parrishml@aol.com

In a message dated 3/30/2001 10:37:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
hooperck@... writes:

<< With close friends and family I am more likely to follow the adage, "Let
your
life speak for itself."

Laura, that is really nice....
I think I need to engrave that someplace, or paint it on many of my walls.
That
is so true, but hard to remind oneself of...
Thanks,
Ann >>

Thanks Ann. My daughter's birthday is next weekend. My parents and my in-laws
will come. I love them all, but ... what is that feeling I'm trying to
describe ... I feel pulled back into a "good little girl" role when they are
here. Seeking approval. "Look, look at how great my kids are, gang! Aren't I
DOING A GREAT JOB?"

Yuck. They leave and I'm disgusted with myself. Sooo ... this time I am
trying HARDER to remind myself to let my life speak for itself. What is that
quote I can't call to mind right now? Something about not being able to hear
your words because your personality is speaking too loudly? Is it Twain? Help.

Sorry for the ramble.

Laura

marbleface@aol.com

In a message dated 03/31/2001 2:30:02 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
tracy.oldfield@... writes:


A friend of my mum's once painted, in bright red gloss paint 'Don't
let the b******s grind you down!' on her living room wall.  I think she
was going through a tough time...

Tracy





LOL!  Ya think!?

Maybe have both sayings on the wall and confuse the heck out of everybody!

Nance

parrishml@aol.com

> A friend of my mum's once painted, in bright red gloss paint 'Don't
> let the b******s grind you down!' on her living room wall. I think she
> was going through a tough time...
>
> Tracy


Oh man -- I LOVE her! I'm so chicken**** about expressing my beliefs. And
when I'm not, I'm defensive. Where's the BALANCE, the EQUANIMITY!!??

Also, I'm feeling like a Hippocratic. I yearn for the "let your life speak
for itself" stance, but I papered my dining room wall with favorite quotes.
There are a LOT of unschooling quotes there. (Sandra is well represented.
Along with Margaret Mead, Albert Einstein, George Bernard Shaw. You know the
quotes.) Passive-aggressive of me, I know.

"In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all
be a sheep oneself." Albert Einstein

Laura

parrishml@aol.com

In a message dated 3/31/2001 11:53:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,
parrishml@... writes:

<< Also, I'm feeling like a Hippocratic. >>

Um, I meant hypocrite. Sheesh -- spellcheck offered that one up and I clicked
before I saw it -- oops.

Laura

Tracy Oldfield

>
>
>
> LOL! Ya think!?
>
> Maybe have both sayings on the wall and confuse the heck out of
> everybody!
>
> Nance
>

Yes, and without the asterisks like she did in the first place...

Tracy

Tracy Oldfield

In a message dated 3/31/2001 11:53:57 AM Eastern
Standard Time, 
parrishml@... writes:

<< Also, I'm feeling like a Hippocratic. >>

Um, I meant hypocrite. Sheesh -- spellcheck offered
that one up and I clicked 
before I saw it -- oops.

Laura

And I read it without blinking, and I'm the kind of person who
notices stuff like that (pedant, born continuity editor, whatever :-) )

Tracy

LisaBugg

> In a message dated 3/31/2001 11:53:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> parrishml@... writes:
>
> << Also, I'm feeling like a Hippocratic. >>
>
> Um, I meant hypocrite. Sheesh -- spellcheck offered that one up and I
clicked
> before I saw it -- oops.
>

LOL.. Last week I had the spell checker change vunerable to venerable. And
last year I abbreviated arganization as org......and guess what the spell
checker did..........

Lisa
>