Comments on: The Wooden Beam in My Eye http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2005/02/16/the-wooden-beam-in-my-eye/ The internet is a huge bathroom wall, and any halfwit with a keyboard and a connection has an opportunity to scrawl on it. Take me, for instance. My name is KZ. For a good time, come find me at Prosaic Shades of Gray. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Conrado http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2005/02/16/the-wooden-beam-in-my-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-593 Conrado Fri, 25 Feb 2005 01:55:34 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=216#comment-593 I remember when Nichole showed me this entry a while back, I remember reading "See, Connie? I can make unfounded accusations, too." I was sweating bullets. Sounds like I need to make a visit to Connie... you interpret that at will. I remember when Nichole showed me this entry a while back, I remember reading “See, Connie? I can make unfounded accusations, too.” I was sweating bullets. Sounds like I need to make a visit to Connie… you interpret that at will.

]]> By: Diana http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2005/02/16/the-wooden-beam-in-my-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Diana Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:42:26 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=216#comment-592 Hrmm... Ok, some things to clear up. It's not that I'm forbidden to stay out later than 9pm, or change the channel to something else or even stay on the computer. BUT if I do I get a full-blown lecture that usually ends with hidden insults. Grandma isn't mean she's just different. She has always been a VERY independent woman, she isn't emotional at all so when you criticize her she simply tunes you out and doesn't hear a word you say. But sadly, I am not like that. When people insult me, especially family, it hurts my feelings really badly. I try to keep the little family I have happy and Grandma is just so strict it feels I can never make her happy. So I try to live by her rules as best I can. Shes just really old and used to a different set of rules. But she honestly is the only family I have now, besides my sister. To lose her would be to lose the last vestige of a parental unit left in my life. Im 24 but me and my sister are still just kids. Hrmm… Ok, some things to clear up. It’s not that I’m forbidden to stay out later than 9pm, or change the channel to something else or even stay on the computer. BUT if I do I get a full-blown lecture that usually ends with hidden insults. Grandma isn’t mean she’s just different. She has always been a VERY independent woman, she isn’t emotional at all so when you criticize her she simply tunes you out and doesn’t hear a word you say. But sadly, I am not like that. When people insult me, especially family, it hurts my feelings really badly. I try to keep the little family I have happy and Grandma is just so strict it feels I can never make her happy. So I try to live by her rules as best I can. Shes just really old and used to a different set of rules. But she honestly is the only family I have now, besides my sister. To lose her would be to lose the last vestige of a parental unit left in my life. Im 24 but me and my sister are still just kids.

]]> By: Heidi http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2005/02/16/the-wooden-beam-in-my-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Heidi Sun, 20 Feb 2005 03:31:42 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=216#comment-591 This is a classic example: There is no free lunch. Diana is paying a very heavy price for free rent and a roof over her head. You are also paying the price. Could Diana not find herself a furnished room with a private entrance somewhere, at a price she could afford? Hopefully, she'll get tired of this horrible arrangement soon. Perhaps you could ask a mutual friend with a bit more available time to seach the classifieds and/or friends for a small room. I'd rather have a small space all my own than live a prisoner in a castle. This is a classic example: There is no free lunch. Diana is paying a very heavy price for free rent and a roof over her head. You are also paying the price. Could Diana not find herself a furnished room with a private entrance somewhere, at a price she could afford? Hopefully, she’ll get tired of this horrible arrangement soon. Perhaps you could ask a mutual friend with a bit more available time to seach the classifieds and/or friends for a small room. I’d rather have a small space all my own than live a prisoner in a castle.

]]> By: KZ http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2005/02/16/the-wooden-beam-in-my-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-590 KZ Sat, 19 Feb 2005 22:59:53 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=216#comment-590 Fair enough, Darren. It's true, I'm being judgmental here, but I don't think my complaints are entirely unwarranted. It's one thing to be conservative and religious, but it's quite another thing to force those views onto your adult granddaughter and severely limit her autonomy as a result. That was the point I was tying to get across in my post. I apologize if my approach seemed overly abrasive to you. I wrote it in passionate state of mind. But even so, I stand by what I've said, because I do believe that the woman is being unfair. Fair enough, Darren. It’s true, I’m being judgmental here, but I don’t think my complaints are entirely unwarranted. It’s one thing to be conservative and religious, but it’s quite another thing to force those views onto your adult granddaughter and severely limit her autonomy as a result.

That was the point I was tying to get across in my post. I apologize if my approach seemed overly abrasive to you. I wrote it in passionate state of mind. But even so, I stand by what I’ve said, because I do believe that the woman is being unfair.

]]> By: Darren http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/2005/02/16/the-wooden-beam-in-my-eye/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Darren Sat, 19 Feb 2005 22:38:22 +0000 http://www.prosaicshadesofgray.com/?p=216#comment-589 You're probably not writing poetry because you're too busy judging someone else. You’re probably not writing poetry because you’re too busy judging someone else.

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