tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post1980211975554404121..comments2024-03-28T16:10:45.421+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Another Belated ApologyJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-73262996471717041962013-02-02T18:46:59.533+00:002013-02-02T18:46:59.533+00:00Oh Lord...to find out I'm not the only one sti...Oh Lord...to find out I'm not the only one still carrying around guilt from decades ago regarding those I love dearly.<br />As others have said...you certainly are a dear credit to your family and you share with so many. Thank you. Leslienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84743770095361588442013-02-02T02:58:41.923+00:002013-02-02T02:58:41.923+00:00oh god..... : (oh god..... : (Miss Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728691181470922037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84284893989642194422013-02-02T02:02:26.824+00:002013-02-02T02:02:26.824+00:00Have a good weekend, John. *hugs* ♥Have a good weekend, John. *hugs* ♥LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51361632851614157292013-02-02T00:37:54.953+00:002013-02-02T00:37:54.953+00:00I grew up with my mom and dad as well as my matern...I grew up with my mom and dad as well as my maternal grandpa aka Pas.<br /><br />What a terrific childhood. Loved him to bits.<br />Cookiequeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451909878300591255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-88630753651639460742013-02-02T00:11:48.070+00:002013-02-02T00:11:48.070+00:00A remark made without malice but painful all the s...A remark made without malice but painful all the same...I believe we all have a few of those memories etched into our brains.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45859251260718618982013-02-01T21:02:18.564+00:002013-02-01T21:02:18.564+00:00Jo.
Another bitter sweet memory eh? There are a lo...Jo.<br />Another bitter sweet memory eh? There are a lot f them around tonight xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-32963332169460874572013-02-01T21:01:26.411+00:002013-02-01T21:01:26.411+00:00We are all really the same old gal...are we not?We are all really the same old gal...are we not?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42824321432038994322013-02-01T20:59:18.740+00:002013-02-01T20:59:18.740+00:00Yes, lessons learned...
My very best friend's ...Yes, lessons learned...<br />My very best friend's mum owned a fish and chip shop. Caroline (my friend) always carried that odor on her clothes, it couldn't be avoided no matter how much perfume-scented washing powder her mum tried. <br />People didn't like to share desks with her, it didn't bother me.<br />She spent the night with me one night, and I asked her to sleep in the spare bed, she asked why, and I told her she smelled like fish and chips :(<br />I shall NEVER forget how much it hurt her, she packed her clothes and I walked her home, in the middle of the night....<br />Seven years old the pair of us, and to this day, I will never say a rude and cruel remark, truth or not..<br />Your gran was a wonderful, kind and humble lady John :)<br />~JoA Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57966754808454198482013-02-01T20:20:04.907+00:002013-02-01T20:20:04.907+00:00well thanks, John, now you sparked in me a memory ...well thanks, John, now you sparked in me a memory that stings my cheeks with shame...pretty soon there will be a whole bunch of us bloggers remembering painful lessons learned...what a circle of life group we are...sigh.<br /><br />but i agree with Cindy Bee - we are forgiven - many times over, thats how far a mothers/grandmothers love goes...i speak with experience with my own...Janice Grinyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363741660626407979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-23788591794966843332013-02-01T20:18:02.486+00:002013-02-01T20:18:02.486+00:00Nice one - Jack@ will be thrilled.Nice one - Jack@ will be thrilled.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-24448929240421979222013-02-01T20:17:49.455+00:002013-02-01T20:17:49.455+00:00John, I think we'd have to scour the whole wor...John, I think we'd have to scour the whole world with a toothbrush before we found someone who hadn't got one of these stories in their cupboard. Not everyone admits them though. I was rude and ungrateful most vocally to my dad aged five aged 46 I still cringe. My dad just laughs at me, he can't even remember, but I'll never forget or do it again.mumasuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063599072799536913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-22018553927624341012013-02-01T19:08:59.957+00:002013-02-01T19:08:59.957+00:00You're