tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638292761241716183.post6768917507279828419..comments2023-10-16T01:08:13.590-07:00Comments on Surviving Amelia: You say it's your birthdayroseduncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16146205623848645811noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638292761241716183.post-80387290978801114882010-01-20T18:08:45.262-08:002010-01-20T18:08:45.262-08:00I'm with you on that one. It's the being s...I'm with you on that one. It's the being stuck with part . . .rose duncanhttp://roseduncan.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638292761241716183.post-73415277099046971102010-01-20T16:46:41.878-08:002010-01-20T16:46:41.878-08:00If you're stuck with someone who bugs you, and...If you're stuck with someone who bugs you, and if the things that bug you aren't fixable through discussion and negotiation, then it seems like maintenance of surface civility is the better course. Open hostility would be counter-productive.mkendrick24https://www.blogger.com/profile/14649000520068080665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638292761241716183.post-39814560961420184122010-01-20T12:52:17.678-08:002010-01-20T12:52:17.678-08:00Yes, that could very well be. She seemed to have a...Yes, that could very well be. She seemed to have a great deal of contempt for him and for the choice Muriel made. Then again their mother didn't seem to care for G.P. much. Everybody in that family seemed to have strong opinions that they masked with pleasantries. It was the times I expect. Of course now everyone tells everyone everything. I wonder which is better? Hmm.rose duncanhttp://roseduncan.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6638292761241716183.post-16715052787349697852010-01-20T10:21:35.835-08:002010-01-20T10:21:35.835-08:00I wonder if the reason she avoided Muriel's ho...I wonder if the reason she avoided Muriel's home in Medford was that she was avoiding Albert. She doesn't seem to have liked him. (Ah, how much simpler would life be without in-laws? :))mkendrick24https://www.blogger.com/profile/14649000520068080665noreply@blogger.com