Comments on: A mother’s sacrifice http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/2008/latest/a-mothers-sacrifice/ My life, my sculpture...and other things Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:44:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cynthia http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/2008/latest/a-mothers-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-555 cynthia Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:46:59 +0000 http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/?p=2365#comment-555 Ulp. I promise, prescience or prophecy had nothing to do with it. Used to live on Long Island, though, and I've seen the Christmas shopping crowds; they're vicious. I'm appalled but not entirely surprised about that poor man's death at the hands of a bargain-hunting bunch of Nassau County residents. And unless this is the first year they've been in Valley Stream (I don't think so), the Wal-Mart folk should have expected a mob. Long Islanders are lovely, lovely folk but they do love their bargains--I got used to seeing empty cars on the Long Island Express train into Manhattan, right next to cars crammed so full of humans that you didn't see how anyone could breathe. When I expressed puzzlement over a friend fighting to get into the crowded car while the seat next to me was empty, he explained: The conductors can't get into the ultra-crowded cars to take tickets, so anybody in the full car gets a free ride. Me, I'd rather pay the five bucks and be able to breathe... Ulp. I promise, prescience or prophecy had nothing to do with it. Used to live on Long Island, though, and I’ve seen the Christmas shopping crowds; they’re vicious. I’m appalled but not entirely surprised about that poor man’s death at the hands of a bargain-hunting bunch of Nassau County residents. And unless this is the first year they’ve been in Valley Stream (I don’t think so), the Wal-Mart folk should have expected a mob.

Long Islanders are lovely, lovely folk but they do love their bargains–I got used to seeing empty cars on the Long Island Express train into Manhattan, right next to cars crammed so full of humans that you didn’t see how anyone could breathe. When I expressed puzzlement over a friend fighting to get into the crowded car while the seat next to me was empty, he explained: The conductors can’t get into the ultra-crowded cars to take tickets, so anybody in the full car gets a free ride.

Me, I’d rather pay the five bucks and be able to breathe…

]]> By: chaniarts http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/2008/latest/a-mothers-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-554 chaniarts Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:41:34 +0000 http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/?p=2365#comment-554 "And yeah, Ed, I agree; I did wonder how the myriads of folks who can’t afford Christmas at all are taking the news that Long Island yuppies might have to go to Walmart this year." well, that's a prophetic statement, given the news of black friday in new york... “And yeah, Ed, I agree; I did wonder how the myriads of folks who can’t afford Christmas at all are taking the news that Long Island yuppies might have to go to Walmart this year.”

well, that’s a prophetic statement, given the news of black friday in new york…

]]> By: cynthia http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/2008/latest/a-mothers-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-553 cynthia Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:29:29 +0000 http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/?p=2365#comment-553 I think your gravatar's here, Jen and I agree. I'm not trying to have a Hallmark moment here or anything, but the presents I most remember as a kid were the simple ones that didn't cost so much (and in fact I still have two of them). A huge cardboard box would have been right up there. The stuff from TV was largely forgotten in a couple of weeks. Gee, wouldn't it be awful if after this mother's tremendous sacrifice her kid got bored? And yeah, Ed, I agree; I did wonder how the myriads of folks who can't afford Christmas at all are taking the news that Long Island yuppies might have to go to Walmart this year. I think your gravatar’s here, Jen and I agree. I’m not trying to have a Hallmark moment here or anything, but the presents I most remember as a kid were the simple ones that didn’t cost so much (and in fact I still have two of them). A huge cardboard box would have been right up there. The stuff from TV was largely forgotten in a couple of weeks.

Gee, wouldn’t it be awful if after this mother’s tremendous sacrifice her kid got bored?

And yeah, Ed, I agree; I did wonder how the myriads of folks who can’t afford Christmas at all are taking the news that Long Island yuppies might have to go to Walmart this year.

]]> By: Jen Yolland http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/2008/latest/a-mothers-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-552 Jen Yolland Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:24:52 +0000 http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/?p=2365#comment-552 Indeed, you are right on the money, Cynthia!!! I wonder how long you could keep a small village going for the cost of the "walk-in" kitchen. Anyway, I can't understand why they can't make a good old-fashioned build it yourself kitchen, out of cardboard boxes and some nice chunky texta drawings (of the hotplates). The kid will probably love the cardboard box that the gift came in, more than the plakky kitchen. My true colours are showing. jen (Am waiting for my gravatar to arrive - will accept my lonely little monster in the mean time) Indeed, you are right on the money, Cynthia!!! I wonder how long you could keep a small village going for the cost of the “walk-in” kitchen.

Anyway, I can’t understand why they can’t make a good old-fashioned build it yourself kitchen, out of cardboard boxes and some nice chunky texta drawings (of the hotplates).

The kid will probably love the cardboard box that the gift came in, more than the plakky kitchen.

My true colours are showing.

jen

(Am waiting for my gravatar to arrive – will accept my lonely little monster in the mean time)

]]> By: Ed LaPlante http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/2008/latest/a-mothers-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Ed LaPlante Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:24:43 +0000 http://www.morganica.com/bloggery/?p=2365#comment-551 Some people are not effected by this down turn. Just the sight of this young woman buying these HUGE toys shows that she might have never suffered a moment 'without things' in her life. That might be a little tough but then those of us that were raised in working blue collar families did just fine as our parents took care of us, gave us gifts yet did not bust the budget to "make us happy". I agree someone should slap the writer and the paper for running stories about excess during a time when even people not out of work are tightening their belts. Some people are not effected by this down turn. Just the sight of this young woman buying these HUGE toys shows that she might have never suffered a moment ‘without things’ in her life. That might be a little tough but then those of us that were raised in working blue collar families did just fine as our parents took care of us, gave us gifts yet did not bust the budget to “make us happy”. I agree someone should slap the writer and the paper for running stories about excess during a time when even people not out of work are tightening their belts.

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