And probably it's genetic
Jul. 2nd, 2012 05:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisIn more thinking about life after working, this afternoon I had a flash on something my Mom said once. My father was mostly a textile manufacturing executive. He worked for Hanes or a million years and then ran a series of smaller textile manufacturing companies. He retired from one in a small western North Carolina town. The plant was by far the biggest employer in town and he was the CEO and president.
He retired and they moved to Charleston, SC. I was not close to them during this time so I don't have many details at all but at some point I remember my Mom telling me that Daddy was having a difficult time 'not being a big shot any more.'
At the time I remember thinking how lame that was. I totally get it now.
What's that saying about when I was 20 my parents were idiots but when I hit 40 they turned brilliant? I know I'm not close to getting that correct and since I'm now 63 the gauge is a little off I think the DNA is the same.
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This afternoon has been a little more sane and/or I quit caring I don't know which... and I don't care!
Betty has been curled up in my lap all afternoon with Travis on the ottoman. A little bit ago she even sat quietly still and let me trim every one of her toenails. She never used to sit with me if Travis was near and he never let her. And she NEVER sat quietly while I cut her nails - she's gotten better about letting me do it in the past year but never as good as today. I'm wondering if there was not a cat meeting with a new contract written up. I wish they weren't so secretive about these kinds of things.
I love the new invite/events thing in Google +. It's my new favorite toy.
Tomorrow is Chef Anita day so tonight is leftovers night. It used to be that I always had tons of her cooking left over when she came the next time or I ran out days ahead of time - now we are on a roll and get it right nearly every time. Nice.
I got no plans for Wednesday. The pools aren't open so no swimming. There are two movies I kind of wanted to see and they are both still playing so I might just take one of those in. Safety Not Guaranteed and Your Sister's Sister.
Tonight is the usual baseball/bear knitting plans. But, if the Mariners suck early, I've gotten so I bail and do some TiVo clean up. Then I check in on the carnage periodically. If we ever have a winning year - yeah, like that's going to happen - I'll never get the TiVo stuff watched.
He retired and they moved to Charleston, SC. I was not close to them during this time so I don't have many details at all but at some point I remember my Mom telling me that Daddy was having a difficult time 'not being a big shot any more.'
At the time I remember thinking how lame that was. I totally get it now.
What's that saying about when I was 20 my parents were idiots but when I hit 40 they turned brilliant? I know I'm not close to getting that correct and since I'm now 63 the gauge is a little off I think the DNA is the same.
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This afternoon has been a little more sane and/or I quit caring I don't know which... and I don't care!
Betty has been curled up in my lap all afternoon with Travis on the ottoman. A little bit ago she even sat quietly still and let me trim every one of her toenails. She never used to sit with me if Travis was near and he never let her. And she NEVER sat quietly while I cut her nails - she's gotten better about letting me do it in the past year but never as good as today. I'm wondering if there was not a cat meeting with a new contract written up. I wish they weren't so secretive about these kinds of things.
I love the new invite/events thing in Google +. It's my new favorite toy.
Tomorrow is Chef Anita day so tonight is leftovers night. It used to be that I always had tons of her cooking left over when she came the next time or I ran out days ahead of time - now we are on a roll and get it right nearly every time. Nice.
I got no plans for Wednesday. The pools aren't open so no swimming. There are two movies I kind of wanted to see and they are both still playing so I might just take one of those in. Safety Not Guaranteed and Your Sister's Sister.
Tonight is the usual baseball/bear knitting plans. But, if the Mariners suck early, I've gotten so I bail and do some TiVo clean up. Then I check in on the carnage periodically. If we ever have a winning year - yeah, like that's going to happen - I'll never get the TiVo stuff watched.
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Date: 2012-07-03 12:12 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-07-03 12:19 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-07-03 12:46 am (UTC)IMHO, that's far more common with men, who historically have been expected to be the provider, the big sports hero, etc. They tend to have fewer interests and close friends than women do, and it's harder for them to branch out, ask for help, admit they're having a hard time. etc.
Of course, I could be wrong.
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Date: 2012-07-03 01:09 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-07-03 02:37 pm (UTC)I wish [the cats] weren't so secretive about these kinds of things.
If they let you know what they were up to, they'd lose pretty much their only leverage.