tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590678325114366518.post353497569710775203..comments2023-08-14T07:45:03.526-07:00Comments on Just Plain Jayne.: P stands for "Pain in the Proverbial Pooper"Jaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07821672995123678855noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590678325114366518.post-16479495330086256632011-02-03T23:04:35.551-08:002011-02-03T23:04:35.551-08:00Sorry for replying to this comment so late, buuuut...Sorry for replying to this comment so late, buuuut...<br /><br />I TOTALLY agree with you. 100%.<br /><br />What the hell is wrong with just throwing your hands in the air and saying, "I'm not sorry! Life sucks right now. Let me VENT!"?<br /><br />Nothing. I totally get what you're trying to say. It makes perfect sense. I couldn't have said it better.<br /><br />Seriously.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649062059090610476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590678325114366518.post-44931459886458473682011-01-27T15:52:42.065-08:002011-01-27T15:52:42.065-08:00Yeah-Thanks so much for this comment! I really app...Yeah-Thanks so much for this comment! I really appreciate it. It's not optimism as a whole that I have a problem with, it's that "forced cheerfulness" and "fantasyland optimism" that we seem to be forcing ourselves into as a society. Nothing is ever allowed to not be okay. Any time someone mentions about how a portion or a time in life is hard, they are bombarded with reasons as to why it's "not that bad" and why the person should be happy. Planning for the possibility of hard times has become a character flaw. Acknowledging the toll that hardships take on you/your family has somehow been translated into ungratefulness. Rough times are turned into "blessings in disguise", disappointments become "lessons that needed to be learned", disasters are not disastrous, but a healthy dose of character-building--and so on...while I absolutely believe that you need to look for the good in your life and not wallow in negativity, I think we need to be a bit more realistic with ourselves. Sometimes life is hard. Really fucking hard, and things don't always work out for the best. Most lives are not going to just fall together happily in our laps. It takes work and planning and honesty about what lies ahead. And sometimes, even with all the planning or smiles in the world? It's not so positive. I wish that that could be talked about without the penalty of the label of Negative Nelly McUnappreciative Pants.<br />Anyway, thank you for letting me be me. Sorry for the rant! Love you!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821672995123678855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590678325114366518.post-6472818988513408602011-01-27T12:07:47.860-08:002011-01-27T12:07:47.860-08:00I think that if getting you through the day is to ...I think that if getting you through the day is to prepare for the worst and let optimism fly out the window, then more power to you. Seriously. <br /><br />You know I'm always praying for you and your little family, but I'm not going to offer you optimistic fake smiles to make you feel better because you don't need that. What I can do is be here for you anytime you need to vent.<br /><br />I love you, dear friend. You'll make it through, even if making it through means waiting for that disaster that's right around the corner and being ready for it when it strikes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649062059090610476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5590678325114366518.post-74325201545557076122011-01-26T15:44:18.706-08:002011-01-26T15:44:18.706-08:00Sorry to hear about the plague (that's a P wor...Sorry to hear about the plague (that's a P word!) hitting your pad. How is one to prepare or plan ahead for a pukefest?kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268536790947798616noreply@blogger.com