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Ooo, that would be some good stealthy work! Let's string him up in a tree. =D

psst...teddy bear...let's double-team him. you go for the front and i'll take the back. (we can figure out what to do with him after he's down...like...remove a limb or two.)

*standing ovation* that was beautiful. we play lion and gazelle. he chases. i run. in the end i pass out on the grass like the cute little antelope i am. everybody wins!

My boss scares me.

You turn me on. RAWR. j/k. that's not an invitation. stay away! i own cooking knives!! ;P yeah, it's okay. i can tell the difference between someone who means well and someone who just wants to criticize. and i do whine a lot, but that's cuz i try not to whine in real life. i originally found this place because i wanted to complain. i also like to sass ppl and pull their underwear over their head. (metaphorically). but that's better than putting a foot up the * * * now isn't it? (excuse me, too much that 70's show)

Thank you Bondgirl. That was so so sweet. You're awesome. I think though that if I'm getting lots of critics, it must mean I'm doing something right. Tee hee.

haha, serendipity, that is a beautiful story. congratulations. that is the cutest thing i have heard in a long time.

me and my mom are good now. i was just blowing off steam in the heat of the moment. truth to tell you, i feel kind of guilty even posting this kind of stuff. but then i have told my mom about this before and we talk about a lot of stuff. it's her quirk but it's like a pet peeve of mine. after i let it all out, i felt like i had a better relationship with her because i wasn't holding it in and i could forget about it. we used to cook together. actually she was the second? third person? to teach me how to cook. i can't now though. i have too much work. cooking used to be a hobby we shared, watching recipes, making new recipes. we would bicker in the kitchen. i would say no, you can't do it like that. and she would say, you're adding too much of that! ur not stirring that right! and i would say, you can't put that in, it'll taste weird. i haven't been cooking now though, i have too many commitments and it's been getting to me. for those that wanted to misinterpret what i said. well, that's fine. to each their own but i know what i meant and the way i meant it. and it wasn't meant to harm but i still have a right to my feelings whatever they may be.

i think my mom's fine. she just gets sloppy in terms of substituting ingredients. i dont know why, but it really bugs me. that doesn't mean to say i dont love my mom or that i dont care about her or that i dont appreciate her. i have her back and she has mine. but she does do things that irritates me. but then i do things that piss her off too. anyways, me and my mom are going out now. so this is pointless.

yes. if i really felt it, really thought it, i might say it here. mabe not to the friend's face. it might not be worth fighting over, hurting someone's feelings or bickering over. but i might write it somewhere just to get it out. my feelings are my feelings.

i dont know if she needs to learn to cook better. she just needs to put the right ingredients in. when the recipe says fish, dont put in shrimp. it's not the same.

she's good in some ways, not so good in others. honestly if someone else were to say anything about her, i would be the first one to jump at their throats. that's how it is with family. no one else but those in the family can complain. haha. i dont know what all ur families were like, but in the wealth of human experiences, i doubt my perceptions or irritations are that different. right. and i am sure u all think ur mothers are just perfect. and i will challenge you on this, you cannot think of one thing about ur mom that bugs you? i dont believe that. u would either be lying or pretending.

yeah. i like how u all judge but would probably say the same damn things if faced with the same situations. it's so easy to say what other ppl "should" feel and think unless u go through the same things isn't it?

there is a generation gap here. enough.

why? because i dont see her as all-perfect? am i supposed to?

i dont want any kids. u know what? im tired of being told how i "should" feel and "should" think and "should" do. all i do is come here to tell how i really think, how i really feel and what i really do. and i dont want to analyze every single thing for how it's not supposed to be this way and i "should" feel this way or "should" do that. how do you know that i dont love my mom? me and my sister tried to buy her a gucci bag and we want to take her travelling and we buy her presents and i tell her i love her all the time and i hug her. but that doesn't mean she doesnt drive me insane.

that's because im open and honest and say everything that bothers me. i dont try to sugarcoat it. i am sure i can try very hard to have this perception of this world as perfect and where i am only supposed to say the politically correct things, but that doesnt change the feelings i have that well up in me. and unfortunately, my feelings are just that, my feelings. they just come up in me. and then i come here to vent. i cannot even vent here? i dont even say anything to her in real life. and i cannot even say what really bothers me on a forum? i suggest if u dont like the offensive things i say, then put me on ur ignore list.

i take her out to eat. well, she does nothing all day long. it's not like i expect a meal a day. but seriously, something nice a few times a week would be nice. especially since she knows my schedule is crazy. im not even sure if it's that. it may be the lack of pride in her cooking. i cant stand slap dash and go. i used to want to be a professional chef and to see ppl take quality ingredients and churn it into a mess...wahh.... but then, when she is watching a cooking show and she tries to imitate it, she may leave out the salt or some key ingredient. and it drives me crazy. i tell her she can leave it out after she makes the recipe once and understands what flavor components are in it but to not do it the first time. yes yes, something about it bothers me.

it's sloppy work. it would be nice if she had more pride in it.

im thinking of picking 3 goals a week. one personal, one work and one school goal. does that sound plausible?

yeah. in college.

the rent is skyhigh in this area. well, then why does she get mad when i go out and get fast food? i eat on the run, i dont have time to cook. but she'll get pissed off cuz of this. i wouldn't trade her for the world, but i have to vent somewhere because honestly, it bugs me. and i try very hard to hide it but arghhh.

i think it has deteriorated in quality. let's say a recipe uses chicken. she will use beef with some weird sauce because she doesn't have chicken. and it wont taste very good. or let's say the recipe uses soy sauce, broccoli, and something else. and she will leave out a few sauces, a few ingredients and then tell me that it tastes exactly the same. i am just annoyed. because it doesn't. it tastes unfulfilling and unsatisfying. sure, it makes you full and it is food (and i am glad it's food) but....it just bugs me. she is a homemaker and stays at home. all of her kids are grown. she has A LOT of time. i wonder why she doesn't take more pride in her cooking...i feel like it's done so half-assed. i cook myself....i cook very well but don't have time because i am so busy working. but when i do, i prepare everything with care. so this may be why it drives me crazy when she doesn't. but seriously, she has so much time!! it may be the perfectionist in me... but i get very aggravated but then i try to hide it. and then she gets mad when i go out and get a lot of fast food. but say it's a mushroom sandwhich. she would leave out the mushrooms and put in radish with bread and tell you that it is exactly the same. sometimes i wonder if im missing some taste buds because it doesnt taste the same to me.

it was a j-o-k-e laced with sarcasm. um, hello, i was using dry humor.

very stressed today. i think the world is crashing down on my shoulders. kill me now plz.