"You have a wonderful child. Then, when he's thirteen, gremlins carry him away and leave in his place a stranger who gives you not a moment's peace." -- Jill Eikenberry
figmo on 2013-07-16 16:35:06
You mean teenaged *boys* (note the use of "him" to refer to the child and not "her").
abra on 2014-11-30 09:19:47
The gremlins never really kept my son. Apparently, they tried to coax him over to the dark side. He gave us a few rough days, but mostly he was a loving and amazing teenager.
JD_1947 on 2014-12-07 12:36:17
. . I told my son about the gremlins . . . scared him so bad he didn't move out 'til he was 28 . . . .
montyb on 2015-05-02 10:25:00
Wait.....we're supposed to move out?
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Synonymous, thank you for setting up this thread!
Abra's comments were often very engaged in the flow of conversation, so you'd need to see the flow. Here's one (slightly abridged) 8-year conversation...
"When a man opens the car door for his wife, it's either a new car or a new wife." — Prince Philip
abra
October 27, 2013, 9:06 am
THE Prince Phillip? He said that? I can't imagine that he ever opens the car door. Don't they have people for that? I would think they could if they wanted have hot and cold running, new cars.
dovid1946
March 5, 2015, 3:25 pm
I can't believe the attribution. Maybe it was the entertainer formerly known as Prince, or maybe it was Philip Roth, the novelist formerly known as Philip Roth
LLapp
July 7, 2015, 11:50 am
It's Phil Prince, the auto mechanic next to the divorce lawyer's office.
SippyGurl
September 24, 2015, 7:25 am
fp. had to google it. yup, it's the queen's husband.
abra
June 24, 2016, 11:56 am
My husband still opens the car door for me occasionally. The car isn't particularly new, and the wife is definitely not new. I still can't imagine Prince Phillip opening the car door for the queen. Do they sometimes go out for a drive just by themselves? If so, maybe then he opens her door. Probably when they run out to Walmart for toothpaste and diet Coke.
wvwoman
August 28, 2016, 9:08 pm
i initially had "bar door"...
letfreedomring
January 20, 2017, 7:57 am
Whoever gets to the door first opens it. Unless one is physically impaired.
universalmom
March 19, 2017, 4:09 am
How would Prince Philip know? He's probably not even allowed to open his own doors!
darkyr
July 16, 2017, 11:52 am
Maybe he sat on the curb and did a study. I'd be interested to see his data.
susanith
October 12, 2017, 1:41 am
Beyond all the former comments, how did the Prince get to be so cynical? Definitely rounds out his personality. (I guess)
kb83
March 5, 2018, 7:43 am
I'm afraid I think it is kind of witty, even if retro and non-PC.
SippyGurl
April 17, 2018, 6:10 pm
i believe he would open a car door, they don't go everywhere with a full entourage and even drive themselves! also, thought this quote was kinda cute that the queens hubs would be just a little cheeky monkey
darkyr
December 9, 2019, 11:57 pm
He certainly got into an accident while he was driving a car.
abra
July 1, 2020, 1:47 am
I completely forgot this one, I had him opening bar doors. That explains where the Prince was driving the queen, just round the corner to the pub.
blueladyblue
July 10, 2020, 4:53 pm
Ya know, I'm 71 and I always have and would still prefer to open my own doors, thank you very much. Unless my arms are too full, in which case, thank you very much. I'd do the same for you.
abra
November 21, 2020, 8:43 pm
As I said my husband does open my car door occasionally, usually when we're going out to dinner. All other doors he opens. If I'm with him, he opens the door. I don't mind having the door opened for me.
Fudi
March 16, 2021, 8:46 pm
My hubby almost always drives wherever we're going ... and we rarely go anywhere separately. And he still, after 14 years always opens the car door for me before getting in himself. It's kind of old-fashioned, but I find it sweet and gallant.
abra
February 11, 2022, 9:07 pm
LOL, now I will have a little picture of the Prince tucked in the corner of my brain. He's sitting on a curb in a car park. He has a clipboard and he's keeping count. Thank you darkyr.
) ...And RIP Prince Phillip.
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"The greatest gift is a passion for reading. It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites, it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind. It is a moral illumination."
— Elizabeth Hardwick
abra
November 24, 2013, 10:06 am
I don't know if it's the GREATEST gift or not, but it's a very good one. Last night I was thrilled to see my younger grandson with his nose in a book just like his older brother. I love that reading is special to them.Leave a comment:
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"Really I don't dislike to cook, but what you cook is eaten so quickly. When you sew, you have something that will last to show for your efforts."
— Elizabeth Travis Johnson
abra
March 3, 2017, 1:44 pm
The sewing gene runs strong in my family, but it skipped me entirely. I'm a good cook. I guess my recipes will have to be what lasts. It won't be sewing.Leave a comment:
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abra’s last Chat post:
abraCame out of the bedroom this morning and hubby said ''we don't have power''. Christmas Eve is a big day her and we have to hit the ground running. House was already cold. Such strong winds cooled..
02:44 AM Dec 25abrait off and we have an electric heat pump. Fortunately, the power came back on by 10:30. There were a few scary minutes when the heat didn't kick in, but after a few minutes it did. We got all of...
02:45 AM Dec 25abraour cooking and other projects done before our kids got here. All of the traditions were followed. Hope those who celebrate will have a wonderful and merry Christmas.
02:46 AM Dec 25abraIf anyone is without power, hope it comes back on quickly. If it's snowing, I hope you don't have to go out. I have one sister in MI and one in IN so terribly cold. Stay warm and safe everyone.
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A Tribute to abra a collection of her comments
I would like to honor abra, by asking you to post her comments from the Cryptograms Comments, that are warm and thoughtful, to comfort her readers and family. There are so many of us who want to keep abra's memory alive, so that we can laugh as she laughed and love as she loved for her family and friends.
(I intentionally used "commas" in this message as a small abra_avatar37565_0.gif tribute to abra.)
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