tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post4027552248641055507..comments2024-03-26T03:16:48.203-04:00Comments on laurennicolelove.com: Imperfect Parenting: You Hurt Me.laurennicolelove.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264637166517789918noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post-50037944716037620512011-07-08T14:49:16.266-04:002011-07-08T14:49:16.266-04:00I know I am half a year late but man do I ever rel...I know I am half a year late but man do I ever relate. My parents make "jokes" at my expense. I have asked them to stop and they tell me to lighten up and relax. So now to me jokes are not fun and I despise them greatly. I wish my parents would recognize what they are doing to me. But I will never be able to get them to stop so I now watch what I say or even when I talk to them. It is so hard and sad to seperate myself from my parents but it is too painful to be around them!Kiersten Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post-43032520666679521032011-03-28T17:34:05.327-04:002011-03-28T17:34:05.327-04:00Love, love, love it. If you had an overly critical...Love, love, love it. If you had an overly critical parent, you know that your parents words can bring death or life. And it's so important to give your kids a soft place to fall. They get beaten up by the world enough as it is. Thank you for these wise words! ~AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post-88039018192191035862011-03-18T03:25:24.644-04:002011-03-18T03:25:24.644-04:00Wow. This really hits close to home. It's exac...Wow. This really hits close to home. It's exactly the same way with our family.<br /><br />Thank you for your words of healing.Vicki Fouriehttp://www.vickifourie.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post-7375994356227021612011-02-28T00:38:08.423-05:002011-02-28T00:38:08.423-05:00My son CJ has Asperger's, so sarcasm doesn'...My son CJ has Asperger's, so sarcasm doesn't really click with him. He's learning to hear the difference between sarcasm, irony, humor and tricks.<br /><br />I use sarcasm at times to make him laugh.<br />"You're fired." he'll say to me.<br />I respond with, "I KNOW! I make you brush your teeth! I make you shower! I make you flush! How horrid I am!" <br />I admit it, though, when I get frustrated I get sarcastic, I am aware of it and I am working to think before I talk. <br />I'm getting there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post-50556532279631759602011-02-01T12:59:53.327-05:002011-02-01T12:59:53.327-05:00Lauren Lauren Lauren,
to be honest I haven't r...Lauren Lauren Lauren,<br />to be honest I haven't read this post yet, BUT, I wanted to get a hold of you. So Max Dubinsky is coming along to meet you and talk to you about everything? AH is it okay for me to be jealous of that? I think he is a magnificent writer and so raw and open, just as you are. I find you two very similar. Anyway! Just wanted to let you know I'm thinking of you sister.<br /><br />Love.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419284501691021105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post-54271303591684296302011-01-29T11:19:20.469-05:002011-01-29T11:19:20.469-05:00hello!
i came across your blog randomly and i LOV...hello! <br />i came across your blog randomly and i LOVE it. if you dont mind me asking what kind of camera do you use? i have been shopping for a camera for some time now and cant decide on which one to get!<br />thanx!!<br /><br />http://mscomposure.blogspot.com/ms.composurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635319552787315251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post-55312492211595774482011-01-25T01:29:04.494-05:002011-01-25T01:29:04.494-05:00oh my word. i love this. <3 truly. you are an a...oh my word. i love this. <3 truly. you are an amazing, amazing writer, love.<br />XOtasha fayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12958875875953870238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post-8378972287768275032011-01-25T00:03:20.396-05:002011-01-25T00:03:20.396-05:00This is so great! So true.
