tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890312.post3809719910020550549..comments2024-03-19T23:09:02.136-04:00Comments on Collecting My Thoughts: Normahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11502895616873273470noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890312.post-24786266533309899722009-05-20T23:01:44.571-04:002009-05-20T23:01:44.571-04:00You have written a great peice. However I wonder i...You have written a great peice. However I wonder if we have removed any emotions/affection out of public life by our own sensitivites... Yes many people use terms of endearment to denegrate, but most people I know use them for exactly their purpose as a term of affection and familiarity, the discomfort they feel when they realize they are not PC is uncomfortable to say the leastHokule'a Kealohahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04280892750380109855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890312.post-5839815898946408152009-05-20T10:54:31.342-04:002009-05-20T10:54:31.342-04:00I had to watch and catch myself calling one of my ...I had to watch and catch myself calling one of my co-worker.."little one". My meaning was affectionate enough,as she was the only human being I worked with toward last. She was tiny...short and trim,just little all over and cute as a button and she sort of hopped around the office...full of energy(like me when I was young and full of it myself). I would always correct myself and she would graciously say..."Oh, I don't mind my mom calls me that,too" thus making me feel old for the day! My late husband always fawned all over any waitress we might chance to have and it bothered me a lot at first but I got used to it. He thought of himself as handsome and charming and always gave a more than amble tip. But I can just see your dear mom and can relate as her hands tighten around her purse...No sale ! Nice piece..LynneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com