tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687034524260441896.post4021011780168142598..comments2023-06-23T08:32:44.049-04:00Comments on themudpot: Just WordsDebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09547166972371240909noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687034524260441896.post-15813857081094359102008-08-27T13:50:00.000-04:002008-08-27T13:50:00.000-04:00Boy, that 'working' comment got my dander up too. ...Boy, that 'working' comment got my dander up too. My husband works in a mine and drives a big rig on the highway to the plant and folks say to him all the time "boy you've got it made, you just sit there all day long" Yeah, he just sits there and tries to make sure he doesn't kill the ignorant(stupid) drivers who pull out in front of him, slam on their brakes in front of him, or cut him off when he's trying to manuever 80,000 pounds out of their way safely. I guess there are lots of professions that seem easy till you learn exactly what is involved with that job. Art seems to be the brunt more often than not though.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687034524260441896.post-20347659259747362182008-08-27T12:10:00.000-04:002008-08-27T12:10:00.000-04:00HaHa, leave it to me to try to mince words. I appr...HaHa, leave it to me to try to mince words. I appreciate your directness and strive for it myself.klineolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577525633756972853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687034524260441896.post-21188043572976338852008-08-27T12:01:00.000-04:002008-08-27T12:01:00.000-04:00You mean that lawyers, doctors and electricians ar...You mean that lawyers, doctors and electricians are crooks? You mean that's not true? Oh no, the reality I exist in has just come crashing down.(Just kidding to anyone married to one of "them").<BR/><BR/>Yah, I'm sure they don't intend to be insulting. If I didn't hear is SO MUCH it might not grate on me like it does. It's funny, because this last person to say this to me, now works from home as a tax accountant and it never would occur to me to say, 'so are you still work working, or just doing your tax thing?'. Maybe it is just the creative fields.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09547166972371240909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687034524260441896.post-84129928202728488092008-08-27T09:32:00.000-04:002008-08-27T09:32:00.000-04:00They may not intend to be insulting with such comm...They may not intend to be insulting with such comments, but more than likely, their comments reveal their perception of our careers. Admittedly I make assumptions about other careers that are pretty stereotypical, i.e. lawyers, doctors, electricians. I think a lot of the time we just can't comprehend each others work?klineolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577525633756972853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687034524260441896.post-58987261879465245672008-08-26T22:44:00.000-04:002008-08-26T22:44:00.000-04:00I think writers must have to live with the same as...I think writers must have to live with the same assumptions about their job-that it's not really a job. I would imagine that a lot of people say things to them as well that start with "it must be nice..." I'm sure people don't mean to be insulting, but it definitely comes across that way sometimes.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09547166972371240909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687034524260441896.post-6105930541156430342008-08-26T21:06:00.000-04:002008-08-26T21:06:00.000-04:00Oh Deborah -- it's a pet peeve of mine too! W...Oh Deborah -- it's a pet peeve of mine too! Why do folks think we aren't working? In fact I was amazed at how hard it is - physically & emotionally -- to be a potter. Those folks should try it for a week.Judy Shrevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817638135856406785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687034524260441896.post-53694107592334933822008-08-26T19:16:00.000-04:002008-08-26T19:16:00.000-04:00Oh, yes I totally agree. Another one is, "You mus...Oh, yes I totally agree. Another one is, "You must be so happy just to make things all day, that's what it's all about." Gag.<BR/>It's good to let people be aware of the reality behind the work, playing in the mud ain't always easy, it just looks it.Joy Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127174336658302937noreply@blogger.com