Yesterday morning the s...This is so great! So true.<br />Yesterday morning the sermon at church was on Criticism Gone Bad. One of the comments (during the "The Result of Criticism: A Barren Life" section/point) the pastor made was about sarcasm. He brought up Michal criticizing David for dancing (1 Sam 6) and how her sarcasm cost her. And Miriam and Aaron in Numbers 12, being upset with God... And then last night I had to bring it up with the girls in my small group, because they were being sarcastic with each other, and wanted to know, "Yeah, but what if you're friends and your friend knows you're kidding??" ...No. It doesn't matter. Words have a HUGE impact on people. I know that I need to watch my mouth more than I do. I'm working on it. This was definitely a great reminder!<br />Above all, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. -Proverbs 4:23 :)Beccahttp://www.respectivating.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post-33060135770564978152011-01-24T22:41:43.319-05:002011-01-24T22:41:43.319-05:00Lauren,
This was so hard to read because I know t...Lauren,<br /><br />This was so hard to read because I know this story all too well and my heart's invested in it. What you said about our childhood being somewhere between normal and abnormal? So true. I'm starting to believe there's an almost inverse relationship between how we are raised/our early experiences and how we live our life. People are bound to either love the way their life started and try to follow down that path or steer far, far away from it. For me, and it sounds like for you to, it's sort of a mix of the two. <br /><br />Thank you, thank you, thank you for writing this. I only wish the right people could read it. But that's another story entirely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post-78530684754359932992011-01-24T16:04:28.269-05:002011-01-24T16:04:28.269-05:00Thanks for your thoughts, Lauren. This is an issue...Thanks for your thoughts, Lauren. This is an issue I've recently started to recognize in my own family. It's tough recognizing family brokenness in any form. Thanks for your exhortation. It makes me afraid, too, though of what kind of imperfect parenting I'll inflict on my own children one day.Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784621146303360554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post-61007662339044815112011-01-24T15:34:24.145-05:002011-01-24T15:34:24.145-05:00Great post! My hubby & I used to hang out with...Great post! My hubby & I used to hang out with people who lived and breathed sarcasm, so naturally we picked up on it. It was crazy how negative we became. But thankfully God called us out on it & we vowed to change. Nowadays when I get the urge to be sarcastic, I remind myself that the subconscious can’t take a joke.~April~https://www.blogger.com/profile/00927595932580249523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post-13097820488086370712011-01-24T14:50:54.191-05:002011-01-24T14:50:54.191-05:00Lauren,
I loveeee this. There is a lot of sarcasm...Lauren, <br />I loveeee this. There is a lot of sarcasm in our friend group, as you know, but using it with a child is honestly harmful. My parents actually weren't sarcastic with me (well my dad was, but he wasn't a huge part of my life). I learned sarcasm from my peers I think. My step dad was pretty verbally abusive, but I don't really think that's where I got the sarcasm from (although others may think differently, I can't really say for sure).<br />I hope that when I have children I'm not like that. Sarcasm is funny at times I think with your peers, but children don't understand it. To them it is just an insult and the last thing I think you should do is intentionally make a child feel stupid. You're supposed to build them up! Make them feel good about themselves. That's what parents are for. I think that as a parent you should be your child's friend, but I don't think that you should insult your child like a lot of their peers will even in a joking way. <br />There are times when I think that even the sarcasm in a group of friends can get out of control. Even if it doesn't seem like someone's feelings are hurt, I think that sometimes they are.<br />Anyway, I really liked your post hahaCaitlynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785089965111855564.post-42735357399390667302011-01-24T12:26:34.989-05:002011-01-24T12:26:34.989-05:00On Wednesday at Connect Group we were talking abou...On Wednesday at Connect Group we were talking about how girls need to be told that they are beautiful. My friend (Karen) is pregnant with her third child. Her and her hubby are going to be parents to another girl. Her hubby sat in Connect Group and commented about he tries to remember to tell his girls (his wife included in that) that they are beautiful - it was so sweet. Then our friend Steve agreed with this. Steve is a single guy who for now has been called by God to be single but I know that one day he's going to find a girlie who is soooo right for him lol.<br /><br />The media spend so much time beating girls down for being too thin, too fat, too short, too tall etc etc that we need to stand up and tell our girlfriends that they are pretty that the media is wrong and THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL. I wore skirts quite a lot last week as I was taking the bus and it kept raining - I got so many nice comments about dressing a bit girlie lol. It was kinda embarrassing - but why was I embarrassed to receive a positive uplifting comment?!Hanhttp://www.rockangel.co.uknoreply@blogger.com