tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post2990501163495815935..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: White ElephantsElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-86644377140494714562017-12-24T09:49:18.337-08:002017-12-24T09:49:18.337-08:00So, reality is different for everybody and we need...So, reality is different for everybody and we need to accept that. I lost count of the number of times I felt my family was treating me like shit and how dare they ignore or worse, laugh at me when I am meant to be treated with, well what exactly? Endless respect and always pc and never a word of dismay or even disgust at the way my life interferes with theirs? It doesn't work. We all need to let it rip from time to time. <br />Your boys are heroes no matter what.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-5103729615948465582017-12-23T15:59:53.650-08:002017-12-23T15:59:53.650-08:00Ouch re the rue. My children dish up the same from...Ouch re the rue. My children dish up the same from time to time and I try to just let it wash over me, just like you did. It's natural for them to be conflicted. Your boys' immense sensitivity and compassion despite the challenges of having a sister with disabilities, must be reassuring to you. <br />P.S. When did you start giving Sophie CBDA and what effects are you observing? Is it readily available? I'd never heard of it until you mentioned it here.The Sound of the Silenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669598042879486343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-57315266893321681972017-12-23T12:38:36.702-08:002017-12-23T12:38:36.702-08:00Rue and Joy often intermingle and sometimes we voi...Rue and Joy often intermingle and sometimes we voice it and that's okay... you have a Beautiful Family and the Love for one another rises above any bitter regrets. Merry Christmas, glad that the Family is able to be together again for the Holidays!Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-83776415282211891292017-12-23T11:35:28.480-08:002017-12-23T11:35:28.480-08:00Love.Love.Carrie Wilson Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586157395539583862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-81633134961377262292017-12-22T15:27:59.988-08:002017-12-22T15:27:59.988-08:00exactlyexactlyJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-74604964250980545202017-12-22T08:11:31.174-08:002017-12-22T08:11:31.174-08:00*and so are you and your boys. I really should pro...*and so are you and your boys. I really should proofread. Hugs.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-54161899170793036852017-12-22T08:10:31.867-08:002017-12-22T08:10:31.867-08:00Your writing here, so astonishingly bright, remind...Your writing here, so astonishingly bright, reminds me of that it is possible to hold two opposing truths at once, joy and sorrow, love and rue, happiness to be home and happiness to know that the return to college awaits. That last is true for all college kids, it is the way of life, and in an odd way, I think Oliver was just saying to Henry, hey bro, I am happy to have you home, walking alongside us, this life we share, this love. Even though there is such pain woven through this, it is an achingly beautiful post. Sophie is so beautiful, and so are you boys. Love.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-83828824540427012832017-12-22T07:12:55.309-08:002017-12-22T07:12:55.309-08:00He just has your gallows sense of humor. We do the...He just has your gallows sense of humor. We do the same thing around here. (I know you know that.) I also know that the "rue" is real and you expressed it with a shining sort of grace and I thank you for writing the words of my heart, so often.❤️Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221703763145912238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-86803275444818922862017-12-22T05:16:25.441-08:002017-12-22T05:16:25.441-08:00Just because it's true doesn't mean he'...Just because it's true doesn't mean he's not glad to be home. Life is a shit show or one kind or another. Your boys are blessed. They have witnessed your love, your humor and your perseverance all their lives. Your boys are blessed, they just don't know it yet.<br /><br />Merry Christmas ElizabethMy life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-10027767197416189462017-12-21T23:33:45.005-08:002017-12-21T23:33:45.005-08:00Yes, they can give out the zingers. Most of mine h...Yes, they can give out the zingers. Most of mine home for the holidays and we’ve been doing some necessary work here that I know they’d have preferred not to have been on the agenda, but they are willing to help out, glad to be of help, in fact, even as they wish the need not there. I feel the same way. Rebecca yourighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280799506632923546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-26972176017078405242017-12-21T21:12:42.782-08:002017-12-21T21:12:42.782-08:00And he will be glad to be back from college when h...And he will be glad to be back from college when he leaves home. He doesn't know that yet, but he will. And you will be happy to see him. And Sophie will be happy too.Denise Emanuel Clemenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982725113569943337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-2899885420176382822017-12-21T19:41:16.248-08:002017-12-21T19:41:16.248-08:00I would feel the same as you. Harsh bit of Oliver’...I would feel the same as you. Harsh bit of Oliver’s reality coming out of his mouth. I bet it is hard on the boys but it’s also something that is so much a part of their lives that I’m willing to bet Henry IS happy to be home and to partake of difficult tasks. I know through your photos that they love Sophie dearly. I can’t help but think that Oliver’s comment showed no respect for your feelings, Sophie’s feelings or what you endure every single day of your life. He’s a teenager and there is that. So many things to consider and while his truth deserves expression, it was a really shitty way to say it. I am sorry that happened. JoanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-19893245697361026522017-12-21T19:23:53.951-08:002017-12-21T19:23:53.951-08:00Christmas time i find very hard. I am single and m...Christmas time i find very hard. I am single and middle aged and this time is so so focussed on family. I find it all a bit cruel to be honest. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-66287435017570720682017-12-21T18:31:55.746-08:002017-12-21T18:31:55.746-08:00Oh, that hit me like a jolt. Even if it only laste...Oh, that hit me like a jolt. Even if it only lasted for a moment, it would be very difficult to take. You have done a wonderful job, dear Elizabeth, just wonderful.<br /><br />Here's to Sophie's continued seizure free state.livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-3340541031330520902017-12-21T18:30:53.418-08:002017-12-21T18:30:53.418-08:00I imagine that in reality, Henry is glad to be bac...I imagine that in reality, Henry is glad to be back. I told a friend something yesterday that someone I love had said. Something that hurt me and she said, "Oh, that's just macho talk. Ignore it."<br />I give that to you, as well. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com