July 9, 2009 – Write From Karen

This video carnival, aptly named Vlogemotions (get it? Video + blog + emotions = Vlogemotions) focuses on one specific emotion per week and is brought to you by Fort Thompson.

Here is my emotional contribution(s) for the week:

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UPDATE TO CLARIFY: I feel it’s necessary to expound on something I said in the video because there will be a few people in my life that will question my meaning. I said something along the lines of “this is the first time the boys have really had to deal with death,” or some such nonsense, and that’s not entirely true.

What I meant to say is that this is the first time they have understood what death really is and mature enough to process grief. They’ve had family members die, but they were too young to really know what was going on.

Some of my favorite Post Secrets. I’m posting these because they resonate with me on some level. What’s your favorite secret?

Get out of debt- it solves so many problems.

What would YOURS say?

Who hasn’t?

But then that day comes and we wish for our old life back.

And that, my friends, is something my boys will never say about my mothering skills. If anything, I’ve prepared them a little TOO much.

I’m mellowing in my old age. Now, instead of getting annoyed, I get amused … and a little sad, quite frankly.

This one breaks my heart … for a variety of reasons.

If you think that, then it’s likely you never will. Perhaps it’s time to stop thinking your dad is the perfect man.

This one also makes me sad. If the bride/groom is thinking this on their wedding day, then what sort of marriage will this be?

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Amen. You know who you are.

11.

Just another example of where it behooves us to follow rules. Pilots and flight attendants are human, too. AND they have our lives in their hands – ’nuff said.

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