Teacup Cafe XXII - Page 21

**Mari** · 01-25-2008, 03:48 PM

Thank you dear HM... I guess I asked for it. I should have specified that I wanted to hug Aeran because I haven't had that opportunity for over a week.

Still, thank you, you're sweet. *pats the Hugging Monster on the head*

Oh, look what I've just read:

F A M I L Y

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,
"Oh excuse me please" was my reply.

He said, 'Please excuse me too;
I wasn't watching for you.'

We were very polite, this stranger and I.
We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told,
How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,
My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.
'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.
I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,
God's still small voice came to me and said,

'While dealing with a stranger,
common courtesy you use,
but the family you love, you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor,
You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.
He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,
you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.'

By this time, I felt very small,
And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;
'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said.

'Are these the flowers you picked for me?'
He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.
I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.'

I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;
I shouldn't have yelled at you that way.'
He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's okay.
I love you anyway.'

I said, 'Son, I love you too,
and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.'

FAMILY
Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company
that we are working for could easily replace us in
a matter of days.
But the family we left behind will feel the loss
for the rest of their lives.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more
into work than into our own family,
an unwise investment indeed,
don't you think?
So what is behind the story?

Do you know what the word FAMILY means?
FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU
--------

My mother doesn't let us leave the house until we properly say goodbye, see you later, no matter what. Even if we are in a big fight. I think it's a good thing

Grey_Wolf · 01-25-2008, 03:50 PM

*Hugging Monster is very pleased and hugs Mari again - very lightly.*

Nice poem - and very nice with the FAMILY.

Nautipus · 01-25-2008, 04:09 PM

Very nive, Mari. Thank you for sharing that. Very heartfelt, indeed.

***Rían*** · 01-25-2008, 04:13 PM

That's a sweet poem, Mari - it's so easy for moms to get like that - we do things like cook dinners out of love for our family, but it's easy to let the task get ahead of the actual family sometimes! Thanks for sharing that

klatukatt · 01-25-2008, 04:40 PM

I was sick all day yesterday. *crazed* YAAAAAY!

I FOUND A CARROT!!!!! aaaaaaaaaa Okay.

klatukatt · 01-25-2008, 04:46 PM

"Is it bad that I call alcohol 'pain-go-bye-bye-juice'?"
~Patton Oswalt

Nautipus · 01-25-2008, 04:47 PM

I really wonder about the stability of some of us.

klatukatt · 01-25-2008, 04:53 PM

Fine. Whatever. Think what you like. THPPTTTTTTTT!

Hey, yall want free TV shows and Movies and stuff? Go to Alluc.org. It awesome.

Nautipus · 01-25-2008, 04:59 PM

Wow. That's alot of stuff!

**Mari** · 01-25-2008, 05:54 PM

*grins* I have liquorice! Yay! *happily munches on one*
Anyone else want one? They are very good with winegums... which I also happen to have!
I'm feeling generous

Nautipus · 01-25-2008, 05:57 PM

So am I. Here, have a samich.

**Mari** · 01-25-2008, 06:00 PM

Thank you... what is it? A sandwich?

Nautipus · 01-25-2008, 06:07 PM

Yes....but I said samich.....aint I cute?

**Mari** · 01-25-2008, 06:18 PM

Sure you are!

Sounds like your age starts to match mine. Am I rubbing off on you? Yay!

Nautipus · 01-25-2008, 06:27 PM

What's scary is that you're older than me.

**Mari** · 01-25-2008, 06:36 PM

What are you talking about? I'm 10!

Nautipus · 01-25-2008, 06:37 PM

Okay, you're 10.

**Mari** · 01-25-2008, 06:42 PM

Besides, how old are you? 18? That's only three years. Wait a sec... that makes you younger then my sis...

IMO age doesn't really matter when you're in college. But perhaps I experience it that way because my classmates were almost all older then I was. Anyway, it's the same phase in life. [/vague philosophical nonsense]

sisterandcousinandaunt · 01-25-2008, 06:50 PM

*flounces in, scattering flower petals*

Ah. Is that an applewood fire? Nice.

The last sane person · 01-25-2008, 06:51 PM

yeesh... I was feeling old, now I feel young... Age is a wierd, relative thing anyways.

