tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post1237836690964963214..comments2023-11-05T05:56:59.725-05:00Comments on Mrs. Furious ... Recipes, Rants & Reality: The Time Has ComeMrs Furioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-82767899021990542122007-12-16T11:09:00.000-05:002007-12-16T11:09:00.000-05:00Kikithanks :)Kiki<BR/><BR/>thanks :)Mrs Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-69109507125610323712007-12-16T02:01:00.000-05:002007-12-16T02:01:00.000-05:00Thanks Mrs. F...you really are great and I will ke...Thanks Mrs. F...you really are great and I will keep coming by. I enjoy all your posts, kid centric or not. I am an auntie to many and it is my best role, I treasure that my sisters share their children with me and allow me to share their lives...<BR/><BR/>Again, it is always great to stop by your blog, its well written and always thought provoking. Thanks again.Kikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206946600984174783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-9701635967157840492007-12-16T00:14:00.000-05:002007-12-16T00:14:00.000-05:00Oh Kiki,you are always welcome :)As much as I am o...Oh Kiki,<BR/>you are always welcome :)<BR/><BR/>As much as I am of course a mom... it is a funny thing... sometimes I stop and am struck with the awareness of "Jesus Christ I'm a MOM.. how the hell did this happen!?!" I've been doing it for some time now and yet it is still so surreal!<BR/><BR/>And I have to say that starting this blog is the first thing I have done for me since I had kids and has really helped me reclaim myself and get my identity back as an individual and not just a mom. So I am glad that you and the other child-free readers come by and comment and can relate to me. It has really helped me to have something in my life that isn't ALWAYS about the kids!! :)Mrs Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-7768942065299208592007-12-15T19:30:00.000-05:002007-12-15T19:30:00.000-05:00Mrs. Furious, I am so glad that you all were safe,...Mrs. Furious, I am so glad that you all were safe, I'm glad to hear that Kid was sheltered from the full brunt of what happened...a true testament to you and Mr. F as parents!!! My life has been an adventure, I am grateful that my family always surrounded me with lots of love and support.<BR/>I adore your blog because despite my lack of child bearing, reading your blog does not make me feel out of place or uncomfortable, instead I laugh, hold my breath, shed some tears and enjoy each post. Thank you for putting it out there and for making me feel welcome...no matter my child lacking status. :)Kikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206946600984174783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-83931246693493184572007-12-15T10:29:00.000-05:002007-12-15T10:29:00.000-05:00Amy,yes... that is exactly how I feel since having...Amy,<BR/>yes... that is exactly how I feel since having kids. When we were in Disney I actually questioned whether it was responsible of me to go on bigger rides.. what if there was a horrible accident?!?!<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Cara,<BR/>I was wondering if I wrote this if I would be able to go back... but no.. the more I think about it the more I know it is just not necessary to go through those feelings again. Thankfully Whole Foods is NOT in that complex or I would have a problem!Mrs Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-53805178225672387142007-12-15T01:03:00.000-05:002007-12-15T01:03:00.000-05:00That must have been so awful! I am so glad you mad...That must have been so awful! I am so glad you made the right choices and fled when you did, as well as your husband! Geesh. I would never go back to the complex either. eek.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11316331427936427121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-57472170533419169802007-12-15T00:28:00.000-05:002007-12-15T00:28:00.000-05:00wow! i too was near tears reading that especially ...wow! i too was near tears reading that especially when you're talking about your baby in that store after you'd already gotten out okay! As a mother, I am now terrified by things that would never have phazed me before. It's like we're just dangling our hearts out there waiting for some wolf to come snap them up! I'm sorry that happened to you, and I also hope that you did find some healing in writing it down and send it out to us. thanks.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15167781724086312806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-6686021000197377652007-12-14T23:00:00.000-05:002007-12-14T23:00:00.000-05:00Feener,well... if I had had slower thinking I migh...Feener,<BR/>well... if I had had slower thinking I might have waited long enough to realize that I wasn't actually in danger... but what would have been the fun in that?!?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Deb,<BR/>lol... for some reason that image reminds me of my dog... except you probably wouldn't then feel compelled to "clean up" after yourself.Mrs Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-48725746317901346052007-12-14T22:35:00.000-05:002007-12-14T22:35:00.000-05:00You collapsed and CRIED. I would have collapsed, ...You collapsed and CRIED. I would have collapsed, cried and vomited all over myself.