tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post2950406848199887040..comments2024-03-28T04:08:40.540-04:00Comments on THE MEANEST MOM: Why Do Bad Houses Happen to Good People?Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09840070603313673129noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-90540908624344806532010-12-30T15:52:04.463-05:002010-12-30T15:52:04.463-05:00If you're even still reading these comments (w...If you're even still reading these comments (wouldn't blame you if you stopped, given the tone they've taken) I just wanted to share with you that when I found out about the circumstances under which the previous owners lost our house (see my comment above) I actually sat in the bathtub in our bedroom and talked to any "ghosts" that may or may not have been inhabiting the property. So, I can understand if you actually ended up in a closet. But I tended to think that was hyperbole in the first place. :)Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621679662211376413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-88631311478231008162010-12-30T14:16:53.123-05:002010-12-30T14:16:53.123-05:00your blog always makes me laugh! This post was a l...your blog always makes me laugh! This post was a lil mean. I personally don't believe in swinging, but to act as if they're some kind of demons is a bit extreme. Did you really curl up in the closet? Not so mature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-65026869665494552862010-12-30T11:41:57.995-05:002010-12-30T11:41:57.995-05:00Most blogs I read don't leave me laughing a lo...Most blogs I read don't leave me laughing a loud guttural laugh, the kind where one's chest is heaving from hysterics......except yours. This was funny.Lisa Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-42101815843399000272010-12-29T21:44:14.197-05:002010-12-29T21:44:14.197-05:00Love your blog. You have a beautiful family. I a...Love your blog. You have a beautiful family. I am also a mother (one of my daughters is adopted from China as well as your sister)& I read your blog to remind myself to find humor in the trials and tribulations of raising kids..not petty gossip. I understand you probably thought it would make for a "funny/only happen to me type blog": but it reads very petty. On top of that you didn't even confirm it. I don't want this to read as though I am putting you down because you seem like an amazing person, however, I think gossip is perpetuated with the best intentions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-29989072743792615792010-12-29T21:30:20.290-05:002010-12-29T21:30:20.290-05:00Well, at least someone didn't die there. Unde...Well, at least someone didn't die there. Under circumstances that required their spouse to spend life in jail.<br /><br />Just sayin', it could be worse, right? ;)Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621679662211376413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-51094709518948538062010-12-29T21:13:49.492-05:002010-12-29T21:13:49.492-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621679662211376413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-79445193740205213932010-12-29T20:20:46.746-05:002010-12-29T20:20:46.746-05:00How old was this "helpful" neighbor exac...How old was this "helpful" neighbor exactly? Maybe she meant swing dancers...just sayin'...ShannonDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466096091627225109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-65539972912789072662010-12-29T18:35:25.740-05:002010-12-29T18:35:25.740-05:00awesome! At least YOUR story is a humorous one. W...awesome! At least YOUR story is a humorous one. When we moved into our house, we had a neighbor do the exact same thing to us, she kept hinting something happened in our home but would never tell us. The one day, she finally couldn't hold it in any longer and said that the couple living here split up and the woman stayed with the kids in our house and was running around "like a hussy" and one night some man kicked in the front door and raped her. She was apparently so upset, she just left with the kids and left all of her things and the animals behind. Apparently, the bank eventually took the house and it was so disgusting inside from the animals, that they had to completely gut the house and put new floors, carpeting, etc in it. And I honestly don't think I cared to know any of that information.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882744458676551462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-53504007883513629862010-12-29T17:49:52.525-05:002010-12-29T17:49:52.525-05:00I love your writing. It's hilarious. I don'...I love your writing. It's hilarious. I don't love it when people's comments turn so mean.EMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043017769743438605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-50102738535774025172010-12-29T17:22:49.068-05:002010-12-29T17:22:49.068-05:00I find it a little bit harsh here that several peo...I find it a little bit harsh here that several people have made remarks to the effect of no longer feeling very sorry for the previous owners of the house. Being confident in one's sexuality does not mean that people deserved to have a tragedy such as losing their house happen to them.<br /><br />Neighborhood gossip really doesn't mean anything, and even if they had been swingers - so what? They knew what they enjoyed and liked to indulge themselves. Nothing wrong with that.KAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-90937298377842774832010-12-29T14:07:54.285-05:002010-12-29T14:07:54.285-05:00Last year we finished our basement as a playroom f...Last year we finished our basement as a playroom for the kids. The basement had been partially finished with one small room partioned off (we tore down the wall to make a big room). We knew the previous owners had used it as an office. What we didn't realize is that they had many many many telephone lines running from the "office" and they had soundproofed the room. Things that make you go hmmmm.