tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post3377461582556911425..comments2023-10-20T19:51:28.537+08:00Comments on I Am Woman, See Me Blog!: Verbally ChainedLizzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02612798054079065399noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-50501513718395166952006-12-23T17:06:00.000+08:002006-12-23T17:06:00.000+08:00Kiyotoe: To speak or not to speak, what a conundru...<b>Kiyotoe</b>: To speak or not to speak, what a conundrum. <br /><br />Prom and I go way back (like three months or so in the blog world). Fantastic guy! He's known as Philandering Prometheus; he loves everyone and everyone loves him. :-)Lizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612798054079065399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-37433201996650099902006-12-23T10:47:00.000+08:002006-12-23T10:47:00.000+08:00how did i miss this one? Anyway, i have a note/sig...how did i miss this one? Anyway, i have a note/sign on the back of my office chair for all of my employees to read. It says: "Say what you mean and mean what you say, or don't say anything at all". <br /><br />I try to live by this credo but like you said, when it comes to those we really care about, it's not easy to always be 100% forthcoming and upfront, but holding your tongue can also be dangerous. <br /><br />Prometheus??? i'm so jealous.....Kiyotoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12867549192061623141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-52848787269783830452006-12-22T16:24:00.000+08:002006-12-22T16:24:00.000+08:00I won't tell you that. You kiss and tell. ;-)I won't tell you that. You kiss and tell. ;-)Lizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612798054079065399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-28030394123882775082006-12-22T14:37:00.000+08:002006-12-22T14:37:00.000+08:00Jeez, Prometheus' been commenting all wrong. His b...Jeez, Prometheus' been commenting all wrong. His brains are a tad more addled than they are normally.<br /><br />Prometheus' first comment up there maybe construed to mean: Aww Liz, cmon, you can tell Prometheus that you are attracted to him. Speak your mind girl. He wouldn't mind if you tell him you letch at him.Prometheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00100825003021199721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-6005810791474283872006-12-22T14:11:00.000+08:002006-12-22T14:11:00.000+08:00Bud: Haha! You got me confused for a minute there....<b>Bud</b>: Haha! You got me confused for a minute there. But I agree, sometimes validation or approval is what's being sought, not the truth.<br /><br /><b>Thinker</b>: Ouch! That's probably one of the worst boo-boos that a man can commit.Lizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612798054079065399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-63061233107688862092006-12-22T07:29:00.000+08:002006-12-22T07:29:00.000+08:00Speaking of awkward situations, my dad told me abo...Speaking of awkward situations, my dad told me about the time when he walked into a business meeting with a woman who had put on a few pounds since the last time he'd seen her and he just assumed she was pregnant. He even asked when the baby was due.<br /><br />Needless to say, you don't want to make that mistake when that person is your client.thethinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246687154473607332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-81920029907688933082006-12-22T06:55:00.000+08:002006-12-22T06:55:00.000+08:00Lizza-
I have never written a post on this prospec...Lizza-<br />I have never written a post on this prospective. I needed to clarify that. Would not want you looking for it.<br /><br />Seriously, a lot of truth here. I have learned that some questions are not asked so the one who questions wants truth, but rather, the one who asks wants validation.<br /><br />I think. I also think you said it better...Bud Weiser, WTIThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333989186132063905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-82355057193943029252006-12-22T06:05:00.000+08:002006-12-22T06:05:00.000+08:00Shadowfalcon: I'm guilty of that, too. I just shut...<b>Shadowfalcon</b>: I'm guilty of that, too. I just shut up instead of risking offending someone else.<br /><br /><b>Odat</b>: I try not to repeat my mistakes, I really do. Sometimes I succeed. :-)<br /><br /><b>Aisby</b>: And wish that we could turn back time somehow.<br /><br /><b>Natalia</b>: It's frustrating sometimes when other people's sense of humor is on a different wavelength.<br /><br /><b>Natalie</b>: Thanks! Finding the balance between tact and honesty is hard work sometimes.