tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post4203917734257858114..comments2023-12-31T09:31:06.356+07:00Comments on Doesn't Speak Klingon: Ah, the Joys and Trials of Sisterhood!Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-26443765845531716922012-10-19T02:06:35.109+07:002012-10-19T02:06:35.109+07:00Oh I totally agree that there's only so much t...Oh I totally agree that there's only so much time to safely spend with any family. Or even friends, come to that. I've realized that we get along much better when I'm at her house, as compared to her being here, but I don't see the control thing.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-3196109124209192072012-10-16T23:21:48.174+07:002012-10-16T23:21:48.174+07:00Now that you have moved, I am sure you have notice...Now that you have moved, I am sure you have noticed that you see Diana way more than I do. It is not necessarily you that sets her off but anyone or thing that upsets her balance/control of the current event. I too adore her but can only spend a couple days. I find that with all the sibs (you are special and last longer but there still is that leave by date)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-61264471688751728112012-04-12T19:57:18.196+07:002012-04-12T19:57:18.196+07:00I think brothers do it differently...you know, gen...I think brothers do it differently...you know, gender differences and all. My two brothers don't get along, but don't fight. They just don't have much to do with each other by mutual choice.<br /><br />Sisters somehow can't avoid it. We WANT to be closer, so we try, and eventually succeed. Or fail, and try again later!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-5866300318638481472012-04-12T19:55:40.505+07:002012-04-12T19:55:40.505+07:00I do think the closer proximity will be a good thi...I do think the closer proximity will be a good thing. I would like to be a little more present in my nephew's life, too. He's an awesome kid, but I never get to see him. <br /><br />Besides, her husband makes Mead... nice. :)Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-37561764651151479002012-04-12T10:41:40.483+07:002012-04-12T10:41:40.483+07:00I have a brother and although we don't have mu...I have a brother and although we don't have much in common, we get along fine and have for a long time. We do act alike so maybe that helps.<br /><br />I don't think I need to tell you my stance on having family around. Family is the only reason I'm still here.Jeff Lawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325109853869480569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-80502284889176862572012-04-12T06:27:10.757+07:002012-04-12T06:27:10.757+07:00Awww, sister love is always complicated. My sister...Awww, sister love is always complicated. My sister and I are soooo alike in many ways. Other times we swear the other was adopted. <br /><br />We still fight, but I would love to live near her. Instead we are a couple thousand miles apart. <br /><br />Love the 'new haircut' pic!Vesta Vaynehttp://cowardlyfeminist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-39203128819577871532012-04-12T02:06:26.892+07:002012-04-12T02:06:26.892+07:00Total LOL...yes, I'm the baby sister, and Dian...Total LOL...yes, I'm the baby sister, and Diana is less than 2 years my senior, so we were often dressed alike, which didn't help.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-12230838450486372292012-04-12T01:46:41.326+07:002012-04-12T01:46:41.326+07:00I think I'm the Diana in my sister dynamic. Ar...I think I'm the Diana in my sister dynamic. Are you the younger sister? In my experience, the irritability is definitely higher with younger siblings...L-Diggittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313078497401810812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-39175000122483290942012-04-11T13:20:08.168+07:002012-04-11T13:20:08.168+07:00I've started doing something that my mom does....I've started doing something that my mom does.<br /><br />She goes into the kitchen without a plan and starts chopping and messing about. If I ask her what she's cooking she says she doesn't know yet. Only when the dish is half way cooked has she decided what she's making.<br /><br />These last few weeks I've found myself doing the same thing and it's sort of fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-56776970415648870312012-04-11T13:15:30.378+07:002012-04-11T13:15:30.378+07:00And here I am trying to be discrete! ;-)And here I am trying to be discrete! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-15920918686188522002012-04-11T03:30:37.028+07:002012-04-11T03:30:37.028+07:00...but I know which is REALLY your favorite line. ......but I know which is REALLY your favorite line. ;-)Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-66853787739981231182012-04-10T23:31:34.898+07:002012-04-10T23:31:34.898+07:00Mmm...yes. My mom is much more creative than I am....Mmm...yes. My mom is much more creative than I am. On my last visit we had shrimp salad in a half-avocado one day, some fancy new soup she'd read about another day, these funny turkey-roll-ups another time.<br /><br />Yeah, I'll help, but don't ask me what I'm making!