Comments for When the Flames Go Up

Comment on What not to do, part II by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:50:38 +0000

two years on we are in the position you so acutely describe here. Thank you LOD for an amazin post, for managing to articulate my thoughts, for enabling to see more clearly my husband’s perspective (and possibly make it clearer for him too) and to both of you for giving us hope and for keeping me busy in the wallowing days.

Comment on Coffee or do not coffee–there is no try by Amy

Amy — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:19:46 +0000

Oh- and as a midwesterner living in a crowded east coast city, I might have sat down, but would probably have moved the chair at least slightly and aligned my body away from your conversation. Earphones never hurt either.

Comment on Coffee or do not coffee–there is no try by Amy

Amy — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:15:19 +0000

Fortunately my kids are pretty flexible- I buy whatever Valentines Target has to offer when I’m on some other errand. That’s about the extent of my involvement these days. My first grade son was very sweet about choosing cards he thought his girl classmates would like. We’ll see how long this lasts!

Comment on Coffee or do not coffee–there is no try by famousamy

famousamy — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:43:37 +0000

Yes. My husband is from London and we live in Ohio where I grew up. He gets WAY too close to people for their comfort (and mine!) Of course he wouldn’t have glanced at you one bit. He’s definitely in his own world even when inches away from others.

Comment on Coffee or do not coffee–there is no try by Shelly

Shelly — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:29:47 +0000

My 10-year old daughter boycotted the valentines this year too! I could hardly contain my glee!

Comment on Coffee or do not coffee–there is no try by LOD

LOD — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:24:10 +0000

So very much of me wanted to launch a new middle of a conversation, like “… so I think I got most of the blood out of my trunk, but digging that hole in this cold was a BITCH.”

Comment on Coffee or do not coffee–there is no try by kazari

kazari — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:00:46 +0000

I had one of those good interactions with the wriggler’s dad on wednesday. The wriggler has just started preschool, so we were both at the parent info evening. We didn’t sit together, more by accident than design.
Afterwards, talking to the mum who will be class rep, we had to explain no, same child, different families. We had to explain twice (I wondered for a second if we needed a diagram).
People are immediately confused if you are amicable and separated.
She then used the term ‘broken home’, which makes me bristle – my response was ‘it would be a lot more broken if we still lived together’ and she backed down pretty quick.

Comment on Coffee or do not coffee–there is no try by askmoxie

askmoxie — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:41:31 +0000

I’ve been before (with the older one a few years ago) and am all ready to raid their tiny poster collection for the nerdastic posters!

Comment on Coffee or do not coffee–there is no try by Beth

Beth — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:39:42 +0000

Per the Wardrobe, if you have not been, be prepared that it is a small museum that houses this wonderful piece of furniture. Wheaton’s campus is pretty small so the museum is too. Just fair warning.

Comment on Coffee or do not coffee–there is no try by askmoxie

askmoxie — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:29:10 +0000

Because girls are yucky, I think. The little one seems to be moving into that phase, and the big one hasn’t quite left it yet. This is the Golden Time.