tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post5644322595843645026..comments2023-10-07T03:12:02.883-04:00Comments on Suburban Matron: Gratitude Death SpiralBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-20628846116112072112009-04-02T08:33:00.000-04:002009-04-02T08:33:00.000-04:00But when someone goes to all the trouble of sendin...But when someone goes to all the trouble of sending you a note it just feels rude to not say thank you! I don't, but then I feel really uncomfortable about it for days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-31062649645939161652009-04-01T22:50:00.000-04:002009-04-01T22:50:00.000-04:00Hilarious! I have to fight back my 13 year old gir...Hilarious! I have to fight back my 13 year old girl crush tendencies as well--actually, just posted about that. :)<BR/><BR/>You're totally right though. Someone has to stop the madness. In those situations, sometimes I'll just mention it the next time I see them--Thanks so much for your note, it was really sweet. Or something like that. But that's if I really liked it!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969357513275063157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-43724413143189083552009-04-01T14:01:00.000-04:002009-04-01T14:01:00.000-04:00Becky, I think Miss Manners has some serious compe...Becky, I think Miss Manners has some serious competition on her hands.<BR/><BR/>Handwritten thank-you notes, rotary dial telephones, big televisions in consoles. Oh, those were the days.Lawyer Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487040434589941351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-83638609189493447592009-04-01T12:25:00.000-04:002009-04-01T12:25:00.000-04:00The woman who played the piano for our wedding cer...The woman who played the piano for our wedding ceremony just sent me a thank-you note telling me how beautiful the wedding was, and thanking me for allowing her to be a part of it. Wasn't it me who was supposed to thank her for playing the music? Ack!Veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13098484108934155881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-84759489177452342332009-04-01T09:38:00.000-04:002009-04-01T09:38:00.000-04:00Writing "thank-you notes" means you get to buy cut...Writing "thank-you notes" means you get to buy cute stationery ... unless someone gives you cute stationery and then you have to write a "thank-you" note for the "thank-you" notes.Coffee with Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267344646007108501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-67046101523463388972009-04-01T01:47:00.000-04:002009-04-01T01:47:00.000-04:00I come down pretty hard on this. There can be no t...I come down pretty hard on this. There can be no thank-you note for a thank-you note. It's madness. <BR/><BR/>If you're particularly moved by someone's thank-you note, at that point you should just resolve to be a nicer, better friend to that person. In other words, simply <I>live out</I> "Thank you for your thank you!" in all that you do. It's really the only solution that avoids the death spiral.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11154351095467482965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-15011755886536528372009-04-01T01:28:00.000-04:002009-04-01T01:28:00.000-04:00This post was highlighted in the March 31 edition ...This post was highlighted in the March 31 edition of <A HREF="http://www.danielbrenton.com/2009/03/31/gratitude-watch-2009-03-31/" REL="nofollow"><EM>Gratitude Watch.</EM></A><BR/><BR/>Thank <EM>you</EM> for promoting the value of gratitude.Daniel Brentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10295395722760734255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-57064852503780372242009-03-31T23:29:00.000-04:002009-03-31T23:29:00.000-04:00i have a friend, beth (she appears frequently on m...i have a friend, beth (she appears frequently on my blog) who shares the thirteen year old squee! when we talk. it is a very comfortable place to be.Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813676969096171175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-80192081762082072852009-03-31T21:47:00.000-04:002009-03-31T21:47:00.000-04:00Pete and Repeat were walking by the lake, Pete fel...Pete and Repeat were walking by the lake, Pete fell in. Who was left? <BR/><BR/>Pete and Repeat were walking by the lake, Pete fell in. Who was left? <BR/><BR/>Please refrain from writing more notes or you'll be stuck in the same conundrum.<BR/><BR/>Congrats on having a friend close by. I'm still searching for that kind of friend in my neighborhood but there are only around 30 houses and I can't find anyone who I like.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477976300026766137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-84447194923612000162009-03-31T19:19:00.000-04:002009-03-31T19:19:00.000-04:00I'm right there with you. Gettin a thank-you note...I'm right there with you. Gettin a thank-you note that strays outside the official metes and bounds makes me feel like sending one back by return mail. But yes, it has to end somewhere, and if you start afresh and drop a lovely dessert at her door in appreciation then she'll write you another note and then you'll have to... oh, gawd. It's like that "Give a mouse a cookie" thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-28335243269775906042009-03-31T14:57:00.000-04:002009-03-31T14:57:00.000-04:00You're so right! I think I'm just so happy to find...You're so right! <BR/><BR/>I think I'm just so happy to find another civilized human sometimes that I get a little over emotional!<BR/><BR/>And then there's always the opposite, where a simple email about a play date escalates into an inescapable round n round.<BR/>'I didn't hear back from you. Is something wrong?' Yikes!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346270516836690158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-78577903780506414562009-03-31T14:06:00.000-04:002009-03-31T14:06:00.000-04:00I think writing thank you notes is very important,...I think writing thank you notes is very important, and I'm surprised at how I usually don't get one from others! Even an email is fine with me (though I love the mail). I'm trying to ensure the boys grow up with this as a habit.Leciawphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387890066375679646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-78348759344301101592009-03-31T11:12:00.000-04:002009-03-31T11:12:00.000-04:00I am SO bad at writing thank you notes. I would l...I am SO bad at writing thank you notes. I would like to teach my girls to write them, though. They really need to be better than I am, and then maybe I'll write more thank you notes, too!Ginny Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579981666900022792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-34394135945293178102009-03-31T10:27:00.000-04:002009-03-31T10:27:00.000-04:00I agree that could all go down an over-done path. ...I agree that could all go down an over-done path. Loved your imaginary reply note to Pretty Neighbor. And had to look up a new word: attenuated.Michele Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17030846420862437581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6328138894440374230.post-57018192877742365562009-03-31T07:35:00.000-04:002009-03-31T07:35:00.000-04:00Agreed. We can't let these things escalate. For ...Agreed. We can't let these things escalate. For the love of Pete - end it at the note or phone call.The Dental Mavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138994376843845343noreply@blogger.com