tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post8240011318318526959..comments2024-02-23T10:00:32.673-06:00Comments on the happy hausfrau: Doormat No More: Behold, My New Balls! the_happy_hausfrauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07372773477740551839noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-90946777658665176922014-08-20T13:42:49.981-05:002014-08-20T13:42:49.981-05:00Amen! This is exactly what I was going to comment!...Amen! This is exactly what I was going to comment!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06523718232030258083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-15688027266926327192014-08-15T11:02:16.278-05:002014-08-15T11:02:16.278-05:00Wow, as another Libra, I am in awe. I still can...Wow, as another Libra, I am in awe. I still can't do that. And oh how I need to. Sadly I know it's not true for all Libras- My dad and husband BOTH are Libras and my dad is one of THE most confrontational people you'd ever not hope to meet...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-23521622640924270652014-08-14T10:17:00.415-05:002014-08-14T10:17:00.415-05:00Great title, great story. Congrats. My husband is ...Great title, great story. Congrats. My husband is a Libra, too. One of his late-in-life lessons was to always have a good "F?#! You!" ready in his back pocket. You've helped me realize what a step that is for him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666143787088892229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-75229691642701560042014-08-12T19:22:09.779-05:002014-08-12T19:22:09.779-05:00Congrats! Feels good to set boundaries with wing n...Congrats! Feels good to set boundaries with wing nuts, doesn't it? Just don't expect them to feel Great Insight about it. (Well, surely now that I just shared this nugget about how annoying they are, they will endeavor to change…) Wing nuts don't change. They stay wing nuts. That's the difference between you in the occasional bad place and a wing nut. Wing nuts stay constant. Everyone warned you. Wing nut is their base setting. Can't take the high road with these people, you can only get to "meh." Well done! Put those bitch boots on. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12171944402280519893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-56845492361102420482014-08-12T10:28:55.096-05:002014-08-12T10:28:55.096-05:00“Behold, My New Balls!” = T-shirt gold! (Think of...“Behold, My New Balls!” = T-shirt gold! (Think of the transgender-pride market alone!) Oh, and if it tingles for more than four hours, be sure to see your doctor.<br /><br />That high road is built like any other highway: With on- and off-ramps, and reasons for each. Congratulations, ma’am!<br />Queniffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087887202920388270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-60946520563089321702014-08-11T20:06:54.325-05:002014-08-11T20:06:54.325-05:00I LOVE it!! I am a humongous doormat myself. Every...I LOVE it!! I am a humongous doormat myself. Every year my New Year's resolution is to be a bitch and somehow I can never manage to do it! Thanks for some inspiration maybe I will be able to manage to follow through at some point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058381052417154696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-1913509701432041452014-08-11T12:04:38.239-05:002014-08-11T12:04:38.239-05:00I second that! I would love to know whether stand...I second that! I would love to know whether standing up to the difficult personality had any lasting effect?? Did the person fight back? Did the person make an effort to change? What happened next?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-35617465405383461612014-08-11T07:48:56.563-05:002014-08-11T07:48:56.563-05:00Awesome for you, and even if things get peaceful f...Awesome for you, and even if things get peaceful for a while, don't stop the growth! :D<br /><br />My reasons for finally growing a set... "Givers have to set limits, because takers seldom do." - Irma Kurtz ;-) <br /><br />I am also looking forward to reading more about the reactions you get from other people, lol. :DInspiredByMany...http://inspired-by-many-a-fine-soul.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-8217869232171464732014-08-11T07:37:56.474-05:002014-08-11T07:37:56.474-05:00Balls? You need to Google Betty White's thoug...Balls? You need to Google Betty White's thoughts on that one. :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13678255886433461722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-65193439598333833142014-08-11T07:04:25.954-05:002014-08-11T07:04:25.954-05:00How did she react?How did she react?Lisa Gradess Weinsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817748124515829877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-21516613081393009962014-08-11T06:20:28.159-05:002014-08-11T06:20:28.159-05:00Good for you! Another doormat here - and honestly ...Good for you! Another doormat here - and honestly I always tinkle a little no matter what. Brava! tracyhttp://sellabitmum.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-86993698130943369162014-08-11T06:18:32.841-05:002014-08-11T06:18:32.841-05:00Yay! Way to go! Congrats on the new pair ;)Yay! Way to go! Congrats on the new pair ;)Tpatnaudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690913773572999871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-25815200688533055092014-08-11T06:17:35.361-05:002014-08-11T06:17:35.361-05:00Yay! Way to go!Yay! Way to go!Tpatnaudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09690913773572999871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-26727899560475069042014-08-10T23:45:20.182-05:002014-08-10T23:45:20.182-05:00I am dying to hear the person's reaction?!?!I am dying to hear the person's reaction?!?!CatKrnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020236023444856756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-75304475579680660832014-08-09T04:17:54.354-05:002014-08-09T04:17:54.354-05:00Your younger readers are googling 'Nellie Oles...Your younger readers are googling 'Nellie Oleson' right now. Congrats on growth!.......(literal and figurative)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-89968111660892969592014-08-08T07:38:07.228-05:002014-08-08T07:38:07.228-05:00Good for you!
