tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post2268743264091084531..comments2024-03-29T08:54:05.713-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: If You Could Ask Me Anything…Truth or DareMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-28669467521814870662021-06-08T06:59:50.845-04:002021-06-08T06:59:50.845-04:00Thank you for sharing this valuable information.Thank you for sharing this valuable information.Milonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-82498128645004636372017-05-02T16:17:26.513-04:002017-05-02T16:17:26.513-04:00Thanks for stopping by! I'm new to Jim's O...Thanks for stopping by! I'm new to Jim's Opinions, too. <br /><br />I read all the blogs in my "Blogs I Follow" list in the right hand column plus I make it a point to read a few new ones every so often. I don't really know who all follows my blog---some follow by e-mail, some by Bloggers and some from blog catalogs and I'm not privy to who they all are unless they makeMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-64509819354152779572017-05-02T14:46:07.846-04:002017-05-02T14:46:07.846-04:00I'm a newbie here, just popped in via Jim'...I'm a newbie here, just popped in via Jim's Opinion, where I'm also relatively new.<br />My question for you is-do you read the blogs of all your followers and how do you keep up with them all and still get anything else done during the day? I'm a slow reader and can barely keep up with reading and commenting on the few followers I have.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-88118762206323451772017-05-02T12:57:15.026-04:002017-05-02T12:57:15.026-04:00I thinking at 23 we're all still young enough ...I thinking at 23 we're all still young enough to think our parents would always be there. I'll bet underneath it all your mom was glad you were in denial and could live your young life the way a young life is meant to be lived.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-77704670091170056092017-05-02T10:13:44.383-04:002017-05-02T10:13:44.383-04:00How awful it is when something senseless and needl...How awful it is when something senseless and needless takes a loved one from us. It has to be one of the most difficult things to accept, to move on from. If we could only go back with the knowledge we have today. My biggest regret involves my mother, too. I didn't see how sick my mother was during the year leading up to her death. Whenever people talk about denial, I think about that time inBella Rumhttp://bellarum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-35072247383835572822017-05-02T07:58:51.162-04:002017-05-02T07:58:51.162-04:00Yes, she knows how to play games.
What I would ch...Yes, she knows how to play games.<br /><br />What I would change, if I could involves my mom. Before she died she was going to her country doctor every week for weeks and weeks for pain and he told my brother she was just getting old and complaining for attention which wasn't like my mother at all. She died of something totally preventable if the doctor had taken her seriously. Another doctorMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-30755591455815982612017-05-02T05:52:54.703-04:002017-05-02T05:52:54.703-04:00Don't you just love Awkward Widow. Look at all...Don't you just love Awkward Widow. Look at all those questions! <br /><br />You don't have to answer and there is no dare attached to my question. It's kind of personal. If you could go back and change anything, what would it be? <br />Fun post!Bella Rumhttp://bellarum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-66585414276899048542017-05-01T15:52:41.002-04:002017-05-01T15:52:41.002-04:00Thank you so much for sharing your story and journ...Thank you so much for sharing your story and journey to get to where you're at in life. You are so much braver than I am, having moved to another state to Indiana. I break out in cold sweat just thinking about the pros and cons of moving to the other end of my city. That being with people who've known you a long time is what I miss the most about losing my husband and what makes it even Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-36368687378165514092017-05-01T15:24:51.210-04:002017-05-01T15:24:51.210-04:00Hi Jean,
Last September I found your blog about t...Hi Jean,<br /><br />Last September I found your blog about the time of my 2 year marker as a widow. After 44 years of marriage, the last 8 of which I was my husband's sole caregiver, I relate to many of your topics. I enjoy your writing and candor, and I look forward to your blog each Wednesday and Saturday.<br /><br />I, too, really miss the close friendships of younger years, but I doubt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-21259491558241992342017-05-01T07:08:02.688-04:002017-05-01T07:08:02.688-04:00Isn't it interesting how bloggers and readers ...Isn't it interesting how bloggers and readers find each other and are all connected. Thank you for taking the time to comment.<br /><br />Fall is my least favorite season because from childhood on it's always represented a lot of work---tons of oak leaves to rack and burn, wooden storm windows to put up and wash. After I met my husband we did all those things at four houses, helping our Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-66371732609460501762017-05-01T00:48:02.955-04:002017-05-01T00:48:02.955-04:00I love to read your blog. I am not a widow, I hav...I love to read your blog. I am not a widow, I have been married 47 years this August.<br />I think I found your blog from Onward and Upward or from The Awkward Widow. I think I found those from muffin 53 who I know from cruising with her. I don't often leave comments but felt I should this time.<br /><br />My question is - what is your favorite season?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123678466897621278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-32858244247929016572017-04-30T21:20:49.319-04:002017-04-30T21:20:49.319-04:00Your 2nd paragraph is exactly the way I feel.Your 2nd paragraph is exactly the way I feel.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-52911796707933581542017-04-30T20:20:20.732-04:002017-04-30T20:20:20.732-04:00Best of luck with your stress test coming up. Let&...Best of luck with your stress test coming up. Let's hope whatever they find is minor and just requires a life-style change that you can accomplish with a little hard work.<br /><br />Putting yourself out there is hard at any age and especially hard in retirement years. But I'm learning. