tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post116052275378786540..comments2023-07-23T08:44:04.807-07:00Comments on Life, the Universe and Everything: Wall RageAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270726693980247861noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-1160846346991834112006-10-14T10:19:00.000-07:002006-10-14T10:19:00.000-07:00Even though we all feel rage (at least I'm assumin...Even though we all feel rage (at least I'm assuming we do--I mean, it's a fundamental human emotion), it's seldom talked about by us mothers, so kudos to your for continuing the discussion.Binkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17161541480469324280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-1160757723165039792006-10-13T09:42:00.000-07:002006-10-13T09:42:00.000-07:00I am a normally calm person subject to fits of rag...I am a normally calm person subject to fits of rage. I understand. I made a similar hole in a freshly wall-papered wall with a broom one time. I'm not proud. I fixed it, but the vision of what my rage can do still lingers in my mind.deedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10278468497564430383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-1160695962247367432006-10-12T16:32:00.000-07:002006-10-12T16:32:00.000-07:00I love the verse you include. It is such a help to...I love the verse you include. It is such a help to me when I think about it.Terri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-1160686476583143632006-10-12T13:54:00.000-07:002006-10-12T13:54:00.000-07:00Thanks for the encouragement everyone!Thanks for the encouragement everyone!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270726693980247861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-1160620183973184222006-10-11T19:29:00.000-07:002006-10-11T19:29:00.000-07:00Another great post on a good subject--something wh...Another great post on a good subject--something which affects all of us. I've been thinking quite a bit about the topic--perhaps one day I'll be brave enough to write about it, too.<BR/><BR/>P.S. I posted below a thanks for nominating me for the ROFL award--it made my day!Aliki2006https://www.blogger.com/profile/15763865834765963343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-1160605242773534992006-10-11T15:20:00.000-07:002006-10-11T15:20:00.000-07:00I loved Bub and Pie's post, and I love this one to...I loved Bub and Pie's post, and I love this one too. Rage, rage, rage. Where does it go if I don't let it out? More importantly, where does it come from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-1160585972477723802006-10-11T09:59:00.000-07:002006-10-11T09:59:00.000-07:00Thanks for this honest post.Thanks for this honest post.metro mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00461160881873679783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-1160584890616689172006-10-11T09:41:00.000-07:002006-10-11T09:41:00.000-07:00Mary, This is an excellent post and an excellent t...Mary, This is an excellent post and an excellent topic to discuss. Thank you for sharing your experience and responses. It's very valuable to me when it comes to teaching my kids how to express frustration and anger in appropriate ways, something that neither me nor my husband have been taught well in our childhood. Love to discuss this more with you in person, if it comes up.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11683621539060743740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-1160575030557995592006-10-11T06:57:00.000-07:002006-10-11T06:57:00.000-07:00Oh yes, my rage is there. It comes out in yelling...Oh yes, my rage is there. It comes out in yelling and occasionally throwing, kicking, or banging items in my path - usually when no one is around. Like you, it's immediately followed by guilt and remorse and self-hatred. I go through phases where it's more under control, but environmental pressure definitely affects my self-control. It's something that has to be a priority - I can't just assume I can keep it under control, or it will sneak up on me, like B&P mentioned in her original post about it.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02667140531327670081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-1160567035480660492006-10-11T04:43:00.000-07:002006-10-11T04:43:00.000-07:00I can relate... I once opened a door so violently ...I can relate... I once opened a door so violently that I made a hole in a wall (in a former life -long before children). I was terribly ashamed. <BR/><BR/>Here's something even more awful to admit - my husband once told me he was scared of me & my outbursts of anger. He was scared I would physically hurt him. I was appalled that my behaviour had affected him in this way. That's when I knew I had to do something to change my ways. <BR/><BR/>It isn't easy, because it is important not to bottle things up, but we also need to be able to express our rage without harming those near and dear to us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-1160559324702476562006-10-11T02:35:00.000-07:002006-10-11T02:35:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing this. I considered doing one in...Thanks for sharing this. I considered doing one in response to her post but I don't know if I can. I am the kind of persn who is very uncomfortable with her own rage. I have a pattern of bottling it up so deep down inside. I don't get angry. I get upset - I'll cry or feel hurt - but mad - I have a hard time with mad. But I am working on it. Maybe there is a post in there somewhere ... we'll see.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17049745050947936354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25343848.post-1160526495852264142006-10-10T17:28:00.000-07:002006-10-10T17:28:00.000-07:00That is exactly the insight I'm clinging to today ...That is exactly the insight I'm clinging to today - because today I've been so happy: not just calm or patient, but radiantly happy, as so often happens when one of those rage episodes moves on. <BR/><BR/>I don't usually have much difficulty keeping the rage inside (my love for the moral high ground prevails; I already feel guilty enough just for the anger I <I>feel</I>; venting it at the children would be pure masochism). <BR/><BR/>But while I'm busy bottling it up inside, I'll try to remember how good it feels when the rage goes away.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for posting that verse. Ever since my children are born I've been totally unable to remember what comes after the word "patience" - I'll look it up, and then forget again, because I crash up against that fourth item too hard to look past it. But kindness - that's a good one (if not in myself then in others. Like you.).Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957626443087438904noreply@blogger.com