tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post1451592591023036363..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: The Street Of Misfit ToysHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-84747627442172493292007-08-03T11:43:00.000-04:002007-08-03T11:43:00.000-04:00Still works second time around - great reminder.Ch...Still works second time around - great reminder.<BR/>CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-79801593052484149822007-08-03T06:33:00.000-04:002007-08-03T06:33:00.000-04:00Simply beautiful!Simply beautiful!Quiskaeyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06669432995380824321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-27565180021835152682007-07-17T14:14:00.000-04:002007-07-17T14:14:00.000-04:00it brought me to tears... :)it brought me to tears... :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922129207090504251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-49504797069863387602007-07-14T08:36:00.000-04:002007-07-14T08:36:00.000-04:00How do you write two amazing posts in a row like t...How do you write two amazing posts in a row like this? breathtaking and so very sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-46352121782102640292007-07-11T15:02:00.000-04:002007-07-11T15:02:00.000-04:00read often - never comment... My husbands grandfat...read often - never comment... My husbands grandfather is not well liked by his children.. Growing up as immigrants there were always difficulties and often the father was rightfully or wrongfully blamed.. I see an older man who smiles huge when i walk into a room (even though he is blind he always knows it is me) who hugs me tight and puts five dollars in my pocket, who always tells me how beautiful his wife is and laughs and sings with joy.. I tell the family that he has a gentle soul and they role their eyes at me. Maybe he wasn't a great father, maybe he tried and maybe he didn't - but in old age he has softened and he is a giving caring man.. Your neighbours friend reminds me of him.. YOU with your baby made that mans day. You for accepting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-70960366361479505512007-07-11T14:01:00.000-04:002007-07-11T14:01:00.000-04:00Haven't been here in a while. Loving the new look....Haven't been here in a while. Loving the new look. Now I can read you from work again. The tell-tale green was like a magnet for my boss. Plus it hurt my tired, sleepless eyes.scarbie dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15067032043776994982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-84618079286014108512007-07-11T13:51:00.000-04:002007-07-11T13:51:00.000-04:00Oh, so beautiful! Thank you for a quiet, reflectf...Oh, so beautiful! Thank you for a quiet, reflectful moment in an otherwise hectic day!Michelle Constantinescuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927443258162528366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-51409937994591057532007-07-11T12:30:00.000-04:002007-07-11T12:30:00.000-04:00Inspired by Alice and Henry, You guys did a good t...Inspired by Alice and Henry, You guys did a good thing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14443484910736109995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-73102915369878938022007-07-11T10:19:00.000-04:002007-07-11T10:19:00.000-04:00beautiful post- it's amazing what we can actually ...beautiful post- it's amazing what we can actually learn from our children.petite gourmandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14390555269928625967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-12194896409433625982007-07-11T05:46:00.000-04:002007-07-11T05:46:00.000-04:00Perfection.Perfection.Miscellaneous-Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02553107673036472909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-11732430730690260362007-07-11T00:57:00.000-04:002007-07-11T00:57:00.000-04:00This was beautiful, and really, has helped me to v...This was beautiful, and really, has helped me to view things in a different way as it seems I'm going through something similar with my parents and their 'old, pirate' ways. Thank you for sharing this, as I said, it was beautiful.Mama's Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18189102762309389667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-86003768814768284262007-07-10T23:19:00.000-04:002007-07-10T23:19:00.000-04:00Thank you. Your gift for the written word is just...Thank you. Your gift for the written word is just what I needed today to keep me in perspective of what is true and lovely.tallulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844399832417509801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-11346109142919322882007-07-10T22:12:00.000-04:002007-07-10T22:12:00.000-04:00lord, woman. that is one hell of a post. i love i...lord, woman. that is one hell of a post. i love it so much, and it's exactly what i need to be reading right now. makes me want to start writing writing writing something substantial and meaningful like this.<BR/><BR/>i'll get on it.<BR/><BR/>so pleased to call you my friend, lady.gingajoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01356643079413822527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-53541706209007739382007-07-10T21:41:00.000-04:002007-07-10T21:41:00.000-04:00I've never commented here before...but read often....I've never commented here before...but read often.