Did you forget to put on some makeup today!!! I'll try that one!!!!!

I was once sitting on the stoop in a pair of shorts (this was way back when I had blond frosted hair). All of a sudden, the guy across the street (he's 75 years old), runs across the street, runs up to me and says to me "melody, you look terrific, whatever you do, don't gain any of the weight back". I just looked at him. He never said more than two words to me his entire life.

This conversation was about 6 years ago, (three months after my gallbladder surgery and I had gotten really thin because I couldn't eat).

So little by little I must have gained some weight. So he stops me in the street on another ocassion (I swear to god, this is exactly what happened). He grabs my arm, swings me around and says "Melody, I must tell you, you are gaining weight again, you must stop".

I should have hit him upside his head but I just remained calm and kept my cool (my daddy taught me well). I said "thank you for sharing" and walked away.

sometimes, boy oh boy, sometimes..............

lol

Could some of it be NEW YORK?

But they are everywhere. When my son was 8mos old he was fitted with
glasses (since he was essentially blind without). The new vision opened his world tremendously, and he became interested in his surroundings. But I can't tell you how many
people came up to me and insulted me... "who do you think you are putting glasses on a baby?" One gal shook her finger at me and said " I know for a fact you cannot fit glasses to an infant!"..So I gave her Dr. MacDonald's name and number..pediatric head opthomologist at our hospital..and told her to tell HIM that. LOL The worst one was from a woman in a wheelchair that we shared an elevator with said to me point blank... "What is that baby doing wearing glasses? " I countered with "What are you doing in that wheelchair?" (sometimes I get rather PO'd.).

But I think the best comment in return to rude comments is:
"Excuse me, what did you say?" And if they have the stupidity to repeat it, you say..."Oh, that is what I thought you said." and move on out of their range.

I'm going to print out all the comebacks and memorize them.

Want to hear a good comeback that my friend made me memorize when I was 20 years old. Way back in the good old days, you didn't go "all the way", until you got married. At least not if you were a "good girl", right? Can't believe we bought into all that but that's the way it was "way back then".

So my girlfriend Jo-Ann had a nice little ditty she would tell the boys when they got fresh with her and told her "well, I bought you dinner, so......

she would look them dead in the eye and say "SEX IS A VERY MARKETABLE COMMODITY!!! BUT I'M NOT ON THE MARKET".

Do you know how long it took me to commit that to memory. A LONG TIME.
I will never forget that phrase.

LOL

but Melody, I found a website where you can resize pictures for free..and
do other neat things too. (but I had difficulty with the crop feature..haven't mastered that yet.)

www.myImager.com

I took this large photo:
#1 and reduced it to 100 pixel size for profile use
to #2

Most of the commands are similar to other programs.

I used this shot of a baby hummingbird I took this summer sitting on our
clothesline. The babies get tired flying around and rest more than adults.
Out of the picture frame is a red clothespin...which attracted him.

I went to that website and put it in my favorite places. Oh by the way, I leanred how to crop in paint.net.

Took a tutorial.

Not bad. Oh, something fascinating. I don't go to second life that much because well, I find it boring, but my son gave me 1000 linden dollars to buy myself a new outfit, some hair and jewelry.

You should have seen me having a ball today in the fashionable boutiques in second life. I purchased a gown, and some diamonds. Then I went looking for hair. I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to buy the hair.

I emailed my son and demanded that "HE BUY HIS MOTHER SOME HAIR".
After he stopped laughing, he agreed to meet me in the boutique in second life and buy me some hair.

Oh the things we learn at 59.

mel

you are an absolute HOOT...

Next time I visit the KID, I'll ask him to take me there. I think I will need an
escort the "first time"... LOL Maybe he will give me some Linden $$ for my birthday, too?

Hi Melody,

I have to say, from your avatar, you are a beautiful woman!! I think these people are definitely jealous! It's their insecurities coming out.

I am like you, I can't think of a come-back at the time, but later on, after thinking about it, I can think of several things that I wish I would have said to them.

It's a shame when others can't be "just" happy for us for improving ourselves and for just being us, whether we are fat, skinny, tall, or short!!

Good Luck to You!!

Take care,
Linda

Every time I imagine that person telling me I look haggard, I remember telling Alan that and he burst out laughing and said "whatever you look like, it's not haggard, believe me.

Oh, he came home from the gym looking all morose and I said "iI've fixed you a nice grilled chicken for lunch". He said "oh no, I gained three pounds, I'm up to 191". "I'll take just the salad".

I picked up his arm, showed him his muscles and said "your three pounds went here", "you have to feed this". He brightened up and then ate like a horse.

Sigh, the things we wives have to say.

By the way, I like the comeback "I beg your pardon". That's my favorite, it should stop them dead in their tracks. THAT!!! or I'll simply punch them upside their heads!!!!

lol