tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post1745009237131922515..comments2023-09-18T07:16:38.615-05:00Comments on BLissed-Out Grandma: Throw the bum out!Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-49731400877036511192010-06-05T14:48:52.857-05:002010-06-05T14:48:52.857-05:00That is an incredible breakthrough - I'm so ha...That is an incredible breakthrough - I'm so happy you made it!Kitty Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00092976597645442642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-35287007762877615432010-06-05T07:35:29.540-05:002010-06-05T07:35:29.540-05:00That is an amazing breakthrough! It feels like I ...That is an amazing breakthrough! It feels like I can relate, and will have to do more thinking on this for myself. It's funny how that stuff is so buried deep in our subconscious that we don't even know it's been with us all these years... Great catharsis. Maybe I need to go watch a great baseball game and yell at the ump for a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-58140191311179239782010-06-04T16:09:24.736-05:002010-06-04T16:09:24.736-05:00It IS freeing, to make connections from your past ...It IS freeing, to make connections from your past to your present.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-78908999367322982822010-06-04T13:17:29.690-05:002010-06-04T13:17:29.690-05:00Ha! I love the way you found to act out your frus...Ha! I love the way you found to act out your frustrations..I do believe it is socially acceptable to holler at a ballgame:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-69868993082795456252010-06-04T07:30:18.172-05:002010-06-04T07:30:18.172-05:00Damn Nancy, that was a huge join-the-dots moment. ...Damn Nancy, that was a huge join-the-dots moment. "Epiphany" doesn't cover it sufficiently. All those years of resentment without really being able to point to why. Wow. Huge. IndigoIndigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-84871805702366053862010-06-03T23:46:38.615-05:002010-06-03T23:46:38.615-05:00...on the other hand, some bosses are just asses a......on the other hand, some bosses are just asses and it has nothing to do with being an authority figure. Oh, I think I personalized this post! Very thought provoking.#1Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214011945298439939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-40237127880370157392010-06-03T20:50:50.754-05:002010-06-03T20:50:50.754-05:00Very interesting post!! I love working for and wit...Very interesting post!! I love working for and with men. I really don't like women bosses.gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00894920637532415315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-58478753436641029132010-06-03T19:28:27.883-05:002010-06-03T19:28:27.883-05:00Wow, you're very self-aware. So what if it ca...Wow, you're very self-aware. So what if it came a little late-- for some of us it NEVER comes. So here's to you, for getting it, and for sharing! Yay!<br /><br />L.Leah Rubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13748324754530747231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-37921965403922240562010-06-03T18:35:04.741-05:002010-06-03T18:35:04.741-05:00Hmmm
My Dad died when I was 3 and my Mom never rem...Hmmm<br />My Dad died when I was 3 and my Mom never remarried or had a man in her life<br />I do have trouble with authority...for the most part I hold it in...then when it blows it is down right embarrassing.grammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243983087703581624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-26033512332516705002010-06-03T08:41:35.567-05:002010-06-03T08:41:35.567-05:00that is such a great breakthrough!
I love the way...that is such a great breakthrough!<br /><br />I love the way you describe the your early years in a society run by women! I can imagine how peaceful and calm that would be - not perfect, but with sort of a gentleness to it. To have a man come in to all that would be a huge, huge change - especially at that point in time when men were so much the center of everything!<br /><br />Thoughtful post,thanks for sharing it with us!Marion Williams-Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741729110133561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-18093087170980400882010-06-03T08:30:38.287-05:002010-06-03T08:30:38.287-05:00Very insightful! I love the image of you standing ...Very insightful! I love the image of you standing on your chair at the baseball game.Emmahttp://www.divorcedbefore30.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-51624126730732301122010-06-03T08:06:48.343-05:002010-06-03T08:06:48.343-05:00I enjoyed reading this. Thanks for sharing this s...I enjoyed reading this. Thanks for sharing this side of you.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435370349554811512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-4353315502645278872010-06-03T07:31:05.064-05:002010-06-03T07:31:05.064-05:00Good self analysis and I'm sure you are spot o...Good self analysis and I'm sure you are spot on. I wish I could have witnessed your catharsis. I love what DJan said above.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04810126999695733332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-67329610692713055892010-06-03T07:28:35.981-05:002010-06-03T07:28:35.981-05:00I have never had problems with male authority figu...I have never had problems with male authority figures, but now that you mention it, maybe it's because I learned how to tie my dad around my little finger as a child and used that same technique with them! Manipulating the male ego is usually embarrassingly easy...DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-23657253758666987822010-06-03T07:02:14.996-05:002010-06-03T07:02:14.996-05:00I think it's wonderful that you were able to r...I think it's wonderful that you were able to recognize where your authority figure problems stemmed from.. I'm going to have to give my own some deep thought now... I have always had trouble with FEMALE bosses and have always gotten on splendidly with male bosses.. but maybe that's because I have always worked in male dominated fields.. oh wait, there's more to self analyze...The Good Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249986191289837440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-76611167281751876762010-06-03T05:48:24.564-05:002010-06-03T05:48:24.564-05:00That would be tough on a little one for sure...and...That would be tough on a little one for sure...and could have a lasting affect.<br /><br />It's great that you understand it and have been able to overcome it.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582104259056007093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-155209533937080792010-06-03T05:27:29.667-05:002010-06-03T05:27:29.667-05:00I wish I could have seen that! I'm still waiti...I wish I could have seen that! I'm still waiting for my breakthrough. *sigh* Yours sounds so cathartic.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843459906469325667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-36284356766742839122010-06-03T02:40:18.271-05:002010-06-03T02:40:18.271-05:00Wow, Nancy, this is fascinating. Brings new meani...Wow, Nancy, this is fascinating. Brings new meaning to Memorial Day, eh? I love it that you processed all that so recently. I, too, have had major issues with bosses (of both genders), and that's probably why I'm self-employed. Your story, though, reminded me of an anecdote I think you'll enjoy. One of my first nonprofit gigs here in LA was working on staff for an education-oriented agency whose ED fancied himself the father of a work family. He had NO sense of personal space, and he was way too paternal for my taste. When I shared with my own father (a professor; an artist; a total space cadet) that said boss was patting me on the back and acting really paternal, my dad said, "Oh, hell, that sh-t doesn't work on you!"Katie Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264642384901419402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7002258242339978362.post-43200873062160472272010-06-03T01:09:27.913-05:002010-06-03T01:09:27.913-05:00Wow. I have the worst time with authority figures ...Wow. I have the worst time with authority figures too, now if only I could have a break through too.<br />How interesting that you were able to connect this with your dad's return home.<br />BTW, I LOVE the release of yelling at a ballgame. It is better at the ballpark than in the living room, for sure!The mad woman behind the bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15329865928939993983noreply@blogger.com