tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post4912414774476597266..comments2023-04-27T08:26:25.215-07:00Comments on Making the Moments Count: I'll Have A Guilt Sandwich, Pleaseamber_mtmchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17871256362646081536noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-57479400546566189142010-03-23T21:50:30.000-07:002010-03-23T21:50:30.000-07:00I am late to the party though I try so hard to be ...I am late to the party though I try so hard to be punctual. Luckily, I am dressed in guilt for the occassion. It sure is an ugly get-up and feels so icky on my skin. Really kind of gross like your guilt sandwich. Perhaps we should switch to eating chocolate (as mentioned above) while wearing cozy cotton pjs?Celestehttp://perusingceleste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-68483420863026112062010-03-23T20:38:13.002-07:002010-03-23T20:38:13.002-07:00I'm pretty sure you have eaten bites of this s...I'm pretty sure you have eaten bites of this sandwich before. Admit it. : )Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-41003854213009780292010-03-23T20:38:13.001-07:002010-03-23T20:38:13.001-07:00Chocolate!! I must call my husband and tell him to...Chocolate!! I must call my husband and tell him to bring me some!!Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-53667379527374810302010-03-23T20:38:13.000-07:002010-03-23T20:38:13.000-07:00Oh, like some kind of guilt IV?? Interesting...Oh, like some kind of guilt IV?? Interesting...Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-28054993101045431282010-03-23T20:36:55.000-07:002010-03-23T20:36:55.000-07:00I learned from the best: You!! Don't tell any...I learned from the best: You!! <br> <br>Don't tell anyone, but I really can cook. I like to hide that fact in case someone asks me for a recipe. : )Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-55093291422029924912010-03-23T20:35:48.000-07:002010-03-23T20:35:48.000-07:00Thank you!! This was written with sarcasm and drop...Thank you!! This was written with sarcasm and drops of truth. Yes, I feel this way, but I also know that basically every person has partaken of this sandwich on many occasions. It kind of wrote itself.Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-19105766990203027222010-03-23T20:34:37.001-07:002010-03-23T20:34:37.001-07:00Thank you, Eva. I don't think it's odd at ...Thank you, Eva. I don't think it's odd at all! There are times when a certain post just resonates with us! I am grateful that this post did that for you. <br> <br>Sometimes family guilt is the worst. I completely understand your dilemma. There are times when I really don't want to go home (like ALL the holidays) because I know how exhausting it is. I have friends, though, that go home every weekend. I'm still trying to figure out why they want to! I guess that every family is different, huh?Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-12009660896893779042010-03-23T20:34:37.000-07:002010-03-23T20:34:37.000-07:00This post had been running through my head for a f...This post had been running through my head for a few weeks before I decided to write it down. I figured many people could relate to the imagery.Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-13435995247782922832010-03-23T20:31:43.001-07:002010-03-23T20:31:43.001-07:00A zillion other things is right. Sometimes it fee...A zillion other things is right. Sometimes it feels like we are being pulled apart, doesn't it?Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-58358762871515159802010-03-23T20:31:43.000-07:002010-03-23T20:31:43.000-07:00Wow. You are right--"For everything we say &...Wow. You are right--"For everything we say "no" to, we say "yes" to something else. It's kind of nerve wracking, isn't it?Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-66761114069466018072010-03-23T20:29:57.000-07:002010-03-23T20:29:57.000-07:00Thank you Kristen!! The blog guilt derives from m...Thank you Kristen!! <br> <br>The blog guilt derives from my appreciation of the relationships I have formed here! I want to stay in touch, to comment, to show you how grateful I am to be your friend. Make sense? But, I know that, like any true friendship, you all understand.Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-8022376419264096952010-03-23T00:37:04.000-07:002010-03-23T00:37:04.000-07:00Funny and sad at the same time, m'dear, and I ...Funny and sad at the same time, m'dear, and I so get it. All of it. The whole sandwich even.Kimberlyhttp://temporaryinsanitbykym.