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850825844277186930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-59971857613226974522007-12-14T22:03:00.000-05:002007-12-14T22:03:00.000-05:00holy mother fucking shit ! I am so glad you and yo...holy mother fucking shit ! I am so glad you and your family are safe. god bless both your quick thinking.justmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081885076553861768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-8719052867442364382007-12-14T21:12:00.000-05:002007-12-14T21:12:00.000-05:00Robin," Your blog is a welcome break from my SAHM ...Robin,<BR/>"<I> Your blog is a welcome break from my SAHM day to day craziness</I>"<BR/><BR/>For me too :)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Mommytime,<BR/>I'm sure that is not sanctioned advice! But it seems to me that if people are already being shot call 911... if it is just a hold up you are probably safest when not provoking an unstable gunman!Mrs Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-88029735747298817492007-12-14T21:08:00.000-05:002007-12-14T21:08:00.000-05:00julie,yeah. we (me pregs, Kid, and my neice) were...julie,<BR/><BR/>yeah. we (me pregs, Kid, and my neice) were hit by an idiot who had just gone to a Diary Queen and was eating and driving while turning across oncoming traffic (me). Everything seemed minor-ish. Our car was damaged on several panels (Kid's side) and it took 3 weeks to get it back.. so not totally minor. Mostly they were obviously concerned about me being pregs. Kid probably had the hardest "hit" and wasn't braced for it as I was. The traumatic thing for Kid was that we had 2 fire trucks, 2 ambulances, and 2 police cars respond to the scene. I don't know if it was a slow day or what.. but it was loud and overwhelming! <BR/>The other thing is.. Kid had her first seizure 40 hours later. I am told this is unrelated. But I will say she had her 2nd after falling down the stairs... and both those coincidences have been hard to swallow.Mrs Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-44664289593552038702007-12-14T20:29:00.000-05:002007-12-14T20:29:00.000-05:00I can't even think of an exclamation that's, as So...I can't even think of an exclamation that's, as Son would say, HUNORMOUS enough to express what I feel reading this. I have nightmares about my kids' safety without ever having been through anything even remotely like this -- so you must be a pretty damn strong person to have gotten through it with only the relatively minor consequence of being unable to shop there anymore! "Horrifying" just doesn't seem nearly strong enough. Also, I can't thank you enough for sharing this because I would have been right straight heading to my cell phone for 911, and it would never have occurred to me that this might result in getting shot even more quickly...so thank you for being so brave about sharing such trauma and managing (in true Mrs F fashion) to teach me something useful in the process.<BR/><BR/>Hugs is all I can offer. Not nearly enough, but at least something.MommyTimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860003098383600806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-42417972753313679042007-12-14T20:06:00.000-05:002007-12-14T20:06:00.000-05:00Mrs. F, I am so sorry you and your family went thr...Mrs. F, I am so sorry you and your family went through that. It is so upsetting. I hope that sharing the story helps you get past it a little.<BR/><BR/>I, too, am one of those "what if" type people. Some situations scare me more just by what I know "could" happen than what did happen. And I replay those things over and over in my head.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for sharing. Like one of your other commenters, I find myself telling my husband, "Mrs. F said ...." Your blog is a welcome break from my SAHM day to day craziness.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12304327181811443927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-88458554750733662702007-12-14T19:52:00.000-05:002007-12-14T19:52:00.000-05:00Whoa, there was a car accident last year, too?!Whoa, there was a car accident last year, too?!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244649713390780027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-62878844122065715222007-12-14T19:22:00.000-05:002007-12-14T19:22:00.000-05:00Kiki,she doesn't remember much. Mr F felt confide...Kiki,<BR/><BR/>she doesn't remember much. Mr F felt confident she didn't see it happen. But as soon as we got home she was using our phone as a gun.. so it is possible she saw the cops with theirs out. Unfortunately I "had" to process all this in front of her so she heard what happened.<BR/>I wouldn't let Mr F take Kid to that shopping plaza for a while since I didn't want it to scare her. She goes there now and has never mentioned it again.<BR/>I had her see a great therapist who didn't feel Kid was holding any of this in or affected by it and thought she was fine. I did this after our car accident last year too. Having been a therapist, I do know that she might internalize stress and not feel comfortable sharing it with me and act out in other ways. So when all this big time stressful stuff happened I had her evalutated to be sure she was handling everything. She's fine now. <BR/><BR/>and I'm sorry to hear you had some hard times :(Mrs Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-42457895601740560152007-12-14T18:54:00.000-05:002007-12-14T18:54:00.000-05:00Did Kid realize what was going on? How does she r...Did Kid realize what was going on? How does she remember it? When I was a child I had some pretty scary things happen to me, moments I will never forget. My mom to this day can't believe I remember as vividly as I do. Time does heal wounds but the mind never forgets.<BR/><BR/>I am relieved for your family that you all were safe, reading your story was like being there and I felt myself holding my breath ... I wouldn't go back either!!!Kikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206946600984174783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-61108770061649111952007-12-14T18:13:00.000-05:002007-12-14T18:13:00.000-05:00P.O.M.,crazy is right and I'm never going back. A...P.O.M.,<BR/>crazy is right and I'm never going back. As soon as it was over Mr F wanted to finish shopping and I was like "aaah...no... we are getting the hell out of here!"