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-42689353085077312017-04-30T19:51:53.589-04:002017-04-30T19:51:53.589-04:00Thank you so much Jean for answering my question. ...Thank you so much Jean for answering my question. Like most of your blogs you hit it on the nail with my feelings re: changing one thing. I too yearn for good friendships. Some people who would enjoy going to a movie, restaurants, book club etc...it would be so nice. My relationship with food and exercise must change due to a recent abnormal EKG and an exercise stress test facing me this coming Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159259034681912144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-78473237847780340422017-04-30T13:25:57.709-04:002017-04-30T13:25:57.709-04:00Simple answer, I was bored with writing about my u...Simple answer, I was bored with writing about my usual topics and I hoped some questions would give me some topics for future blog posts and challenge me to write about something other than "I went here and did that" stuff.<br /><br />The not-so-simple answer is that every so often I get really, REALLY, REALLY curious about lurkers and I hoped this game would bring a few of them out of Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-28263873546237689082017-04-30T13:05:39.803-04:002017-04-30T13:05:39.803-04:00I am amused by your post and the commenters becaus...I am amused by your post and the commenters because there is a definite connection between this post and the last one where you wrote of conversation starters. In a sense, this game seems to be a conversation stopper in a similar sense to those general questions that were mentioned last week: how was school today, what have you been doing all week/month, what question do you want to ask me!! I,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-40594545004595272952017-04-30T11:12:11.794-04:002017-04-30T11:12:11.794-04:00That’s really a tough one to nail down to changing...That’s really a tough one to nail down to changing just one thing. I write about wanting to make a good friend/s so often that I sound like a broken record but that is still something I long for. I see great promise on the horizon in that department and I’ll probably write a blog about it next week and define what I mean by a good friend and the plan for the summer to build friendship. Another Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-76577676320029588972017-04-30T10:38:12.422-04:002017-04-30T10:38:12.422-04:00I don't often post but I read every one of you...I don't often post but I read every one of your posts and look forward to them. My question: if you could change anything about your present life ( bringing your husband back doesn't count) what would it be? Looking forward to your answer.<br />Denise in NCDenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159259034681912144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16363256881251601822017-04-30T09:57:45.456-04:002017-04-30T09:57:45.456-04:00I'm up for both kinds of questions.
Choices ...I'm up for both kinds of questions. <br /><br />Choices that I've regretted afterward? One would be a time when we were on vacation and in Texas. Some how my outgoing husband got us invited to go to a party for Ann Richardson that was going on near-by. At the time, I had no idea who she was or how important she would become in the Democratic party. My husband couldn't talk me into Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-74798940292722414052017-04-30T09:22:50.637-04:002017-04-30T09:22:50.637-04:00I was right in the middle of replying to your comm...I was right in the middle of replying to your comment last night when our power went out so I took a sleeping pill and went to bed. What I wanted to say is to not feel creepy about being a lurker on blogs. I'm one myself at a few places. Anyway, thank you so much for introducing yourself and for the compliments. You should have asked your question. If I didn't want to reply I would have Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-29575114115501875302017-04-30T08:14:33.471-04:002017-04-30T08:14:33.471-04:00I love your blog and feel as a fellow widow a conn...I love your blog and feel as a fellow widow a connection to those types of feelings. Your previous answer about marriage and dating mirrors mine. I tend to think of deep questions, which may not be what you are seeking here. Easy question is what are a couple of choices you made in life that you regret? And more "deep" is do you fear death and if so, why? Hint...I'm not religious.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987527540895782339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-36936252224878774962017-04-30T00:59:21.703-04:002017-04-30T00:59:21.703-04:00Hi, I'm Robin and I live in Utah. I lurk here ...Hi, I'm Robin and I live in Utah. I lurk here all the time. Sounds creepy, doesn't it...but really it's because I enjoy your blog. I admire how you push yourself to keep investing in life; whether it's joining the Gathering or exercising or signing up for outings. I also like the way you write and think, you're a hoot! <br /><br />I could only think of one question, but I Pippahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829915215513832220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-6750250008443508272017-04-29T19:14:48.438-04:002017-04-29T19:14:48.438-04:00I hope it works out that way, Jimmy. I love gettin...I hope it works out that way, Jimmy. I love getting comments from newcomers and lurkers as well as the 'regulars.' <br /><br />Our two blogs might seem different on the surface but they're really not that far apart. Our lives and the topics we write about might be different but our values and sense of humor seem very much the same. I've enjoyed getting to know you, your wife and Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-53045616981651610552017-04-29T18:26:26.333-04:002017-04-29T18:26:26.333-04:00Hi Jean, I may not fit into the subjects or situat...Hi Jean, I may not fit into the subjects or situations of your blog or followers but I have enjoyed having you join in the discussions on my blog and appreciate you allowing me to hang out here.<br /><br />Truth or dare looks like a fun way to bring folks who otherwise won't comment right into the conversation, well done Jean.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-24957483243039131132017-04-29T16:30:25.204-04:002017-04-29T16:30:25.204-04:00I don't care about not getting a question, I&#...I don't care about not getting a question, I'm just thrilled that a lurker is introducing herself. I recognize you from Judy's blog. Thank you for stopping by!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com