I'm sitting on my patio in my laz-y-boy chair right now listening to the rain and roasting my feet on a radiant heat lamp. Gladys Knight is belting out Midnight Train To Georgia and it's the perfect end to a perfect day with the kids. We had a full house. Five kids worth at one point. I tooled around unpacking and catching up on laundry to the tune of their chaos, which was exactly what I needed.
I spent last week in California with my family. No kids. No running around to catch up with old friends.
Just family.
Which was lovely.
I never really blogged about it because even thinking about it made me want to cry, but my family. Man. I kinda lost them when I got married. Which was 100% my fault. I basically jumped off the deep end and didn't come back up for air until it was all over. They were always there for me, but I insisted on not needing them.
And that was regrettable and I say that as a woman with minimal regrets.
Because my family is awesome.
I may have scored the big screen and the leather couch, but the best thing I got in the divorce was my family. It makes me cry just thinking about how much I've missed them. How much I need them.
I got them back this year. And now they can pry my affection for them from my cold, dead hand.
Amanda, I can relate. And it's something I'll never, ever let happen again. I'm glad you got your family back.
Posted by: Sheryl | October 25, 2010 at 11:56 AM
My brother just came back to us too! It took him 10 years to realize he was isolated from us. I can totally relate.
Posted by: Brenda | October 25, 2010 at 07:00 PM
You came up for air when you needed Mama's money honey!
Posted by: CrazyBitch | October 26, 2010 at 03:54 PM
I'm sorry we didn't see you when you were here....would have loved to give you a big hug....are you coming for Christmas?
Posted by: Lori Harrison | October 26, 2010 at 07:24 PM
Yeah, for all the times Amanda has bitched about her family, she sure is all over them when she needs money! Whatever!!
First it was how wonderful her husband was when she needed his money. Then, when that ran out, she dumped him. Now we get to hear her go on and on about her family because they are paying her bills!
Posted by: anonymous | October 26, 2010 at 08:21 PM
Bravely stated, Anonymous! What other bits of transcendence can you regale us with! What keen wit! Har! Har! Penetrating insight!
Anonymous, have you ever lived in the Grown-Up World? Money complicates things. In fact, "things" are often complicated regardless of the money variable.
I await your substantive response, Anonymous.
Distinguished salutations,
Iced Borscht
Posted by: Iced Borscht | October 27, 2010 at 12:08 PM
You don't have to ask Anonymous if they've lived in the "grown-up world", Iced Borscht. I think that is a question for Amanda. Because she has no grip on reality and behaves like a child. So, living in the real world isn't a behavior Amanda subscribes to.
Ask anyone that knows her personally, and they will tell you that!
Posted by: heather | October 27, 2010 at 08:23 PM
Do YOU actually know her personally though? It's incredible how many people read someone's blog and think they have every right to hurl insults their way because they disagree with their life choices.
If it upsets you that much then simply don't check Amanda's site.
Grown-ups make decisions to change their life no matter how scary the consequences. Grown-ups face up to the fact that they might have been kidding themselves about how they felts about a specific person or situation. That's what grown-ups do. These are the musings of a grown-up woman who has married, divorced and carried on with her life. She's not hurting anyone, she's simply living her life to the best of her ability...like the rest of us.
People who write snide posts on blogs are generally the childish ones.
Posted by: Anna | October 28, 2010 at 09:26 AM