tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11816020.post114041420074370357..comments2023-10-10T12:13:36.905-04:00Comments on Garden Variety Neurosis: The Cheese Stands AloneJaden's Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12742587692480382432noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11816020.post-1140667697418253152006-02-22T23:08:00.000-05:002006-02-22T23:08:00.000-05:00Sorry it's taken me so long to respond to this. No...Sorry it's taken me so long to respond to this. Not like you're hanging on my every word - although I've been known to have some good ones. :)<BR/><BR/>Yes, it feels like that sometimes; we find ourselves in need, belly up and with no comfort. We try to reason why, and it occurs to us that our generosity has been unreciprocated. It isn't reasonable, because we didn't give to get back, but in the aloneness of the moment it's the first answer that presents itself.<BR/><BR/>I think it's especially common to feel that way when you're an out-of-towner. I've been one for almost ten years now. I can't say that I've completely overcome the cheese syndrome.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11044580896933265651noreply@blogger.com