tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post8087966028811278246..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: Quirks are Normal, Right?Dawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-18140696132263330172007-10-22T19:59:00.000-04:002007-10-22T19:59:00.000-04:00I had to leave a comment on this blog entry becaus...I had to leave a comment on this blog entry because your number 1 quirk is exactly the same as mine! (ballons and styrofoam!)<BR/><BR/>It FREAKS me out and I don't even know why...I am the same with the fingers in the ears and singing too. <BR/><BR/>Also...I'm scared of cotton balls too. I'm weird lol.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, just thought I'd let you know that! You've cheered me up - I am on strict Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3689950571088603152007-09-16T20:09:00.000-04:002007-09-16T20:09:00.000-04:00Hi Dawn,I am still laughing and wiping the tears f...Hi Dawn,<BR/>I am still laughing and wiping the tears from my eyes on the pokemon card incident and all the funny things you wrote.... I have 6 kids also and I can relate!! I would rather tow you and your six kids through the English Channel covered in bait than go to the store with mine 6 wonderful kids. I would love to commiserate one day with you. Feel free to contact me, if you have time!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-75096620174540647272007-09-16T17:38:00.000-04:002007-09-16T17:38:00.000-04:00I have to agree with you on the shoe thing...well,...I have to agree with you on the shoe thing...well, kind of anyway. You see I have rows and rows of shoes in my closet. Beautiful pumps, gorgeous tall leather boots, adorable sandals, but the thing is I HATE WEARING SHOES. At any given time, on any given day I am barefoot. I have actually resorted to keeping a pair of flip flops or two in the trunk of my car because I am so used to being Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37233440013137641542007-09-15T00:00:00.000-04:002007-09-15T00:00:00.000-04:00"Sympathetic puker" is the term for people who can..."Sympathetic puker" is the term for people who can't see someone else throwing up or clean up after someone else without puking. I know this from experience. Unfortunately. I had a friend who was holding his baby daughter in the air - guess what she did - yep, right into his mouth. His response? Threw up on the floor and on the baby. His wife had to clean them both up. She said she just stuck himAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-11554194769558846212007-09-13T17:50:00.000-04:002007-09-13T17:50:00.000-04:00I never wear shoes either! And I wore flipflops un...I never wear shoes either! And I wore flipflops under my wedding dress :)Cheeziemommiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822321617557897768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-89071116469656439322007-09-13T17:06:00.000-04:002007-09-13T17:06:00.000-04:00Dawn,What a treat it has been to read your blog! ...Dawn,<BR/>What a treat it has been to read your blog! I looked it up after a co-worker forwarded your eBay posting for the Pokemon cards, and have been laughing ever since. I was especially tickled to learn of your heritage as I am of Greek descent (on both sides...yikes). Keep it up and I hope to someday be purchasing your book!<BR/>"Yasou"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-14156742128939601962007-09-12T18:25:00.000-04:002007-09-12T18:25:00.000-04:00LOVE the photo of your wedding dress and shoes :-)...LOVE the photo of your wedding dress and shoes :-) To please my mother I wore regular shoes for my wedding (not floor-length dress), but the minute we got out of church the dressy shoes came off and my tennies went on :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-90498805012395488742007-09-12T17:36:00.000-04:002007-09-12T17:36:00.000-04:00I soooo love your blog. It is almost the highligh...I soooo love your blog. It is almost the highlight of my day, I too look forward to the mailman.<BR/><BR/>I can't believe there is another person afraid of cotton balls! One of my old clients was afraid of them too. Too bad we sold spa products, she had to use them all the time! She would use a washcloth to pick them up. Poor girls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-54011335409182764432007-09-12T14:22:00.000-04:002007-09-12T14:22:00.000-04:00I'm with you on styrofoam... only I have the same ...I'm with you on styrofoam... only I have the same problem with cotton balls. Kids have to open meds for me. shudder Just THINKING about it makes me cringe. My 5 yr old is autistic and whats his favorite thing to do? Sit with styrofoam and a kitchen knife and saw it... I send him to the deck. LOL<BR/><BR/>Glenda<BR/>(www.pwsmommy.homeschooljournal.net)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-57709562410369508842007-09-11T18:59:00.000-04:002007-09-11T18:59:00.000-04:00I am still laughing about your "quirk".I have the ...I am still laughing about your "quirk".<BR/>I have the same quirk as you do about styrofoam & balloons irk me to no end!<BR/>Balloons, they just scare me.<BR/>Styrofoam peanuts, squeeky, squeekins, squeeker. NO WAY!<BR/>:P<BR/>Kelly Kravitz http://doulamomkk.blogspot.com/Paper on Steroidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407892554692761431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86542473199343139132007-09-11T13:31:00.000-04:002007-09-11T13:31:00.000-04:00Bless you for Quirk Number 4. I once heard my 11 ...Bless you for Quirk Number 4. I once heard my 11 year old daughter instruct her 2 year old brother "Now, if you are throwing up you don't EVER want to call Mommy. For THAT you call Daddy. On the other hand, if there is BLOOD, you call MOMMY."Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10089615403469153875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-66535921006344520932007-09-11T13:20:00.000-04:002007-09-11T13:20:00.000-04:00I wore Keds on my wedding day!I wore Keds on my wedding day!morgansmom2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/07761150956237275584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-23075176112316513642007-09-11T09:07:00.000-04:002007-09-11T09:07:00.000-04:00Another shoe hater! I never wear shoes unless I h...Another shoe hater! I never wear shoes unless I have to. I went barefoot at my wedding ceremony and wore floral print Doc Martens at the reception, because I had to wear shoes inside. They were a good investment too. I still wear them 9 years later.<BR/><BR/>I can handle vomit. It's snot I have the problem with. That will send me running for the nearest trash can or toilet immediately.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972761691655823307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-31941263916277669272007-09-11T03:59:00.000-04:002007-09-11T03:59:00.000-04:00PMSL...THATS SUCH A FUNNY POST..PMSL...THATS SUCH A FUNNY POST..scrapwitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335716222544857864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-47007634709001161312007-09-11T00:35:00.000-04:002007-09-11T00:35:00.000-04:00I am right there with you on the vomit thing!I am right there with you on the vomit thing!Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244834824728227666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-31808018435893942102007-09-10T22:27:00.000-04:002007-09-10T22:27:00.000-04:00The styrofoam gets me too. And the balloons. I am...The styrofoam gets me too. And the balloons. I am glad it bothers you because no one else I've ever met, or even "met" has this problem. My whole family thinks I'm a big freak about this. <BR/><BR/>But you seem pretty cool. So I'm good now. We're both good! Whew!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-70810103700002779852007-09-10T22:07:00.000-04:002007-09-10T22:07:00.000-04:00You're wearing MY dress! Seriously, that was the ...You're wearing MY dress! Seriously, that was the coolest dress ever! I love your blog, just started reading, can't stop now. My blog shames me in comparison! -- KatyeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-67616341328053624212007-09-10T19:53:00.000-04:002007-09-10T19:53:00.000-04:00What i love about your list is the end of number 1...What i love about your list is the end of number 1.. I am so bothered by cotton balls. It made me happy to know somewhere out there, there is someone like me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-33842617578842886722007-09-10T19:45:00.000-04:002007-09-10T19:45:00.000-04:00I'm so with you on the balloon thing! I hate the ...I'm so with you on the balloon thing! I hate the squeaky noise... but worse when my 4 yr old has a deflated balloon and she sucks on it then squeezes it.. Yechhhhh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-11202570440096491872007-09-10T18:49:00.000-04:002007-09-10T18:49:00.000-04:00I love quirkiness in people.In fact, that is how a...I love quirkiness in people.<BR/>In fact, that is how a rate the books that I read, the more quirks, the more dysfuntional characters the better!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09172739692298983900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-50894676964896724142007-09-10T16:32:00.000-04:002007-09-10T16:32:00.000-04:00being in youth ministry, I have had a fair share o...being in youth ministry, I have had a fair share of cleaning up after kids when they get sick. I ca handle the actual vomit, butif I have to watch them get sick, I will puke. never fails! HOWEVER.... I once woked at a childrens daycare facility... with 3-4 year olds..., was already not feeling good because of an absessed tooth, but one of the little boys had a runny nose. The main teacher MADe meSARAHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716414149157414251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-15700232571656738482007-09-10T14:41:00.000-04:002007-09-10T14:41:00.000-04:00Yup, with you on the vomit. I once went for a job ...Yup, with you on the vomit. I once went for a job interview in a school where a child threw up on my shoes during our walk around. I got the job - but still wonder to this day if it was some kind of initiation process !!<BR/><BR/>My quirk is a handkerchief in a mouth or a piece of cloth. erg the thought even now of dry tongue and teeth rasping against a piece of cloth. Feck only knows how the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17686057978927588322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-54828685024061300002007-09-10T13:52:00.003-04:002007-09-10T13:52:00.003-04:00DAWN!!!!I so relate to your number 4 quirk.. vomit...DAWN!!!!I so relate to your number 4 quirk.. vomit. I hate it. Trust me it never goes away.. i just put on my blog about my dog throwing up and my husband can't stomach it at all so I have no choice than to do it or move!! I've thought about the latter but who will buy our home with puke piles everywhere... and you should see how much comes out of a 170lb great dane. I just laughed and laughed houseofdaneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468563776869937613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-53746950111989743422007-09-10T13:52:00.001-04:002007-09-10T13:52:00.001-04:00I love your blog. Your wedding pic reminds me of ...I love your blog. Your wedding pic reminds me of myself. I had a similar dress and wore white Keds. People thought I was crazy, but hey, I was a comfortable bride in a great mood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-86454661212048803862007-09-10T13:52:00.000-04:002007-09-10T13:52:00.000-04:00OK, so I also love getting mail. It's nuts, I kno...OK, so I also love getting mail. It's nuts, I know. I am also no fan of baloons. I have this wierd visceral feeling they are going to pop and give my a heart attack. Thanks for all the great stories from your daily life. Your writing is excellent--as you have already heard.<BR/><BR/>http://www.LarryEiss.comLarry Eisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17983922285845751993noreply@blogger.com