tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post3961782542226660246..comments2024-03-09T10:15:11.266+13:00Comments on Unravelling: Dogged PerfectionismMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-59626758982053302712008-08-09T17:04:00.000+12:002008-08-09T17:04:00.000+12:00When I first learned about the propensity of a pro...When I first learned about the propensity of a prototypical Jewish mom to make kids feel guilty, I laughed out loud. My Dad, and many of my aunts, can out-Jewish-mom many of the Jewish moms I knew in Minnesota any day. Some things <I>are</I> universal, IMHO.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-35877960026282333052008-08-09T08:13:00.000+12:002008-08-09T08:13:00.000+12:00I don't think it a Japanese thing, Cubans are the ...I don't think it a Japanese thing, Cubans are the same, if you are plump believe me they tell you to your face "God, you know your really fat, ever think about getting on a diet?" This is the topic at ALL family gatherings, yes I still love and talk to all of them because EVERYONE has put on some "FAT". I'm considered by many standards una cubana arependida translation, a remorseful cuban, hehe no big deal I'm still Cuban even tho they scar me sometimes.DEEP END OF THE LOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010018190905285835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-85084747778516011552008-08-08T15:48:00.000+12:002008-08-08T15:48:00.000+12:00Taueret, in the two years we couldn't get residenc...Taueret, in the two years we couldn't get residency in NZ, I often thought of appealing to Immigration that I'm too pig-headed and independent and bossy to live in Japan; a kind of a cultural refugee. <BR/><BR/>When I was going through the changes, that book "Japanese Women Don't Get Fat or Old" came out, and I have considered a public book burning on the main street of Nelson. I am indeed a lapsed Japanese in many ways! I don't fit the mold, or muffin tins, if you get the drift. <BR/><BR/>My weight is one of the things my family <I>love</I> to discuss. The older I get, the more amazed I become on the way we treated each other in my family. And we all thought we were relatively nice to each other!!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350447919000146804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27254015.post-36541904323506491592008-08-08T14:27:00.000+12:002008-08-08T14:27:00.000+12:00Meg, a lapsed Japanese? You made me laugh out lou...Meg, a lapsed Japanese? You made me laugh out loud.<BR/><BR/>PS your parents send you articles on weight control and you still speak to them ;-) ??Tauerethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411353775134604182noreply@blogger.com