tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670201345837905864.post8714002687047654414..comments2023-06-17T03:38:57.128-04:00Comments on The Squashed Bologna: a slice of life in the sandwich generation: There but for fortuneVardahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542045802860922751noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670201345837905864.post-79951002763019938952012-10-29T18:05:46.197-04:002012-10-29T18:05:46.197-04:00I read, but I have no words. Be safe.I read, but I have no words. Be safe.GirlWithTheCanehttp://www.girlwiththecane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670201345837905864.post-69844697563096872402012-10-29T17:56:07.043-04:002012-10-29T17:56:07.043-04:00Oh, how I wish you did not have this tragedy in yo...Oh, how I wish you did not have this tragedy in your world. May you find comfort with your boys, with your family. May you have a sense of peace wash over you, even as this storm and these pains swirl around you. May you be well. Glori B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02879149420445359645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670201345837905864.post-6751279191625507842012-10-29T15:08:18.558-04:002012-10-29T15:08:18.558-04:00brutal, on all levels. haven't been to squashe...brutal, on all levels. haven't been to squashed land recently, madam varda, and when i read all your posts in a swell foop like this, i am, as always, blown away by your ability to put the ephemeral into words. The sundering of a family; your mother's fragility (and resilience); your asskicking of that beeeyatch Ann Coulter...you operate in many registers my friend, and they're all most excellent. I wish you luck with the badly named "Sandy" (was ever there such a mis-named storm?)mannahattamammahttp://www.mannahattamamma.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670201345837905864.post-940331870657854512012-10-29T12:38:34.003-04:002012-10-29T12:38:34.003-04:00Beautiful post -- unspeakable tragedies -- it felt...Beautiful post -- unspeakable tragedies -- it felt close -- not so much because of being a parent, but because it happened in my old neighborhood, just like you said. There's a visceral connection to that -- to community, to feeling and wanting to feel control.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670201345837905864.post-50993425995682827862012-10-29T11:50:13.537-04:002012-10-29T11:50:13.537-04:00I found the story heartbreaking when I heard about...I found the story heartbreaking when I heard about it, and I can't imagine having it happen so close to home.<br /><br />Prayers for all concerned.<br /><br />"/Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670201345837905864.post-84888954006480495472012-10-29T10:22:19.980-04:002012-10-29T10:22:19.980-04:00What kills me are the hateful comments.
At a time...What kills me are the hateful comments.<br /><br />At a time like this????<br /><br />Unbelievable.<br /><br />Poor, devastated parents; beyond what I can imagine.<br /><br />I just couldn't ... it would be more than I could bear.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6670201345837905864.post-63757154060518492862012-10-29T09:36:09.203-04:002012-10-29T09:36:09.203-04:00Your words say exactly what all of us - even us mu...Your words say exactly what all of us - even us mums half way across the world - were thinking last Friday. But the shock of having it happen in your own community is just too close to home. Very well said, thank you. Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.com