tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post7102154815952644073..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Be Vewy Qwiet...Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-68099037386664737462012-08-22T11:22:36.703-07:002012-08-22T11:22:36.703-07:00Rusty: But that comma made me laugh so hard after ...Rusty: But that comma made me laugh so hard after your second comment! <br />What I don't quite understand is why it's easier for people to take, say, criticism in math than in English. Telling someone "you got the answer to this problem wrong" rarely causes issues, but saying "this sentence is punctuated incorrectly" causes all sorts of drama.<br /><br />Jo: Oh, I like squirrels and rabbits.<br />Thanks!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-19275494592601022122012-08-22T06:50:22.720-07:002012-08-22T06:50:22.720-07:00Haven't seen too many hares in my parts of the...Haven't seen too many hares in my parts of the world, but plenty of squirrels and rabbits. Where I live in Ontario we get black squirrels.<br /><br />Good analogy.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-81667506396970304732012-08-21T20:15:55.960-07:002012-08-21T20:15:55.960-07:00And that comma after the 'but' was an acci...And that comma after the 'but' was an accident, I swear.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-26321837241253677012012-08-21T20:14:58.900-07:002012-08-21T20:14:58.900-07:00Rabbits are like the great pest of the civilized w...Rabbits are like the great pest of the civilized world. Cute though, they're just little eating and breeding machines. Unstoppable pests. <br /><br />Critiques and criticism is hard. There is a lot of pride in writing - but a fragile one for most people. It can be tough to take one on the chin. Even if it's true and meant to help. But, those of us that want to get better bad enough know it's necessary. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-55123183599360720662012-08-21T16:06:02.289-07:002012-08-21T16:06:02.289-07:00JE: Yeah, it's unfortunate that we have to asc...JE: Yeah, it's unfortunate that we have to ascribe negative emotions to "negative" comments.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-38607203474937262152012-08-21T15:36:36.454-07:002012-08-21T15:36:36.454-07:00It's so easy to fall back to "they're...It's so easy to fall back to "they're being mean" rather than acknowledge something is wrong.<br /><br />I hope your daughter gets to see a rabbit (or hare) next time :).J E Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372746219262163566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-85440870160951229432012-08-21T13:18:45.116-07:002012-08-21T13:18:45.116-07:00ravena: What I actually wonder is why someone both...ravena: What I actually wonder is why someone bothers to read the entire thing if all they are thinking is "this is a giant ball of suck."<br /><br />Jess: Oh, yeah, I know how that goes. I have a 16-y-o that you can barely use the words "you forgot..." with. hehAndrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-52702742854805334432012-08-21T11:03:34.688-07:002012-08-21T11:03:34.688-07:00PS~that's me in the above comment. I must have...PS~that's me in the above comment. I must have been logged onto my other email account when I typed it. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-85807127965173375632012-08-21T11:02:02.052-07:002012-08-21T11:02:02.052-07:00The first part of this (your daughter talking loud...The first part of this (your daughter talking loudly) reminds me of my youngest and the way my hubby gets this I'm-trying-to-be-nice-but-the-football-game's-on-for-the-love-of-all-things-holy-and-you-asked-me-to-tell-you-what's-going-on-so-shut-your-cakehole look on his face when she starts jabbering away after asking questions. Oh, and the hurt response when you offer advice? That gets worse as they get older :)<br /><br />Jessica Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259686327563191418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-89729877017991770102012-08-21T01:47:11.398-07:002012-08-21T01:47:11.398-07:00I didn't actual work out where you were going ...I didn't actual work out where you were going with the rabbit thing until you actually said. I'm dopey :)<br /><br />Great analogy. Criticism can only help when it's constructive. And really, if people take the time to read the entire story, you think they would have enough to say something more than "this is a giant ball of suck." Is it so hard to say why? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com