01-25-2008, 03:48 PM	#401
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Thank you dear HM... I guess I asked for it. I should have specified that I wanted to hug Aeran because I haven't had that opportunity for over a week. Still, thank you, you're sweet. pats the Hugging Monster on the head Oh, look what I've just read: F A M I L Y I ran into a stranger as he passed by, "Oh excuse me please" was my reply. He said, 'Please excuse me too; I wasn't watching for you.' We were very polite, this stranger and I. We went on our way and we said goodbye. But at home a different story is told, How we treat our loved ones, young and old. Later that day, cooking the evening meal, My son stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked him down. 'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown. He walked away, his little heart broken. I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken. While I lay awake in bed, God's still small voice came to me and said, 'While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use, but the family you love, you seem to abuse. Go and look on the kitchen floor, You'll find some flowers there by the door. Those are the flowers he brought for you. He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue. He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise, you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.' By this time, I felt very small, And now my tears began to fall. I quietly went and knelt by his bed; 'Wake up, little one, wake up,' I said. 'Are these the flowers you picked for me?' He smiled, 'I found 'em, out by the tree. I picked 'em because they're pretty like you. I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.' I said, 'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn't have yelled at you that way.' He said, 'Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway.' I said, 'Son, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.' FAMILY Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into our own family, an unwise investment indeed, don't you think? So what is behind the story? Do you know what the word FAMILY means? FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU -------- My mother doesn't let us leave the house until we properly say goodbye, see you later, no matter what. Even if we are in a big fight. I think it's a good thing __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"... Last edited by Mari : 01-25-2008 at 03:49 PM.

01-25-2008, 04:09 PM	#403
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	Very nive, Mari. Thank you for sharing that. Very heartfelt, indeed. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-25-2008, 04:13 PM	#404
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	That's a sweet poem, Mari - it's so easy for moms to get like that - we do things like cook dinners out of love for our family, but it's easy to let the task get ahead of the actual family sometimes! Thanks for sharing that __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

01-25-2008, 04:47 PM	#407
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	I really wonder about the stability of some of us. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-25-2008, 04:59 PM	#409
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	Wow. That's alot of stuff! __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-25-2008, 03:50 PM	#402
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Hugging Monster is very pleased and hugs Mari again - very lightly. Nice poem - and very nice with the FAMILY.

01-25-2008, 04:40 PM	#405
klatukatt Entmoot's Drunken Uncle Join Date: May 2005 Location: ghost Posts: 1,792	I was sick all day yesterday. crazed YAAAAAY! I FOUND A CARROT!!!!! aaaaaaaaaa Okay.

01-25-2008, 04:46 PM	#406
klatukatt Entmoot's Drunken Uncle Join Date: May 2005 Location: ghost Posts: 1,792	"Is it bad that I call alcohol 'pain-go-bye-bye-juice'?" ~Patton Oswalt

01-25-2008, 04:53 PM	#408
klatukatt Entmoot's Drunken Uncle Join Date: May 2005 Location: ghost Posts: 1,792	Fine. Whatever. Think what you like. THPPTTTTTTTT! Hey, yall want free TV shows and Movies and stuff? Go to Alluc.org. It awesome.

01-25-2008, 05:54 PM	#410
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	grins I have liquorice! Yay! happily munches on one Anyone else want one? They are very good with winegums... which I also happen to have! I'm feeling generous __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-25-2008, 05:57 PM	#411
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	So am I. Here, have a samich. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-25-2008, 06:00 PM	#412
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Thank you... what is it? A sandwich? __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-25-2008, 06:07 PM	#413
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	Yes....but I said samich.....aint I cute? __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-25-2008, 06:18 PM	#414
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Sure you are! Sounds like your age starts to match mine. Am I rubbing off on you? Yay! __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-25-2008, 06:27 PM	#415
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	What's scary is that you're older than me. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-25-2008, 06:36 PM	#416
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	What are you talking about? I'm 10! __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-25-2008, 06:37 PM	#417
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	Okay, you're 10. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-25-2008, 06:42 PM	#418
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	Besides, how old are you? 18? That's only three years. Wait a sec... that makes you younger then my sis... IMO age doesn't really matter when you're in college. But perhaps I experience it that way because my classmates were almost all older then I was. Anyway, it's the same phase in life. [/vague philosophical nonsense] __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

01-25-2008, 06:50 PM	#419
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	flounces in, scattering flower petals Ah. Is that an applewood fire? Nice. __________________ That would be the swirling vortex to another world. Cool. I want one. TMNT No, I'm not emo. I just have a really poor sense of direction. (Thanks to katya for this quote) This is the best news story EVER! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26087293/ “Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.”...John McCain "I shall go back. And I shall find that therapist. And I shall whack her upside her head with my blanket full of rocks." ...Louisa May

01-25-2008, 06:51 PM	#420
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	yeesh... I was feeling old, now I feel young... Age is a wierd, relative thing anyways. __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

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