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-40993586150626205262010-03-22T23:45:10.000-07:002010-03-22T23:45:10.000-07:00Hi Amber, I clicked over from Nicki's Nook. W...Hi Amber, I clicked over from Nicki's Nook. <br> <br>Wow! How did you know what my reliable stand-by lunch is? I was mine down with a glass of yoga or if I have no space in my guilty tummy, with a cup of minute-long meditation. <br> <br>Glad I found you.Belinda Munozhttp://thehalfwaypoint.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-1940567983151924152010-03-22T07:42:51.000-07:002010-03-22T07:42:51.000-07:00[...] Thank you so much for telling me about your ...[...] Thank you so much for telling me about your ingredients in your guilt sandwiches. [...]10 Second Post « Making the Moments Counthttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/10-second-post/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-44203554270675146102010-03-21T22:11:48.000-07:002010-03-21T22:11:48.000-07:00Thank you for stopping by!! Yes, a six-foot sub L...Thank you for stopping by!! <br> <br>Yes, a six-foot sub LOADED with guilt. Yuck. : )Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-42185731256256436932010-03-21T22:10:48.001-07:002010-03-21T22:10:48.001-07:00Thanks for visiting! Guilt is probably one of the...Thanks for visiting! Guilt is probably one of the worst tasting foods I have ever tasted. Yet, I keep eating it. HmmmmAmberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-83630726208126065872010-03-21T22:10:48.000-07:002010-03-21T22:10:48.000-07:00A guilt diet?!?! What a fantastic idea!! I think I...A guilt diet?!?! What a fantastic idea!! I think I will start today!Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-28124158191538696862010-03-21T22:09:34.000-07:002010-03-21T22:09:34.000-07:00Yes, another dimension of the guilt sandwich: pets...Yes, another dimension of the guilt sandwich: pets. I don't have any but I know I would feel even worse if I did. <br> <br>Thank you SO much for stopping by! I am now adding you to my reader!Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-70735749704886697872010-03-21T22:06:08.000-07:002010-03-21T22:06:08.000-07:00Thank you for visiting!! I have often asked (ummm...Thank you for visiting!! <br> <br>I have often asked (ummm pestered) my husband about his guilt. I know his is often different things, but he definitely does not worry about parenting things as much as I do. I wonder if mothers have this guilt hormone that starts flowing as soon as the baby comes.Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-14201110797552261602010-03-21T22:02:46.001-07:002010-03-21T22:02:46.001-07:00Thank you for that advice. I have been letting my...Thank you for that advice. I have been letting my little guy cry himself to sleep for nap time because HE WON'T SLEEP OTHERWISE. Yes. I am feeling a bit tipsy with all the guilt sandwiches I have been eating lately.Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-8350321183983433472010-03-21T22:02:46.000-07:002010-03-21T22:02:46.000-07:00Ahhh I love Shel Silverstein! I think reading a bi...Ahhh I love Shel Silverstein! I think reading a bit of his words my give me the lift I need!Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-87791784680810318242010-03-21T21:57:20.000-07:002010-03-21T21:57:20.000-07:00I think that guilt sandwiches are a favorite among...I think that guilt sandwiches are a favorite among mothers. We just can't seem to get enough! It's that parenting guilt!! It must be spiked with something...Amberhttp://makingthemomentscount.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-63590177416675650112010-03-21T18:14:35.000-07:002010-03-21T18:14:35.000-07:00I think it's spring. It must be. Because every...I think it's spring. It must be. Because every mom I know is feeling this way, particularly now. So, eat chocolate. Plenty of it. Sit quietly by yourself for 10 minutes (or 1 if it's all you can spare, even if it's in the bathroom). And take a deep breath. (My cure all.)jenhttp://momalom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-30048789954411806672010-03-21T07:12:43.000-07:002010-03-21T07:12:43.000-07:00I totally relate to this wonderful post! For some...I totally relate to this wonderful post! For some reason it reminded me of a Shel Silverstein poem. (Random, I know...)Kristen @ Motheresehttp://mothereseblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4521946248119237445.post-11383897309534781132010-03-20T18:58:29.000-07:002010-03-20T18:58:29.000-07:00SO with you on the guilt sandwich. It's the on...SO with you on the guilt sandwich. It's the only thing I eat these days.Organic Motherhood whttp://organicmotherhoodwithcoolwhip.comnoreply@blogger.com