Comments on: The Bitching Point http://meganframpton.com/2009/03/12/the-bitching-point/ Frampton Comes Alive! Mon, 21 May 2012 14:06:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Amanda McCabe http://meganframpton.com/2009/03/12/the-bitching-point/#comment-4525 Amanda McCabe Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:35:25 +0000 http://meganframpton.com/?p=1961#comment-4525 Envy sure has a great green satin dress in that pic. I think I envy it. I totally understand--I often covet other authors' big advances or great covers or whatever, but then I have to tell myself it's just natural and human and I have to let it go. The only writing I can focus on is my own. And I would have gone as Sloth. Spending the evening napping sounds fab. Envy sure has a great green satin dress in that pic. I think I envy it.

I totally understand–I often covet other authors’ big advances or great covers or whatever, but then I have to tell myself it’s just natural and human and I have to let it go. The only writing I can focus on is my own.

And I would have gone as Sloth. Spending the evening napping sounds fab.

]]> By: Megan Frampton http://meganframpton.com/2009/03/12/the-bitching-point/#comment-4522 Megan Frampton Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:17:45 +0000 http://meganframpton.com/?p=1961#comment-4522 Carolyn Jean--yeah, I think people don't talk about it because they don't want to admit--to themselves or others--that they're not as "good" in some way, however "good" is defined. Thanks, CindyS; I knew you'd get what I was talking about. And I hate those people who get things, too. Kwana--I'm glad you do call me. Sharing the pain is good, but WTH are cloud bunnies?!? Carolyn Jean–yeah, I think people don’t talk about it because they don’t want to admit–to themselves or others–that they’re not as “good” in some way, however “good” is defined.

Thanks, CindyS; I knew you’d get what I was talking about. And I hate those people who get things, too.

Kwana–I’m glad you do call me. Sharing the pain is good, but WTH are cloud bunnies?!?

]]> By: Kwana http://meganframpton.com/2009/03/12/the-bitching-point/#comment-4520 Kwana Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:58:48 +0000 http://meganframpton.com/?p=1961#comment-4520 Oh envy is such a hard thing. You feel so wrong feeling it but you just can't help it. You know I know your pain. I only call you with about 1/10 of my gripes. The rest I just grind my teeth on, count to 1000 or think of cloud bunnies. What else can you do? Just keep working and hope for your turn. I guess. Way to mess up a perfectly good trip to Target. Oh envy is such a hard thing. You feel so wrong feeling it but you just can’t help it. You know I know your pain. I only call you with about 1/10 of my gripes. The rest I just grind my teeth on, count to 1000 or think of cloud bunnies.

What else can you do? Just keep working and hope for your turn. I guess. Way to mess up a perfectly good trip to Target.

]]> By: CindyS http://meganframpton.com/2009/03/12/the-bitching-point/#comment-4518 CindyS Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:41:20 +0000 http://meganframpton.com/?p=1961#comment-4518 I think envy is hard to admit because it's more about 'you' than anyone else. It's natural to feel it but it's much healthier to look it in the eye, accept that it's there and then tell it to bugger off ;) It's when you sink into it and let it rule you that's it's dangerous. But you clearly looked it in the eye and gave it the finger ;) I can't watch Oprah's 'Favourite Things' show because I only feel envy and I know it's wrong. I wonder why those people in the audience get all the neat stuff while I'm getting nothing. Not proud of it but I acknowledged it and decided to turn the show off. Another show I can't seem to cope with is that Ty Pennington show where they help a family and re-build a house. I think it's way too extravagant when the people would be just as happy to have a clean new home but instead they build them a behemoth that I can't afford to live in. Again, not proud. CindyS I think envy is hard to admit because it’s more about ‘you’ than anyone else. It’s natural to feel it but it’s much healthier to look it in the eye, accept that it’s there and then tell it to bugger off ;) It’s when you sink into it and let it rule you that’s it’s dangerous.

But you clearly looked it in the eye and gave it the finger ;)

I can’t watch Oprah’s ‘Favourite Things’ show because I only feel envy and I know it’s wrong. I wonder why those people in the audience get all the neat stuff while I’m getting nothing. Not proud of it but I acknowledged it and decided to turn the show off. Another show I can’t seem to cope with is that Ty Pennington show where they help a family and re-build a house. I think it’s way too extravagant when the people would be just as happy to have a clean new home but instead they build them a behemoth that I can’t afford to live in. Again, not proud.

CindyS

]]> By: carolyn jean http://meganframpton.com/2009/03/12/the-bitching-point/#comment-4517 carolyn jean Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:52:10 +0000 http://meganframpton.com/?p=1961#comment-4517 Oh, oh, oh, is writer's envy not the worst? Mine takes a slightly different form but OH! I, too, hate when I have it. Good for you to speak out about it. odd nobody much talks about it. Oh, oh, oh, is writer’s envy not the worst? Mine takes a slightly different form but OH! I, too, hate when I have it. Good for you to speak out about it. odd nobody much talks about it.

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