<br /><br /><b>Prometheus</b>: I got punished already, mon ami. And I didn't steal any of your thunder. Yours was up and running a few days before I got around to doing this!Lizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612798054079065399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-5324137833177354542006-12-22T05:35:00.000+08:002006-12-22T05:35:00.000+08:00Hmpf... Now you've gone and put this new template ...Hmpf... Now you've gone and put this new template and stolen all Prometheus' thunder. He wanna be the only one wid the new 3-column stretch template he made himself.. Now Prometheus gotta go throw a tantrum. Some friend...Prometheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00100825003021199721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-80284803813551428562006-12-22T02:50:00.000+08:002006-12-22T02:50:00.000+08:00I used to always say what was on my mind, tact be ...I used to always say what was on my mind, tact be damned. Then I grew up. There is a time and place for honesty and a time and place to be nice. sometimes they are even the same time and place. Like the new look by the way.Foofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490919763408427647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-19526266730110947492006-12-22T02:35:00.000+08:002006-12-22T02:35:00.000+08:00Not just when you do say something awkward but eve...Not just when you do say something awkward but even when you do not mean it.<br /><br />Just today, leaving a meeting, I jokingly said to a colleague "Oh careful so and so is gonna run us over." It was meant to be a joke. But so and so took it seriously and said "No, I just didn't expect you to walk out in front of my car." Ugh. I hate miscommunicationNataliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906727935025569432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-76012711653962852612006-12-22T01:52:00.000+08:002006-12-22T01:52:00.000+08:00I can't say things delicately. I either put my fo...I can't say things delicately. I either put my foot in my mouth, or I don't open it at all. I can either come across as rude, or continue to live with "I should have said..." And of course, I replay the moments over and over again in my head coming up with the perfect words that never came out at the time they were needed.Merritt Fieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619414624018320628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-3895583853199602732006-12-22T00:30:00.000+08:002006-12-22T00:30:00.000+08:00"...and something precious dies even before it's b..."...and something precious dies even before it's born." Hindsight is 20/20 vision....as we grow and experience life...lessons are learned...and it's in these lessons that our lives unfold, good or bad...We must learn from them though. and keep going forward and not repeat our mistakes. I have no idea if that makes sense...but it's what just came out.<br />PeaceOdathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973602431527460287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-3768255189462701222006-12-21T17:52:00.000+08:002006-12-21T17:52:00.000+08:00"say what you mean and mean what you say" I do agr..."say what you mean and mean what you say" I do agree with this but sometimes what I want to say is just too cruel...I think this is why I should smile and nod...ShadowFalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705530281109481071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-25448403184223890812006-12-21T17:13:00.000+08:002006-12-21T17:13:00.000+08:00Prometheus: You're so sweet! Right back at ya. And...<b>Prometheus</b>: You're so sweet! Right back at ya. And I'd really like to know what that Promethean mind comes up with re 'what women want.'<br /><br /><b>Matt</b>: I'm almost afraid to ask what your answer to your wife was. So you think a ball gag's hot, huh? Hmmm...<br /><br /><b>mist1</b>: Wow, you gorged on your foot on that one.<br /><br /><b>Wendz</b>: You gotta give me some tips. I still know some people who can't seem to keep their feet out of their mouths.<br /><br /><b>Dan</b>: That sounds a lot better than just plain awkward silence!<br /><br /><b>NM</b>: Yep, it's a great song. Meaningless chitchat is fine sometimes, but not when there's something that needs to be said and if the person you're talking to matters to you. But I see your point, nakakainis nga naman ang akalain na taklesa ang isang tao na tulad ni kristeta. :-D Merry merry and happy happy to you too!<br /><br /><b>Deb</b>: I agree. :-)<br /><br /><b>H</b>: Haha! You really have a way of describing things so effectively. You know, a kissss (done often and rightly enough) can get the monster bastard to shut up. :-)Lizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612798054079065399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-53964604621011856812006-12-21T16:15:00.000+08:002006-12-21T16:15:00.000+08:00Ahhhhhhhhhh Liz. you said it again. and again. and...Ahhhhhhhhhh Liz. you said it again. and again. and again. <br /><br />foot in mouth... girl, my mum birthed me that way. from day one... started with my grandma... [how she despised the [toe stuffed]cheek of her arsey little grand-daughter.]