tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post65697702924743436..comments2023-10-11T09:36:37.977-04:00Comments on Almost There: How Bad Was It? No, Reallybobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-23093714479818595682009-03-10T19:38:00.000-04:002009-03-10T19:38:00.000-04:00And what are you doing, commenting as "Anonymous"?...And what are you doing, commenting as "Anonymous"?bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-33452159103892164062009-03-10T19:35:00.000-04:002009-03-10T19:35:00.000-04:00Kitty is the daughter with the smart mouth, folks....Kitty is the daughter with the smart mouth, folks. Of course I cooked - and baked - all the time!bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-85477260776104442032009-03-10T18:43:00.000-04:002009-03-10T18:43:00.000-04:00You used to cook? KittyYou used to cook? KittyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-39338262569936398532009-03-10T12:47:00.000-04:002009-03-10T12:47:00.000-04:00I'm incessantly teased by my girls. I'm a bit sens...I'm incessantly teased by my girls. I'm a bit sensitive about it at times because like you, I don't always remember my shortcomings. And I'm still only 49! <BR/><BR/>One thing that always bugged me but amuses me now is that whenever I set limits or was a terse with the girls they would always call that "yelling", even if my tone wasn't. <BR/><BR/>Interesting post about how we relate to each other and what we do and not remember about our interactions.<BR/><BR/>It's clear that your children have a sense of humor, which I suspect the real source of their razing you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296223961815248113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-1908806135265622542009-03-10T02:46:00.000-04:002009-03-10T02:46:00.000-04:00Have your children every gone badly of the rails, ...Have your children every gone badly of the rails, brought police to your door, been asked not to go back to somewhere, hurt anyone? No then you are a good mother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-58415943759999987702009-03-09T23:26:00.000-04:002009-03-09T23:26:00.000-04:00Your kids sound just about like mine, Bobbie! Two ...Your kids sound just about like mine, Bobbie! Two of them were here this weekend and they put us on a bit, just like yours did. Isn't it fun?kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-39760452138782122372009-03-09T23:17:00.000-04:002009-03-09T23:17:00.000-04:00Howdee Bobbie..When my sisters and I get together ...Howdee Bobbie..<BR/>When my sisters and I get together we tease my Mom...tell her about when she would throw shoes at us..we were to fast for her and that was her only recourse when we would sass back at her.<BR/>I think she may have even given us some soap to wash our mouths out..<BR/>We love our mother dearly..but yes we do give her some grief still as adults.Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-171653871498541292009-03-09T17:30:00.000-04:002009-03-09T17:30:00.000-04:00Your children sound just like MY children. Degree ...Your children sound just like MY children. Degree of memory must be a generational thing. My children had a wonderful childhood with 2 (orignal) parents and a warm house, pets, toys, good food etc. However, a few years ago, my middle son said to me (he was having a bad day) "we were always hungry as kids". I have to tell you...of all of the imagined accusations he could have come up with...that was (by far) the easiest to refute (I was a bake-aholic when the kids were little). His siblings quickly chimed in and stood up for me...but I guess it is how he remembers it. Don't forget that some of the slings and arrows our kids throw at us have nothing to do with us mothers. We are just a safe outlet. Hang in there.Coleens Recipeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273119586207995489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-7020741445998093562009-03-09T15:04:00.000-04:002009-03-09T15:04:00.000-04:00I'm only 41 and I get the same thing from the boys...I'm only 41 and I get the same thing from the boys. I think reality is somewhere in between what I remember and what they remember... that's the way it usually goes doesn't it?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02285327851504685807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-61183563861559881902009-03-09T14:26:00.000-04:002009-03-09T14:26:00.000-04:00When Mom was alive my sister and I often did this ...When Mom was alive my sister and I often did this to her too ... tho the best of these was my sister who insisted something happened and my mother looked at me and said do you remember that? I said no. She said to my sister 'I think you grew up in an alternate universe' .. that made me laugh so hard .. and it still does, I do often think that when my sister asks if I remember something from our childhood(s).Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-4681414118555654012009-03-09T14:05:00.000-04:002009-03-09T14:05:00.000-04:00No, my darling daughters, I did not say either of ...No, my darling daughters, I did not say either of you ever called me a terrible mother. I said that myself, and even I was kidding.<BR/>But for the record, I do not remember nor could I ever imagine myself washing a child's mouth out with soap.-I guess if you remember it, it must be so, but I find it hard to believe.bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-88743265700407476562009-03-09T13:33:00.000-04:002009-03-09T13:33:00.000-04:00I can only second second everything Kay has said. ...I can only second second everything Kay has said. Our kids tend to remember things in one way and we remember them in another -- we're all different and we remember things differently, we experience things differently. Part of it is age and part of it perception. You were a wonderful mother! Just looking at your kids today will assure you of that.<BR/><BR/>I love your toonlets, too! I've said it before, you are so talented in so many ways -- to hell with age!!!Sylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-18866199799443042942009-03-09T13:09:00.000-04:002009-03-09T13:09:00.000-04:00Of course you were a good mother, Bobbie. The ver...Of course you were a good mother, Bobbie. The very fact that this is bothering you lets us know how hard you worked at being a good mother. My mother keeps telling Art things I said or did when I was little and I don't remember them at all, in fact, I remember it differently. On the other hand there are utterly important things that I feel she should remember and she doesn't.<BR/><BR/>I love your little toonlet, Bobbie. Great way to start the week!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-91460534038464927842009-03-09T12:53:00.000-04:002009-03-09T12:53:00.000-04:00Your post reminds me of what "they" say about eye ...Your post reminds me of what "they" say about eye witnesses - there's a different version for every one. But the happiness you all had comes across very clearly, and that's the bottom line! Cool 'toons, too! (say that 3 times fast!!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-43775942726064306952009-03-09T12:51:00.000-04:002009-03-09T12:51:00.000-04:00i never said you were a bad mother. you were a go...i never said you were a bad mother. you were a good mother. all i said was you washed my mouth out with soap. which was the approved method of the time, i believe. you were a very good mother. that's why i haven't cracked up yet, at least not completely.blahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324440705325594850noreply@blogger.com