January 9th’s keyword search results …
Today’s search for interesting recent entries in blogs that referenced estrangements or the word estranged: Sunday January 1, 2006 Thoughts for the New Year Monday, January 09, 2006 I’m Sorry, But Your Mom Has Passed Away….Or Not…. The best part of the web January 9, 2006 Monday, January 09, 2006 camping out at home Sunday,…
What we remember ….
My husband had a story that he would tell me in the first years of our relationship. The story was about this incredible house with elaborate painted turned posts on the porch. A previous owner was alleged to have been buried in the front yard in a sitting up position. He remembered this story from…
The tragic loss of what might have been …
After the recent unproductive argument with my daughter in the Comments of the Listening post on LiveJournal argument I wrote a very long piece that I saved to think about whether to post or not. The post was so long that I would have put it online in five parts. After thinking about this post…
On second thought, perhaps she IS revolting?!
Note: This cartoon is a sequel to the previous cartoon …. for those who don’t look further than the top of the page or arrive at the page through a link.
Finding Common Ground …
The Movie: The Squid and The Whale
The Squid and The Whale, a tragicomedy, depicts a fracturing family and the reactions of the two sons to their parents’ separation and impending divorce. The squid and the whale reference comes from a monumental diorama of a struggle between a gigantic squid and a whale at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC….
To the Minnesota Mom/Daughter
Hoping that the Minnesota Mom comes back to read on Typepad rather than LiveJournal one of these days and sees this. Dear Minnesota Mom, There was a time when my thinking about kids was similar to yours. Not entirely and I don’t think and feel that way any more but, yes, there was a time…
An Estrangement Lexicon
or The Proper Use of Terms When Speaking of Estrangements and Relatives By Tung Incheeky Scapegoat: The one on whom all is blamed. Convenient persons without which no estrangement would be complete. If one is not immediately available, choose whichever relative has a history of being nice. Keep this in mind when choosing your own…