tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post6853154641211098744..comments2023-10-11T05:23:33.173-05:00Comments on Dennis - The King of Nothing: You shouldn't know from such suffering!Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15917954423962512385noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post-19989020238484664982007-02-04T07:54:00.000-05:002007-02-04T07:54:00.000-05:00Joy - I'm glad you liked my story! It's fun to pu...Joy - I'm glad you liked my story! It's fun to pull on a thread of memory and see just how far it goes - how much you can compile! Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post-62343042067785062802007-02-04T06:28:00.000-05:002007-02-04T06:28:00.000-05:00Dennis, this was a great story!
You reminded me o...Dennis, this was a great story!<br /><br />You reminded me of my beloved grandfather and I thank you so much! He and I used to talk for hours. He would share stories like that, some happy, some sad, but all very lovely and I so miss that...<br /><br />Always treasure these memories :)Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820873328772869629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post-63545934550568177422007-02-01T08:48:00.000-05:002007-02-01T08:48:00.000-05:00GkGirl - Thanks for reading my story and commentin...GkGirl - Thanks for reading my story and commenting! It's always fun to be surprised! And reminiscing is always sweet (and hard to spell!)Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15917954423962512385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post-7207150990086912452007-02-01T07:58:00.000-05:002007-02-01T07:58:00.000-05:00i LOVED this story...
i love when you just
kind of...i LOVED this story...<br />i love when you just<br />kind of "happen" across<br />something, <br />i was really here to read<br />poetry thursday,<br />but read this, too<br />and thought it was great!gkgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00403357033466233622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post-2989003517790561752007-01-31T14:16:00.000-05:002007-01-31T14:16:00.000-05:00Leah - the pleasure was all mine! Don’t be a stra...Leah - the pleasure was all mine! Don’t be a stranger. And I agree! It would be great fun to turn M purple with compliments and by talking about how lucky we are to know her! Have a great day and please let me know if you check out Julie Gregory’s book. I promise you’ve love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post-73006985140716393902007-01-31T12:54:00.000-05:002007-01-31T12:54:00.000-05:00Great to "meet" you too! I have lurked long enough...Great to "meet" you too! I have lurked long enough. I thought it was time for a proper intro. :)<br /><br />Of course I agree that M is the best! We could probably make her turn purple by discussing this via your comments section. Funtimes!!<br /><br />I'm glad to know my ear is still working--I had to ask because M's Polish Roman Catholic family sometimes seems incredibly Jewish to me, too...not faith-wise, but in that innate way that never gets entirely erased, regardless of personal affiliations...<br /><br />anyway, "eppes" just means "something," one of those charming placeholder words. i used to mix it up with "emmes," which literally means "the truth" but colloquially, gts used the way Young People Today use "word." as in, "word?" (is that true?) "word!" (that is so true!).<br /><br />i can't believe you read my whole librarything catalog!! how cool! and you noticed my trend of psych books. i will probably check out the Munchausen's by proxy memoir...that's a condition i know more about than i wish i did! ah, there's nothing like a special blend of crushing codependency and mental illness!<br /><br />on that note, have a great day! thanks for your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post-49209655803435800052007-01-30T16:17:00.000-05:002007-01-30T16:17:00.000-05:00Leah – One more thing, I read your entire catalog ...Leah – One more thing, I read your entire catalog of books on Librarything.com. It is so cool that you have over 80 children’s’ books in your list! I recognize a bunch of them. I see you like memoirs and have some interesting books with psychology themes or mental health issues running through them. If that’s a genre you enjoy, I’d like to recommend an absolutely amazing book. It’s called Sickened and it’s by Julie Gregory. It’s a true story. Julie’s mom suffered from Munchausen’s by proxy, which is one of the most bizarre mental health issues I’ve encountered. It’s the only illness I’m aware of that’s considered both a mental illness and a form of child abuse! Amazing book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post-60040892924482446252007-01-30T15:35:00.000-05:002007-01-30T15:35:00.000-05:00Hi Leah! Thanks for stopping by! Isn’t M the gre...Hi Leah! Thanks for stopping by! Isn’t M the greatest? I think she rocks! She’s so funny!!!<br />To answer your question, I was born and raised Jewish. Or as they say “Very Jewish!” I left my faith a long time ago for mental health reasons. I’ve been on a very different path for a long time now. It’s working for me and I’ve never been happier or more at peace. You have a good ear. Yes. This is a VERY Jewish story. “Nu” was a staple in our vocabulary, especially when I was a kid. However, I have to admit, I don’t recognize “Eppis.” Perhaps I’d recognize it if I heard it, but seeing it written, it looks strange to me. I bet we could share a lot of stories from the old days. It’s very very nice to meet you!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post-7578795244900660032007-01-30T04:36:00.000-05:002007-01-30T04:36:00.000-05:00hey Dennis, Pwadj's L here--i swear, we have the s...hey Dennis, Pwadj's L here--i swear, we have the same family. are you Jewish? i heard very similar stories growing up, only they were punctuated with "Nu?" and "Eppis?" and the like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post-22876582252432880952007-01-29T19:13:00.000-05:002007-01-29T19:13:00.000-05:00Nat - Yup! special indeed. Hope you're well! Mis...Nat - Yup! special indeed. Hope you're well! Miss you!<br /><br /><br />My Backyard - SO, we're related?<br />:-) We probably could swap some good stories. Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />M - Thanks for the compliment! That means a lot coming from you. By the way, I think a lot of people suffer from not-enough-ness. Anyone who was a kid and saw their parent lose their job or watched their parents worry about money or who just didn't have enough! <br /><br />My mother suffered from something simlar called "I've-had-enough!-ness" My brother and I always knew when the beatings were about to start because they'd be pre-punctuated by her declaration that "I’VE HAD ENOUGH!" Man! I used to run like hell anytime I’d hear that. <br /><br />The story WAS fun to write! I’ll get to work on more!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post-45462704808746414582007-01-29T12:46:00.000-05:002007-01-29T12:46:00.000-05:00This is a great story Dennis! I laughed at your de...This is a great story Dennis! I laughed at your description of the "not-enough-ness." My father totally suffers from that. I think anyone who lived through a depression would have it. He was poor all his life - and now, even when he very much so has quite enough, he feels afraid that it isn't enough because there could always be another depression. It's sort of sad actually...But your story is fun to read! I want to see more stories like this! I bet it was fun to write, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561786891662799199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post-18459888465405242992007-01-29T12:31:00.000-05:002007-01-29T12:31:00.000-05:00You're lucky to have all these stories. I never th...You're lucky to have all these stories. I never thought to ask until after my grandparents passed away.<br /><br />I've got ancestors from Lithuania, too. But they were from the Kaunas area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148147478967571331.post-24034466205926070072007-01-27T22:21:00.000-05:002007-01-27T22:21:00.000-05:00Hi Dennis, long time no speak. Hope you are well.....Hi Dennis, long time no speak. Hope you are well... Your great grandmother sounds like one special lady... with very special bad breath. Some memories never to forget there:) x xNataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015229233363963005noreply@blogger.com