tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post456993499528072448..comments2024-01-06T10:11:00.258-08:00Comments on Honest To Betsy: Martha vs. The GrinchBetsy B. Honesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304239761034117602noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-78873091790322672592011-01-17T22:48:11.819-08:002011-01-17T22:48:11.819-08:00I loved this post so much, Betsy. Christmas can g...I loved this post so much, Betsy. Christmas can get awful weepy for me too. Last time I saw my mama was Christmas Day 2009. And I, too, have only largely my in-laws to make merry with. Until we make some babies of our own.<br /><br />Thanks for this post. Thanks for articulating something I felt so strongly, but couldn't piece together in my mind. You're good at that.<br /><br />And what a lovely and beautiful picture of you that is! =)Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465882237144607632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-59528329708187641372010-12-20T19:34:35.179-08:002010-12-20T19:34:35.179-08:00What a gorgeous picture. And that sucks about you...What a gorgeous picture. And that sucks about your family. I don't have any complaints about my family at Christmas -- I love that I've only had to cook a turkey when my daughter gave my mother the stomach flu and she couldn't do it. I love that when my sister can't come here and we can't go there, my niece cries in her room because all she wants for Christmas is to hang out with Angus. My house looks like Santa AND the reindeer threw up in it, and I'm happy with that. I'm glad you're giving your kids the Christmas you didn't get, but I'm sorry you didn't get it. Also, your dog is beautiful -- why do you hate him?Bibliomamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825424183978181238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-36172819173282465452010-12-19T14:24:07.225-08:002010-12-19T14:24:07.225-08:00I'm not sure where I'm at. We didn't g...I'm not sure where I'm at. We didn't get a lot of presents growing up and I think I'll carry on that tradition (though I despised it at the time...I wanted that damned Castle Greyskull that my cousins got...). However, I'm torn between a busy life and a holiday apathy that doesn't make me want to do a bloody thing during the holidays other than holiday. No Martha Steward compensation, not even a tree this year (just a vacation to Maui...). I fear this is something my kids will hate me for, but then they'll likely hate me either way when their older. For being both over and underwhelming. Oh, holiday blues...The Accidental Pharmacisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11934898401119225991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-50828220398705609612010-12-16T20:56:56.376-08:002010-12-16T20:56:56.376-08:00Oh, my... the fact that you had me slightly weepy ...Oh, my... the fact that you had me slightly weepy and giggling out loud (butt nuggets?! hee-hee)is a testament to your very Betsy-ness. <br /><br />I hope you find peace this Christmas, even if you have to mix it, bake it, macramé and glitter-glue it yourself.Mama Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08554633560302397335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-58972826684363669682010-12-16T18:04:06.787-08:002010-12-16T18:04:06.787-08:00Holy Frik I laughed! At so many things, for so man...Holy Frik I laughed! At so many things, for so many reasons! I too come from extreme dysfunction. I know damn well my Martha Stewart Mommying comes from that place, ensuring my kids never run away from me as adults, giving them the childhood I always wanted. And for me, Christmas is a month long chore that I just put my head down & plough thru with the only goal being the happiest f**king kids you ever did see when it's all said & done. We do it all for them....& that's ok! Because they are what gives US our Christmas joy! I love this post. And the prison creds...& so much more that had me in stitches! :-DThe Mayor!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00809789624185522788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-88976773007329428472010-12-16T12:42:13.175-08:002010-12-16T12:42:13.175-08:00My own family is much the same. I don't talk a...My own family is much the same. I don't talk about it much, because my mom reads my blog. But I have been doing a lot of crying over it myself.<br /><br />Why does it all have to be so HARD?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com