tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post2610245701387720359..comments2024-03-05T10:48:27.842-06:00Comments on Confessions Of A Laundry Goddess: Functioning InsanitySusie Clevengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-91305496970266659632013-09-18T04:09:21.651-05:002013-09-18T04:09:21.651-05:00Fabulous :)Fabulous :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-19097292241354020032013-08-22T10:00:02.489-05:002013-08-22T10:00:02.489-05:00Love your use of simile and metaphor in this, Susi...Love your use of simile and metaphor in this, Susie! Oh, the trials of being a middle sister! Jan Brady was right!Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-24176241450021843322013-08-22T02:50:24.081-05:002013-08-22T02:50:24.081-05:00As a middle child, I can relate to your words.
Odd...As a middle child, I can relate to your words.<br />Odd thing: much later in life when discussing with my brother and sister the emotions of sibling 'order' - they all felt 'middle child' emotions and beliefs too.<br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-59294354626278700602013-08-20T21:34:03.746-05:002013-08-20T21:34:03.746-05:00I can certainly relate to this. My mind is always...I can certainly relate to this. My mind is always racing in a thousand different directions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-49540298341961551392013-08-20T18:35:41.682-05:002013-08-20T18:35:41.682-05:00I too, can relate to this as I am the oldest one i...I too, can relate to this as I am the oldest one in our crew. Love this poem so much. Hugs, xoSusie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-24409113779510546042013-08-20T05:32:22.032-05:002013-08-20T05:32:22.032-05:00Cool process and that you are able to find words f...Cool process and that you are able to find words for insanity or should I say different shades of insanity...interesting!TCPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735466017293465064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-22762506163992111192013-08-20T00:44:15.581-05:002013-08-20T00:44:15.581-05:00Funny, Susie, I am the youngest and yet I am the g...Funny, Susie, I am the youngest and yet I am the grey between the black and white (both rigidly colored) personalities.<br /><br />I can really relate to your brain birthing triplets! I know just how that feels... AmySharp Little Pencilhttp://sharplittlepencil.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-68586187502906021912013-08-19T21:41:14.787-05:002013-08-19T21:41:14.787-05:00Divided between black,
white and gray I am functio...Divided between black,<br />white and gray I am functioning<br />insanity directed by the voices in my head.<br /><br />I like the way you put it Susie! As long as it is guided by the head and not the heart the 'insanity' is a blessing,really! Great!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-37230000394137407992013-08-19T19:41:54.167-05:002013-08-19T19:41:54.167-05:00I love the first two lines, too, Susie.
When I was...I love the first two lines, too, Susie.<br />When I was young, I always thought I'd like to have triplets (I was very young) until, when I was 21, my mother had my youngest brother. She was in a hospital room with other "difficult" cases, and there was a young woman of 22 or 23, no more, having triplets. She already had one, 18 months old. Scared the wits out of me.<br />But I can relate to the voices in the brain.<br />As it happened, I had no children of my own, but I still hear that politician in my mind. I wonder if it is because we write that we are "cursed" to see both (or all) sides of a story.<br />KKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-19067448863793354902013-08-19T17:36:00.932-05:002013-08-19T17:36:00.932-05:00I can so relate to this, feel like I'm always ...I can so relate to this, feel like I'm always running from one to the other. Wonderful!Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-59503514828549068402013-08-19T17:29:25.208-05:002013-08-19T17:29:25.208-05:00Why is it that the most responsibility as time wea...Why is it that the most responsibility as time wears on always falls to the middle child. This is something my wife endures everyday, and she is the only one of the children who was adopted by the family in her teens...unbelievable. This was an amazing point and an eloquent write. As Always....loved it.Herotomosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486093602914824276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-49256950033273833382013-08-19T16:14:02.992-05:002013-08-19T16:14:02.992-05:00as a middle child, i can relate too. you have such...as a middle child, i can relate too. you have such a deft, light touch with heavy subject matter. i have always valued the questions, or at least attempted to. that could be a rationalization of someone who isn't headstrong. really liked the between white, black and gray. clever and thoughtful. ed pilollahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810299925068571517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-3549976999623101502013-08-19T14:52:30.554-05:002013-08-19T14:52:30.554-05:00CHasing votes, huh? That's a great metaphor f...CHasing votes, huh? That's a great metaphor for the surveying we do in our indecisions as if we needed a certain amount of approval from the right people. Nicely done! I too am a middle sister, but I don't think it has anything to do with it.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-69148258463930796712013-08-19T11:58:52.368-05:002013-08-19T11:58:52.368-05:00This reminds me of Tevya in "Fiddler on the R...This reminds me of Tevya in "Fiddler on the Roof" who had these impossible internal dialogues. "On the one hand, on the other hand" But somehow you have managed to come up with three!<br />Love the poem and can definitely relate.gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14488809730387509552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-37212163642197055942013-08-19T11:23:55.475-05:002013-08-19T11:23:55.475-05:00What a great hook those first two lines are! Love ...What a great hook those first two lines are! Love this poem!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-37612080000030619832013-08-19T10:08:47.321-05:002013-08-19T10:08:47.321-05:00Those first two lines say it all - I know exactly ...Those first two lines say it all - I know exactly how that feels without further explanation. My brain needs a vacation.Kerry O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00720862912375945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-72026315241295516362013-08-19T07:39:02.366-05:002013-08-19T07:39:02.366-05:00some great lines..."like a politician chasing...some great lines..."like a politician chasing votes"..."I am functioning insanity"...<br />aren't we all...I get tired jumping back and forth across the fence...<br />you say it very cleverly.George S Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407137341843413701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-78755420946549489302013-08-19T04:42:59.340-05:002013-08-19T04:42:59.340-05:00We must be sisters! Yes, middle sisters.
I have a...We must be sisters! Yes, middle sisters.<br /><br />I have always been blessed/cursed with being able to see all sides...sure makes it hard to take one!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-88736265545236711352013-08-19T03:00:13.224-05:002013-08-19T03:00:13.224-05:00Those voices are doing a mighty fine job as far as...Those voices are doing a mighty fine job as far as poetry is concerned. Loved this unusual subject.Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-47007006890989828962013-08-19T01:32:42.392-05:002013-08-19T01:32:42.392-05:00This is fantastic Susie love the opening lines the...This is fantastic Susie love the opening lines they are brilliant. I shuffle around between the 3 myself! Fabulous job =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174947457823680382.post-75362465110855114562013-08-19T00:57:36.697-05:002013-08-19T00:57:36.697-05:00How true different thoughts emerge from our same b...How true different thoughts emerge from our same brain be it bad or good.Vandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.com