the id, the ego, & the single misfiring brain cell - Latest Comments on day 6 of 30: things to be happy about https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php?disp=comments en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 Hinermad [Visitor] in response to: day 6 of 30: things to be happy about Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:16:14 +0000 Hinermad [Visitor] c85669@https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/ <p>&#8220;&#8230;but she&#8217;s kind enough to never mention it. &#8220;</p> <p>Diana,</p> <p>But you do, right? (Well, duh, you just did. Sorry.)</p> <p>There&#8217;s nothing wrong with growing up in humble circumstances. Living someplace dry, warm, and with food on the table is better than what some (too many) children have. As long as it doesn&#8217;t drive one towards jealousy of people who had more. And that&#8217;s more likely caused by poor parenting, not poor surroundings. I&#8217;d say you&#8217;re a pretty good illustration of how it&#8217;s done right.</p> <p>Dave</p> “…but she’s kind enough to never mention it. “

Diana,

But you do, right? (Well, duh, you just did. Sorry.)

There’s nothing wrong with growing up in humble circumstances. Living someplace dry, warm, and with food on the table is better than what some (too many) children have. As long as it doesn’t drive one towards jealousy of people who had more. And that’s more likely caused by poor parenting, not poor surroundings. I’d say you’re a pretty good illustration of how it’s done right.

Dave

]]> https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/index.php/2014/08/14/day-6-of-30-things#c85669 Aunt Bann [Visitor] in response to: day 6 of 30: things to be happy about Fri, 15 Aug 2014 06:10:03 +0000 Aunt Bann [Visitor] c85668@https://pdblack.twistedpair.net/ <p>Diana, I can relate to this one&#8212;I feel that I, too, am rich, in many ways. As you know, I grew up even more poor than you did, and my children grew up a bit more &#8220;rich&#8221; than you did. ALL of us, though, have learned how to be happy in whatever state we are in at any given time. And we have also learned that the lives we live now can easily be gone, at any time! I think that is what helps us continue to be happy and hopeful, even when troubles hit. </p> <p>Keep writing, dear! I love your writings almost as much as I love you!</p> Diana, I can relate to this one—I feel that I, too, am rich, in many ways. As you know, I grew up even more poor than you did, and my children grew up a bit more “rich” than you did. ALL of us, though, have learned how to be happy in whatever state we are in at any given time. And we have also learned that the lives we live now can easily be gone, at any time! I think that is what helps us continue to be happy and hopeful, even when troubles hit.

Keep writing, dear! I love your writings almost as much as I love you!

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