tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post712762530232250684..comments2023-11-02T01:28:14.306-07:00Comments on Sioux's Page: Punching Over a Piece of CakeSioux Roslawskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-57856672758154666452014-05-21T04:32:44.081-07:002014-05-21T04:32:44.081-07:00Lynn--Yeah, that smirky smile passed right down to...Lynn--Yeah, that smirky smile passed right down to me.<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />And not "all bad"? That's the understatement of the year.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-52483243910696182022014-05-20T17:26:36.795-07:002014-05-20T17:26:36.795-07:00You look like your momma. Your LTYM performance wa...You look like your momma. Your LTYM performance was outstanding. Gosh, I can't remember anything specific from my momma... guess something stuck because I don't think I'm all bad :-)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296300032567383021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-78432123585632309692014-05-19T14:54:49.672-07:002014-05-19T14:54:49.672-07:00Lisa--That's a lovely memory to hold onto. It&...Lisa--That's a lovely memory to hold onto. It's rare to be able to say that about a person, so your mother must have been a helluva woman. (And that doesn't surprise me, considering who her daughter is. ;)Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-29579123100717921802014-05-19T14:50:59.033-07:002014-05-19T14:50:59.033-07:00Pearl--Graciousness. That's a wonderful trait ...Pearl--Graciousness. That's a wonderful trait to have.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-8754572554927486232014-05-19T14:49:49.967-07:002014-05-19T14:49:49.967-07:00Linda--Yes, of the three girls, I look the most li...Linda--Yes, of the three girls, I look the most like her.<br /><br />Thanks for the compliment.<br /><br />I was never taught to not hold a grudge--I guess because my parents were not the type to hold one. For different phases of my life, I've been the Queen of Grudges. Now, I'm trying to let things go...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-13568156039862060002014-05-19T14:47:27.766-07:002014-05-19T14:47:27.766-07:00Mary--I'm sure that lesson your brothers "...Mary--I'm sure that lesson your brothers "taught" you has served you well all these years...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-23575302704115418442014-05-19T11:43:15.671-07:002014-05-19T11:43:15.671-07:00Oh, geez. I learned so much from my mom! The one t...Oh, geez. I learned so much from my mom! The one thing that stuck with me more than anything else is, "You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar." She was right! The other thing was, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything." At her funeral, one of her church friends came up to me and said, "You're mother was such a wonderful lady. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-5819396278002307482014-05-19T07:21:52.497-07:002014-05-19T07:21:52.497-07:00My mother taught me about graciousness -- a lesson...My mother taught me about graciousness -- a lesson I seem to need to keep front of mind almost daily!<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-33916341166691538252014-05-19T04:27:23.246-07:002014-05-19T04:27:23.246-07:00You bear a resemblance to your birth mother. Your ...You bear a resemblance to your birth mother. Your LTYM story was incredibly touching. My mom taught me never to hold a grudge. It was hard for me to be angry when I had every right. I don't have that issue anymore :) Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-50705619021125433212014-05-18T22:39:01.194-07:002014-05-18T22:39:01.194-07:00I learned that my brothers cheated when it came to...I learned that my brothers cheated when it came to sharing. My mother didn't teach me that, but I learned it anyway!Mary Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962782269214823198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-32947588616589061212014-05-18T04:16:03.829-07:002014-05-18T04:16:03.829-07:00Val--That made me think of how many times I have h...Val--That made me think of how many times I have heard that same thing over the years. That's good you listened to your mother on that day.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-24950234870766065942014-05-18T04:14:42.443-07:002014-05-18T04:14:42.443-07:00Tammy--I don't know about the "adorable&q...Tammy--I don't know about the "adorable" part, but I definitely got my "sass" from here.<br /><br />Your mother taught you well. That's an invaluable lesson to learn.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-12911330164241968122014-05-17T19:10:17.435-07:002014-05-17T19:10:17.435-07:00Well, I WAS wearing clean underwear that day I rol...Well, I WAS wearing clean underwear that day I rolled my car and got hauled off in an ambulance.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-15531054390414655282014-05-17T18:11:35.306-07:002014-05-17T18:11:35.306-07:00One of the things my mother taught me that I'm...One of the things my mother taught me that I'm most grateful for was the importance of making my own judgements. It's clear you got just the right amount of sass and adorable-ness from your birth mother, Sioux!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141883867104777688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-25451967840916315982014-05-17T14:18:51.686-07:002014-05-17T14:18:51.686-07:00Claudia--I've worked with colleagues who did t...Claudia--I've worked with colleagues who did the same thing. They talked trash about fellow teachers to me, which made me wonder what they were saying to them about ME...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-40611651906284397442014-05-17T14:16:38.292-07:002014-05-17T14:16:38.292-07:00Kim--That is the same advice we gave our son. Of c...Kim--That is the same advice we gave our son. Of course, it also was unheeded...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-50954164857099242602014-05-17T14:15:58.165-07:002014-05-17T14:15:58.165-07:00Shay--Then it was your mother's loss (and her ...Shay--Then it was your mother's loss (and her blindness/screwed-up morals)...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-85618163895418773162014-05-17T13:19:40.940-07:002014-05-17T13:19:40.940-07:00Lord above. That I am innately, disappointingly, i...Lord above. That I am innately, disappointingly, irremediably flawed. Fireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-45079890664156956052014-05-17T12:01:29.083-07:002014-05-17T12:01:29.083-07:00My brother used a real ruler.
My mother taught me...My brother used a real ruler.<br /><br />My mother taught me many more things that I should not do rather than what to do. Her only piece of (unheeded, yet useful) advice was "Tell him to keep it in his pants."Kim Lehnhoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516002280882854450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-6608636305662586322014-05-17T06:37:27.035-07:002014-05-17T06:37:27.035-07:00When I was in first grade, my mother said to choos...When I was in first grade, my mother said to choose my friends carefully. If they talked negatively about others to me, then they talked negatively about me to others. I think that tip has held true for my life.Bookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043111213031211794noreply@blogger.com