<BR/><BR/>You see such life & beauty if small things. It's a great perspective to have and a wonderful view to take in.FENICLEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933260775407897696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-86550550345583900792007-07-10T20:58:00.000-04:002007-07-10T20:58:00.000-04:00This child of yours is truly an angel on earth. Tr...This child of yours is truly an angel on earth. Truly!<BR/>I love imagining her calling out "Hi! Man!" :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-78163007383785528262007-07-10T19:07:00.000-04:002007-07-10T19:07:00.000-04:00In what unexpected ways do we learn from our child...In what unexpected ways do we learn from our children.<BR/><BR/>This was absolutely beautiful. Thank you. And thanks to that wonderful old pirate, who has inadvertently touched so many more people than he can know.Namitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476552972162497517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-30271004204395416212007-07-10T18:30:00.000-04:002007-07-10T18:30:00.000-04:00DAMN! You are a fine writer!*sniff!*DAMN! You are a fine writer!<BR/><BR/>*sniff!*Animalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011608269211715910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-85503403295064075722007-07-10T17:39:00.000-04:002007-07-10T17:39:00.000-04:00The shabby beauty of the used item cannot be disco...The shabby beauty of the used item cannot be discounted. This is such a lovely lesson and more zen than you realize. To see the use in something, despite its worn exterior, is clearly an ability your child has. By accepting these gifts, you also elevate the purpose of the elderly man across the street and it brings balance to the universe. How wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-5160942019244057112007-07-10T17:24:00.000-04:002007-07-10T17:24:00.000-04:00Aw. Sounds like she's teaching you, though...Aw. Sounds like she's teaching you, though...Damselflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139191935886860839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-56989966246831048822007-07-10T16:05:00.000-04:002007-07-10T16:05:00.000-04:00Mulling over your latest posting made me recall li...Mulling over your latest posting made me recall life as a four year old. <BR/><BR/>Across the street at the corner house lived a widower, Mr. Jones. He was about 85. He lived simply, he had made his money through owning a taxi cab company. Unlike the neighbours, he actually had a maid who looked after him. It seemed, to my eyes, that they really weren't that far apart in age.<BR/><BR/>I can't remember what we talked about, but I do remember sitting in one of the rocking chairs he had on his verandah in the summer evenings. His maid would come out from time to time and offer fresh fruit -- cherries, plums and other tender fruits. I think it was there that I first tasted cherries -- my mother was not one for fresh produce but for pies, cakes and cookies -- and negotiating the first pit in my mouth. The tangy-sweetness was a revelation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-74573195554221191972007-07-10T15:09:00.000-04:002007-07-10T15:09:00.000-04:00This was indeed a beautiful, thoughtful post. It'...This was indeed a beautiful, thoughtful post. It's funny how truly you recognise the cliche that you see the world anew through your child's eyes when you become a parent. We have a similar old man across the street whose voice, I was sure, would scare off Mme L, but she is madly in love with him and screams his name every morning should he happen to be outside.NotSoSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782162947524115936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-49118849004575230992007-07-10T14:38:00.000-04:002007-07-10T14:38:00.000-04:00I predict I wil become the old woman version of th...I predict I wil become the old woman version of that old man.<BR/><BR/>He sounds like a beautiful soul and I am sure giving these treasures to WB fills his heart in an amazing way.<BR/><BR/>In my estimation oh Bad one, this was your best post ever.crazymummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663148723513574331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-31589629027536555742007-07-10T14:28:00.000-04:002007-07-10T14:28:00.000-04:00Wow. What a beautiful, moving, heart wrenching s...Wow. <BR/><BR/>What a beautiful, moving, heart wrenching story...on so many levels. <BR/><BR/>My heart is breaking for that old man. He needs to be needed, to still be relevant, to have a purpose. WonderBaby gives him this. You do, too.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843141103424224033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-51957463876926280572007-07-10T13:21:00.000-04:002007-07-10T13:21:00.000-04:00Beautiful story and very moving. I had a moment l...Beautiful story and very moving. I had a moment like that some months ago and it was truly transformative, too.Aliki2006https://www.blogger.com/profile/15763865834765963343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-26673252712512985002007-07-10T12:56:00.000-04:002007-07-10T12:56:00.000-04:00I love this post! It is hilarious and yet also ga...I love this post! It is hilarious and yet also gave me a happy hurt in my heart.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252636076708785634noreply@blogger.com