tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post116176427695438597..comments2024-03-28T09:40:47.640+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Losing One's CoolJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-39053919674943987672017-03-27T09:24:44.637+00:002017-03-27T09:24:44.637+00:00Well done to her, it takes guts to do but sometime...Well done to her, it takes guts to do but sometimes in the heat of a moment we find courage we don't realise that we possess. Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-88348909584646793502017-03-21T09:15:34.249+00:002017-03-21T09:15:34.249+00:00My Grandpa was both a player and coach of one our ...My Grandpa was both a player and coach of one our our footie sides here in Perth. some years after he retired he and my grandma were sitting watching the game, and these young yobboes behind them kept repeating everything he did or said, thinking presumably that because he was elderly he was fair game. My grandpa was a jolly old guy, but he had never backed down from anything in his life and he was always sturdy of build. Imagine their surprise when they said one too many things and he just turned and went over his seat after them and flattened them both. Bet they were politer to old blokes after that! T.L. Merrybardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713406934061779754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31185050532687637812017-03-21T09:08:20.476+00:002017-03-21T09:08:20.476+00:00Huzzah for her! I must admit I am somewhat intimi...Huzzah for her! I must admit I am somewhat intimidated on public transport, being a bushie who rarely has to venture on to it, and would find this very hard to do. I'd like to hope I'd do it though! T.L. Merrybardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713406934061779754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70399415940519881142017-03-21T08:23:25.546+00:002017-03-21T08:23:25.546+00:00I'm so glad to hear that young mum stood up to...I'm so glad to hear that young mum stood up to the boys. I'd have done the same. I've put a stop to bullying by saying something. One girl I spoke to who looked terribly anxious walking home from the school bus has always smiled at me since. She's gone from introverted to being a school prefect. BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-5124989165773618642017-03-21T04:43:21.663+00:002017-03-21T04:43:21.663+00:00Bravo to that young woman! It is easier to 'lo...Bravo to that young woman! It is easier to 'look the other way' but increasingly important not to - incidents of racial abuse and such antisocial behaviour seem to be increasing, and I fear that 'taking a stand' is going to become increasingly important. I was braver when I was young - anti Vietnam and anti Springbok tour protests were logical responses to the social issues of the day. Today, it seems important to smile publicly at the woman in the burka, so support refugee resettlement, and if necessary to call Fake News by name - lies. Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864657381173674455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54130080821435237832017-03-21T02:46:48.811+00:002017-03-21T02:46:48.811+00:00Bravo to the young mom . . .
It takes a bunch for...Bravo to the young mom . . . <br />It takes a bunch for me to "lose it!"<br />But I have been known to do so . . . <br />a spade is a spade is a spade. <br />Unfortunately, I am not calm and pretty when I speak up to truth. <br />I sure feel better though when I do, even when I "lose it!"Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723721131329150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-48578057677096707252017-03-21T02:27:35.292+00:002017-03-21T02:27:35.292+00:00Well done for her. Perfect role model for others a...Well done for her. Perfect role model for others and especially for her kids.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483662500004895811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-59875360806654450792017-03-21T01:33:35.035+00:002017-03-21T01:33:35.035+00:00"Looks like a penis only smaller"
This i..."Looks like a penis only smaller"<br />This is brilliant. I sort of wish I had the occasion to use it :)<br />Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-33038773367793074422017-03-20T23:43:31.582+00:002017-03-20T23:43:31.582+00:00This was very disrespectful and could have caused ...This was very disrespectful and could have caused an injury! Mamma to the rescue, I'm glad she stared and shouted the boy down. In life, standing up for what is right and true isn't always the easy road. We must try though.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099684930717012374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-16106087402946081852017-03-20T22:23:28.499+00:002017-03-20T22:23:28.499+00:00Good for that girl. I hope she made the rest of th...Good for that girl. I hope she made the rest of the people on the bus feel ashamed.I'm horrified that no-one else came to the old ladies aid.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-86050413756859271042017-03-20T21:21:30.051+00:002017-03-20T21:21:30.051+00:00I would have a hard time doing what that young mot...I would have a hard time doing what that young mother did and to be honest, today, she might well have been beaten up for it - you never know, but good on her. I am very, very laid back so rarely lose my cool anyway and more to the point I don't want to because if I do I go from 0 to 100 in about 10 seconds. I do remember one time, about 10 years ago though, when I was flashed. Well can we say "more than flashed" if you know what I mean. It was lunchtime and whenever this has happened to me in the past I have been frightened - stupid I know, but it is incredibly upsetting. Well this time, I just looked the dirty old pervert up and down, stopped on his wrinkled little member (his pants were round his ankles) and said "that looks like a penis only smaller" - and the sick old bastard ran off. It felt good for once to stand my ground instead of feeling that fear! AnnaTreadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-29366536096444485582017-03-20T21:20:33.048+00:002017-03-20T21:20:33.048+00:00Humanizing an shameful act. Allowing or forcing so...Humanizing an shameful act. Allowing or forcing someone to feel what someone else might feel. Painful form of empathy. <br /><br />What a gal!!!!Linda dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167854309289774316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42248489183679314752017-03-20T20:33:59.293+00:002017-03-20T20:33:59.293+00:00The young mother was admirable, but her actions pu...The young mother was admirable, but her actions put her children at risk. What if the boys had been more violent and attacked her physically, her children would be helpless.Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-32281820164034858492017-03-20T19:19:20.062+00:002017-03-20T19:19:20.062+00:00She's someone I would admire. What a powerful ...She's someone I would admire. What a powerful presence she must have! I admire you, too. What a powerful presence YOU have.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72692702047845068012017-03-20T19:16:44.403+00:002017-03-20T19:16:44.403+00:00Yes!Yes!Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-7522781630827908862017-03-20T18:36:32.970+00:002017-03-20T18:36:32.970+00:00Well done. That young mother set a fine example f...Well done. That young mother set a fine example for her children.<br />I can stand up - but only for other people. Not for myself.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26821667610067403212017-03-20T18:19:14.150+00:002017-03-20T18:19:14.150+00:00We all need to do the best we can , when we ca me ...We all need to do the best we can , when we ca me thinksJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-16542433373051147682017-03-20T18:15:30.876+00:002017-03-20T18:15:30.876+00:00Ursula...this is my blog and my story not yoursUrsula...this is my blog and my story not yoursJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26566608417251177082017-03-20T18:11:44.418+00:002017-03-20T18:11:44.418+00:00Really? Really? John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-533406189253237952017-03-20T18:10:52.089+00:002017-03-20T18:10:52.089+00:00Apparently in the village here, many years ago the...Apparently in the village here, many years ago there was a bruiser of a policeman who " took no prisioners" John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-59678107587850095932017-03-20T18:06:49.961+00:002017-03-20T18:06:49.961+00:00Fat club now next week..ive had to change my nursi...Fat club now next week..ive had to change my nursing duties! John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-23507310604364175932017-03-20T18:05:16.997+00:002017-03-20T18:05:16.997+00:00It is difficult for caregivers to challenge client...It is difficult for caregivers to challenge clients behaviour but i have done it after several big breathsJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-91727788839665869752017-03-20T18:03:12.548+00:002017-03-20T18:03:12.548+00:00Its just rude enough to be effectiveIts just rude enough to be effectiveJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57786659835674764972017-03-20T18:02:16.668+00:002017-03-20T18:02:16.668+00:00The best comment so farThe best comment so farJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-62882736146871465072017-03-20T18:01:26.802+00:002017-03-20T18:01:26.802+00:00Perry como would have had me apologising tooPerry como would have had me apologising tooJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com