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-3748255394474135952012-04-10T23:26:08.814+07:002012-04-10T23:26:08.814+07:00Being an only child I have no idea about the siste...Being an only child I have no idea about the sister thing, but I will tell you that moving closer to family means one great thing will always happen with charming regularity. Free home cooked meals. Mmm.Queen Holly the Magnificenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061266046296726613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-87264869874602215542012-04-10T23:24:41.711+07:002012-04-10T23:24:41.711+07:00Great to see you :)Great to see you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-15945930668899845692012-04-10T23:15:07.840+07:002012-04-10T23:15:07.840+07:00Aphrodite has the same sister-issue I have, so we ...Aphrodite has the same sister-issue I have, so we commiserate together.<br /><br />And yes. Never let it be said I did not post a picture of my-own-self! It's from a year or two ago, and I'm not that thin these days, but it's me.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-91212490816514234592012-04-10T23:09:04.034+07:002012-04-10T23:09:04.034+07:00They've actually started popping up but I have...They've actually started popping up but I haven't dared to try them yet. My friends went to one of the parks near Cochin and the video they took was amazing... vomit everywhere and nothing was regulated. Just a little man in a uniform who would casually look at his watch and decide how long the ride should go on... 3 minutes... 5.... minutes... 8 minutes... ah, no problem! lol... <br /><br />I just like them in the west.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-23291001697214434112012-04-10T23:05:24.694+07:002012-04-10T23:05:24.694+07:00Loved this post and especially the line about how ...Loved this post and especially the line about how things are sometimes rough with Diana, but if anyone were to criticize her, you just wouldn't put up with it! I don't have a sister - but I know the feeling you describe. It's one thing for me to say something about a loved one - but if anyone else tries lol.... ummmm no!<br /><br />Love the pictures! Is that you at the stove with your back to the cam?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-77849475930190729942012-04-10T23:02:45.056+07:002012-04-10T23:02:45.056+07:00(where are the rollercoasters in India?)(where are the rollercoasters in India?)Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-60584912669480670012012-04-10T23:01:57.017+07:002012-04-10T23:01:57.017+07:00I have mountains of cousins, almost all older than...I have mountains of cousins, almost all older than me, so it didn't really bother me growing up away from them.<br /><br />Ooh! I just about posted my plans for when I won't be home, right here on the internet! Not smart, Red.<br /><br />I'll email you.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-62986932429926936192012-04-10T23:00:09.951+07:002012-04-10T23:00:09.951+07:00Sounds like my family - at this point I don't ...Sounds like my family - at this point I don't even know how many cousins I have. Around twenty on my mom's side and at least ten on my dad's!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-44459522835133767852012-04-10T22:58:11.678+07:002012-04-10T22:58:11.678+07:00Slightly off topic, but I love roller coasters!Slightly off topic, but I love roller coasters!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-3843465468165687942012-04-10T22:50:46.658+07:002012-04-10T22:50:46.658+07:00It's definitely a nice feeling to be near fami...It's definitely a nice feeling to be near family, for sure. I don't have a big family and what I do have is now spread all around (which is actually better, trust me), but the hubs' family is huge and practically all in the same TOWN they are so close. They are all definitely in the same state, and probably from the farthest to the farthest, maybe 45 minutes, with everyone else pretty much in between them. It's something I never had before being with him and I quite enjoy it. Plus they are (mostly) all fun and super enjoyable people to be around. They tend to pretty much live at our house during the summer because we have a pool. Most are only about 20 minutes from us, so it's convenient for them. I like that my boys have that kind of huge family presence in their lives, because they are not gonna have any more siblings, that's for sure! But they have a ton of cousins, so that's nice.<br /><br />Aside: any more concrete idea of when you are coming to Bmore? I am in court a ton these next couple weeks, but I definitely want to try to meet up with you if we can. Let me know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-81726025400513794452012-04-10T22:36:28.152+07:002012-04-10T22:36:28.152+07:00Four hours? PSHAW. I'll drive 3 hours just for...Four hours? PSHAW. I'll drive 3 hours just for rollercoasters!<br /><br />Sometimes you just want to pick the poison you know, though. I get that.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-47789320025171910892012-04-10T22:35:00.946+07:002012-04-10T22:35:00.946+07:00I don't know...I'm upsetting the balance o...I don't know...I'm upsetting the balance of nature. My other sister is in southern Michigan, and their families get together a bunch. Although, since I'll probably settle even further south, it might not throw things off too much.<br /><br />We shall see!Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06870283055927616591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036550554413060199.post-66807517110771217722012-04-10T22:23:30.062+07:002012-04-10T22:23:30.062+07:00I have one brother that will never leave. It's...I have one brother that will never leave. It's not bad at home, but the idea of going somewhere else is completely foreign to him. Will never happen.Brett Minorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181569922751252054noreply@blogger.com