tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826688479038089411.post6925476304327230239..comments2023-06-23T08:19:17.590-04:00Comments on Southern Grits & Tidbits: What does your town say about you?Shannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16413414001648027592noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826688479038089411.post-82383115828422186332010-05-22T08:57:11.368-04:002010-05-22T08:57:11.368-04:00Me being not from here, I'm always making new ...Me being not from here, I'm always making new friends. I find here in NY that most people are really good. They find me shockingly friendly. If these ladies don't feel you, you are probably better without them. I will pray that someone will come along that you will be able to relate to and vice-versa. Keep on reaching out, God will bless you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826688479038089411.post-34798732603148221462010-05-20T10:10:34.524-04:002010-05-20T10:10:34.524-04:00I also married into the community 30 years ago and...I also married into the community 30 years ago and I know that what you say is true. Sad, but true. One of the first questions is usually around did I graduate from here. When the answer is no it seems they assume we must not have much in common. As adults we should have alot in common because we have been through the years with our children in school together. I see what you mean even at church. During fellowship time we always stand near the door and try to speak to everyone. Of course, it is the same hand full that actually take the time to have a conversation. Oh well, life is too short and wonderful to let it define who I am.Sheilanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826688479038089411.post-11409670603788289872010-05-13T15:51:46.398-04:002010-05-13T15:51:46.398-04:00Good reminder to me to go out of my way and welcom...Good reminder to me to go out of my way and welcome others.<br />I am a transplant in my area, and it took me a LONG time to feel at home too.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04185549963848472081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826688479038089411.post-83348100355038923682010-05-11T13:11:11.307-04:002010-05-11T13:11:11.307-04:00Wow, I've never thought of adults having click...Wow, I've never thought of adults having clicks like teens do! That's terrible of them to treat people that way, especially in the church. They must not be Christian!Nancy M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00890420576437109817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826688479038089411.post-29738069766820072822010-05-10T17:38:11.518-04:002010-05-10T17:38:11.518-04:00That's not fun at all. We have lived in our ne...That's not fun at all. We have lived in our new neighborhood for 10 months now and I too feel the clicks of some mom's. Not for the same reasons though, it's a new neighborhood. I like your advice to be the one to walk over and say hello. We have to be the outgoing one and be a friend first.raising4boyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589032602889740091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826688479038089411.post-86894504248101773922010-05-09T07:58:19.802-04:002010-05-09T07:58:19.802-04:00Oh no Cliff, so sorry about the frost. We have th...Oh no Cliff, so sorry about the frost. We have the opposite problem, it is in the ground but it hasn't rained. Hubs is finished with corn planting and now planting early beans.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16413414001648027592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826688479038089411.post-83498745563472930052010-05-09T07:40:42.883-04:002010-05-09T07:40:42.883-04:00I know every community has their groups but this d...I know every community has their groups but this does sound a bit over the top.<br />We have one community in our county like that. Thankfully not ours. Even the locals there tell you that if you're not of a certain nationality, your business won't survive. Your name must end with a ..son.<br />If we were there you couild sit and ride with us.<br />We've been busy. The corn is all up but I think we might have had frost this morning.<br />We're about half way thru the bean planting.Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676389902079486865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826688479038089411.post-74427582511130217022010-05-08T15:27:32.704-04:002010-05-08T15:27:32.704-04:00Bonnie, I guess the icing on the cake was the Rale...Bonnie, I guess the icing on the cake was the Raleigh trip. Where the church moms rode together and didn't include me. I really wanted to go, but didn't want to drive alone. Now I just expect nothing so I don't get my feelings hurt. The new moms are awesome, they know what I am feeling. I am talking about trips and functions at school. About talking to parents at a sports event and having them get up and change seats. It is just me since Landon works all the time. Just me sitting there alone, just me at everything. It gets lonely.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16413414001648027592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826688479038089411.post-74396201549567260852010-05-08T14:49:30.175-04:002010-05-08T14:49:30.175-04:00A group of us moms (some transplants and some not)...A group of us moms (some transplants and some not) were having a similar conversation on Thursday at MPES. There was a mixed view. Some felt that locals have the added responsibilities of extended family especially in caretaking roles which gives them less time to spend in developing new relationships. Some transplants didn't feel like a transplant at all. And some felt like their leaving town for all the holidays and down time kept them from developing relationships when others who stay put have the same down time. <br /><br />Remember even locals have people do the same to them. I've had that same "field trip" experience and it's just people who are too busy to think about someone else's feelings. I'm certain we're all guilty of that at some point or another. <br /><br />Hang in there and know you're not alone. Joshua 1:9<br /><br />BonnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8826688479038089411.post-44892304404592663992010-05-08T13:44:25.185-04:002010-05-08T13:44:25.185-04:00Bless your heart. I am so sorry that people are li...Bless your heart. I am so sorry that people are like that. I still remember Paul McCartney's song "People are the same wherever you go.!" And sometimes that is true too. I would love to live closer and visit! Just remember people like that limit themselves... etc. That birthday cake looked great! :)Carolina Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07875194881183827575noreply@blogger.com