Comments on: Anniversary of The April Fool http://artlung.com/blog/2006/04/02/anniversary-of-the-april-fool/ Blogging sporadically since February 2001. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:58:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: oso http://artlung.com/blog/2006/04/02/anniversary-of-the-april-fool/#comment-9647 oso Thu, 06 Apr 2006 01:04:36 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2006/04/02/anniversary-of-the-april-fool/#comment-9647 Well done. These are the hard ones to write, but - as a reader - by far the most compelling. Well done. These are the hard ones to write, but – as a reader – by far the most compelling.

]]> By: Susan M http://artlung.com/blog/2006/04/02/anniversary-of-the-april-fool/#comment-9644 Susan M Wed, 05 Apr 2006 21:02:04 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2006/04/02/anniversary-of-the-april-fool/#comment-9644 One of my all-time favorite concepts is one I learned from Leah: the Friend Poll. There have been times in my life when I desperately needed to take a friend poll. To have someone tell me (gently or otherwise) that I was waaay out of whack. That I didn't have a street address in the reality-based community. That big debate on Dooce the other day, about "crying it out"? Some of those mamas could have used a friend poll. We all could've used a friend poll when we were 16/17 years old. Either we didn't have friends who would be that direct with us, or we didn't know we needed to say those magic words, "Do you think this is a good idea?" But then you suffer humiliation or hurt and boy is that a powerful lesson. The good thing is that once you learn why & when to take a friend poll, it sticks with you. Joe, you're a grown-up with a good sense of what's right and wrong and a solid support network of clear-thinking people who will give you an honest opinion in case you're not sure. That's nine-tenths of the battle, buddy :-) One of my all-time favorite concepts is one I learned from Leah: the Friend Poll. There have been times in my life when I desperately needed to take a friend poll. To have someone tell me (gently or otherwise) that I was waaay out of whack. That I didn’t have a street address in the reality-based community.

That big debate on Dooce the other day, about “crying it out”? Some of those mamas could have used a friend poll.

We all could’ve used a friend poll when we were 16/17 years old. Either we didn’t have friends who would be that direct with us, or we didn’t know we needed to say those magic words, “Do you think this is a good idea?” But then you suffer humiliation or hurt and boy is that a powerful lesson.

The good thing is that once you learn why & when to take a friend poll, it sticks with you. Joe, you’re a grown-up with a good sense of what’s right and wrong and a solid support network of clear-thinking people who will give you an honest opinion in case you’re not sure. That’s nine-tenths of the battle, buddy :-)

]]> By: natedavidr http://artlung.com/blog/2006/04/02/anniversary-of-the-april-fool/#comment-9525 natedavidr Tue, 04 Apr 2006 01:12:38 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2006/04/02/anniversary-of-the-april-fool/#comment-9525 I'm sorry your good intentions went awry. That can be feel even worse that intending to do wrong in the first place. I’m sorry your good intentions went awry. That can be feel even worse that intending to do wrong in the first place.

]]> By: Sassy http://artlung.com/blog/2006/04/02/anniversary-of-the-april-fool/#comment-9490 Sassy Mon, 03 Apr 2006 13:36:32 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2006/04/02/anniversary-of-the-april-fool/#comment-9490 Nice one dude. At least you didn't have to spend a nite in the pokey. Nice one dude.

At least you didn’t have to spend a nite in the pokey.

]]> By: Joe Crawford http://artlung.com/blog/2006/04/02/anniversary-of-the-april-fool/#comment-9481 Joe Crawford Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:49:14 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2006/04/02/anniversary-of-the-april-fool/#comment-9481 I don't get it Jukebox. :-\ I don’t get it Jukebox. :-

]]> By: Jukebox JT http://artlung.com/blog/2006/04/02/anniversary-of-the-april-fool/#comment-9447 Jukebox JT Mon, 03 Apr 2006 07:15:31 +0000 http://artlung.com/blog/2006/04/02/anniversary-of-the-april-fool/#comment-9447 Joe - In recognition of this vague confession, let me be the first to say... pwn3d. Joe – In recognition of this vague confession, let me be the first to say…

pwn3d.

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