I got NO M.M. this year!

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chocolate moose ↓

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 3:49 pm

All my friends have a lot of kids and some have married kids and grand children, too, so years back I stopped going around.

However, my neighbors always gave me.........but not this year; this is the first year I didn't get anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mommy912 ↓

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 3:55 pm

Did you prepare any to give out? Why not go and deliver them - and get one in return.

jewgal84

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 3:57 pm

How odd

?

Definately start going around again and deliver some to your neighbors!!

↑ chocolate moose ↓

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 4:04 pm

I’m the one at home, in case people come………long story short, no one came until right before the Seudah.

Maybe someone who’s going out will deliver for me? Should I ask DH or DD? You'd think they'd know enough to offer, since I'm at home for them, obviously.........

Tefila

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 4:08 pm

sarag you didn't get even one or just an insy weensy one Confused

Perhaps they gave to your husband or dd and it never reached you Twisted Evil

queen ↓

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 4:09 pm

Sara---- that's horrible and I'm sure doesn't feel too good.
But let me ask you- did YOU give to any of your friends??????

↑ Mommy912 ↓

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 4:29 pm

You don't have to stay home: people would just leave yours by the door.

DefyGravity ↓

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 4:42 pm

We left nearly all of our shaloch manos at people's doors.

Too bad, because I actually dressed up, and hardly anybody saw my costume!

mother48

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 5:01 pm

not sure why you and dh don't give any mm together? and if your daughter or spouse go out, don't you assign them who to go to for you/the family?

either way, I feel for you. hope you still had a good purim.

sister ↓

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 6:13 pm

Hey,
when I was in high school this happened to to my mother, the next day I spoke to my principal in school about it and began to cry bc I was so hurt for her... I really felt that she was lonely, and this caused me allot of pain. when I say lonely, I do not mean that she never went out or never spoke on the phone etc. to the contrary- she was very involved in different projects... however I truly think she does not have any true friends....
I think part of me resolved then and there to not let something like that happen to me... Today, I constantly try to have an open home, be there for those who need me and in general keep my heart open to love others and be open to them... Although I must tell you that one of my fears is to be or feel alone. Im sorry if Im letting out to much, maybe some weird fluke happened to you but perhaps you must give more in order to get. Im really sorry if I am speaking to bluntly, your post struck some place deep in my heart. I truly encourage you to try and be the one who is more giving to others rather than waiting for people to come to you. Please forgive me if I misunderstood anything or if I have hurt your feelings......

newmom

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 6:34 pm

sorry to divert the thread, but just curious as to what Defy dressed up as- I imagine it was something good.

shalhevet ↓

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 6:46 pm

Maybe your neighbours are sad that SarahG didn't remember them...
Next year you should give at least one for the mitzva (maybe you did but davka they didn't return MM)

↑ chocolate moose ↓

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 7:33 pm

Oh, I gave..........I always prepare part of the seudah for my neighbor and bring part of the seudah where we eat.

I send to my landlady and whoever comes to the door, I get to give back to them.

Guess I got to give 'em to get 'em!

↑ sister

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 7:40 pm

sara,
Are you upset?
what do you think about what I said?

↑ DefyGravity

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 7:53 pm

newmom wrote:

sorry to divert the thread, but just curious as to what Defy dressed up as- I imagine it was something good.

Devil!

↑ queen ↓

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 8:02 pm

SaraG wrote:

Guess I got to give 'em to get 'em!

you got it!
and you'll find after giving to your friends- the next year they'll come to you!

happymom ↓

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 8:22 pm

yes its a good idea for u to give if u want to get.

also, if u want your kids to give it out for u, you should tell them and not wait for them to offer. People, no matter who they are dont read minds Exclamation

If we expect less, we are not let down, and what we do want, we need to communicate..... sorry, iynh next year ull give and get...

miriam

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 8:49 pm

DefyGravity wrote:

We left nearly all of our shaloch manos at people's doors.

Too bad, because I actually dressed up, and hardly anybody saw my costume!

What was your costume??

↑ chocolate moose ↓

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 8:53 pm

It's just that all my friends are so busy with their kids and grandkids! That's pretty much why I stopped giving! I felt like a burden!

What do you do about people who kvetch that "they're a slave all day to the M.M"!

Sister, thanks, I appreciate it.

↑ happymom

Wed, Mar 15 2006, 8:55 pm

just listen and understand that thats how they feel... doesn't mean YOU have to feel that way.... u can say ure opinion of it, that u like it... (if u do...) everyone is entitled to their own feelings for things...

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