tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post2341319053969954063..comments2023-12-26T01:06:36.400-07:00Comments on Chronologie Vintage: Emergency Room, High Water, Forestsallymandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15832828827048897372noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-60824550793020863712009-05-31T00:21:01.107-06:002009-05-31T00:21:01.107-06:00Modest: that's very insightful and wise, what you...Modest: that's very insightful and wise, what you said about bravery. Thank you. <br /><br />Thanks, Duchesse. I'm thankful, too. <br /><br />Belette: When I started to realize what would be required of me as a parent in this regard--not covering her in armor and locking her in her room--I was literally appalled. You're right. <br /><br />WinW: thank you. That means a great deal to me, coming from such a wonderful writer as you.<br /><br />Gal: Yes, the randomness of life is humbling and rather intimidating to me.sallymandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832828827048897372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-44964474227252320972009-05-31T00:17:02.389-06:002009-05-31T00:17:02.389-06:00Thank you everyone for your comments.
Green: t...Thank you everyone for your comments. <br /><br />Green: that is kind of what it's like. <br /><br />Jane: I liked what you said about asking the questions and moving forward with an open mind. <br /><br />Catherine/TCH: thanks, I did have a safe trip. <br /><br />Saz, Protege, Moannie: Thank you all. <br /><br />Stephanie: They did not replace the tendon, or even mention whether that's possible. The tendon was too damaged to repair, and it's a tiny one that helps her raise her pinky toe. If you try raising your pinky toe, you'll probably see it doesn't raise much anyway. <br /><br />It's never easy to see a child's purity of body become tainted in any way. I remember when H. got her ears pierced at age 10. It was hard for me. There were her perfect little ears, now with holes in them. Yet I had to let her life proceed. Such is the case with this. I'm so glad she didn't hurt anything worse...though I do realize that a more serious injury could happen almost any day. <br /><br />Penney and Frugal: that's what everyone tells me...that the motherly protective feelings don't go away. I'm mostly glad for that. <br /><br />lakeviewer: You're right, we can't stop things from happening. I'm still getting used to this truth. <br /><br />Thanks for all your heartfelt thoughts, Angela. <br /><br />Lola: you know how much I appreciate your support and encouragement. Today is no exception. If you're proud of me, that makes my day. <br /><br />Thanks, Sher and Imogen. She's doing quite well, and I think she'll get back all the motion in her foot.<br /><br />Droll: thanks, dear. I appreciate that. <br /><br />Tiffany: You, too. ♥sallymandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832828827048897372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-50451276028567824232009-05-30T13:24:19.398-06:002009-05-30T13:24:19.398-06:00I felt as if I had opened the pages of a novel at ...I felt as if I had opened the pages of a novel at random.marc aurelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03811106443815434007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-12899722320884113052009-05-30T07:35:49.891-06:002009-05-30T07:35:49.891-06:00Moms walk around with a special kind of sweet pain...Moms walk around with a special kind of sweet pain all the time! Wonderful post! I love your blog!Maria Killamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728225086725817125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-48485005752167518112009-05-30T05:36:02.727-06:002009-05-30T05:36:02.727-06:00This writing made a shiver go down my spine when I...This writing made a shiver go down my spine when I read it, and touched on some issues I have been thinking about lately, myself<br />(a teacher my husband works with lost her grown son last weekend and we can't stop thinking about the randomness of life and life taken on this earth). <br /><br />I am glad that all ended well with your fiesty,flip-flop wearing daughter, too...Gal Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00643821953484820115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-52952625536497382162009-05-29T19:21:17.700-06:002009-05-29T19:21:17.700-06:00I'm with Lola. I see something here. No, deeper,...I'm with Lola. I see something here. No, deeper, I feel it. It's all fluid like that river. It is substantial like those mountains. Wonderful writing.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-77761054779944596852009-05-29T16:45:16.677-06:002009-05-29T16:45:16.677-06:00I know I am not the first to say this but this is ...I know I am not the first to say this but this is a beautifully written piece. <br /><br />I can't imagine how hard it is to not cover your children in armor and not let them out of their room. I am so sorry about your daughter's tendon.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-75704862017968498672009-05-29T12:02:43.035-06:002009-05-29T12:02:43.035-06:00Such an evocative expression of the love, risk and...Such an evocative expression of the love, risk and knife's edge that every parent lives. I am so grateful that she is able to recover and skip on.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-39567787110278180452009-05-29T07:51:29.187-06:002009-05-29T07:51:29.187-06:00Isn't it amazing that we can live in a world fille...Isn't it amazing that we can live in a world filled with both the serene and the frightening all at the same time? Being a parent is filled with a intense mixture of love and fear -- I guess the mixture is what they call bravery.<br /><br />I hope your daughter heals quickly.The WalMart Veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09356266767492194932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-70947119292748671272009-05-29T01:45:18.057-06:002009-05-29T01:45:18.057-06:00A beautiful post. It really struck a chord with me...A beautiful post. It really struck a chord with me as a mother. Thank you.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536212906241844509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-72437077006616655182009-05-29T00:13:20.747-06:002009-05-29T00:13:20.747-06:00boy you are such a good writer. you can convey so...boy you are such a good writer. you can convey so much in little space. <br /><br />most times i do not envy parents. they have the toughest jobs in the world. but i hear it is rewarding. <br /><br />may your daughter be all better soon.drollgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098844996589898590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-37295051446689258822009-05-28T21:42:20.770-06:002009-05-28T21:42:20.770-06:00Hope your daughter is better.
