tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post161382809753979998..comments2023-12-12T08:22:49.015-07:00Comments on navel gazing at its finest: You're Never Fully Dressed Without a SneerTheOneTrueSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04756132396031048647noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-47192090733273632922009-01-10T00:35:00.000-07:002009-01-10T00:35:00.000-07:00My word but you are FUUUUUUUNNY. As I was reading...My word but you are FUUUUUUUNNY. As I was reading this post, I looked for your profile picture and read "My Head"... I lost it. <BR/><BR/>You SO should have won the humor blog award - I looked at the ones that WERE nominated and I think someone slipped someone else a Franklin. Or maybe they padded their comments in exchange for a place on the ballot. You ARE worthy!<BR/><BR/>And hey, lighten up. Turn that frown upside down.jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547226679311827501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-66944905568242663162009-01-07T17:16:00.000-07:002009-01-07T17:16:00.000-07:00Bwhahaha! I've called people to apologize and they...Bwhahaha! I've called people to apologize and they had no idea what I was talking about too!<BR/><BR/>I have a natural frown. And I'm not too popular b/c of it!CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01537821831479150677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-23434535637148866972009-01-06T19:06:00.000-07:002009-01-06T19:06:00.000-07:00This reminded me of two things.1. Marley & Me:...This reminded me of two things.<BR/><BR/>1. Marley & Me: Alan Arkin's character says, "This is hilarious. I'm laughing my ass off." And he doesn't even smile, much less laugh.<BR/><BR/>I laughed my ass off here. INSIDE.<BR/><BR/>2. My friend Jen has the exact same problem. Her natural face doesn't just look unhappy, it can, from time to time, look angry. It's just what her face does. And she has suffered prejudice her whole life. I'm going to send her here to read this and I think it might make her happy.<BR/><BR/>You made light of this and turned it into something funny but I'm sure this has actually made your life pretty difficult from time to time.<BR/><BR/>xo,<BR/><BR/>N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-80434746579179183022009-01-06T17:31:00.000-07:002009-01-06T17:31:00.000-07:00I stalk your blog all the time and this is what is...I stalk your blog all the time and this is what is finally getting me to delurk:<BR/><BR/>Awesome post!<BR/><BR/>I can so relate. I have the same issue. Ever since I was a little girl, adults would ask me what was wrong, why don't I smile, etc etc. I spent the first few years of marriage having my in-laws pull my hubby aside to ask why I was so upset. My resting face is a frown.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, I'm 34 and the frowney jowls are just starting to migrate south, too, which doesn't help.<BR/><BR/>But I have one thing to say: Botox. You mentioned it jokingly, but FOR REALS. It works. I've only had it done a few times, and it's like a commercial. For months people will tell me I look refreshed, I seem so happy, bla bla bla. <BR/><BR/>Okay, yes I'm from Orange County, CA but I swear I'm not a plastic face. Just one shot, right between the eyes, that's all it takes, and voila, furrowed-brow-be-gone. $100 bucks, in and out the door in 30 minutes, immediate social acceptance for 4-6 months, and nobody knows why. <BR/><BR/>I mean sure, in theory I'm injecting a poisonous toxin into my forehead. But it's so worth it!! :)Kristen Howertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055131545156196477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-91837823838902246852009-01-06T07:48:00.000-07:002009-01-06T07:48:00.000-07:00I am now an official stalker of your blog - this i...I am now an official stalker of your blog - this is just too funny!Messy Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00670716285602038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-38353134557536677202009-01-05T23:04:00.000-07:002009-01-05T23:04:00.000-07:00Okay- I was kinda hoping to see pictures of your d...Okay- I was kinda hoping to see pictures of your different faces..<BR/><BR/>let US be the judge!LBBlumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06796000050716615198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-87486388231499715512009-01-05T14:06:00.000-07:002009-01-05T14:06:00.000-07:00I get similar comments "Lighten up!" "Smile". Very...I get similar comments "Lighten up!" "Smile". Very irritating. I try to remember to lift the corners my mouth, but too much looks truly silly and too little does no good. Someone told me recently that when I smile it lights up my whole face. I don't think it actually has anything to do with my smile, but that it's such a contrast to my "mellow face" as you call it. What does that say about my natural expression??Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059763827343120165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-29900610637447925872009-01-03T13:04:00.000-07:002009-01-03T13:04:00.000-07:00I am so glad I can comment now because I have the ...I am so glad I can comment now because I have the EXACT SAME PROBLEM! For some reason, my face sets into a natural frown and people basically take a wide birth around me because they think that I'm perpetually pissed or evil or something. I hate it. My husband is always commenting that I'm a crab, etc. because of my face. Like you, most of the time I am thinking of nice and normal things like making dinner, etc. It's frankly exhausting because I feel like I constantly have to pull my face up and smile so that people don't run the other way.<BR/><BR/>This is funny to me, though, because I happen to be sensitive to people's facial expressions and since learning that my face makes me look sinister, I have had to remind myself that they may in fact be just like me - perma-frowned. *sigh*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-75020526962075091932009-01-03T09:00:00.000-07:002009-01-03T09:00:00.000-07:00This is such a good post. I have a friend who has...This is such a good post. I have a friend who has a naturally fierce face and it really has affected her life and relationships. I understand what she's gone through so much better after reading your story.<BR/><BR/>You write with such humor and wit. Love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-74711775299695994782009-01-03T07:11:00.000-07:002009-01-03T07:11:00.000-07:00For me, it's the furrow between my eyebrows - I lo...For me, it's the furrow between my eyebrows - I look angry, or perplexed. Both?<BR/><BR/>Loved this post. You made me feel so much better. :-)<BR/><BR/>...Or :-(<BR/><BR/>Either way.Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-45896504163689541962009-01-02T21:18:00.000-07:002009-01-02T21:18:00.000-07:00I LOOOOOVE this story! My husband talks about my m...I LOOOOOVE this story! My husband talks about my mom (behind her back) all the time about her sneer. It drives me nuts because I know she can't help it. I let him read your post so he could see that this really is possible! Thanks for sharing!!!Robbie and Barb's Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822562495723728423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-87937498785691117292009-01-02T18:23:00.000-07:002009-01-02T18:23:00.000-07:00I have the same problem! I always look mad when I...I have the same problem! I always look mad when I'm not, except sometimes I AM mad and I want to pretend that I'm not, but I can't change my face. Most people think I'm stuck up when they first meet me because I'm shy. But, I don't like many people when I first meet them, so maybe I am stuck up? My point is, I sneer all the time too, but no one ever knows if my sneer is due to positive or negative thoughts. I've found my sneer keeps people on their toes around me, and I kind-of like that power. <BR/><BR/>What? Don't judge me. :-)KThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346169877080061695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-41564070236051409572009-01-02T11:54:00.000-07:002009-01-02T11:54:00.000-07:00My sister and I have this problem, but with our vo...My sister and I have this problem, but with our voices. For some reason we come off sounding brusque or snappish when we don't mean to, and people think we're snarky. I don't hear it, but people (including our DHs, sheesh) react as if we're bitter all the time. Is there Botox for that? ;-)RCHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189154604012239970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-55561358589829996592009-01-02T11:18:00.000-07:002009-01-02T11:18:00.000-07:00OMG. I totally have this same problem! If I had ...OMG. I totally have this same problem! If I had a dime for everytime I've been asked "what's wrong" I'd be rich. <BR/><BR/>And now I've grown to be overly conscious of it so I walk around all day with a freak'n smile on my face.Mama Smurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18156035813578322910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-64468684142759226712009-01-01T19:50:00.000-07:002009-01-01T19:50:00.000-07:00funny.. now I will be stopping to think "what is m...funny.. now I will be stopping to think "what is my face saying". Thanks to you I now not only have to worry about my mouth getting me in trouble but also my face.. who knew !lolSimply_Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14749058901210612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-50273926071951742282009-01-01T18:53:00.000-07:002009-01-01T18:53:00.000-07:00I just discovered your blog and now I'm seriously ...I just discovered your blog and now I'm seriously distracted by this post. I've just spent the last few minutes cruising through your blog posts trying to find one with a picture of you and your frowny face. Seriously, you can't post something like that and leave me hanging in unknowing ignorance!!! Give me a chance to see if I concur with the current assessment, would you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-91065260056143314622008-12-31T14:41:00.000-07:002008-12-31T14:41:00.000-07:00HAHAH! Me too. If I'm not grinning like a loon, I ...HAHAH! Me too. If I'm not grinning like a loon, I apparently look REALLY MAD. And it's just my face! I don't feel mad or ticked off or anything! I'm constantly having to reassure people that I'm not offended.