tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post3569736191977924602..comments2023-05-03T04:28:16.339-05:00Comments on <center>Jumping off cliffs</center>: Letter to my oldest sonMary O. Paddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-57461618615377812782009-09-25T19:55:42.136-05:002009-09-25T19:55:42.136-05:00Yes it is Debby. He's actually working over ti...Yes it is Debby. He's actually working over time to be decent at present. I think the distance between us and the hurt must have affected him as deeply as it did me.Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-23198030046672341082009-09-25T04:49:44.577-05:002009-09-25T04:49:44.577-05:00I popped back to tell you that this stage does not...I popped back to tell you that this stage does not last forever. I see that this particular thing has begun to wind down. I'm happy for you. It's a frustrating time.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-11363982213963980932009-09-24T19:25:27.650-05:002009-09-24T19:25:27.650-05:00Mrs-C--I'm pretty sure most parents have writt...Mrs-C--I'm pretty sure most parents have written their own version of this. :)<br /><br />Scotty-- I am too. :0<br /><br />PW--As of today he's making amends. <br /><br />Debby--Yes, indeed, they are.Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-87025521047518269722009-09-23T23:22:45.616-05:002009-09-23T23:22:45.616-05:00You know, I heard from a friend I had lost contact...You know, I heard from a friend I had lost contact with. She's had a hard time. Her husband left her. He was a control freak. Her sisters both, through the years, tried to talk about it that she was 'abused' and that her children were too. She said, her voice thick with regret, "I yelled at them. I told them it wasn't true. I said terrible things to them." Her husband is out now, and working hard to make her miserable. P said to me, with wonder, 'and do you know, all my family came right back to me, encircled me...' and when I said, "They loved you always..." she cried. Families are great.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-31188036942098458352009-09-23T19:40:31.793-05:002009-09-23T19:40:31.793-05:00Growing up and becoming mature (i.e. appreciative)...Growing up and becoming mature (i.e. appreciative) is often a stumbling here and there up the steps. We all backslide now and again, too. I know the frustrations and desires for the best in your off-spring. I'm praying the lesson doesn't take too long or become unbearably painful for any of the concerned parties--just enough to drive home the point. Thank God for families!Pencil Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754663050624125557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-9506587398790627952009-09-23T19:28:59.487-05:002009-09-23T19:28:59.487-05:00Sounds awfully familiar to something I told my you...Sounds awfully familiar to something I told my youngest boy just recently; he was having trouble understanding why some little things made me grumpy. I said, "Sure, they may only be small things at times, but they're constant, incessant even, and I guess you're not going to ever understand how forgiving a family is until you've moved out and tried all that same BS on a different group of people."<br /><br />I'm waiting for the day when he comes home for a visit and tells me how much other people are on his case about things and he asks me why I'm smiling...Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532475769646281689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-77503400976109488802009-09-22T22:09:29.410-05:002009-09-22T22:09:29.410-05:00You stole my letter to my 16-y-o and just wrote in...You stole my letter to my 16-y-o and just wrote in the bit about going to college, didn't you? Thief. :pHappy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.com