tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006282.post114359056192403013..comments2024-03-06T05:16:44.829-05:00Comments on a girl named Sue: ScaredAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10294414614169200852noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006282.post-1144115165688665322006-04-03T21:46:00.000-04:002006-04-03T21:46:00.000-04:00I was walking my dog today and pondering the fact ...I was walking my dog today and pondering the fact that my mother, who quit smoking for two weeks, has gone back to it again. She's been smoking for 40 years and I worry, worry, worry about her health constantly. I was thinking to myself that I shouldn't linger on the negatives that way. And wondering why it is that I do.<BR/><BR/>And then I read your post and realized I'm obviously not the only one.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry about your mother and grandmother and the health problems they're experiencing. Strength and best wishes to you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006282.post-1143993215961362742006-04-02T11:53:00.000-04:002006-04-02T11:53:00.000-04:00Beautiful post. It's funny that when you're little...Beautiful post. <BR/><BR/>It's funny that when you're little, you get scared of the dark and you live in such fear of the monsters that live under your bed. When you're older, you realize that monsters follow you around aren't so much because of the dark and aren't so much in your bed, rather in your head and at the same time very real.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006282.post-1143836510118467742006-03-31T15:21:00.000-05:002006-03-31T15:21:00.000-05:00Thanks everyone.Thanks everyone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294414614169200852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006282.post-1143827249451149252006-03-31T12:47:00.000-05:002006-03-31T12:47:00.000-05:00I have felt this way. Being there is too hard, bu...I have felt this way. Being there is too hard, but being far away is just as hard. I wish you well and hope you find peace with this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006282.post-1143771024736077042006-03-30T21:10:00.000-05:002006-03-30T21:10:00.000-05:00I feel the same way about mortality. It is comple...I feel the same way about mortality. It is completely frighting. <BR/><BR/>I am really sorry to hear about your family's health. At the very least your thoughts will urge you to live more fully with them and to not regret leaving things unsaid or undone.Mindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930219023504714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006282.post-1143661416228634542006-03-29T14:43:00.000-05:002006-03-29T14:43:00.000-05:00I can't let myself think about things like this or...I can't let myself think about things like this or I'll never let anyone out of my sight ever again.Miss Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10229159795899119620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006282.post-1143654624218146412006-03-29T12:50:00.000-05:002006-03-29T12:50:00.000-05:00nice post. I just returned from seeing a lot of m...nice post. I just returned from seeing a lot of my family and the thought of my grandparents dying and my parents is devastating. i looked at my grandfather and knew he didn't have a lot of time left with this part of his life. i put down what i was doing and went over and sat with him for nearly 20 mins. more time then i have spent with him in ten years. we talked about jack daniels and the price of gas.<BR/>best wishes for your family.Clemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052664046592628557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006282.post-1143651223635529322006-03-29T11:53:00.001-05:002006-03-29T11:53:00.001-05:00amazing post serena. i completely identify with y...amazing post serena. i completely identify with your feelings. last night i read something from my own archives about this very topic, so when i came over to read your site, i realize, again, that we all feel this way. it is impossibly scary. again, i completely identify. here's to peace of mind and the knowledge that we have the strength to make it through even if we can't protect everyone. still doesn't really help...these words.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749493004887461409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006282.post-1143651220344508582006-03-29T11:53:00.000-05:002006-03-29T11:53:00.000-05:00Hi Serena, unlike you, I didn't think about these...Hi Serena, unlike you, I didn't think about these things. I thought my mom was invincible. Just before she died, she did a whirlwind tour of Korea visitng everyone she knew and doing everything she could. She was healthy, active and took pretty damn good care of herself and then she died all of a sudden. It is so hard to lose someone like your mother, it is something that one never gets over, I think. I'm learning to accept that. Take this opportunity to talk to your mother about your feelings. Let her read this blog entry, whatever it is get the communication flowing btwn you two. That will make you feel more at ease about your mortality. I've learn this from my recent lesson with death and vow to live my life to the fullest and say what I need to say right then and there. <BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother and mother, take time to talk to them and tell them how you feel. It'll mean the world to them and you.PutYourFlareOnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15694124181161237796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8006282.post-1143646675523798582006-03-29T10:37:00.000-05:002006-03-29T10:37:00.000-05:00This is incredibly astute. I feel the same things...This is incredibly astute. I feel the same things sometimes in terms of mortality. I'm very sorry to hear of your grandmother's and mother's health problems.<BR/><BR/>Even though I'm a few years past being an official adult, I still am not okay with my parents being around, even in theory, to protect me. Best wishes for your family.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653535953278952618noreply@blogger.com