Thursday, August 24, 2006
"Yeah, Good times . . . Good times."
So, yeah, my parents visited for a few days last week, not long enough, but something. I really liked spending time with Dad, we don't get very much, and I hope I'll get to see mom more next time. Needless to say, that took all my time, so I've been ignoring blogworld and email-ville. Then my Aunt Marg's crawlspace flooded and Dad and I helped her remove some water pipes and install a proper electrical conduit for her shop on Wednesday, and I finished it up yesterday and today.
Has anyone else noticed that people of the older generations are very good and giving and at being hospitable and at helping you out when they can but that they are very bad at letting you help them? Aunt Marg insists on paying me to help. It really helps and everthing, I can really use the money, and it should save her $1400 or more, but it makes it feel like part of my gift to her didn't get there. It would be different if she kept finding jobs for me to do, or if my help were unnecessary, but she needed the help, it wasn't too much work, and I was about the only person available before the weekend.
Then again, if a lot of people were in the same situation, and needed my help, I'd have to charge or I'd never get to do the things I need to do.
Has anyone else noticed that people of the older generations are very good and giving and at being hospitable and at helping you out when they can but that they are very bad at letting you help them? Aunt Marg insists on paying me to help. It really helps and everthing, I can really use the money, and it should save her $1400 or more, but it makes it feel like part of my gift to her didn't get there. It would be different if she kept finding jobs for me to do, or if my help were unnecessary, but she needed the help, it wasn't too much work, and I was about the only person available before the weekend.
Then again, if a lot of people were in the same situation, and needed my help, I'd have to charge or I'd never get to do the things I need to do.
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I'm just glad I don't have to pay you for all the tasks you take care of for us. I'd have to win Powerball...twice!
Ty, it is ok for Aunt Marg to do that. Another part of your gift to her is to allow her to do that for you. She enjoys it I bet. You help her and she helps you. Both feel good. I was told once that I needed to let people do something for me if they wanted to. It is part of giving in the Lords name.
Yeah, right. I said.
As I have gotten older I have discovered ...they were right.
don't ya just hate these kind of 'old lady' posts!!!
Yeah, right. I said.
As I have gotten older I have discovered ...they were right.
don't ya just hate these kind of 'old lady' posts!!!
well, if you really feel bad about the money from aunt marg, you can send it to a poor little family in bellevue and then you can pat yourself on the back for doing a good deed :-)
This is out of context for this current blog.
I just wanted you to know, Ty, that there are recent comments attached to your post that quoted me.
I will be disappointed, but will try to understand if you chose not to read and respond.
I just wanted you to know, Ty, that there are recent comments attached to your post that quoted me.
I will be disappointed, but will try to understand if you chose not to read and respond.
# posted by 
: 8/30/2006 1:50 PM
: 8/30/2006 1:50 PM
yeah, when i took my grandparents out to dinner at johnny carino's, i had to be all sly so that i could pay for it.
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