tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post5066588138023458286..comments2024-03-15T14:47:21.170-04:00Comments on Lemon Gloria: On what would've been his 76th birthdayLemon Gloriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-49197850153075018122013-06-02T21:42:44.427-04:002013-06-02T21:42:44.427-04:00I love you, honey. So honored that I got to share ...I love you, honey. So honored that I got to share the experience with you.<br />Hugs,<br />KMasala Chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04713762033892464889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-47248170741249644462012-10-09T04:05:20.341-04:002012-10-09T04:05:20.341-04:00Darktober. I feel where you're coming from. Mo...Darktober. I feel where you're coming from. Mom died Oct. 16th. Little brother was a suicide Oct. 23rd. I used to LOVE October, got married on Halloween. Now, not so much.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07490109332475074631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-13500807329934728352012-10-05T13:47:56.660-04:002012-10-05T13:47:56.660-04:00Big hugs right back 'atcha. :)Big hugs right back 'atcha. :)swaaaanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351064726343538997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-37658949376649561652012-10-05T10:02:48.196-04:002012-10-05T10:02:48.196-04:00The pictures of your dad and you are beautiful. H...The pictures of your dad and you are beautiful. He looks like such a kind and loving man - he looks like he loved you so much. I'm guessing that if he could have stayed to know Jordan and India he would have. Profound depression is not a disease anyone chooses.... I'm so sad for your loss - no loss is easy but the kind you and Betty have gone thru and the abandonment you experienced is terrible. Love to you and your whole family.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17878620474790055856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-42554326389212690952012-10-04T22:41:50.135-04:002012-10-04T22:41:50.135-04:00Having lost my two fathers - father and stepfather...Having lost my two fathers - father and stepfather - I can very much identify. And it's not linear. But they are always with us. I recently had a health scare and day of a test, saw a sign that indicated my stepfather was with me. I didn't fully realize it until later and then I kind of lost it. Grief lasts but so does love. Hugs to you! Stacy Kraus McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975331975501844839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-11409331890470804372012-10-04T18:49:19.872-04:002012-10-04T18:49:19.872-04:00Oh Lisa. Big hugs. I'm still, still, so sorr...Oh Lisa. Big hugs. I'm still, still, so sorry for your loss. <3 <3 <3Laurahttp://jeroboam.net/wpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-64069038667979652222012-10-04T16:11:06.006-04:002012-10-04T16:11:06.006-04:00Anger is normal and forgiveness is imperative. I k...Anger is normal and forgiveness is imperative. I keep wanting to tell you everything will be better soon, but honestly I don't really think the crazy ever goes away, cause that's what crazy does. But that's ok too, isn't it? Oct. 3rd is my birthday too, I guess now I'll always think of your dad on that day as well, and that's good too, because sometimes I need to get out of my own head. Hugs.The Bonny Bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164325917061110813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-59254710933962567972012-10-04T12:27:50.147-04:002012-10-04T12:27:50.147-04:00Thank you for such kind words. Thank you for such kind words. Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-28145678627091660812012-10-04T12:27:13.747-04:002012-10-04T12:27:13.747-04:00Thank you so much, Karen. It is, it really is.Thank you so much, Karen. It is, it really is.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-66649963896763211622012-10-04T12:26:59.506-04:002012-10-04T12:26:59.506-04:00Love you, Soph.Love you, Soph.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-61057958330261322502012-10-04T12:26:47.119-04:002012-10-04T12:26:47.119-04:00Yes, that's a good way to put it - complicated...Yes, that's a good way to put it - complicated in the best of circumstances. <br /><br />My dad was very angry that I wrote about what he saw as his private business. He never accepted that the fact that it not only affected but destroyed the rest of us made it our business as well, being that we were family and all. My mom was always fine with it, and that gave me a good deal of freedom.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-83456679674006260562012-10-04T12:24:47.989-04:002012-10-04T12:24:47.989-04:00Thank you, Lynn. Sending you hugs on the prairie!Thank you, Lynn. Sending you hugs on the prairie!Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-59606152939512388842012-10-04T12:24:32.043-04:002012-10-04T12:24:32.043-04:00Oh, Coleen, sorry for laying you flat out. I don&#...Oh, Coleen, sorry for laying you flat out. I don't always feel the loss every day, all the time - it's gotten much better. Imaginary friend hugs to you, too!Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-5910796782242215432012-10-04T12:23:39.958-04:002012-10-04T12:23:39.958-04:00Thank you, lovely Hillary. Big hugs.Thank you, lovely Hillary. Big hugs.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-20839196722425286762012-10-04T12:23:25.839-04:002012-10-04T12:23:25.839-04:00Love and hugs back to you, my friend. The ups and ...Love and hugs back to you, my friend. The ups and the downs - all real life.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-3279833637979247012012-10-04T12:22:40.385-04:002012-10-04T12:22:40.385-04:00Oh, my gosh. Reading this totally made me cry. Tha...Oh, my gosh. Reading this totally made me cry. That is a lot to handle, and you sound like you're doing it so very well. I try to keep in mind that we are all doing the best we can, and as you said, our parents didn't know anything, and neither do we. We just try to do better. Big hugs to you.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-1279130946674162512012-10-04T12:20:02.168-04:002012-10-04T12:20:02.168-04:00I love this comment. Thank you. It's true - ev...I love this comment. Thank you. It's true - everything you said. Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-4954125103741036132012-10-04T12:18:29.864-04:002012-10-04T12:18:29.864-04:00Thank you. I find it helpful. And the reminder to ...Thank you. I find it helpful. And the reminder to take a breath is a good one.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-27198764924895279012012-10-04T12:18:09.563-04:002012-10-04T12:18:09.563-04:00Hugs to you, my friend. Thank you for the always s...Hugs to you, my friend. Thank you for the always support.Lemon Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280085058516960260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-83869206244022713952012-10-04T00:38:41.316-04:002012-10-04T00:38:41.316-04:00He has such a beautiful smile and such loving eyes...He has such a beautiful smile and such loving eyes. I will not use the past tense because he still has them in your heart. He is there forever.Absolut Ruinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786955215978419429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-91841897595874204172012-10-03T22:29:56.246-04:002012-10-03T22:29:56.246-04:00Peace and comfort to you . . . grief is the most g...Peace and comfort to you . . . grief is the most gut-punching trip of our lives, and you write about it well.Karen, random readernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-45734883172816006952012-10-03T22:08:10.550-04:002012-10-03T22:08:10.550-04:00Ouuf. I love you.Ouuf. I love you.Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883556869504380904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-90010194001925115792012-10-03T21:54:50.894-04:002012-10-03T21:54:50.894-04:00I agree with Jen. Families are complicated in the...I agree with Jen. Families are complicated in the best of circumstances. What I love about you is the freedom you have to discuss the good and the bad about your family. Without a doubt, it is clear you felt love. That is one great gift. <br /><br />I'm sorry about the grief you feel in waves. She Likes To Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912368739603641110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-73420097119743176522012-10-03T20:51:14.359-04:002012-10-03T20:51:14.359-04:00You always write beautifully about your father. Se...You always write beautifully about your father. Sending lots of love your way.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14362817901821195288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2117136912052729666.post-25928445917818824582012-10-03T19:53:07.876-04:002012-10-03T19:53:07.876-04:00oh, lisa, i just...don't know. every year i r...oh, lisa, i just...don't know. every year i read your tribute (for lack of a better word) to your dad, and every year it sneaks up on me and then lays me flat out. i'm so sorry you have to experience this loss every day, and today of all days. imaginary internet friend hugs! cccsloaneclearvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01945969715801127631noreply@blogger.com