<br />I wonder if people are naturally going to assume you guys are swingers because you live in the same house - people are weird like that.Making It Work Momhttp://www.makingitworkmom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-78812024203082742292010-12-29T13:56:46.650-05:002010-12-29T13:56:46.650-05:00Yes, that does beat my first house which I found o...Yes, that does beat my first house which I found out from the neighbors had a naked lady painted wall-to-wall in the LR which knowing thereafter unfortunately prompted me in some light settings to take note of the outline.aliasgghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05576138010152012691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-31755168439381958072010-12-29T13:17:06.858-05:002010-12-29T13:17:06.858-05:00Um, who cares? Adults have sex.. big whoop! Nothin...Um, who cares? Adults have sex.. big whoop! Nothing wrong with swinging!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-78546451575129132172010-12-29T12:48:46.806-05:002010-12-29T12:48:46.806-05:00Relax. People have sex, it's what they do. Som...Relax. People have sex, it's what they do. Sometimes they do it a lot.... and with lots of people. Different people. I think it gives your house character. Good stories to tell at parties.... if you know what I mean.......Catherine Dabelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257246075104891064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-62224233755752281662010-12-29T12:18:41.899-05:002010-12-29T12:18:41.899-05:00I was super excited to find out that the people wh...I was super excited to find out that the people who lived in my house before me were polygamists! Wife #3 occupied this one!Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05765244418372174000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-43785055406663678512010-12-29T11:45:06.084-05:002010-12-29T11:45:06.084-05:00Oh no! hahahaha... You poor thing. I know that the...Oh no! hahahaha... You poor thing. I know that the previous owners of our house were elderly and they both died, but I have no idea how other than "they were sick". I refuse to listen to any stories about them from the neighbors because in my head, they died in a hospital or nursing home, not my bedroom! lol. I agree with everyone else, lots and lots of sanitizing! ew!Amy Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259453817112186268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-31383232769040750842010-12-29T11:18:22.006-05:002010-12-29T11:18:22.006-05:00That was our neighborhood too! All of the older re...That was our neighborhood too! All of the older residents talked about how there were swingers on the block. Hopefully it was nobody I was talking to. I'd have to go poke out my eyes.Lainiehttp://www.lainielevin.wordpress.com\noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-31054253586858929932010-12-29T10:47:05.493-05:002010-12-29T10:47:05.493-05:00We've found some treasures in our house, but n...We've found some treasures in our house, but not quite that much. We hear stories about the people that lived there before and we are EXTREMELY grateful we replaced ALL the flooring and repainted EVERYTHING. We've lived there for 7 months and people still ask how the house is coming along.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828012152435945164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-45158036849993861662010-12-29T09:53:23.707-05:002010-12-29T09:53:23.707-05:00Nothing worse than the DNA of others...especially ...Nothing worse than the DNA of others...especially multiple others! I think this calls for new flooring top to bottom!Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733703366959400497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-4211439020617924352010-12-29T09:33:05.769-05:002010-12-29T09:33:05.769-05:00okay so really, LOVE your blog, but it's so fu...okay so really, LOVE your blog, but it's so full of good stuff I wonder sometimes if you make some of it up! Come on, that's just too funny!Bonnie@TheFragileXFileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949930490509336767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-3777888197687167602010-12-29T09:23:38.606-05:002010-12-29T09:23:38.606-05:00These things happen so that you'll have good b...These things happen so that you'll have good blog material.Aunt Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14797824011406383879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-24964455145387957542010-12-29T09:21:38.091-05:002010-12-29T09:21:38.091-05:00That's funny, good luck with your new house, I...That's funny, good luck with your new house, I really like your blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679761481005526223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-53326153267661474212010-12-29T09:21:07.241-05:002010-12-29T09:21:07.241-05:00I think the former family needs more prayer now th...I think the former family needs more prayer now than I did before, especially the children ...Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07310731482338617664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-91780145396907858852010-12-29T09:20:03.618-05:002010-12-29T09:20:03.618-05:00That's funny! First time to your blog, I reall...That's funny! First time to your blog, I really like it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01679761481005526223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-39295387139291772482010-12-29T08:56:50.566-05:002010-12-29T08:56:50.566-05:00This information will really alter how you react w...This information will really alter how you react when you meet someone at church who, on finding out where you live, says "Oh, I know that house, we went over there for parties!"<br />Still feel bad for the four kids :-(AlsoMeannoreply@blogger.com