It's always hard - ...Hope your daughter is better.<br /><br />It's always hard - you want to protect your kids from all harm and danger, but you also need to let them experience the world and take some risks.<br /><br />This is the hardest job of the parent -raising not a child, but an adult.Imogen Lamport, AICI CIPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796095692232856223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-46373179004755473442009-05-28T20:32:32.668-06:002009-05-28T20:32:32.668-06:00Being there doesn't stop the inevitable. Being th...Being there doesn't stop the inevitable. Being there when we can is the only thing we can do. <br /><br />I hope your daughter is recovering. That sounded like one nasty wound. Let us know how she's doing.Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11724466373032206343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-59306969705688986222009-05-28T15:11:19.405-06:002009-05-28T15:11:19.405-06:00"I walked. I drank in the green on the mountains a..."I walked. I drank in the green on the mountains and felt the spray of the river on my face and inhaled the cool air rising from the alder trees. I walked and willed my feet to absorb power from the earth. Power I could not use to protect anyone but myself--and maybe not even for that." PRICELESS.<br /><br />Sallymandy, this is a very powerful post. And I'm noticing your writing is refiniing itself, you're sharpening a very fine tool there. I applaud you on doing a great job, and I am proud of you.<br /><br />CiaoEleonora Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746184664869196394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-7703524780152079192009-05-28T14:32:38.983-06:002009-05-28T14:32:38.983-06:00Oh, this post just tugged at my heart. I wonder s...Oh, this post just tugged at my heart. I wonder sometimes if that nagging little tug of fear we get every time our children leave our sight will ever go away. Probably not - even when they are grown with families of their own, we will still be their mothers, and they will be our babies, and we will worry.<br /><br />I love the way you write.<br /><br />I hope your daughter is feeling better. My heart goes out to the co-worker who lost his daughter. . .angela recadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171018304392191669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-71063204822596317542009-05-28T10:44:56.959-06:002009-05-28T10:44:56.959-06:00I remember having two young kids and trying so har...I remember having two young kids and trying so hard to keep myself from dozing off--afraid of one of those one second accidents.<br /><br />Now my children are older. But it doesn't get any easier.Frugal Scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696815672500452503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-89257760268877897922009-05-28T09:08:44.926-06:002009-05-28T09:08:44.926-06:00SAllymandy, this is full of motherly thoughts, and...SAllymandy, this is full of motherly thoughts, and human pain. We can't stop things from happening; we can only speak the truth as we see it. Hopefully, people will listen.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-1494206434678448642009-05-28T06:35:47.283-06:002009-05-28T06:35:47.283-06:00I so understand how you felt leaving your daughter...I so understand how you felt leaving your daughter after this. Having the two grown sons that I do, I have "been" there, and still, today, feel the guilt and pain when I cannot be there for them when they're down, hurting, upset, whatever..<br />I used to take one of them to the ER often, in the night time, because of "tummy aches". He still suffers from them, and I still wish I could be there. Weird? No..Not at all. Just being a mum.<br />Today she may think your concerns are silly or over cautious..In years to come she will remember them and be grateful to have had you there..<br />I think you filled the empty seat with xoxo..<br />PenneyPenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206845880815854996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-45042110916177408552009-05-28T05:38:06.048-06:002009-05-28T05:38:06.048-06:00Jeez. Sounds like you've had a lot to process lat...Jeez. Sounds like you've had a lot to process lately. You know, it makes your writing really shine. That last sentence is stunning.<br /><br />I hope your daughter's recovery goes well. I'm curious, did they replace the tendon that was removed? I can't imagine a tendon would be deemed not important enough to bother replacing, but then I have heard of stranger body parts not being replaced.Stephanie N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09582031215488414276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-24207514786402704272009-05-28T04:25:06.347-06:002009-05-28T04:25:06.347-06:00Our forests are safe all the while there are dedic...Our forests are safe all the while there are dedicated people like you.<br /><br />Tough for you to leave your daughter but like she said 'don't fret, Ma.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-32738966827996286152009-05-28T03:25:59.849-06:002009-05-28T03:25:59.849-06:00You posts are always loaded with emotions and refl...You posts are always loaded with emotions and reflections about life and the fact that is so precious and so fleeting; one minute we are here, another we can be gone.<br />I have no children of my own, but I think I can imagine how difficult it must be to not to worry about them every second of every day.<br />Sorry to hear about your co-workers loss.<br />I hope you will have a nice stay in Idaho nevertheless and that your daughter will recover soon.;)<br />xoZuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-30766018666005791032009-05-28T02:55:13.010-06:002009-05-28T02:55:13.010-06:00wow sally, that was powerful, the mom guilt evokes...wow sally, that was powerful, the mom guilt evokes a spleen of prose..wonderful...very touching.Sazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433666175721615185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-20375496083746739142009-05-28T02:18:02.336-06:002009-05-28T02:18:02.336-06:00So beautifully written, Sallymandy. That was quite...So beautifully written, Sallymandy. That was quite a scare about your daughter's injury - so glad she's okay. Have a very safe trip.<br />Catherineceeceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962254736526651858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-62976159344815892672009-05-28T01:05:02.512-06:002009-05-28T01:05:02.512-06:00You write so well. Unfortunately I have no answers...You write so well. Unfortunately I have no answers. But maybe we are not always here to find answers but to ask ourselves the questions you ask and then move forwards with an open mind.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351497943306272385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5494416304107404915.post-7425866880316164952009-05-28T01:01:09.048-06:002009-05-28T01:01:09.048-06:00This is such a beautiful post. I am not a parent b...This is such a beautiful post. I am not a parent but after reading this I discern that it is kind of like sitting on a swing that you have no control over, and the landscape is always changing.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this - truly lovely.PurestGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860331983741242940noreply@blogger.com