Comments for Stephanie Klein Greek Tragedy

Comment on lowering your (mother’s day) expectations by AHB

AHB — Thu, 17 May 2012 02:03:00 +0000

I am very much enjoying Maybe’s perspective… I think that if you are honest with yourself, you married your husband for certain reasons, just like everyone gets married for certain reasons. No one is the total package. One of the truest sentiments that I have heard is that people will tell you a lot about themselves early on, but so many times we chose to ignore it. As someone who grew up with financial security, lost it, and got it back, I imagine that nothing, short of a health crisis, compares to that secure/insecure feeling. All relationships are different, and it’s ok that you and your husband love each other in different ways for different reasons. I think that you should be REALLY honest with yourself about why you married Phil and ask yourself if he is any different now than when you met him. Of course, people can change and grow (not always for the better), but it’s most likely that you knew exactly who he was when you married him.

Comment on lowering your (mother’s day) expectations by glenda

glenda — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:19 +0000

Stephanie ask yourself a ? is this the man you want to spend the rest of your life with..

Comment on lowering your (mother’s day) expectations by jeneria

jeneria — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:25:16 +0000

Oh, I’m about the same age as Stephanie and I know plenty of people my age, younger, and older who have treated divorce pretty casually.

Comment on lowering your (mother’s day) expectations by jeneria

jeneria — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:23:39 +0000

Honestly, when isn’t a brunch awesome? I mean, it’s such a simple (and yet not so simple) thing to do. Brunch is truly a treat.

Comment on lowering your (mother’s day) expectations by Karen

Karen — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:16:07 +0000

As readers, observers, we all have a different view of what’s going on, but when I was reading your post– gosh, a wave of dread came over me. From my own experience as a kid, I can say: I absorbed the tension in my house/family as a child, and then choked on it for the following 20 years in the form of anxiety. I truly wish my family’s dynamics could have been different, and much, much kinder.

Comment on lowering your (mother’s day) expectations by Anon

Anon — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:40:43 +0000

You kinda sound like abused women who say “well, maybe I deserved it.” You are not a good mom if you think parents who have a mostly awful relationship then expect ‘ pirate picnics’ to counter the damage.