welcome. going round taking surreptitio...You're welcome. going round taking surreptitious reference photos of strangers' dogs is never a good idea so we'll be doing each other a favour! xEm Parkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789754528697848623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-76218322832451805592013-02-01T19:02:39.140+00:002013-02-01T19:02:39.140+00:00When you become a Grandmother, you learn to grow a...When you become a Grandmother, you learn to grow a very thick skin, trust me. Your Gran probably related that story many times over and each time I bet she said 'and do you know what the cheeky little bugger said to me'! and laughed about it with all her heart. Between Me and Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863155145862706966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69280848807944839782013-02-01T18:57:56.595+00:002013-02-01T18:57:56.595+00:00We've all had those moments; I recall saying s...We've all had those moments; I recall saying something that caused my mother to turn away with tears in her eyes, and I didn't know how to undo it. In a life cycle moment, I tried very hard to make my grandson realize he must stop mocking his cousin on a point about which he felt superior. He wouldn't take the quiet reasoning, so I rebuked him sharply. My heart felt the abyss he sank into as ne realized how he had humiliated his cousin.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-89158311945482501162013-02-01T18:36:36.584+00:002013-02-01T18:36:36.584+00:00It sounds as though we have all been touched by th...It sounds as though we have all been touched by this sort of shame... Perhaps it is a normal growing up thing... Thanks for sharing jerry<br /><br />John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69821945087790153012013-02-01T18:34:43.288+00:002013-02-01T18:34:43.288+00:00I believe at life's end and our life passes be...I believe at life's end and our life passes before our eyes, it will be the memories of the pain and hurt that we have caused others.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-62061618671962839842013-02-01T18:23:36.513+00:002013-02-01T18:23:36.513+00:00Yep, a similar story from me too, my maternal gran...Yep, a similar story from me too, my maternal grandma was Irish, a devout Catholic, she came to England & married my grandad who disagreed with religion and prevented her from bringing up their two daughters in the Catholic church.<br /><br />So when I was around 11 or so and every time we visited her house she'd ask if she could walk with us to the bus stop as we passed her church on the way and maybe she could take me and my brother into the church to light a candle for our grandad ?<br /><br />My mother always refused to let her, but once she agreed when I said I'd like to go, then when we got to the gate I changed my mind, she was hurt by that and ten minutes later when we passed on the bus she was leaving the church and looking like a frail old lady for the first time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-75586770740161024632013-02-01T18:19:34.623+00:002013-02-01T18:19:34.623+00:00Em
That would be lovely....
I will take a few ph...Em<br />That would be lovely.... <br />I will take a few photos as soon as the dogs get their haircuts.... Boy....that would be lovely thank you so much xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-4305922126586922032013-02-01T18:17:59.158+00:002013-02-01T18:17:59.158+00:00Oh dear xOh dear xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27473796147244686122013-02-01T18:17:32.825+00:002013-02-01T18:17:32.825+00:00It must be. A huge responsibility raising a child....It must be. A huge responsibility raising a child.... It boggles my mindJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-17896367369540518352013-02-01T18:16:32.120+00:002013-02-01T18:16:32.120+00:00I think that's why it hurt so much cindyI think that's why it hurt so much cindyJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51024521871141231912013-02-01T18:15:55.788+00:002013-02-01T18:15:55.788+00:00No, not troubled... Just thoughtfulNo, not troubled... Just thoughtfulJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-8289482528200936802013-02-01T18:15:25.326+00:002013-02-01T18:15:25.326+00:00Thank you chuck xThank you chuck xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12789823134583334252013-02-01T18:15:09.317+00:002013-02-01T18:15:09.317+00:00I so agree kathI so agree kathJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-1260950686282274732013-02-01T18:14:39.220+00:002013-02-01T18:14:39.220+00:00She had Abigail heart hedaShe had Abigail heart hedaJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com