Say What You Need to Say

Ches and Mary Claire went to the Daddy-Daughter event at Chick-Fil-A this evening-so sweet!
This is before and after:

Don't they look similar?  One was before they left-with her Bella and Violet (unicorn and tiger), and after with her new tiara, rose made of Hershey kisses, and a pink balloon!  She had a great time with her daddy.  I have to hand it to CFA, they have created some memories in our family.  Mary Claire was there on her first birthday, and we are there all the time.  Remember, just yesterday we ate there with Ches?  And on Tuesday night Ches took the kids and they made the Father's Day foam picture frames?  We like it so much, apparently we go every day!  Maybe tomorrow too?  Just kidding.
Tomorrow is our exciting Family Movie Event!  We have our tickets to see Toy Story 3 at 2:55.  The kids are ready-and we are too!  We've been waiting a year-and there still isn't a great preview/trailer that tells you exactly what will be happening.  We only know that Andy is going to college, there are new toy characters, and that Barbie "hooks up" with Ken.  As long as there are lots of toys, and we get to see Buzz and Woody, we'll be happy (code for: Ethan will be happy and let us watch the whole movie)!

One more thing.
I had an unpleasant conversation today.  Is it ever okay to be rude to someone just because you don't have empathy for their situation?  I was told there was nothing wrong with me, that I need to stop taking the Lexapro ("since it's just a placebo, you should just take a Tylenol everyday"), "you are from strong stock", and the best: "then don't talk to me about it anymore".
It's painful that my feelings aren't important, that my emotions don't matter, and that the time I took to tell her was wasted time and energy.
If someone calls and you don't want to talk, don't answer.  If they go where you can't, get off the phone.  Don't be rude.  Don't you think there's already enough of that in the world?
But, if you find yourself not caring, think about your own life.  Has that same person listened to you and your troubles, heard you cry, reassured you?  Don't you owe them?


One more note:
Don't even begin to think my life is all perfect and rosy.  There are all kinds of junky things I get to deal with.  I got sweet comments at Bunco about lots of things and how I'm so good at everything.  All I could say is, "There are so many other things I wish I was better at."  Like how to say what needs to be said.

Three Cuties and some judging

Had to post this one in a post, since it was actually good of ALL of them! So very rare at my house! : ) They were so excited, and knew we weren't going "visiting" until I got a good picture. So, candy = good picture. Good to know. : ) You know, for future reference.

How do you feel about people who are judgmental? I don't want to judge them (heehee), but does it run in families, or in neighborhoods, or among "Christians" judging other Christians (or heaven-forbid, non-Christians!), I mean what gives them the right? There's not necessarily a Thou Shalt Not Judge, but it's pretty explicit. So, back to the question..how do you feel? What do you say to them? How do they know what is right for someone else or another family? Let's just all put away our pointing sticks, and ask if they need help instead?

Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.
And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye. -Matthew 7: 1-5

Let's just pray that we see our own faults and work on ourselves. We all have areas we need to improve on, and I'm just going to say I have things I'll work on inside my house before I move to someone else's...