<br /><br />And then it went on... from family member to family member to friends and boyfriends... <br /><br />they even considered mouth tampons to soak up the vile stuff that oozes... nay pours abundantly from mine oral orifice. <br /><br />sadly. we've yet to find a solution. the monster is a relentless bastard.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557492407687365362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-37051293271954329792006-12-21T09:00:00.000+08:002006-12-21T09:00:00.000+08:00i personally feel if one has nothing good to say, ...i personally feel if one has nothing good to say, they should shut the f**k up. unless it <i>needs</i> to be said, well then okay.lastlifeinmyuniversehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702991462683940392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-21316469214686121592006-12-21T06:04:00.000+08:002006-12-21T06:04:00.000+08:00Liz, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that song!!! It's one hell...Liz, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that song!!! It's one helluva POWERFUL song sung by that lady who sounds as though she IS the woman in chains. (Incidentally, I just found out that Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith 'discovered' her in one dingy jazz bar somewhere in southern US, both blown away by her voice & the rest of course is history...<br /><br />Anyway, I agree with what you wrote. Although I'm finding (in my peculiar situation) that the only way I'd survive this ordeal is by keeping my mouth shut, indulge in meaningless/slit-thy-wrist type of chitchat, and leave my thoughts totally unexpressed. This way, I get on fine with everyone and keep their feathers unruffled. Honesty would more than likely get me glassed. <br /><br />Anyhow,in the words of John & Yoko, 'I'd like to wish you a very merry christmas & happy new year!!!'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-4835418402417214152006-12-21T04:30:00.001+08:002006-12-21T04:30:00.001+08:00The best strategy for dealing with foot-in-mouth d...The best strategy for dealing with foot-in-mouth disease is to fake an epileptic fit. It works for me every time. ;)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763751210167358084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-39282587026085299202006-12-21T04:30:00.000+08:002006-12-21T04:30:00.000+08:00I always used to put my foot in it. Honestly I had...I always used to put my foot in it. Honestly I had such a careless mouth and hurt people unintentionally.<br /><br />Now days I am very careful of what I say. Very. I have been burned too often.<br /><br />But - in a relationship..yes...honesty. Please.y.Wendy.yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10630727119097764058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-9878108766964345442006-12-21T04:28:00.000+08:002006-12-21T04:28:00.000+08:00I told my friend, "Wow! You've lost A TON of weig...I told my friend, "Wow! You've lost A TON of weight!"<br /><br />It seems that one should never say "a ton" when talking about weight.mist1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15225983360910803121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-24358599541565211402006-12-21T03:48:00.000+08:002006-12-21T03:48:00.000+08:00As typical I agree with you Lizza. Case in point,...As typical I agree with you Lizza. Case in point, I would still be in a bad marriage if I had not told the truth when my ex-wife asked me this: "What are you thinking?"<br /><br />BTW...You did it again. "Verbally Chained" is that like having a ball gag in your mouth?...HOT!!Schmoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758200133537951854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-37975690765521592402006-12-21T02:54:00.000+08:002006-12-21T02:54:00.000+08:00Yer damn right. Why don't people say what they thi...Yer damn right. Why don't people say what they think. (I love ya Liz).<br /><br />Dr. Prometheustein is working on a thought interface. Ya know, kinda like 'What Women Want' but without having ta get electrocuted first.Prometheushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00100825003021199721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-34918821862951846312006-12-21T02:35:00.000+08:002006-12-21T02:35:00.000+08:00Thank you, Aileen! I'm off to your site to read yo...Thank you, Aileen! I'm off to your site to read your perspective on this topic.Lizzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612798054079065399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30666117.post-48333289524311469002006-12-21T02:12:00.000+08:002006-12-21T02:12:00.000+08:00Very well said...I wrote a post recently on the sa...Very well said...I wrote a post recently on the same topic:<br /><br />http://infiniteconnections.blogspot.com/2006/12/say-what-you-mean.html<br /><br />Your post brought me some clarity and reassurance.<br /><br /><br />Thank you!Aileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12140343761662228265noreply@blogger.com