chatting. No, I don&#...Hi. No, I don't remember chatting. No, I don't really go to that Amida site anymore. The only reason I really went is that I met the Dharmavidya once in Florida. How are you? xmaarmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208449053550101175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-20898980683165063532012-11-12T21:21:17.101+05:002012-11-12T21:21:17.101+05:00Hi, I have just been on to the Amida trust site, a...Hi, I have just been on to the Amida trust site, and caught up etc. Do you remember us chatting when I first joined quite a while ago now. Are you still interested in buddhism? I have a blog too, I think you can link on to it by this message. Love from Julie xforties@hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755112879921579437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-64879065753685841652012-10-30T22:49:27.343+05:002012-10-30T22:49:27.343+05:00Is there a hint of Lizzie Borden in the second sho...Is there a hint of Lizzie Borden in the second shot??!! Cute just the same! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-31430134143807149192012-10-30T01:58:33.462+05:002012-10-30T01:58:33.462+05:00I'm glad my misery delights you so!I'm glad my misery delights you so!<br />maarmiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208449053550101175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-55808064447428596252012-10-29T19:38:45.751+05:002012-10-29T19:38:45.751+05:00I really liked your blog! It helped me alot… Aweso...I really liked your blog! It helped me alot… Awesome. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-7441376103879130192012-10-27T23:22:25.346+05:002012-10-27T23:22:25.346+05:00Sounds like you're barking up the wrong tree. ...Sounds like you're barking up the wrong tree. A dead, lifeless tree that is only going to provide a branch to hang yourself from. Love yourself & those around you who show you love. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-71395850389270018742012-10-21T09:07:28.964+05:002012-10-21T09:07:28.964+05:00Very well written post. It will be valuable to any...Very well written post. It will be valuable to anybody who utilizes it, as well as myself. Keep doing what you are doing – for sure i will check out more posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-47640972650330398402012-10-17T11:06:36.489+05:002012-10-17T11:06:36.489+05:00They are the ones missing out. I have read the las...They are the ones missing out. I have read the last several of your blog posts and I am furious with these people...it truly boggles my mind how they have treated you. Praying that you will somehow heal from all this. Concentrate on your sweet Elliot...she will give you the love you always yearned for.Ellen https://www.blogger.com/profile/08110770406412054695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11014765.post-3600180031667080132012-10-17T10:57:28.061+05:002012-10-17T10:57:28.061+05:00I hear ya...life is too short and precious to worr...I hear ya...life is too short and precious to worry about the house being clean and "perfect" all the time. Ellen https://www.blogger.com/profile/08110770406412054695noreply@blogger.com