tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post6515262564966199695..comments2024-02-11T02:09:23.512-08:00Comments on An Inch of Gray: AffluenzaAnna Whiston-Donaldsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921348961654008115noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-44188446228858262192010-11-29T07:40:34.043-08:002010-11-29T07:40:34.043-08:00Great post. I'm amazed that you were honest wi...Great post. I'm amazed that you were honest with your daughter. I spend much of the time telling my kids how they should be feeling rather than how I really feel. <br />The funny thing is that I grew up in a very affluent area and never once felt like I didn't have enough. It's only as an adult that I feel inadequate. Maybe because I know I can control it now and always feel like I'm not doing enough. Anyway, that was awesome of you to fess up to your true feelings.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864442991238046437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-47665469634619594152010-10-20T03:10:00.138-07:002010-10-20T03:10:00.138-07:00I am also at a mid-life reckonning, and I am sort ...I am also at a mid-life reckonning, and I am sort of wondering if I made the right choices. Yes, how was it that I was at the top of my class, and I have spent so much of my life under- or unemployed?Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244459055520883039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-24472255576990712672010-10-18T20:53:25.130-07:002010-10-18T20:53:25.130-07:00Gorgeous. And true. And what Kate said...this is b...Gorgeous. And true. And what Kate said...this is beautifully written.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01897963154223770756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-92120596875284337732010-10-18T16:54:55.743-07:002010-10-18T16:54:55.743-07:00This describes everything about my general attitud...This describes everything about my general attitude - completely bipolar: I want so much - I have so much - I want so much - I have so much. Hopefully we'll always end with "I have so much"<br /><br />Beautifully written.Kate Coveny Hoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18006589284938683965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-21169341716104329352010-10-12T17:36:18.535-07:002010-10-12T17:36:18.535-07:00I hear every single word of this post. I like how...I hear every single word of this post. I like how you normalized your daughters thoughts. I've done the same with my sons, then we talk about how things are just that... things. And how lucky are we that we have a happy [well, most of the time] family. Wonderful post!Chrisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01180105790160574066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-67956691860152070312010-10-12T13:22:00.115-07:002010-10-12T13:22:00.115-07:00Thank You! I am constantly feeling this way, and I...Thank You! I am constantly feeling this way, and I forget to remind myself how lucky I am.<br /><br />My boyfriend's brother & his wife have the most beautiful old-but-fully restored century home on 80 acres, which they purchased while in their mid-20s fresh after getting married. They have 3 brand-new vehicles, a restored classic car, and some ATVs. Their kids (and them) are constantly dressed in name brands. They have barely any debt. They are the nicest, most down-to-earth people I have ever met, but have been very blessed and have worked very hard for what they have.<br /><br />We are the same ages they were when they married, but we are not married, drive nice but used vehicles, live in a modest house, watch every dollar we spend, and have very little debt. I don't think we're anywhere near poor, but everytime we come home from their house, I find myself hating our house, hating our cars, hating my wardrobe.<br /><br />Thank you for reminding me to be thankful for what I have and that just because I don't have everything I desire, I have everything I need in life.Amanda @ Roses & Moonlighthttp://rosesnmoonlight.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-75196003032625255722010-10-12T08:37:25.158-07:002010-10-12T08:37:25.158-07:00Wonderful title, thougtful words. Thank you, Anna...Wonderful title, thougtful words. Thank you, Anna.<br /><br />jbhatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-70166953492881471482010-10-12T02:50:11.756-07:002010-10-12T02:50:11.756-07:00I've been struggling with the same envy. My d...I've been struggling with the same envy. My daughter switched schools and she's been invited to a couple of houses that seem like castles compared to our dwelling. I kept thinking, "what are we doing wrong?" But then again, I'd much rather stay at home than work 60 hours a week just to pay a mortgage.Lynn from For Love or Funnyhttp://forloveorfunny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-13514848505183002242010-10-11T19:00:10.318-07:002010-10-11T19:00:10.318-07:00Man, are you ever terrific at this blog thing. An...Man, are you ever terrific at this blog thing. Another eminently readable post that sneaks up on you with a wallop at the end. Spot-on truth. Great job.K A B L O O E Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995547356428809262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-32016318962830601702010-10-11T16:08:28.276-07:002010-10-11T16:08:28.276-07:00I teared up too Anna! Fiona doesn't know what ...I teared up too Anna! Fiona doesn't know what to think when our cleaning ladies show up on occasion...and I have a hard time telling her who they are. I end up saying they're our friends who come over to help us clean, and how fortunate we are that they do. But I feel so silly and I wonder what they think if they overhear me. I wish I lived back home so I could come over and hang out! You know, in all our free time...Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05615149112130152767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-48315806768384838072010-10-11T13:15:17.825-07:002010-10-11T13:15:17.825-07:00Anna - your last line really got me. And now I...Anna - your last line really got me. And now I'm tearing up. Such an amazing post, and oh so true!<br /><br />My daughter asked a very similar question the other day, but instead of asking if we were poor, she asked if we were rich.<br /><br />"Of course we're rich," was my reply. <br /><br />Rich with love for our family, for our friends, for our lives. <br /><br />But I understand how easy it is to forget that having things does not necessarily make a man rich, but rather it makes a man just have more things... <br /><br />I look forward to living near you - you're a wise woman!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493268452074516009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334921515741798160.post-32699190241620602092010-10-11T12:11:51.370-07:002010-10-11T12:11:51.370-07:00Anna,
It's so funny that you wrote about this ...Anna,<br />It's so funny that you wrote about this topic today. I have been reading a lot of Dr. Thomas Stanley's blog this morning. He is an author of lots of books. The most recent that I have read is "Stop Acting Rich".<br /><br />He has lots of great stuff on his site, including the stats to show that we Americans are not as "rich" as our houses and cars make us appear. Obviously, he's not using the presence of clean drinking water as a measure. And we are definitely rich when it comes to having our basic neccesities met at least in most places in our country.<br />But we are not "money in the bank" rich.<br /><br />I don't know at what point a child is able to understand these things. But it's very possible that your family is wealthier (in the monetary sense) than the people whose home you love or the basketball court guy.<br /><br />I always wonder how many people in my neighborhood hate to open their mail. :)Nichole@40daysofhttp://www.40daysof.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com