tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post8022015405491674078..comments2024-03-05T05:39:54.907-05:00Comments on Good Girl Gone Redneck: Time lost ...Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972798018825603047noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-68588561034058862012011-03-24T14:07:14.595-04:002011-03-24T14:07:14.595-04:00This had to be a tough post to write. I'm so s...This had to be a tough post to write. I'm so sorry for all the loss. At the end where you ask if it's even ok to forgive someone for leaving - yes, it is. You shouldn't question your feelings. I loved this "How is it that family pulls together at times of hurt, and pulls apart over the years? In such a way - such a way that we know of nothing else. No other way to function."Elena Wollborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741826687609279717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-31978506840354354352011-03-23T13:55:15.784-04:002011-03-23T13:55:15.784-04:00This one really hit home. I lost an uncle last yea...This one really hit home. I lost an uncle last year, a man who was such a large part of my childhood. And I was asked not to come to the memorial because of something small. Something so small that I still am not quite sure I'm not forgetting something larger. I mean, to shut out your family, wouldn't it have to be huge?<br /><br />I'm so sorry you have this same issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-31390506772350661422011-03-22T16:59:16.249-04:002011-03-22T16:59:16.249-04:00Family can comfort us like no other...and hurt us ...Family can comfort us like no other...and hurt us like no other.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-35641808033804912942011-03-22T16:42:58.471-04:002011-03-22T16:42:58.471-04:00This is such a painful post. So much loss.
This ...This is such a painful post. So much loss. <br /><br />This line is so achingly, strikingly true: "How is it that family pulls together at times of hurt, and pulls apart over the years? "<br /><br />I think, that it's okay to still be working through forgiveness. It wouldn't be real if it was forced and quick.<br /><br />I'm so sorry for your hurt, and so thankful that you Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381279330033574052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-20887648685163273502011-03-22T16:26:51.951-04:002011-03-22T16:26:51.951-04:00So sad when there is turmoil in a family.
When dis...So sad when there is turmoil in a family.<br />When disagreements lead to years without each other.<br />Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-48841230838205038902011-03-22T15:54:15.132-04:002011-03-22T15:54:15.132-04:00Such a powerful post. I have also seen this with m...Such a powerful post. I have also seen this with my dad and his siblings...they get into disagreements in cycles. It's sad and pointless at the same time. Im thankful to have one sister only because its just the two of us....always! Fantastic post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-7375435515099180222011-03-22T15:15:08.382-04:002011-03-22T15:15:08.382-04:00I love the way you have written this. Short bursts...I love the way you have written this. Short bursts of images. One after the other. It somehow increases the impact of the words. <br /><br />Very well written.Dafeenahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078199274088729529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-53981592365329977892011-03-22T14:46:49.664-04:002011-03-22T14:46:49.664-04:00Well done. Love and loss, love and gain...all so i...Well done. Love and loss, love and gain...all so inextricably linked. I have that special Tanta in my life, too. I'm fortunate to have her still, at least for a while longer. <br /><br />Tanta? Holland?Trish Ileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843855934101044782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-24195292676026379572011-03-22T13:52:28.406-04:002011-03-22T13:52:28.406-04:00I could relate to this. On the one hand sometimes ...I could relate to this. On the one hand sometimes things other people do seem unforgivable but it's we who suffer from harboring these resentful feelings. Sigh.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564542013071462911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-85120016252136985772011-03-22T12:01:02.462-04:002011-03-22T12:01:02.462-04:00Wow, this was a good one. Is it partly true? I fee...Wow, this was a good one. Is it partly true? I feel that it is. You wrote about two losses: one that is found in a fractured family and one found in death and mourning. Well done.Erica Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349348967479428632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-60473221312295927292011-03-22T11:53:06.560-04:002011-03-22T11:53:06.560-04:00"We know that there is so little time, that t..."We know that there is so little time, that to hold a grudge, even one we find to be worthy, is not worth it after all."<br /><br />Andrea, that is the absolute best line in your post. The absolute best. There are a lot of great things about this post, but that line? is the bomb!<br /><br />I love the way we cover a lifetime in such few words. It's like we were looking at a movie {Stephanie}The Drama Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643310288610990260noreply@blogger.com