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Nadene Cicero

Nadene Cicero

My Comments (6 so far…)

Dear Margo: I Would Make This a Deal-Breaker

I totally agree with you about letter #2.  I had an aunt who, from an early age, would complain that "no one ever comes to see me."  When she said it while I was sitting there visiting her, I thought, "I’m not no one."   That’s when I decided I didn’t need that type of grief and it was the last time I ever went to visit her.  Like you said, some people can never be pleased.  (P.S. She never came to visit me, even though I lived in town at the time and she could have easily stopped when she came into town.)  Sorry, people like my aunt don’t get my sympathy.

Dear Margo: This Is Not 'The One'

ltr #2:  I was overweight as a teenager and did not get wolf whistles or any other kind of attention from men.  Later, when I lost the weight and started getting noticed by them, it was uncomfortable at first, but then I got used to it and depending on the situation, I would either ignore it, or consider it an ego booster.  After I joined the Army, I had all the attention I wanted from men—but, in basic training, some of us decided to turn the tables—when some guys from another company had to run by our building for p.t., we stood outside and whistled and made catcalls as they went by.  It was a lot of fun until the drill sergeant made us stop. Personally, I thought it was pretty cool.

Making Peace With My Past, by Kaylie Jones

Ms. Jones,  Your father was a wonderful writer.  I especially liked "From Here to Eternity."  You seem to have inherited his writing talent.  Your article is so interesting and relevant, I’ve decided that I am going to pick up your book so I can read more.  I can relate to much of what you wrote.  I used to be the one in my family who talked about "the elephant in the middle of the living room."  Everyone else said there was no elephant.  I would get so frustrated and wonder, am I nuts?  I see an elephant, why can’t they?  Maybe it really isn’t there.  But, then I’d trip over it, and say, nope, it’s there.  Why won’t anyone listen to me?  It took me years to figure out that I wasn’t crazy.  That the elephant really existed and they would never talk about it.  Now, I think, "They don’t want to talk about the elephant? That’s their problem.  But, I’m going to keep believing what I know is true and stop trying to convince them that it’s there, because the only thing I am doing is banging my head on a wall and getting nowhere."  I think many other people can also relate to your experiences.  Thank you for writing about them.  It validates the feelings of the people who see the elephant in the middle of the room, or who know that red is red and blue is blue.  It’s a pretty powerful feeling to know that what you’re seeing is the way things really are and that you’re not crazy after all.

 

 

 

Women Celebrate 30 Years of Being Able to Keep Last Name After Marriage

I took my ex-husband’s name because "C" is closer to the top of the alphabet than "L."  I didn’t change it after our divorce for the same reason. (We all have our priorities).

Caption This!

Is this the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel?

Liz Smith: 'Breaking Bad' – Am I the Only One Watching This <i>Great</i> Show?!

It is so cool about getting the watch from Brian Cranston.  I tell everyone I see about this show.  Most of them have no idea what I am talking about and the one person who did said they would not watch it because of the subject matter.  This show is not about the glorification of a certain lifestyle, but about the effect on a person’s basic morals when trying to deal with changes that occur in that person’s life, and the unintended consequences of the decisions that are made by that person. Also, it’s about how a person can dig themselves in a hole so deep that they might have to sell their soul to the devil to get out of it.   It is so well written, I find it hard to describe to anyone.  It really is the best show on television. The first season was full of surprises and moral dilemmas, not just from the main characters, but from some of the minor characters as well.  There is not a bad actor on this show. I can’t say enough good things about it. I was so entranced by the show that when the second season rolled around and I no longer had cable, I paid to download it from i-Tunes.  It was well worth it.  There seem to be no "gimmicks" and so it is difficult to predict what will happen next.  Please spread the word to watch this show so that it stays on the air forever!