tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post1219279866421406896..comments2023-10-03T06:01:22.776-04:00Comments on The aftermath of rainbows and unicorns: VegassssssssSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11342453970164354596noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-43501012212288431622012-11-03T18:59:17.209-04:002012-11-03T18:59:17.209-04:00Sam, I hope you've been able to talk with folk...Sam, I hope you've been able to talk with folks back here so you have a sense of what your neighborhood will be like when you get back. I can't imagine not being here while big things are happening but I'm so glad that you're with your sisters and that everyone is safe. Kizzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01957878512519527975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-1249917463814094792012-10-31T17:01:12.616-04:002012-10-31T17:01:12.616-04:00Where do all you anons come off bashing Sam on her...Where do all you anons come off bashing Sam on her own blog? <br /><br />9:09 - How do you know Sam isn't also grateful to Josh's parents? Because she didn't write about it here? Not everything is utterly black and white. She's totally entitled to feel like Josh's parents' reaction is "weird" - she sounds less po'd about the situation than baffled at Laurie and Josh's dad's reaction to it. In fact, it sounds like Josh was a lot more upset about it than Sam, and that Sam just felt like it was, well, "weird" (which it kind of is, even if it's good that they're all safe). And besides, for Sam and her sisters this is a very unfamiliar situation - why shouldn't they feel a little out of their element?? This is her space, not ours. Her life, not ours. I don't think it's fair to attack her when we are only seeing a small sliver of the whole picture. <br /><br />And 4:16 - why are you even reading? <br />Ninanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-49873226886239339122012-10-31T15:05:35.113-04:002012-10-31T15:05:35.113-04:00It's good that they got out of town and very n...It's good that they got out of town and very nice that they took your sisters with them.<br /><br />I suspect that the reason they came to Vegas instead of going somewhere else is that they knew you would be worried about your sisters.<br /><br />Hope everything is okay when you get back to town.<br /><br />Monicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-52281087960671729942012-10-31T09:27:34.686-04:002012-10-31T09:27:34.686-04:009:09 I don't think Sam is ungrateful - I think...9:09 I don't think Sam is ungrateful - I think her expectations didn't pan out and she's working through that on her blog. She's relaxing and doing fun, vacationy things. Consider the fact that she's never been on a family vacation before in her entire life - it all may feel very odd to her. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-58151937601847068832012-10-31T09:09:46.542-04:002012-10-31T09:09:46.542-04:00I get it that your weekend plans were dashed. But ...I get it that your weekend plans were dashed. But you sound like a thirteen year old complaining about it.<br /><br />How about a modicum of gratitude that Josh's parents care enough about you and your sisters to spare no expense to bring them to you in such a time?<br /><br />I for one am glad you AND your sisters are safe.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-60279130799013935232012-10-31T09:06:29.761-04:002012-10-31T09:06:29.761-04:00Glad you all are safe. At least you got part of a ...Glad you all are safe. At least you got part of a weekend to enjoy Vegas as it should be? And I suppose there are worse things than a forced vacation. You should try to check out the Grand Canyon while you're there. I think it's about a 6 hr drive? Ninanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5716464676430798966.post-61504491046797503312012-10-31T07:28:56.474-04:002012-10-31T07:28:56.474-04:00You're right--parents and little sisters in Ve...You're right--parents and little sisters in Vegas probably <i>are</i> a damper. However, I'm glad you all are safe and out of harms way. Hurricanes are a pain and definitely inconvenient(we have plenty of them on the Tx Gulf Coast). Living with flooding, no electricity and no transportation along with the unpredictability of what the storm will do is no picnic. Trust me, you would be bored, uncomfortable and irritable back in NYC as well right now if you were there. (Plus, hurricanes are definitely budget busters.) We are not rich and have fled weather like this before--it's what smart people do if they are at all able to do so. I am touched that Josh's parents brought your sisters, that they cared enough about the three of you to make sure that you were all safe. They probably brought them to Vegas to make you feel better--obviously they could have waited out the storm in more desirable places for that length of time--but then you would have been worried about them being away from home AND away from you.<br /><br />Try and go with the flow Sam. Can't you try and look at it as an adventure the three of you can share? There will still be plenty of hurricane misery left to witness and deal with once you get back home. Lead your sisters by example. You and Josh can go to Vegas for the weekend some other time and do it as you had originally planned. I can't help but to think that your mother is looking down, grateful that someone is looking out for her family. Things could be worse. At least you aren't having to schlep Aunt Elaine around in the middle of a hurricane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com