Comments on: Crazy happy New Year

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:33:51 +0000

Oh, my darling. I have no words except to say I’m insanely (ha!) glad Jason is around to tweak your architectural aesthetic.

Hope to see you soon.
L

By: Dr. Denny

Dr. Denny — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:59:16 +0000

As a former rubber-room inhabitant, I read this with trepidation. I did not want to be reminded of a failure long ago.

But … having read it, I deeply appreciate the re-emergence of hope it conveys. We all need that.

Thanks, Ann. Best to you, Jason.

By: Russ Wellen

Russ Wellen — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:09:55 +0000

Welcome, Jason. Please visit again. All of us at S&R are behind you.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:08:35 +0000

Yes, and now I’m stuck making this whole life thing up all over again…. Thanks just a whole bunch, and I plan to make sudden loud noises around you at every opportunity. And I love you , too.

By: jeff watson

jeff watson — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:02:49 +0000

Ann,

Great heart warming post:)

May you have many more good holidays.

Jeff

By: Lex

Lex — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:37:54 +0000

Russ: so noted.

Aside from the times that i’ve cursed my family for making me crazy, i generally thank my lucky stars that i was only made as crazy as i am…much more and i’d be in serious trouble.

“…the sweet soothing presence of SSRI’s pervaded the warm kitchen like the pharmaceutical Ghost of Christmas Present.” Sounds like my family’s kitchen (though my family tends towards thoughts of homicide rather than suicide…at least until the latter seems easier to deal with than the former).

By: JS OBrien

JS OBrien — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:34:05 +0000

Ann,

I think that those who have ever suffered from difficult emotional health issues understand what it took you to write this, and how very difficult it is to appear to dash it off in such a breezy and funny manner. I’m sure it wasn’t dashed off at all. Nothing this painful ever can be.

I’m deeply impressed, as always, with the way you write. Thank you for sharing this.

By: Russ Wellen

Russ Wellen — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:06:47 +0000

Your family sure knows how to celebrate the holidays, Ann. Because of the sanity of your writing and your cheerfulness, I keep forgetting about your disorder. A New Year’s resolution: Don’t take Ann’s wisdom and compassion for granted.