Comments on: My Family Is Insane, Which Explains Why I Am Insane Too

By: JR

JR — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:59:23 +0000

I agree Sam. Though, I am ready to head back soon! All good things must come to an end. I had a great holiday overall. I hope you did too!

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:08:15 +0000

Wow, this is such a beautiful post! I knew what was going on with your grandma, but I didn’t know how deeply it was impacting you. I’m SO glad that everything turned out okay and that you’re getting to spend some quality time with your family over the holidays. My family’s pretty crazy too, and sometimes I think I’m a little too eager for the time I spend with them to be over. But, you’re right. We shouldn’t let the imperfections of the diamonds in our lives take away from their value. Thanks for the reminder

By: JR

JR — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:49:44 +0000

Thank you Katie!

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:48:47 +0000

Love the new layout, and excellent post!

By: notsoliteral

notsoliteral — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:26:15 +0000

Also, I hope you have an amazing holiday with your family too! You’ve got an amazing year ahead of you!

By: notsoliteral

notsoliteral — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:25:47 +0000

I dunno Steph, I think we could be related. That’d be weird, but at least then I’d have someone to come visit out your way!

Hope you have a great holiday too!

By: notsoliteral

notsoliteral — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:24:55 +0000

@Elisa Thank you. That makes a lot of sense.

By: steph

steph — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 17:08:16 +0000

Are we somehow related because mine meets the same description

Grandmas are serious business! I’m glad yours is doing well. I don’t know what I’m going to happen when/if something ever happens to mine…I don’t even wanna think. I just thank goodness she’s alive and well!

Enjoy your time with the fam!!

By: eXecrābilis

eXecrābilis — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:15:53 +0000

Well, I am with WordPress but for some odd reason my comments link me back to the other one.

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By: Elisa

Elisa — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:45:42 +0000

Funny thing with family, I frequently tell friends. You will always love your family, but you don’t always have to like them. Sometimes it is in going away and living our own lives, learning about ourselves and growing as people we finally start to appreciate the imperfections in the diamonds.

And as hard as it is for us to understand and recognize, our families want the best for us. People who don’t want happiness and betterness for the generations to follow (especially the ones they’ve loved and raised) are just not worthwhile contributors to society.

Even though you are away, you are probably living better than the dreams your grandparents ever could have had for you. You’ve gotta keep on being you and achieving great things, because stopping that would be worse than anything that would happen because you stayed behind.