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Thanks! I have heard so many

kalachimera — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:08:57 -0500

Thanks! I have heard so many good things about Mac, I'm really considering it...

Mac

LyN — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:03:14 -0500

im using one right now. just a MacBook. great so far and loving it dearly. im actually running vista ultimate as well. so far, no problems with it. even using macdrive to assess my portable hard drive so that it'll be able to read both windows and mac-related stuff saved in it. in short, i love my MacBook.

RE: Debt Free - Wow!

sandhillsis — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:54:50 -0600

Thanks for your comments. After helping many family get on the same road to freedom, I really think anyone can do it, if they want to.

Many Blessings.

Sis

www.reclaimsimplicity.com

Discover how rich and hilarious life can be when it's simple. Tales and tips on making money mind, riding the recycle, simple food, homegrown music, gardening and more.

Debt Free - Wow!

conversationswithmoms — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 08:36:14 -0600

Congrats on your financial success. It's great of you to offer your advice to others looking to do the same. May you continue your financial road to success.

Maria Melo

http://www.conversationswithmoms.com

OMG! I had a wacky

beej — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:47:42 -0600

OMG! I had a wacky aunt from Poland who insisted that my sisters and I never wash a man's socks. Somehow the underwear was OK, but the socks? NEVER!

LOL

Beej

A Life of Adventure

www.followsabine.com/tvproject

A birthday card

MITMommy — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:32:54 -0600

You can never do too much. Loved your article (see, you are spreading love even through your post). I will only add that I received a birthday card from my mother this week that actually made me cry (happy). It reminded me of how important I probably am to my own daughter too.

MIT Mommy

I do now she lets me

Wilma Ham — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:21:15 -0600

My daughters have no longer a grandmother, so I have to do the honors.
The youngest is 23 and since recently she once again allows me to talk to her about life and love and relationships in 4 hour long phone calls after a period of silence in which mother wasn't so needed any more.

I love this intimacy and her openess to hear about life. I look forward to do that as a grandmother too, I am already thinking about what outrageous things I am going to say to be remembered.

Wilma Ham

www.wilmasblog.com

Amazing

Comm123 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:42:11 -0600

I also felt so warm and comforted by your post. It helped me realize that i focus too much on the outdated-ness of my grandmothers (whom i currently live with and adore) stories and not enough on the messages of love and life she is sharing with me.

Thanks for sharing and spreading your positive attitude!

Jessica

Crittenton Women's Union

www.liveworkthrive.org

Wow

jsassoon — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:03:54 -0600

I got the feeling of warmth and comfort in my belly as I read your post. You are so lucky to have that beautiful relationship with your grandmother. And your child is so lucky to have a wonderful and loving role model like you.

Get R.E.A.L.™:

Respect yourself; find

Encouragement within;

Appreciate your unique gifts and strengths;

Love yourself...unconditionally!

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Give Empathy, Not Solutions

sondon — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:27:10 -0600

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Where grandmas bond, brag, and benefit

When I talk to my adult daughter, the mother of my 2 precious granddaughters, I have to constantly remind myself that when she tells me her problems, she wants empathy, not solutions. Being the problem solver that I am requires great restraint, but amazingly when I say: Oh, that must be so hard for you, I can hear the gratitude in my daughter's voice.

It may not seem like much to repeat back what a person has told you, but the results can be incredibly powerful because she feels heard and understood.

Thank you for reminding us to listen with heart,

Donne

Thanks!

FutureMama — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:45:40 -0600

I hope I can do the same and ask how I can be a better wife. I think I know a few answers myself but he'll probably tell me a few things I didn't even think of!

Happy New Year! And cheers to a year full of happieness and building relationships!

Jennifer

http://www.babymakingmachine.blogspot.com

Wow, this is an awesome list.

kazari — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:01:46 -0600

I think I need to ask how I could be a better partner too. But it's a bit scary - things aren't great for us right now, and I'm most scared that he'd say 'I don't know'.

Which I suspect means he doesn't feel safe telling me.

Big kettle of fish.

But still, thankyou for this list, and for including all your relationships on it, not just your 'significant other'.

happy new year!

I think I am going to skip the holidays. I have a good excuse

fibro_witch — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:48:17 -0600

I'm 49, and thanks to a chronic illness feel as if my life will be over soon. During the year I have to deal with people who don't understand my energy level (spoons) comes and goes. It is just eaiser for me to stay home and stay single.

There is no match dot com for disabled woman, no guy out there who will get in a relationship with someone making plans for an early exit. Even if I change my tune and act like I will live another twenty years, the elephant in the room keeps everyone away.

I will stay home with my pets, give them lots of presents, and send cards to the family and friends who still keep in touch.

What I did do, that keeps me feeling better, and a bit younger, is something I wanted to do since childhood. I built a loft on my small home, and created a Barbie Village. http://fibrowitch.blogspot.com/2008/12/me-my-barbies-and-boston-globe.ht... Now as long as my medical expenses don't increase to the point where I loose my home.

Jan

http://fibrowitch.blogspot.com/

This is a test

Madame Yu See — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:37:44 -0600

Well, my 'test comment' did not get published - perhaps because I clicked on 'preview comment' instead of post comment. Anyway, it was only a test, had it been a real comment, I would have said something nasty about my future-ex husband. OK, here goes nothing - time to push that submit button! Wish me luck!

Madame Yu See - Psychic not Psycho

Fabulous Tips!

Megan Smith — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:21:43 -0600

Hi Susan,

I hope every single woman out there takes note of these tips and does every single one of them.

I'd just add I have a special rule for parties I'm not looking forward to...arrive late, leave early. It's saved me from grief many times.

Megan
BlogHer Contributing Editor, TV/Online Video

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