tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post4689539496751531012..comments2024-02-11T02:09:23.512-08:00Comments on An Inch of Gray: Friendship FridayAnna Whiston-Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-34926730196994688212012-09-05T09:39:13.751-07:002012-09-05T09:39:13.751-07:00you shouldn't be embarrassed. everyone loves s...you shouldn't be embarrassed. everyone loves some humor!Elliott Broidyhttp://elliottbroidy.professionalrepublic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-30719027928589348912011-12-09T11:18:47.870-08:002011-12-09T11:18:47.870-08:00Being kind should always overpower being right in ...Being kind should always overpower being right in my opinion.Viagrahttp://www.kwikmed.com/viagra.aspnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-40280044484253012552010-06-11T19:28:44.191-07:002010-06-11T19:28:44.191-07:00... kind ....
tough one, though.
Love you.... kind .... <br />tough one, though.<br />Love you.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133648768009610945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-8959355090230596722010-05-26T17:16:39.807-07:002010-05-26T17:16:39.807-07:00In hindsight? Nearly always kind. But you know w...In hindsight? Nearly always kind. But you know what they say about hindsight. And Anna? You were cute in that picture, btw. I cut my 9th grade picture out of my yearbook; that's how bad it was.K A B L O O E Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995547356428809262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-35313771838529463792010-05-23T21:55:00.998-07:002010-05-23T21:55:00.998-07:00hmm.. I think it takes some maturity to reflect on...hmm.. I think it takes some maturity to reflect on that. You've hit the nail on the head, though, with what I'm trying to teach my 3 oldest kids. But, I know for sure if I asked Charlie Brown, which is better - to be right or to be kind, he'd choose being right.<br /><br />Little booger.<br /><br />Me, I'd ALWAYS choose being kind. Being right is totally overrated. I like the attitude of: let it go and let the other person ride out the argument to its end. If it turns out that they are right, then I haven't lost face by insisting I was right. If it turns out that I am right, then they get to lose face by insisting they were right but ended up being wrong.<br /><br />Clear as mud?<br /><br />I just figure, I keep my mouth shut and let someone else dig their own grave. But, telling a kid to do that is pretty hard for them to understand.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039056206420438194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-57925460638302647862010-05-22T13:59:18.440-07:002010-05-22T13:59:18.440-07:00I don't know which is easier, but I agree with...I don't know which is easier, but I agree with you 100%, right never feels very good after the fact. It's a poor consolation when I've been unkind, or humorless, or lost my temper, to know that I'm right.<br /><br />Sigh. Thank you. I need the reminder often.anymommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870033179328734404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-66325129061495185362010-05-22T10:56:40.134-07:002010-05-22T10:56:40.134-07:00In the 7th grade a friend of mine ran for class pr...In the 7th grade a friend of mine ran for class president. I turned against him and campaigned for his opponent. I still think about the little chant I made up - "You say YK. I say No Way!" - and how that must have hurt his feelings. <br /><br />In the long run it is eaiser to be kind. Esp. if you tend to ruminate about things for 30 years or so.Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612857982151448455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-721515450375503262010-05-21T22:36:11.297-07:002010-05-21T22:36:11.297-07:00My husband and I have two "couple" frien...My husband and I have two "couple" friends, and the six of us have done dinner, movies, family parties and even holidays together for the last several years. Now those other two couples are at war. UGH. It's horrible. It's beyond who's right and who's not. I just want my social life back!<br /><br />On an unrelated note, my word verification word is "vagicon," which just sounds ick.Shanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332633230214817022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-29392058163583401062010-05-21T21:20:09.065-07:002010-05-21T21:20:09.065-07:00I too am in a place of choosing rightness or kindn...I too am in a place of choosing rightness or kindness and it isn't as easy as one might think. Very good & thought provoking post!<br /><br />I just CHALLENGED you with something sent to me. You get to be one of my "lucky" friends to go for it. Come to my last post and see ok?Brenda Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842228644349167297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-54996608410094414692010-05-21T19:17:28.991-07:002010-05-21T19:17:28.991-07:00Oh, and you were such a 9th grade cutie, Anna!Oh, and you were such a 9th grade cutie, Anna!vawriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776688234339103879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-88515071112960086822010-05-21T17:56:20.131-07:002010-05-21T17:56:20.131-07:00AnnaAnnavawriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776688234339103879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-44726645896061476332010-05-21T17:55:37.195-07:002010-05-21T17:55:37.195-07:00One of the first Bible verses Benjo learned--
&qu...One of the first Bible verses Benjo learned--<br /><br />"Be ye kind."<br /><br />Delivered in a perfect imitation of his Sunday School teacher's thick drawl.<br /><br />He wasn't being unkind, just observant.<br /><br />Until recently, I lived in a town where nobody batted an eye to see people in 18th Century costume (yes, CAPES, both men and women!) pushing a grocery cart or passing the collection plate.<br /><br />I guess the acid test is how superior we feel when we're "observing" someone else's behavior. Oh, crap. Now I have to rethink my Regis Philbin post! Thaks, Leslie.vawriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776688234339103879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-58837967409495882022010-05-21T15:08:24.788-07:002010-05-21T15:08:24.788-07:00It is easier to be kind, but that might not be bes...It is easier to be kind, but that might not be best for those involved. There is a fine line between "being kind" and "enabling."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-82043923489669214382010-05-21T12:13:52.631-07:002010-05-21T12:13:52.631-07:00Always kind. Right is often relative - but kindnes...Always kind. Right is often relative - but kindness is universal. No one ever remembers a friend fondly for always be right.Kate Coveny Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006589284938683965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-37076228255407033322010-05-21T11:40:50.675-07:002010-05-21T11:40:50.675-07:00Sometimes right should be sacrificed for kind. Ri...Sometimes right should be sacrificed for kind. Right can be a very lonely place...Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-11757028305622674852010-05-21T10:48:46.163-07:002010-05-21T10:48:46.163-07:00What is it Dr. Phil says? Do you want to be right...What is it Dr. Phil says? Do you want to be right or do you want to be happy? Right is nice--but at what expense? How do we want others to view us? As someone kind and generous? Or as the person who always has to be right? Which is more fun to be around? Kind doesn't always win out, but it should. Thanks for the food for thought.<br /><br />And I'm with you and Christy about the cape! Hysterical!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641059685087617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-2999962646483672142010-05-21T09:25:23.996-07:002010-05-21T09:25:23.996-07:00oh, it is definitely easier to be right than to be...oh, it is definitely easier to be right than to be kind, and being right may not get you what you really want in the end. have you read the book "getting to yes"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-21115270906826336072010-05-21T09:22:10.283-07:002010-05-21T09:22:10.283-07:00Argh...I know what you mean about regrets over not...Argh...I know what you mean about regrets over not being kind. I have too many of those too.<br /><br />I suppose it's easier to be right than to be kind. But it's better to be kind than right. I'm actually in the middle of a conflict and I know for a fact I'm right...and I'm not being kind. Maybe I should rethink my words and actions. Argh.<br /><br />PS - But the cape? Now THAT is funny Anna. :)Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615149112130152767noreply@blogger.com