Comments on The Miss Elaine-ous Life: Some Same Something

My favorite thing I've read here. So many fac...

2012-01-14T07:18:23.857-06:00

My favorite thing I've read here.

So many facets.

Teens...they need a crazy lady. Fortunately, my girls have me.

It seems like high school puts life under a micros...

2012-01-13T11:15:33.562-06:00

It seems like high school puts life under a microscope that squashes you small and makes the gulf between you and others vast and deep. I wish they would talk to each other, too.

Yes. I've never been one of those people to st...

2012-01-11T13:21:22.458-06:00

Yes. I've never been one of those people to stand around and not talk to the people around me. Unless I'm on a plane. But otherwise I just can't do it. I think it is sad that they can be so close but so distant.

Steph stole my comment. What a wonderful post. In ...

2012-01-11T11:17:37.121-06:00

Steph stole my comment. What a wonderful post. In fact I bet it actually applies to moms too, I am always looking at the woman with the toddler at Starbucks willing her to talk to me...

Yes, we all do have something in common. I am rem...

2012-01-10T22:00:53.168-06:00

Yes, we all do have something in common. I am reminded every time I read every single blog in a link-up, and I am grateful the Web has made it possible for us all to communicate. Beautifully expressed. Thanks for being here.
Kimberly

I love this. So, so true!

2012-01-10T20:26:10.640-06:00

I love this. So, so true!

What a wonderful post! I sometimes what to screa...

2012-01-10T17:46:38.722-06:00

What a wonderful post!
I sometimes what to scream the same thing at adults. We all have more in common than we think. People are people the world over. They love their families. Want the best for their children. Strive for similar things. Some same something. Love that.

If only we could say, "Hey- in ten years you&...

2012-01-10T17:01:38.669-06:00

If only we could say, "Hey- in ten years you're going to be friends on facebook anyway so why not start talking now?" :)

Steph

...and the actual link to my blog may be found her...

2012-01-10T16:21:26.394-06:00

...and the actual link to my blog may be found here (wrong url in my previous comment...)

A poignant portrait of a very awkward age -- my he...

2012-01-10T16:19:14.674-06:00

A poignant portrait of a very awkward age -- my heart aches for my 15-year old who thinks she is the only kid who feels as awkward and unsure as she. No matter what I tell her, she won't believe me that EVERYONE in school feels that way at least part of the time. Thanks for reminding me that she's not the only one :)

this is so spot on! SO perfectly describes the tee...

2012-01-10T15:34:34.177-06:00

this is so spot on! SO perfectly describes the teenage years (esp the girls)... trust me, have 2 in my house who never talk to each other. ugh

Oh this is SO true.

2012-01-10T15:31:58.006-06:00

Oh this is SO true.

I love this E! So thoughtful.

2012-01-10T11:24:33.223-06:00

I love this E! So thoughtful.

Yes!!!! And you're right, those are great odds...

2012-01-10T10:03:57.093-06:00

Yes!!!! And you're right, those are great odds! We had a 1 in 4000 chance of getting pg....our son is now 15 months old! :)

Oh my goodness... Something so poignant about that...

2012-01-10T09:44:24.812-06:00

Oh my goodness... Something so poignant about that image-- a metaphor for all of teenager-hood, I think.

So true! I was one of those girls too. I wonder ...

2012-01-10T09:37:15.175-06:00

So true! I was one of those girls too. I wonder if it's something we have to go through to learn the truth?

It all seems so ridiculous as an adult but I remember it being very real when I was a kid/teenager.

:)

Going thru this right now with my teenager! It'...

2012-01-10T08:06:03.708-06:00

Going thru this right now with my teenager! It's so hard to get them to understand that just because they are different on the outside doesn't mean they are different on the inside. It's a struggle everyday over here and I just wish they would see what we see sometimes!!!

This gave me chills. So true, so wise. {Tugs at...

2012-01-10T07:33:22.522-06:00

This gave me chills.

So true, so wise.

{Tugs at my heart, too.}

What a great post and so true, we waste so much ti...

2012-01-10T06:45:30.524-06:00

What a great post and so true, we waste so much time as girls not liking each other and lifting each other up through the toughest years for all of us.

Such an interesting post, Elaine. They are probabl...

2012-01-10T05:32:59.873-06:00

Such an interesting post, Elaine. They are probably thinking though "OMG I cannot believe I still have to ride the bus at my age. I hope my friends don't see me!" That's what I thought at 15 while ignoring my neighbor standing near me. ;)

such an interesting topic. i see teenagers all the...

2012-01-10T05:25:02.789-06:00

such an interesting topic. i see teenagers all the time and I just want to pull them aside and whisper advice or encouragement or tell them something I've learned. Being nice and reaching out to anyone - regardless of the differences - is always on my list. I guess it's just all part of life, the learning stuff.

Yes! I often wonder if I've crossed paths wit...

2012-01-10T03:26:18.295-06:00

Yes! I often wonder if I've crossed paths with someone before or if I will again. And sometimes those unexpected meetings amongst strangers are just some of the best moments that we remember for a long time to come. :>

Oh, I love this! Because you are so right! And y...

2012-01-10T00:31:36.615-06:00

Oh, I love this! Because you are so right! And yet even now if I run into someone from high school, I fall back into my mental pattern of thinking I'm not in their group! So we don't belong together.
It's a LIE, I tell you!

I think this all the time!! Last year I had 2 sep...

2012-01-09T23:55:59.367-06:00

I think this all the time!! Last year I had 2 separate baby-sitters that were seniors in high school (they had different availability)

Eventually I found out that THEY WENT TO THE SAME HIGH SCHOOL! One was a cheerleader. 5'10", blond, gorgeous. They other was awkward, frizzy red hair, and in the robot wars club. They couldn't be more different.

I asked them each if they knew the other, and they both replied "I know who she is, but we do not know each other."

It was crazy to me! They both LOVE and LOVED on my kids. They fed them, bathed them, rocked them to sleep. How could they NOT be friends???? Sad thing is, they didn't even try. :(