tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post8602813830119722965..comments2023-08-15T06:09:11.024-04:00Comments on Motherhood in NYC: Intimacy Now!Marinkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16489592695993949578noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-11953950754158524372009-01-05T13:17:00.000-05:002009-01-05T13:17:00.000-05:00This is nearly as bad an idead as when my youth co...This is nearly as bad an idead as when my youth counselors at church (who were married) said that when they argued they would hold hands, so as to remember that the loved each other. And even then I knew that one of the couple would be squeezing the crap out of the other one, it just asks for trouble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-22310458856320547482009-01-04T23:54:00.000-05:002009-01-04T23:54:00.000-05:00Is Oprah still putting herself on that god damn ma...Is Oprah still putting herself on that god damn magazine every single month? Share the wealth lady.the mama bird diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248352454666306821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-55026531048553479882009-01-04T08:39:00.000-05:002009-01-04T08:39:00.000-05:00Sophie--that's an excellent point! I think that yo...Sophie--that's an excellent point! I think that you should write a counter-article for Oprah. <BR/><BR/>Phd--Couldn't "mirroring" easily slip into "mimicking"? Too dangerous.Marinkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16489592695993949578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-33608461371107114092009-01-04T02:08:00.000-05:002009-01-04T02:08:00.000-05:00What did you say? My husband and I are that kind o...What did you say? <BR/><BR/>My husband and I are that kind of close. That's how we do PDA ;)Aracelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347839760076404489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-7300903982891740122009-01-04T00:19:00.000-05:002009-01-04T00:19:00.000-05:00was the article, by any chance, penned by a divorc...was the article, by any chance, penned by a divorce lawyer?! <BR/><BR/>Here's a thought -- maybe the couples who pass this test have just gotten good at avoiding conflict. My husband would know that if he gave me less than a 98% I'd hit him over the head with a frying pan. Therefore he'd lie -- doesn't that make for great communication?Adlibbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089563359698523941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-87197249600633303492009-01-03T23:35:00.000-05:002009-01-03T23:35:00.000-05:00I'd like to have lunch with your mother.I'd like to have lunch with your mother.♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-26313041945691478182009-01-03T21:44:00.000-05:002009-01-03T21:44:00.000-05:00Oprah blows. Why yes, I do keep buying her magazi...Oprah blows. Why yes, I do keep buying her magazine. I read that article too. I give her a 1%<BR/><BR/>You rock. Happy New Year.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128900022470769935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-23955810592743028852009-01-03T19:07:00.000-05:002009-01-03T19:07:00.000-05:0030 WHOLE seconds of undivided attention?! My marr...30 WHOLE seconds of undivided attention?! My marriage is doomed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-13744123219710267952009-01-03T15:21:00.000-05:002009-01-03T15:21:00.000-05:00Your mama is right. Crazy ass people out there. An...Your mama is right. Crazy ass people out there. And isn't Dick Clark dead already?Luciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10200461709137056253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-19760657347285527782009-01-03T15:20:00.000-05:002009-01-03T15:20:00.000-05:00I'm glad to see the my relationship is not the onl...I'm glad to see the my relationship is not the only one that wouldn't benefit from this - I prefer to live in the land of don't communicate at all - what is so great about communication?Imogen Lamport, AICI CIPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796095692232856223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-62315041908160967352009-01-03T14:19:00.000-05:002009-01-03T14:19:00.000-05:00OMG...Marinka that is too damn funny. CocoOMG...Marinka that is too damn funny. <BR/><BR/>CocoSCREAMING FOR CHOCOLATEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421218160982656333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-5978596351434107222009-01-03T14:12:00.000-05:002009-01-03T14:12:00.000-05:00hee haw:)hee haw:)Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699674732274478502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-56872864690237623522009-01-03T13:22:00.000-05:002009-01-03T13:22:00.000-05:00I have an award for you on my blog!I have an award for you on my blog!Lana@The Kids Did WHAT?!https://www.blogger.com/profile/08853865655822876667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-14526609561436939792009-01-03T12:46:00.000-05:002009-01-03T12:46:00.000-05:00I decided some years ago that Oprah is the devil a...I decided some years ago that Oprah is the devil and Dr. Phil and her best friend famous for no real reason (whose name I cannot even remember because she has no real value) are her minions. My advice - skip the O Magazine as a whole before they hook you too!!!Lynn C Mama to 3https://www.blogger.com/profile/05342036087073401778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-71574907813389998842009-01-03T12:23:00.000-05:002009-01-03T12:23:00.000-05:00I'm still trying to get my head around that post f...I'm still trying to get my head around that post from Thursday... man that was effed up!