Comments on: “Help, I need somebody…”

By: Geri

Geri — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:41:09 +0000

Hi again Jude,

I am going to write about your blog. The photos are wonderful, and so are your sentiments.
I am a Pisces too. March 8th.

Geri

By: Geri

Geri — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:38:30 +0000

Hi Jude,

I’m so flattered that you like the blog. I am sorry for your loss. It’s hard, but your dad was a lucky man to have children he loved so much.

Of course it’s okay to browse.

Geri

By: f_kranzberg

f_kranzberg — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:06:12 +0000

My seventh grade English teacher was the worst. Not only did we have to go to class, but she made each of us schedule a small group session with her every week. These sessions were where we would go over our papers, paragraph by paragraph, line by line, word by word, until they were just right.

I was having a particularly rough time with one true-life-story assignment, and had rewritten it what seemed like a dozen times, when Miss Fieselman sat me down and said “tell me the story.” I started to tell her the story as I had written it, and she interrupted me with “no, pretend I am a girlfriend and tell me the story.” So, I told her the story. Her advice was simple “Write it like you told it to me.”

It didn’t take me too much longer to appreciate how very lucky I was to have Miss Clara Fieselman as my teacher.

By: Jude

Jude — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:57:20 +0000

I’ve just discovered your blog. Wonderful, wish I’d discovered it earlier. I also lost someone dear to me – my father passed away in Jan and he was very supportive of us 3 kids and our efforts to make something of ourselves, carve a meaningful life.

I’m looking forward to reading more of your lovely posts.

P.S. Full confession: I’m not fifty (I would love a fab-late-thirties community!), but hoping it’s OK to browse

By: Eileen Rosado

Eileen Rosado — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:39:31 +0000

I wanted to thank my Step Mother. She cam along in my father’s life at a time when he needed to find love and I needed a mother. My mother died when I was 10 but our relationship was not the best. My Step mother brought a great love to my life. She made me feel that I was worthwhile. HAving 2 older sisters who were somewhat abusive made me hope for a guardian angel. That angel came in the form of my Step mother. She made my father’s life complete. She made him so happy. Thanks MOM

By: Geri

Geri — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 02:41:58 +0000

Hi Patricia,

It warms my heart to read comments like yours. Our friends will never replace our parents, but how lucky we are to have friends we can count on.

Fondly,
Geri

By: Patricia Assanowicz

Patricia Assanowicz — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:40:13 +0000

I want to thank my Mom and Dad who passed to early in life, growing up they were my hero’s and I have a really hard time when I want to sit down and talk about different things I am going through. When I was young having someone steer you in the right direction and listen meant alot to me. At times there is an empty void and I felt no one knew me better than my parents, after losing them, I had a hard time trying to keep my ducks in a row, “so to speak”. Then one day I realized I have two very good friends that were and still are there for me. Thank you Geri for giving me this time

By: Toby Wollin

Toby Wollin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:26:59 +0000

Great Metropolitan Castle Creek, New York.

By: Geri

Geri — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:51:24 +0000

Hi Toby,

Wonderful post. Where do you live? I don’t think I ever asked

oxo

By: Toby Wollin

Toby Wollin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:23:13 +0000

Geri – you and I are definitely joined at the brain. I saw your photo and said to myself, “I had a piece on KCE that was basically about the same thing and used a photo very much like that.”
Great minds and all that.
http://www.kitchencountereconomics.com/2009/06/19/taking-personal-responsibility-for-breaking-the-recession/