Visitor misconceptions
Many of you lovely peepz have been viewing me as a little ungrateful she devil the past few days towards my mother. I have been getting a lot of complaints through Twitter, comments, and emails about the situation. Therefore, I got to explain why I do that, and what it really means.
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Caring too much
I know it may sound cliché, but I do care too much. When you care so much about a person, that whatever word they say gets to you, and you inevitably complain. You love that person so much, that whatever they say effects you all the way to the inner depths of your heart. That’s why, this has been a daily trend almost. I don’t hate my mother. God forbid! I rather die than do that. However, I agree with most of you. I must get away from her for a while. I have to miss her, so I can love her even more, especially in times like this where I am always around her.
Complaints
I do complain a lot. That’s what I do. Duh! I find it healthier and my level of sanity remains constant when I do. If I cannot do it on this blog, then where can I? I have been trying lately to complain to my mother, because I can no longer hold my anger anymore. So, that’s a major improvement in my life. I am more expressive to the people around me. 
Who do I mention?
I am the type of person that hates fabrication and exaggeration, and I don’t like to talk about anyone, unless I really care about them. My blog is really open, and many people know about it. I don’t even want to know who reads it from the people I know or knew in person. Also, if you have been following my blog for a long time, you may have noticed that many people I used to talk about in the past I no longer do so. You can say that those people no longer mean a thing to me. I only cross that personal point when I do talk about them on my blog. That means I care, and they read my blog, if they still do, because they care about me too.
Should I stop it?
Nop. 
I am not going to try harder then this post to explain to people who I am, and why I say the things I do say. If they don’t like it, yroo7y yibalto el ba7r. (Translation? Who wants to do that?)
I got inspired by Yammen-Shmal’s latest blog post to write this, and also the many complaints! 
And people on my Facebook have noticed that I posted a lovely mother song this morning. 
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aw, trust me dont waste your time trying to explain yourself to people who dont care honestly mona if they dont like you the way you are dont give them a second glance. and lol when you said you complain alot that reminded me of the girl from canada’s next top model who breathes just to complain. and trust me even if you do go away from your mom for a while and come bck, youll love her for about 2 weeks untill slowly by slowly she starts to get to you, and the best place to even love her more is to go to a place where children dont have mothers.
@jazzy
Okie.. lol
hey im not crazy !!!
Hmm Mona you’re one of the few people I know going through what I’ve always gone through with my own Mom.
Of course I love her.
But between us, there are very often hurt feelings, drama, etc.
Your Dad reminds me of mine too.
How he consoled you and said you should go to Lebanon I had to think “AWE – the calm fatherness” if your Dad’s like mine, he doesn’t always do things right or even the right things, but sometimes when he s REALLY needed because of mother/daughter drama he is SO right
You look stunning on that pic! (sister’s party)
great haircut!!
Well Mona, I can’t say anything except my wishes to you and to your mother and all of your family to have a great life. and remember to do what you want and when you want if and only if you think they’re correct.
Mona really you’re REBELLIOUS girl but nice. :up:
Wish you all the best
Thanks you guys!
And thanks for knowing tha t I am nice, and my sister got two academic awards! One for highest marks in her class, and one for best in music! My sister is total nerd! Love it! She does the family proud! 
Ahh there’s nothing so complex as the mother-daughter relationship of a strict culture where one generation’s a wee bit more liberal…I totally echo everything you’ve said in this post. Me and my mum argued every night until I moved away and now I get really excited to phone her and talk to her, it’s done us a lot of good. And the best thing about being single? You don’t have a mother in law yet…that’s all the drawbacks of living with a naggy mum but without 20 odd years of love to see you through the rough times
@Nithya
My plan is to marry a guy who’s mother passed away already.. Am I planning this right or what?
It’s your blog. You can write/say what you want. I don’t see why people complain to you about things your write. If they don’t like it, they don’t have to read it.
*you write. Not your. I hate typos.
@Sandi
Because I have far too many readers, I get far too many diverse opinions. So I have to address various issues to certain group of people all the time.
@Mona
If you can somehow pull that off, good luck to you – mother-in-laws can be a pain. But, you might get lucky and have a good one, who knows. I know my ex got along with my parents really well (which is probably why she never saw them after we split).
Congrats to your sister, that is very exciting, I think it’s great that you love her enough to brag
@Sandi saluting Sandi
Mona, this is nice personal post however I’ve one notice: you said “yroo7y yibalto el ba7r” I think this is Lebaneese? Anyway there’s an equivilant one in Egytpain which is “yroo7y ysherabo el ba7r” and here you see that both “el ba7r” is common factor
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@Hicham
Hmm.. I heard it mostly from Syrians on TV shows.
How come you didn’t bother to translate.. or should be keep it a secret among us Arabs!
@Mona
is el ba7r = the ocean?
@Moonstar Silverwolf
yes
I said, if they don’t like it, let them go put tiles in the ocean.
He said, if they don’t like it, let them go drink the entire ocean.
Mine was better!
You have no reason to explain yourself to people–I’ve read a couple of your blog entries and you seem like a genuinely nice (and better yet, down to earth) person. Everyone needs to blow off steam once in a while–Lord knows I have a thousand complaints about my mom as well, but that in no way means I love her any less than the next person. This is your blog and you’re fully entitled to state your opinions about anything and everything–people will talk about you regardless of what you write about!
With al shams setting in the background and the crescent riding high it is like the moon is following the sun. When the sun sets all of the rays of light coalesce into one big red or orange circle. I remember when I was young I told my mom that the moon is following me. This has got to be the relationship between any mother and her wonderful children. With their thoughts like prayers they follow us like a butterfly unto a flower. And when the children return it is like the rising sun how the rays of light spread is akin to the overflowing of love when u finally see them again. Miss someone for too long and you will never take for granted their enduring company.
I like explaining my self everyone. If I do it once on my blog, I don’t have to do it again by other means to individuals. Publicly things get understood quicker. Maybe.
I love trying to understand people on many various levels, such as body language and voice intonations and such….so your site is a great resource on the wonderful Mona we all know and love…so the answer is yes…publicly you are understood better….but i still miss the body language.
@ hicham
I heard from a syrian that to drink the whole ocean actually has a scientific fact behind it, for if one is to become mad then by drinking the ‘ocean’ you become calmer because the water settles the stomache and thus settles the body…just something interesting i heard.
@mona: You got it! :up: I didn’t bother myself because as you know Arabs love to keep secret
@moonstar Sliverwolf: “el-Bahr” in Arabic = “The Sea” in English whereas Ocean in Arabic means “el-Moheet”.
@brain: I don’t know the truth behind it though it seems -and this what I think only- that when someone say ‘drink from the ocean’ or ‘drin from the sea’ that you’ll always feel thristy because of the salty water. It’s a metafor because the context you say this word within simply means you don’t care about what the other say so you tell them ‘drink from the ocean/sea’
Just my thoughts!