When I get really worked up abo...Good for you! <br /><br />When I get really worked up about something, I try to disassociate a bit and try to think how I'd like to see a character (myself) deal with the situation if I saw it in a movie. Sometimes it's the high road, and sometimes it's not. It's never doormat, though. Don't get me wrong, I've been the doormat before, but that's never how I want to play it if I can help it.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-36337237881349737072014-08-08T00:16:45.348-05:002014-08-08T00:16:45.348-05:00You didn't grow balls. They were some ovaries...You didn't grow balls. They were some ovaries. Ovaries trump balls.FavoriteJoanshttp://sunnyroadjunction.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-65616885981589844072014-08-07T20:47:36.421-05:002014-08-07T20:47:36.421-05:00You should look into a temp agency for a job. A lo...You should look into a temp agency for a job. A lot temp positions turn into permanent and from what I have heard they can place you fairly quickly. I used one when I moved 50 miles and moved with a job waiting for me. Just a thought. Love this post, I too have spent most of my life as a doormat but I am slowly turning it around. Love your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-35845089016204538902014-08-07T20:25:14.435-05:002014-08-07T20:25:14.435-05:00Whoa! This is in line with my day too. I usually...Whoa! This is in line with my day too. I usually take the high road, but today the dbag went too far. I couldn't stop my automatic reflex to flip him off. Another coworker agreed and said "See Dick, you are #1". Thanks for sharing from another paired frau :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-9307514221086943262014-08-07T18:33:43.010-05:002014-08-07T18:33:43.010-05:00The curiosity is positively killing me, but I'...The curiosity is positively killing me, but I'm a very nosy person. ;) Congratulations on sprouting your new gonads. Enjoy them, and keep them well-coiffed. shiveringchihuahuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00163476519445255261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-70139523455369092202014-08-07T18:25:24.844-05:002014-08-07T18:25:24.844-05:00YAY YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...YAY YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! {from another doormat!!}<br />AndreaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-14005186908776417412014-08-07T14:58:44.576-05:002014-08-07T14:58:44.576-05:00I am a mostly high-road taker and doormat too, but...I am a mostly high-road taker and doormat too, but once I have reached my limit (usually about 7 years) I am DONE with a capital D. I grow a pair now and then - perhaps not often enough. I'm glad to know you do too.kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7377914227915645124.post-22675748244672994852014-08-07T14:40:49.596-05:002014-08-07T14:40:49.596-05:00Oh my girl.....where to begin?
1st: this is qui...Oh my girl.....where to begin? <br /><br />1st: this is quite possibly the best post title ever.<br />2nd: this sounds like somebody I work with. 11 years now too.....I wish I could feel that cathartic release that you speak of!<br />3rd: regarding your caveat....agreed. Everyone's got problems, all of us, and I don't believe that's an excuse for continued bad behavior. You can cut some slack for any of the mentioned reasons, but there comes a point where you just have to say 'Stop acting like an a-hole'. <br /><br />;-)<br />greenappleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895889167572410284noreply@blogger.com