Comments on: Inside but outside http://www.oakmonster.com/2007/08/25/inside-but-outside/ News. Views. Random thoughts. Occasional rants. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:27:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: diwatangbyaning http://www.oakmonster.com/2007/08/25/inside-but-outside/#comment-41722 diwatangbyaning Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:13:49 +0000 http://www.oakmonster.com/2007/08/25/inside-but-outside/#comment-41722 Your story just reminds me more of my mom. Well I wish you well and your family. May your mom rest in peace. Your story just reminds me more of my mom. Well I wish you well and your family. May your mom rest in peace.

]]> By: Olaina http://www.oakmonster.com/2007/08/25/inside-but-outside/#comment-34248 Olaina Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:57:47 +0000 http://www.oakmonster.com/2007/08/25/inside-but-outside/#comment-34248 B--your comment made us tear up! Such a love! And then there was the PS. Need you people have Justin and I split duties and take care of each of you? He'll drive up there, and I'll go to Thailand! O--A spoon could be quite useful in a knife fight. My first thought was a shield. Justin said you could take out an eye. Try to just take in all the love. Like maybe think of it as you being your mom-in-spirit... ummmm... like you're the vessel through which the love reaches your mom... what I mean is, it's a lovefest for your mom, technically. But it's really for YOU and your brothers and dad. And, if Thai ways are anything like Indian ways, having the boys do stuff, while the girl sits around like, well, a Princess... take advantage of it while you can! We wish we could be there for you too... Just try to let people take care of you for a change. Hostess-with-the-Mostest, (and you really are.... even when you bring us an entire Thanksgiving dinner!), this time is for you. From the sounds of it, your mom would want you to feel taken care of, not useless. I know it's easy to say from here (it would drive me crazy--I'm picturing all of this in India with my parents still living there, instead of in HB), but as weird as it is you really are "the insider/outsider". Maybe if you accept the position (even if others don't so much) you'll feel more comfortable in it. Heck, what do I know. I'm that fake Indian girl with freakishly white skin that tans well who can't even speak Hindi, leave along Bengali. The Lavender Infused Creme Brulee awaits your return. And me and my hugs, btw. And I'm a little monkey. :) Love you both! B–your comment made us tear up! Such a love!

And then there was the PS. Need you people have Justin and I split duties and take care of each of you? He’ll drive up there, and I’ll go to Thailand!

O–A spoon could be quite useful in a knife fight. My first thought was a shield. Justin said you could take out an eye.

Try to just take in all the love. Like maybe think of it as you being your mom-in-spirit… ummmm… like you’re the vessel through which the love reaches your mom… what I mean is, it’s a lovefest for your mom, technically. But it’s really for YOU and your brothers and dad. And, if Thai ways are anything like Indian ways, having the boys do stuff, while the girl sits around like, well, a Princess… take advantage of it while you can!

We wish we could be there for you too…

Just try to let people take care of you for a change. Hostess-with-the-Mostest, (and you really are…. even when you bring us an entire Thanksgiving dinner!), this time is for you.

From the sounds of it, your mom would want you to feel taken care of, not useless.

I know it’s easy to say from here (it would drive me crazy–I’m picturing all of this in India with my parents still living there, instead of in HB), but as weird as it is you really are “the insider/outsider”. Maybe if you accept the position (even if others don’t so much) you’ll feel more comfortable in it.

Heck, what do I know. I’m that fake Indian girl with freakishly white skin that tans well who can’t even speak Hindi, leave along Bengali.

The Lavender Infused Creme Brulee awaits your return. And me and my hugs, btw. And I’m a little monkey. :)

Love you both!

]]> By: Brandon http://www.oakmonster.com/2007/08/25/inside-but-outside/#comment-34141 Brandon Sun, 26 Aug 2007 08:06:22 +0000 http://www.oakmonster.com/2007/08/25/inside-but-outside/#comment-34141 Hey don't forget you have a husband to come back to! I wish I could be there for you, at least you could use me as an excuse to escape those rough situations. I can still fly out if you need me. ps. Be happy I stayed here, the pilot lights on the stove went out sometime last night and the whole apartment was filled with gas in the morning. The gas company inspector said if nobody was here to catch that the place quite possibly could have blown up. I love you! B Hey don’t forget you have a husband to come back to!

I wish I could be there for you, at least you could use me as an excuse to escape those rough situations. I can still fly out if you need me.

ps. Be happy I stayed here, the pilot lights on the stove went out sometime last night and the whole apartment was filled with gas in the morning. The gas company inspector said if nobody was here to catch that the place quite possibly could have blown up.

I love you!
B

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