tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post4664109129936713570..comments2023-04-26T10:48:38.547-04:00Comments on Bent Not Broken: The posts I want to writeBentNotBrokenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-85458559356159930432017-07-13T16:24:05.754-04:002017-07-13T16:24:05.754-04:00Glad to hear the poison ivy is fading, and that yo...Glad to hear the poison ivy is fading, and that you had such a good time in London :) but sorry about the other stuff, especially dh's kidney stones (owww!!). Not sure why all these things always happen at the same time or close together...! (((hugs))) loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-21284593916552334692017-07-11T22:00:23.537-04:002017-07-11T22:00:23.537-04:00Thanks, Jess. Thinking lots about you too!Thanks, Jess. Thinking lots about you too!BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-23037729127677088402017-07-11T21:59:35.468-04:002017-07-11T21:59:35.468-04:00I will never understand internal politics. It'...I will never understand internal politics. It's a double edged sword. I don't want to participate because doing so would probably compromise my own personal values, but not doing so will mean lack of opportunities for advancement. It makes me feel a bit better knowing that you were faced with the same decisions and chose the same path. BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-28477299492157504212017-07-11T21:54:34.231-04:002017-07-11T21:54:34.231-04:00Thanks for being there! Thanks for being there! BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-19467336922591555442017-07-11T21:54:23.671-04:002017-07-11T21:54:23.671-04:00Pretty much every day I think that it can't ge...Pretty much every day I think that it can't get worse. And it always does. I am so sad for my country.BentNotBrokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151724076659555122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-2881792428053123682017-07-09T18:24:05.159-04:002017-07-09T18:24:05.159-04:00Hooray for great trips to London and poison ivy le...Hooray for great trips to London and poison ivy leaving, finally. Oh man, so much stuff to hit at once otherwise. I'm so sorry that you didn't get the promotion in the crappiest way possible. I'm glad you did what felt right to you, but it sucks to do the right things and NOT be rewarded for integrity. And Father's Day, ouch. So tough. I have no baby nieces or nephews since Bryce is an only child and my sister married someone with teenage sons who are now mostly out of the house, so I don't know that special pain, but I can imagine it's so, so hard. And I'm shaking my fist at the universe for the kidney stones timing, grrr. Glad your husband is okay, but that does suck. And yeah, hard to celebrate America when it seems every day things are chipped away and our leadership is a mockery. I mean, I still feel lucky to live here, but it's definitely a different feeling and I cringe every time I hear the news because WHO KNOWS what's next. <br /><br />Thinking of you, lady. Sending lots of love for all the hurts out there, and congrats for the things that have been going well. Especially farewell to the poison ivy. :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-39150272344621559822017-07-09T02:17:50.681-04:002017-07-09T02:17:50.681-04:00As Cristy said, that is a lot. I'm glad you...As Cristy said, that is a lot. I'm glad you're enjoying your house-painting, and it sucks about missing the trip away. Even though London was not long ago, neither was my trip, but I always say that as soon as we arrive home, we're once again in a form of trip deficit!<br /><br />It also sucks about the promotion. One of the reasons I left my job as a diplomat was the level of internal politics, and one of the reasons I didn't want to stay in the corporate world was the level of politics and/or sucking up that I would have had to do! So the fact that you know who you are, and you aren't prepared to compromise her, calls for a big pat on the back.<br /><br />And I'm so sorry about Father's Day and your niece's birthday being tough. Sometimes it just hits us. And you're still relatively early into this little club of ours that nobody really wanted to join.<br />Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-51907019405831089372017-07-07T11:50:49.949-04:002017-07-07T11:50:49.949-04:00Glad to hear about your fun trip to London! Sorry ...Glad to hear about your fun trip to London! Sorry about the job situation and your hubby missing the trip due to kidney stones. Great the poison ivy is almost gone! Yeah I can imagine living in the States must be hard with the huge divide. All the stories of Trump often just make me despair. dublinerinDeutschlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804856792598440633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6102758362320348657.post-20321084087664420632017-07-07T10:49:40.434-04:002017-07-07T10:49:40.434-04:00Hugs lady. All of it is a lot. Hugs lady. All of it is a lot. Cristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317873211902543387noreply@blogger.com