tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post3409137085799975..comments2024-02-08T02:12:01.350-05:00Comments on The Journey: You're Not the Boss of Me.Michelle Longohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-90748971272523709442012-08-05T17:46:07.367-04:002012-08-05T17:46:07.367-04:00Thank you!!Thank you!!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-87892335802047262822012-08-05T17:45:55.846-04:002012-08-05T17:45:55.846-04:00I didn't mean to get caught, but once I did th...I didn't mean to get caught, but once I did there wasn't much I could do about it. By 16 I was so tired of hiding it I just told her I was going to smoke in the house and it made my life so much easier. I will never know why she didn't fight with me - I get that you need to pick your battles, but I'd think this would be one any parent would pick! <br /><br />I really think it comes down to respect. I didn't respect my mother, so I flaunted my power over her. I think I *should* have hidden it.Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-74196697352105193682012-08-05T17:41:06.427-04:002012-08-05T17:41:06.427-04:00Thank you very much!Thank you very much!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-55315908138645443692012-08-05T17:40:30.284-04:002012-08-05T17:40:30.284-04:00Thank you both! I can only IMAGINE how obnoxious ...Thank you both! I can only IMAGINE how obnoxious I'd have been on Facebook as a teenager. I think we should all be glad that it wasn't around back then!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-12826529624840403552012-08-05T17:38:23.528-04:002012-08-05T17:38:23.528-04:00Thank you Tara!!Thank you Tara!!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-4771433250195055542012-08-05T17:38:12.788-04:002012-08-05T17:38:12.788-04:00:) Thank you!!
It's so, so hard to quit. I ...:) Thank you!!<br /><br />It's so, so hard to quit. I did back in 1998, but I've relapsed a few times and the desire has never gone away. It's tough.Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-24366432895586145302012-08-05T17:36:38.034-04:002012-08-05T17:36:38.034-04:00Thank you!!Thank you!!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-80565667836687618142012-08-05T17:36:23.889-04:002012-08-05T17:36:23.889-04:00A big joke in my house was that my cat was gray bu...A big joke in my house was that my cat was gray but started out white. If you moved pictures you could see our yellow walls started out white. Terrible smokers, my family. It never bothered me as a kid and even if it had they'd have kept doing it. Even though I've been known to steal a few puffs here and there, I'd never want my son to know about it. Times really have changed.Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-50090749718723423252012-08-05T17:33:37.568-04:002012-08-05T17:33:37.568-04:00My son (5 1/2) already talks back, is sarcastic an...My son (5 1/2) already talks back, is sarcastic and sasses me. It appears to be an inherited trait. I am really afraid too!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-50393286421745106232012-08-05T17:32:22.306-04:002012-08-05T17:32:22.306-04:00Thanks Ellen!!Thanks Ellen!!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-51083596840370819482012-08-05T17:32:10.778-04:002012-08-05T17:32:10.778-04:00Oh, thank you so much!! I always went down swingi...Oh, thank you so much!! I always went down swinging. And I knew I was wrong but I wanted to keep doing what I wanted to do, so there was no way I'd admit it!!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-50866680605387317472012-08-05T17:29:53.240-04:002012-08-05T17:29:53.240-04:00I don't know what you call it. I knew I could...I don't know what you call it. I knew I could get away with an awful lot and I pushed hard. This wasn't the first or last of the arguments stemming directly from me having issues with authority!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-10991410318928920952012-08-05T17:28:28.577-04:002012-08-05T17:28:28.577-04:00I don't know if I knew what she'd do. I d...I don't know if I knew what she'd do. I do know that every time she'd ever tried to punish me I just didn't listen and eventually she gave up. I think I just exhausted her!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-11870302455686528902012-08-05T17:27:34.798-04:002012-08-05T17:27:34.798-04:00I was terrible, TERRIBLE to my mother as a teenage...I was terrible, TERRIBLE to my mother as a teenager. But karma is rough and my son is giving me a hard time as payback! Thanks for the kind words!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-60170818371498508562012-08-05T17:25:25.057-04:002012-08-05T17:25:25.057-04:00My mom and I had a very odd relationship!
I don&...My mom and I had a very odd relationship! <br /><br />I don't like the smell of cigarettes on others, but I do enjoy the flavor. I really never got over it either and miss it quite a bit. It's good you've never been interested. I wish I could say the same for myself!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-37313748177733360192012-08-05T17:23:32.432-04:002012-08-05T17:23:32.432-04:00I love them too. I still miss it and crave it so ...I love them too. I still miss it and crave it so much, but I feel terrible when I smoke so I really, really try not to. I have a few friends who do and I take a drag now and again. If I buy a pack I'm done for. <br /><br />I think I'm stuck in a teenager mentality sometimes (so not a good thing). That voice my come out a little too easily :)Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-25760144943869383022012-08-05T17:20:50.407-04:002012-08-05T17:20:50.407-04:00My mom for a long time smoked More Menthol Lights ...My mom for a long time smoked More Menthol Lights 100s. Then she switched to some weird off brand. She always knew what I took, so sometimes I had to resort to stealing half smoked ones from the ashtray. So revolting to think of that now!!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-27371535416798015312012-08-05T17:19:31.895-04:002012-08-05T17:19:31.895-04:00Thank you! I was so cool as a kid. Or so I thoug...Thank you! I was so cool as a kid. Or so I thought :)Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-31548155826111491232012-08-05T17:18:54.453-04:002012-08-05T17:18:54.453-04:00Thank you so much!!Thank you so much!!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-17133957473848790412012-08-05T17:18:36.568-04:002012-08-05T17:18:36.568-04:00Bold is a good word. I'd also use disrespectf...Bold is a good word. I'd also use disrespectful! I was never good at lying, so I had to stun her with obnoxiousness!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-21457832549564983882012-08-05T17:17:23.702-04:002012-08-05T17:17:23.702-04:00Good for you for quitting! I officially quit 14 y...Good for you for quitting! I officially quit 14 years ago, but there have been a few relapses in the last 2 years. I think we all had those moments of doing something our parents hated just to piss them off!Michelle Longohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15437193620480920753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-74507436538596415452012-08-02T20:06:57.298-04:002012-08-02T20:06:57.298-04:00Yeah, that line was amazing.
And if Facebook had...Yeah, that line was amazing. <br /><br />And if Facebook had existed then, you would have ruled it. <br /><br />Killer story, Michelle.Dude of The Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272483182710859456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-77310758236900653582012-08-02T19:14:54.610-04:002012-08-02T19:14:54.610-04:00Pure awesome! Love this post and sass.Pure awesome! Love this post and sass.WhacamoleLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03859531985217484640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-71892902041430994872012-08-02T17:25:01.472-04:002012-08-02T17:25:01.472-04:00Great last line. So few victories over parents as ...Great last line. So few victories over parents as teenagers. I hid my smoking too from my mother - AS A GROWN UP.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852781200911306348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244020003053532919.post-1482521471279735122012-08-02T09:04:43.359-04:002012-08-02T09:04:43.359-04:00I just loved the close on this post! The whole th...I just loved the close on this post! The whole thing was so well done!Stacie @ Snaps and Bitshttp://www.snapsandbits.comnoreply@blogger.com