tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post6992053317472046993..comments2024-03-29T09:54:57.650+00:00Comments on Going Gently: " Daddy ......my Daddy"John Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-57684031160794189842019-10-17T11:51:56.523+00:002019-10-17T11:51:56.523+00:00No, large people do not automatically look like th...No, large people do not automatically look like they'd make good parents. It was definitely a compliment. Coming from an abusive family and wanting anyway to be just like my macho, handsome, popular father, I was always nervous that I'd be just like him if I had kids. I definitely had his rage lurking and it took me years to overcome that. Then there was my disabled brother who was my primary responsibility. Before ever dealing with my sexuality and thinking I would marry a woman and just ignore the real me, I still early on decided I could never have kids -- a combination of fear of being just like my father and fear that I'd have a disabled child and wouldn't be able to cope all over again. I love kids, and always have, but I'm glad I didn't have any of my own.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-5183143696141594032019-10-16T21:36:07.618+00:002019-10-16T21:36:07.618+00:00The Hotters? Crikey, I've never heard of anyo...The Hotters? Crikey, I've never heard of anyone not being able to wear Hotters straight out of the box with no problems. They're famous for being comfortable! They do have a 90 day return policy, if you're not happy with them in some way you can return them for an exchange or refund.Heidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42858881975376892992019-10-16T15:03:06.727+00:002019-10-16T15:03:06.727+00:00I think jolly and warm sound lovely. I also think...I think jolly and warm sound lovely. I also think you would have been a good dad and as Poppy Q is right, you do have a family:)<br /><br />Family is not just blood or adoption, it's also those you gather round you, those you love and who love you.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40799686189541655452019-10-16T11:36:08.086+00:002019-10-16T11:36:08.086+00:00As someone without children, I'm not sure it w...As someone without children, I'm not sure it would be cool to be a father. More like very hard work bringing up your kids properly and turning them into intelligent, considerate adults. I think my own father was pretty overwhelmed by the responsibility.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-957104031194985932019-10-16T07:13:17.812+00:002019-10-16T07:13:17.812+00:00Thanks JayGee (again) - and you too, Flis.Thanks JayGee (again) - and you too, Flis.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-8854342049040821112019-10-16T03:13:18.212+00:002019-10-16T03:13:18.212+00:00You may not have children, but you have a family. ...You may not have children, but you have a family. Poppy Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12271337805172036471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77241793288847240662019-10-16T00:32:38.745+00:002019-10-16T00:32:38.745+00:00You told those two daughters the right thing. As ...You told those two daughters the right thing. As you know.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-34905120119458114722019-10-15T22:48:16.694+00:002019-10-15T22:48:16.694+00:00I hate that some words have been taken in differen...I hate that some words have been taken in different contexts these days, jolly and warm are a real compliment. You may be a bit of a podge sometimes ... just like me ... but you're not large in any sense of the word.<br /><br />You would have, and indeed might still, make a lovely and loving father.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67615852773341341802019-10-15T22:08:15.465+00:002019-10-15T22:08:15.465+00:00Happy Birthday Raybeard xHappy Birthday Raybeard xflisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-63232032845726181532019-10-15T21:27:18.908+00:002019-10-15T21:27:18.908+00:00Thank u dearheart xThank u dearheart xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42688195654508034082019-10-15T21:24:17.897+00:002019-10-15T21:24:17.897+00:00One of my best friends is a transgendered man and ...One of my best friends is a transgendered man and a daddy. Every Father's Day I tell him the same thing- how I wish I had had a father like you. <br />I think you would have made a lovely, loving father. Like my friend. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51790759606253706572019-10-15T21:19:37.885+00:002019-10-15T21:19:37.885+00:00XxXxJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42412722196630243802019-10-15T21:11:20.789+00:002019-10-15T21:11:20.789+00:00As Tom said. You are a warm and loving person. All...As Tom said. You are a warm and loving person. All the very best for the future, whatever it brings. Anyone with you will be blessed.<br />Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11219411440961705480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-61344909195872887392019-10-15T21:06:28.062+00:002019-10-15T21:06:28.062+00:00Emotional intelligence
It gives you a path to fol...Emotional intelligence <br />It gives you a path to follow xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-10509513496351832962019-10-15T21:04:55.729+00:002019-10-15T21:04:55.729+00:00They are killing meThey are killing meJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-18499436662215274662019-10-15T21:02:38.901+00:002019-10-15T21:02:38.901+00:00Yes a step parent, jolly and warm are both good tr...Yes a step parent, jolly and warm are both good traits for a step parent.<br /><br />None of us knows what is just around the corner John, in the meantime don't waste a minute of every day. <br /><br />Glad to read your job is going well, how did you go on with the Hotter shoes you ordered? Heidinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-18054242233972964752019-10-15T20:59:47.110+00:002019-10-15T20:59:47.110+00:00I knew from a young age that I would never be a pa...I knew from a young age that I would never be a parent, nor would I ever drink - a legacy from my parents shortcomings. When I was in my late thirties, I decided to become a big sister, a very joyful and meaningful endeavor, and, hopefully, filled the needs of someone else's children as well as my own. Worked out wonderfully.<br /><br />AnnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72847363059647045522019-10-15T20:46:36.183+00:002019-10-15T20:46:36.183+00:00Introduce me Introduce me John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21515661305258561852019-10-15T20:46:18.211+00:002019-10-15T20:46:18.211+00:00Sometimes that vigil can't be done ...don'...Sometimes that vigil can't be done ...don't best yourself up xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-63942170662683473942019-10-15T20:45:05.776+00:002019-10-15T20:45:05.776+00:00Jolly and warm sounds like the best kind of friend...Jolly and warm sounds like the best kind of friends one can have, just like you a warm heart and a sense of humour much like your stories John. Perhaps you will meet the love of your life who happens to have children.Comox Valley and beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592683050512187874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-3392302577654336952019-10-15T20:43:26.174+00:002019-10-15T20:43:26.174+00:00I wasn't with my mom when she passed. Huge reg...I wasn't with my mom when she passed. Huge regret in my life, I think of it often, how I failed her.<br /><br />You'd be a good dad, John, responsible and caring. <br /><br />lizzyLizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26461004196143720002019-10-15T20:37:59.553+00:002019-10-15T20:37:59.553+00:00As you are mickAs you are mickJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83527003315118538162019-10-15T20:30:00.713+00:002019-10-15T20:30:00.713+00:00Being a parent should require an application proce...Being a parent should require an application process. Some of the parents of the kids I teach should never have been parents. There is no road map for parenting, but some of them don't even know what a map is. I think you'd be a great parent.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12490988837607883653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-44445370226267204222019-10-15T20:01:07.145+00:002019-10-15T20:01:07.145+00:00I'd become a baby boreI'd become a baby boreJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27831448127278159972019-10-15T20:00:28.437+00:002019-10-15T20:00:28.437+00:00Mine tooMine tooJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com