tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post6348794338384772356..comments2024-03-11T02:26:38.210-05:00Comments on Always Drunk: This Wasn't Going to Be a Post About Cutting, But It IsChuck Baudelairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856142744531037691noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-59550865570681271002014-03-03T12:25:06.898-06:002014-03-03T12:25:06.898-06:00I'm not sure the difficulties of parenting can...I'm not sure the difficulties of parenting can ever be expressed in words, but, once in a great while, I read something that comes about as close as it could ever get--something that captures all the hopes, fears, and uncertainties that any truly good and caring parent must stew in constantly. And I reflect on the sad fact that such stories never get publicized or as widely read as they deserve to be. But maybe that's okay, because being a parent is too stressful even without the hard work being trumpeted and likely subjected to criticism from a bunch of petty idiots. Maybe it's good enough that a few complete strangers will read something about a mother who supposedly drinks too much, who feels at least partly responsible for her failing marriage, but who, nevertheless, makes them step back and say, Damn, she's a fantastic mother.<br /><br />Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10320886074658710855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-72892388080280257342014-03-02T23:30:34.157-06:002014-03-02T23:30:34.157-06:00Wow, my heart lurches at the thought of anything l...Wow, my heart lurches at the thought of anything like that happening to my beloved girls and yet, statistically it's bound to happen to someone we know, isn't it ?~! May the lines of communication remain open and clear for you and your dearly loved daughter.Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-51779518409380476812014-03-02T03:51:06.818-06:002014-03-02T03:51:06.818-06:00Your attitude towards PD seems similar to my girlf...Your attitude towards PD seems similar to my girlfriend's attitude to her daughter. I don't know if I have any right to comment on this because I'm not a parent, of course, nor can I even begin to comprehend a parent's attitude towards the spawn. But I *am* the survivor of three teenage suicide attempts, and I never felt any wish to cut or otherwise mutilate myself. Therefore, I don't think there is a causal link. Bill the Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841841084671666214.post-85878994030534432442014-03-01T23:04:24.684-06:002014-03-01T23:04:24.684-06:00The last two lines sum up our jobs as parents. It ...The last two lines sum up our jobs as parents. It sounds like PD has a good solid head on her shoulders, and a good mom who would do anything for her.Simoreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436883436068119284noreply@blogger.com