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- - - | written by Jason on 8/28/2016 | - - -

The Ultimate Comeback for Haters, Compliments of My Grandma

raspberries-to-ya

My grandmother made German cookies called lebkuchen, referred to her couch as a davenport, and hated when her grandkids wore their hats backwards. “Makes you look like hooligans,” she’d say. She was also famous for saying, “Raspberries to ya!” I’m pretty sure this witty comeback was a polite (yet colorful) alternative to saying “screw you.”

So that’s where this art came from, painted on the top of a grocery store flyer.

At first glance, it appears to be a negative departure from my more optimistic work. But it’s only really negative in a certain context.

There comes a point in our lives where rolling with the punches doesn’t cut it. Sometimes you need to punch back. Not always in a literal sense, of course, but in a way that shows the world the strength that lies within you and that you’re not backing down.

To all of the setbacks you’ve experienced on this long road: Raspberries to ya.

To that mountain of debt that’s enslaved you long enough: Raspberries to ya.

To that idiot boss and the soul-crushing job you never liked anyway: Raspberries to ya.

To the doubters who said you’ll never make it: Raspberries to ya.

To the cynics who swear it can’t be done: Raspberries to ya.

To the critics who’ve never even stepped foot in the arena: Raspberries to ya.

To Adultitis, its unadventurous version of adulthood, and all its stupid rules: Raspberries to ya.

When used in reply to setbacks and cynics, curmudgeons and critics, this little piece of artwork suddenly becomes downright empowering.

Keep fighting.

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  1. Rick N says

    8/28/2016 at 10:15 am

    All right Jason now you have done it. You brought a smile to my face. You gave me a figurative tickle. In other words, thanks for the good thoughts.

    • Jason says

      8/28/2016 at 12:17 pm

      Ha ha…happy to hear it, Rick!

  2. Anna Weisend says

    8/29/2016 at 6:32 am

    I may have to steal that! I love that Grandma inspired this….and you gave credit where credit was due!

    • Jason says

      8/30/2016 at 3:12 pm

      Steal away, Anna! :)

  3. Scott says

    8/29/2016 at 8:24 am

    Love it. We could write books about the cool stuff our grandparents say.

    • Jason says

      8/30/2016 at 3:11 pm

      You got that right.

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