tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post599676429141980766..comments2023-10-11T03:49:53.934-04:00Comments on The Gold Puppy: Thanks but no thanksReya Mellickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-69038851508015950242012-11-23T20:49:17.774-05:002012-11-23T20:49:17.774-05:00So many things can change in one generation! I sal...So many things can change in one generation! I salute you, sis-star.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-86591770463149751992012-11-23T18:17:54.018-05:002012-11-23T18:17:54.018-05:00Holidays in my house growing up were always less t...Holidays in my house growing up were always less then relaxed and fun. god forbid that we should be loud and boisterous. my mother could not discern the difference between loud arguments and loud discussions and so we were often chastened for being argumentative on ______________ (name your holiday). Eventually they became something that was to be got through while my mother smiled at us with that simpering look that passed for love from her. Anyway, family gatherings at our house are a far cry from the ones I grew up with.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.com