Comments on: Beginnings and Beginnings http://bloggochicago.com/2006/10/03/beginnings-and-beginnings/ blah blah blah from the northwest side Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:41:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: barb http://bloggochicago.com/2006/10/03/beginnings-and-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-2616 barb Wed, 11 Oct 2006 23:53:19 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/10/03/beginnings-and-beginnings/#comment-2616 ugh. except for blogging and sometimes even then, writing for me right now is worse than pulling teeth. ever since the ECT, i've had real trouble writing poetry or non-fiction. fiction, too, but that's never been my forte. that's part of why i try to write reviews of the books i read, and even then it can be so frustrating that i'm literally in tears. basically, i've been staying away from the writing community. thanks for the links, though! ugh. except for blogging and sometimes even then, writing for me right now is worse than pulling teeth. ever since the ECT, i’ve had real trouble writing poetry or non-fiction. fiction, too, but that’s never been my forte.

that’s part of why i try to write reviews of the books i read, and even then it can be so frustrating that i’m literally in tears.

basically, i’ve been staying away from the writing community. thanks for the links, though!

]]> By: mamazilla http://bloggochicago.com/2006/10/03/beginnings-and-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-2615 mamazilla Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:15:27 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/10/03/beginnings-and-beginnings/#comment-2615 i used to think that all "old school" filipino parents were difficult but the reality is that all the relationships between parents and their children are difficult. but, filipino parents by virtue of their ethnicity will always be "the other". when i was in florida, one of the other writers surprised me when she commented on a chapter that i was having trouble with. it was a chapter about my mom and me and a memory of john lennon. it had never occurred to her that someone in the philippines would know who john lennon was or be affected by him/his music. i was speechless. i couldn't imagine what this writer thought of the world outside of the US. anyhoo.... yes, you should write your story. 'cause i sure don't know if mine is ever gonna get finished... :) speaking of which, there's a great article about ethnicity and writing in the new poets & writers and btw - http://www.othervoicesmagazine.org is looking for essays about bipolar disorder. i used to think that all “old school” filipino parents were difficult but the reality is that all the relationships between parents and their children are difficult.

but, filipino parents by virtue of their ethnicity will always be “the other”. when i was in florida, one of the other writers surprised me when she commented on a chapter that i was having trouble with. it was a chapter about my mom and me and a memory of john lennon. it had never occurred to her that someone in the philippines would know who john lennon was or be affected by him/his music.

i was speechless. i couldn’t imagine what this writer thought of the world outside of the US.

anyhoo…. yes, you should write your story. ’cause i sure don’t know if mine is ever gonna get finished… :)

speaking of which, there’s a great article about ethnicity and writing in the new poets & writers and btw – http://www.othervoicesmagazine.org is looking for essays about bipolar disorder.

]]> By: barb http://bloggochicago.com/2006/10/03/beginnings-and-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-2614 barb Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:00:07 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/10/03/beginnings-and-beginnings/#comment-2614 <strong>katinkab,</strong> ah, yes. maybe one day i'll publish a memoir, or something. once i can start writing again, that is. that's part of why i write book/movie reviews of the books i've read. i mean, aside from being somewhat informative, they're good practice in writing in a different "voice" from my own, even though i know i slip into my regular voice in the reviews sometimes. Filipino parents can be very difficult, as i'm sure you know, especially if they're old school, like from the PI. when i was first diagnosed with depression, my dad said, "Filipinos don't have depression." wtf? he's learned a lot since then, though, but i'm not sure he or my mom fully understand that mental illness is an illness--not something you can just "snap out of." <strong>KG,</strong> no regrets here, either. you're absolutely right--we're the people who we are today because of circumstances. i know sometimes i don't like who or what i am, but i need to remind myself more about how far i've come since '91. it's so easy to forget when you have all kinds of other other crap to deal with at the moment. :) katinkab, ah, yes. maybe one day i’ll publish a memoir, or something. once i can start writing again, that is. that’s part of why i write book/movie reviews of the books i’ve read. i mean, aside from being somewhat informative, they’re good practice in writing in a different “voice” from my own, even though i know i slip into my regular voice in the reviews sometimes.

Filipino parents can be very difficult, as i’m sure you know, especially if they’re old school, like from the PI. when i was first diagnosed with depression, my dad said, “Filipinos don’t have depression.” wtf? he’s learned a lot since then, though, but i’m not sure he or my mom fully understand that mental illness is an illness–not something you can just “snap out of.”

KG, no regrets here, either. you’re absolutely right–we’re the people who we are today because of circumstances. i know sometimes i don’t like who or what i am, but i need to remind myself more about how far i’ve come since ‘91. it’s so easy to forget when you have all kinds of other other crap to deal with at the moment. :)

]]> By: Kentucky Girl http://bloggochicago.com/2006/10/03/beginnings-and-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-2613 Kentucky Girl Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:12:06 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/10/03/beginnings-and-beginnings/#comment-2613 I really admire your dedication to hockey. You're so brave to go out and do that. And wow, that is quite a story. For me, I've done plenty of stupid shit like this. But I have no regrets. Everything in my past has shaped me into the person I am today and gotten me where I am. One different move in my life I wouldn't be here doing the same things I can. I really admire your dedication to hockey. You’re so brave to go out and do that.

And wow, that is quite a story. For me, I’ve done plenty of stupid shit like this. But I have no regrets. Everything in my past has shaped me into the person I am today and gotten me where I am. One different move in my life I wouldn’t be here doing the same things I can.

]]> By: katinkab http://bloggochicago.com/2006/10/03/beginnings-and-beginnings/comment-page-1/#comment-2612 katinkab Wed, 04 Oct 2006 20:38:33 +0000 http://bloggochicago.com/2006/10/03/beginnings-and-beginnings/#comment-2612 you should write about your story someday. i know how you like to write. you have a lot of material to write about. my parents are filipino, so i can relate. they kicked me out of the house once because i wouldn't break up with my boyfriend. we didn't talk for about 6 months. i felt like they liked me when i was fulfilling their expectations but ashamed of me when i wasn't. nowadays my parents are financially supportive. reading your story gives me some perspective. you should write about your story someday. i know how you like to write. you have a lot of material to write about. my parents are filipino, so i can relate. they kicked me out of the house once because i wouldn’t break up with my boyfriend. we didn’t talk for about 6 months. i felt like they liked me when i was fulfilling their expectations but ashamed of me when i wasn’t. nowadays my parents are financially supportive. reading your story gives me some perspective.

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