<BR/><BR/>Deb,<BR/><I>"I'm so impressed with your ability to think calmly in a tough situation"</I><BR/><BR/>I'm not sure collapsing on the sidewalk sobbing would be considered *calm* ;)<BR/><BR/>Avery Gray,<BR/>oh believe me as soon as it was over I was a <I>wreck</I> people in the coffee shop were <I>very</I> concerned!<BR/><BR/>Kenady,<BR/><I>"I certainly hope that's it for craZy shit for a while!!</I>"<BR/><BR/>word to that!Mrs Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-53524180502569999952007-12-14T18:05:00.000-05:002007-12-14T18:05:00.000-05:00Heather,thanks... when I have these more intense p...Heather,<BR/>thanks... when I have these more intense posts it is hard for me to take the time to check and see if it flows well or even makes sense.. so I'm glad I did a good job of getting the story across.<BR/><BR/>Shirls,<BR/>thank you for your kind words.<BR/><BR/>katieo,<BR/>"<I>You win "most entertaining in a freakishly-horrific-way" blog today.</I>"<BR/>I do try ;)<BR/>I'm realizing I have a bizarre amount of material in this category...Mrs Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-54154785311311221862007-12-14T18:00:00.000-05:002007-12-14T18:00:00.000-05:00wow there are a lot of comments!Okay I'm going to ...wow there are a lot of comments!<BR/><BR/>Okay I'm going to try to address everyone without being too redundant... this will not be in order!<BR/><BR/>gigs,<BR/>don't feel bad.. my blog has blown his out of the water since day one.. he knows it and is proud of me for it.<BR/><BR/>julie,<BR/>even in the craziness I thought that.. I was like "what does he just think I'm a hysterical pregnant woman who lost her family in the parking lot?!.. like he sees this everyday?" He was so calm and so nice.. sorry I had to think you might be a killer for a minute Mr. Nice Old Stranger Man!<BR/><BR/>Preppy Mama,<BR/>fortunately I think I was watching the show the night before. Not that it really taught me anything other than .. when people have guns and they get scared or lose control of the situation they may shoot you. Now if I wasn't pregs maybe I would have laid down.. but I just couldn't.. there was no part of me that could stay there.Mrs Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-38670879980314302242007-12-14T17:20:00.000-05:002007-12-14T17:20:00.000-05:00I know I probably shouldn't be laughing about anyt...I know I probably shouldn't be laughing about anything, but I just imagined the old guy from the car who saw Mr. F. and Kid crouched behind their car and comes upon a hysterical Mrs. F., flailing on the ground and he thinks you are just upset because you're family is playing hide n' seek with you and you can't find them. I don't know why that just made me laugh. I guess I tend to crack jokes or think of funny things at inappropriate times. I did leave an earlier more thoughtful post, too.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244649713390780027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-54579923913040892022007-12-14T16:59:00.000-05:002007-12-14T16:59:00.000-05:00Oh My God. I don't know how I would have reacted. ...Oh My God. I don't know how I would have reacted. I think I might have just laid down on the floor. How did you even remember the show and what to do? Thank God the two of you were able to think quickly.<BR/>How scary. To be honest with you, I would never go back to that store, but I don't deal well with trauma.Preppy Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13376529270725759004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-56931481609327358272007-12-14T16:46:00.000-05:002007-12-14T16:46:00.000-05:00Holy shit! There is too much craZy shit going on ...Holy shit! There is too much craZy shit going on this f-ed up world. And it seems that you and your family have had your fair share! I certainly hope that's it for craZy shit for a while!!<BR/><BR/>My heart goes out to you. I hope this post has brought what you need, closure. And I don't think I could ever go back to that grocery store. I would just relive the moment over and over again. Staying far away would be the best option for me. <BR/><BR/>I hate to say it, because it is sooo cliche, but time heals all wounds. Sometimes it takes days, sometimes a year and in some cases it takes decades. But someday it won't hurt as much to think about it or to tell the story. I know that probably doesn't help, but that's all I've got for ya, kid! You're in our thoughts as you navigate through this time in your life.kenadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08325631756887322339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-90029588774368995532007-12-14T16:09:00.000-05:002007-12-14T16:09:00.000-05:00Oh, good Lord! I'd have been a wreck! An absolut...Oh, good Lord! I'd have been a wreck! An absolute wreck. How you stayed so calm is beyond me. I'm so glad everyone's okay, and sorry that you had to go through that. Hopefully time will heal the wounds.Avery Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459396609964285392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3970661341243634764.post-75422150551545450612007-12-14T15:53:00.000-05:002007-12-14T15:53:00.000-05:00gigs,I won't tell! of course it is nothing he does...gigs,<BR/><BR/>I won't tell! <BR/>of course it is nothing he doesn't already know ;)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>everyone else... I'll be back... must go to the much overhyped dance preformance!!!Mrs Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18082932653215907248noreply@blogger.com