<BR/><BR/>Marinka, thank you so much for the follow. I have enjoyed your blog so far, and I look forward to more (albeit bizarre) stuff! It's a pleasure to have you on the IG bus!<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>IGIrish Gumbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386134334156997186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-37289639214070090492009-01-03T10:43:00.000-05:002009-01-03T10:43:00.000-05:00The intention of the test is not to test communica...The intention of the test is not to test communication as in do you understand what I mean honey, but rather to test hearing, as in does he hear bell and not hell or yell. Yes, it's to show your concern for your partner's health, not if they know how you feel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-56662473120814041422009-01-03T10:18:00.000-05:002009-01-03T10:18:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure that my husband and I would have t...I'm pretty sure that my husband and I would have that exact conversation ending in almost the exact manner except I would have hit him upside the head.Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09248657031971456469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-72268110762592481452009-01-03T09:26:00.000-05:002009-01-03T09:26:00.000-05:00It's not THAT bad an idea. We tried a similar thi...It's not THAT bad an idea. We tried a similar thing after going on a (yep, I know what you're thinking) marriage course. Person A is the talker, Person B responds by confirming the essence of Person A's rant. Person A confirms Person B's understanding. Person B asks intelligent questions...and so on...<BR/><BR/>It did show me what a bad listener I am. I like to nod and grunt but my crazy mind is off in the land of, well, the land of anything really, anything but.mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-58527962637478715232009-01-03T08:31:00.000-05:002009-01-03T08:31:00.000-05:00my husband would just stare at me for 30 seconds a...my husband would just stare at me for 30 seconds and then tell me it was stupid.<BR/><BR/>i would probably stare back at him for 30 seconds and then agree with him..<BR/><BR/>oprah will not be calling us for advice anytime soon....Madgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905740781186585499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-85517461689329900862009-01-03T08:22:00.001-05:002009-01-03T08:22:00.001-05:00i thought the silent treatment was the key to a go...i thought the silent treatment was the key to a good marriage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-55412264186813670832009-01-03T08:22:00.000-05:002009-01-03T08:22:00.000-05:00To compound the "not paying attention" issue, my h...To compound the "not paying attention" issue, my husband and I both have some hearing damage. The single word most often uttered in our house is, "What???"Jeanne Estridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096521122802823385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-18109438355630088452009-01-03T08:18:00.000-05:002009-01-03T08:18:00.000-05:00Ok, I burned my throat swallowing my coffee!I love...Ok, I burned my throat swallowing my coffee!<BR/>I love to see when you have a post up. I know I'm going to have a good laugh:)Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01632090699011989840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-48978960000113845372009-01-03T07:50:00.000-05:002009-01-03T07:50:00.000-05:00Despite what my husband says, I have no problems l...Despite what my husband says, I have no problems listening to him. He is the one with the problem.<BR/><BR/>But I've found that I can get him to listen when I provide visuals. All I have to do is undress and he really begins to listen.<BR/><BR/>The downside to this is that it has scarred the children.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999741671175495307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-31668002841197027602009-01-03T07:43:00.000-05:002009-01-03T07:43:00.000-05:00Yep, there are a LOT os sick people in the world. ...Yep, there are a LOT os sick people in the world. And they're the ones trying to fix US. <BR/><BR/>LOL. YOu are TOO damn funny.Vodka Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734323418017847775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455477065088022337.post-44035634214670021432009-01-03T05:20:00.000-05:002009-01-03T05:20:00.000-05:00These exercises are ridiculous relationship ruiner...These exercises are ridiculous relationship ruiners. You nailed it. M and I agreed early in my SAHM career that the words 'Oprah says' should never, ever cross my lips. Now that was a relationship builder!anymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870033179328734404noreply@blogger.com