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953517447164263617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-20751489185563106932008-12-31T01:37:00.000-07:002008-12-31T01:37:00.000-07:00Okay, now you have just made my whole day! I'm la...Okay, now you have just made my whole day! I'm laughing my butt off! Girl, you are a great writer! And I'm going to think before I prejudge anyone on their facial expression! hahaha! My 15 year old, darling, sweet, joyful, precious son loves you too....you can see him (Nolan) on my blog!!!<BR/><BR/>~RhondaRhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885883521847840435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-75146953934620669902008-12-31T00:33:00.000-07:002008-12-31T00:33:00.000-07:00I totally have the same problem. My hubby comes ho...I totally have the same problem. My hubby comes home and says, Are you mad or happy? It's not so fun!Kritta22https://www.blogger.com/profile/04360416504582862662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-14091067730784769032008-12-30T21:07:00.000-07:002008-12-30T21:07:00.000-07:00OK, i just read everyone's comments. maybe there i...OK, i just read everyone's comments. maybe there is an inadvertently- looking-cross club but really when i met you you did have the pleasant serenity going on. =)GrittyPrettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-20123553692750877272008-12-30T20:22:00.000-07:002008-12-30T20:22:00.000-07:00i don't believe you have a sneer, but i have almos...i don't believe you have a sneer, but i have almost the same problem. only my look is vacant, as in high-as-a-kite. which is usually not true! (ha)<BR/><BR/>i know someone who always smiles. even in her sleep. very disconcerting. unnatural. CREEPY.GrittyPrettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303584645383006594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-41613357264297623602008-12-30T14:50:00.000-07:002008-12-30T14:50:00.000-07:00I chuckled quietly to myself reading this post so ...I chuckled quietly to myself reading this post so as not to wake up my sleeping babies, but inside I was howling with laughter.<BR/><BR/>I can't relate to your pain here, as I actually have a slight smile on my face when it's resting naturally, but I did have a choir teacher in middle school who was super self-conscious about his naturally-frowny face and told us pretty much every day that he was not mad at us, he was glad to be there, etc. I appreciated his thoughtfulness in saying that repeatedly, because he was a big guy and did look scary at times with his natural glower.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01219927747463858511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-60138061821367272332008-12-30T11:35:00.000-07:002008-12-30T11:35:00.000-07:00FTR, it takes a lot to get me to comment when ther...FTR, it takes a lot to get me to comment when there are already 60+, so you need to know that you've really gotten to me that I'm even writing this.<BR/><BR/>I completely and totally identify with this post! I too have a natural frowny face; even when I think I'm looking pleasant I still look frowny. I know that I intimidate people because of this and I hate that. I am always shocked when I see candid photos of myself at a party and my expression looks like I'm chewing nails when in reality I was having a great time. I hate it and have actually tried the purposeful smiling bit and yes it did begin to drive me nuts!<BR/><BR/>I've actually seen a t-shirt that says, "I <I>AM</i SMILING."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this. I love it when you are real.</I>Funny Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12354631372234582170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-91247051379762574142008-12-30T11:25:00.000-07:002008-12-30T11:25:00.000-07:00I never thought of that before...when sometimes pe...I never thought of that before...when sometimes people look perpetually upset.<BR/><BR/>Well, you should come by my blog because I left you something. And don't worry, I won't think you're smirking ;)Jainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666481569069955190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18394742.post-14996480785908617942008-12-30T11:19:00.000-07:002008-12-30T11:19:00.000-07:00I not only have frowny face, but apparently I give...I not only have frowny face, but apparently I give the evil eye as well. The first year of marriage came with a lot of "Why the go to hell look?" from my husband. That is why I have a blog so I can tell stories and hopefully people will imagine me with a happy smiling face, not the "I'm so tired of trying to entertain you" face. So I am with you on this. <BR/><BR/>On a side note, I found your Cordy blog and I loved it. I really hope you get a book deal someday because I LOVE your writing style. You totally pull me into the story and you are an author that I would like to be friends with because you seem totally real.<BR/><BR/>ANYWAY.....You rock girl...Hey, maybe that's why you have the sneer, you naturally rock. There's a T-shirt for you...."I sneer because I rock."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com