Comments on: Random cranky pondering (with gratuituous and unrelated LOL cat)

By: Chantal

Chantal — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:09:25 +0000

Oh yes! lol
That pic is cute. I can almost hear him thinking.

By: Mary Winter

Mary Winter — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:00:43 +0000

Oh HeatherK, I am so sorry to hear that. I am awaiting medical records myself, because I definately got the “she thinks it’s all in her head” vibe when talking to my doctor about my pain. The “you don’t look sick” argument makes me so angry!

By: Throwmearope

Throwmearope — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:40:28 +0000

I have in-laws who ask me questions like: “Why hasn’t my brother divorced you yet?” (We’ve been married 31 years, about time they get used to the idea, don’t cha think?)

But confronting them with reality has zero effect. So I don’t bother. I told that sister-in-law to ask my hubby why he’s still around.

With my family, I just say, “Call me back when you feel like being normal.” And they say ok.

By: Angelia Sparrow

Angelia Sparrow — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:30:36 +0000

My sister is a 9/11 Truther.

My mother is a Premillennial Dispensationalist who adores the Left Behind series.

Your statement is relevant to my interests. And my sanity.

By: Shelby Reed

Shelby Reed — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:49:22 +0000

HAHAHHA!! Oh my God, I can’t WAIT to use that line! The HOlidays are coming–there will be plenty of opportunity!

By: Shiloh Walker

Shiloh Walker — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:33:15 +0000

Often. Yes. Often.

By: Anya Howard

Anya Howard — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:43:47 +0000

In a word, yes.
I have one relative who used to go around predicting the end of the world was going to happen on a certain date, a date calculated by some Biblical jigsaw puzzle interpretations by a prophet whose influence she’d fallen under. She thought it was her job to warn everyone else how to behave if we wanted to be spared the wrath of God. Being she was older than me I just had to bite my tongue and smile every time she talked about it. The date passed, and of course the world didn’t end. It’s hard to resist the urge to argue with irrational convictions or conjecture, but one thing that comes out of it, once they’re proven wrong the next time they start up you can come back with, “That’s right, you’re the expert, ’cause I remember when you said so & so..” Most people, though not all, aren’t so quick to tell it like it is once it’s proven they aren’t the last word on what it is.

By: HeatherK

HeatherK — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:57:58 +0000

Excellent line. I may have to take note of it and use it on occasion with some of my family members. With my health issues, I frequently get the “but you don’t look sick” line or any variant of it. Looks can be deceiving. I’m so tired of the she’s “crazy”, “lazy”, “just trying to get out of things”, and any other word or phrase along those lines as well as the looks that go with them. I’m none of the above, and I certainly don’t appreciate being treated that way by anyone, much less family. So it’s either say something and risk pissing them off or be miserable in silence. Some choices, huh?

By: B

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:54:12 +0000

…drat. I could’ve really used that one a few weeks ago.

By: Grrrly

Grrrly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:06:09 +0000

Yes, every time my mother un-glues her lips from the ass of the latest right-wing pundit du jour long enough to spew their craziness at me like it was (white christian heterosexual america-lovin’) god’s own truth.