{"id":20,"date":"2007-02-23T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2007-02-23T17:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sprajan.wordpress.com\/2007\/02\/23\/the-circus-called-family\/"},"modified":"2010-05-10T10:12:19","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T15:12:19","slug":"circus-called-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/circus-called-family\/","title":{"rendered":"The circus called family"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">As I see it, family is just a circus.. they can make you laugh, cry, ponder over facts and even push you to the extreme&#8230; yes I know there are times when you wish you could kill one of those so called well-meaning relatives, who always have an advise for the unknown occasion&#8230;.At such situations I envy R.. he can easily ignore things he doesn&#8217;t want to hear and forget them&#8230; unlike me who remembers everything and stews over things&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">The laughing part is fine&#8230; but it is the crying part that remains forever&#8230; you never forget the stinging words someone said to you&#8230;I  sure have millions of such memories pushed back to the corner of my mind and believe me they come out at least expected times creating another round of those scary knife throwing moments!!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">These are some tips I have learnt on how to deal with the family circus and their ringmasters<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">&#8211; Always have a plastic smile mask on your face&#8230;. smile and smile and smile&#8230; and greet everyone..remember those clowns in the circus<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">&#8211; But never spend more than a few minutes with any well-meaning relative&#8230; quickly make your escape.. remember those acrobats? swing in and out and they make a ever-lasting impact..<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">&#8211; Never sit around idle when there are relatives around.. act busy..<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">&#8211; Never argue with the well-meaning relatives.. just smile at the unwanted advise they dish out and say &#8220;I&#8217;ll try&#8221; and check out nearest escape route<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">&#8211; Always have a place to vent off&#8230; like I do to R after every major encounter&#8230; crib\/cry whatever and get it off and get ready with your mask for the next show..<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">Life goes on&#8230;.you smile and you keep moving..<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: times new roman;\">Good luck with your family circus!!<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I see it, family is just a circus.. they can make you laugh, cry, ponder over facts and even push you to the extreme&#8230; yes I know there are times when you wish you could kill one of those so called well-meaning relatives, who always have an advise for the unknown occasion&#8230;.At such situations I envy R.. he can easily ignore things he doesn&#8217;t want to hear and forget them&#8230; unlike me who remembers everything and stews over things&#8230; The laughing part is fine&#8230; but it is the crying part that remains forever&#8230; you never forget the stinging words someone said to you&#8230;I sure have millions of such memories pushed back to the corner of my mind and believe me they come out at least expected times creating another round of those scary knife throwing moments!! 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