tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post4329861927012657421..comments2024-01-02T09:27:42.418-08:00Comments on Keep The Wisdom: MISSING MOMJudy Kruegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-5673829553630919762016-07-10T08:42:38.547-07:002016-07-10T08:42:38.547-07:00As you can see my post drew out plenty of mom stor...As you can see my post drew out plenty of mom stories. That to me is the wonder of books and why I keep this blog going. I am glad you are close to your mom. What a treasure that is.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-26812663967426650642016-07-09T23:15:51.371-07:002016-07-09T23:15:51.371-07:00How brave you are to honour your mum's wishes ...How brave you are to honour your mum's wishes that way. Thank you for sharing this personal, touching thing with us. Unlike you, my mum and I have always been very close, but geographically apart since I was eighteen (due to my studies abroad). I lost my dad several years ago, So, she's been both mother and father to me since dad passed away... I am grateful for that!<br />PS: Great review ; -)The Reader's Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701126931175725145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-51709108918867427412016-06-15T07:45:21.961-07:002016-06-15T07:45:21.961-07:00Debbie, thank you for sharing your mom story. I un...Debbie, thank you for sharing your mom story. I understand your regrets but you must forgive yourself. Even after all that went down, I still felt I had somehow failed my mom. I have come to realize that after a loved one dies (even if the relationship was rocky) there always comes guilt. Life is just weird.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-55267398433262075342016-06-15T06:01:38.187-07:002016-06-15T06:01:38.187-07:00Judy, my mom & I were estranged for 25 years, ...Judy, my mom & I were estranged for 25 years, only beginning to 'see eye to eye' for the last 15 years of her life. After her sudden death in 2013, I realized that there was a lot more 'seeing' on her side than on my mine and that I should have been there for her more. <br /><br />Why wasn't I? That question is something that torments me daily. I have the greatest admiration and respect for you because you <i>were</i> there for your mother, despite what I'm pretty sure were complicated, conflicting emotions. <br /><br />As for the book - I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to read it.Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-65709842659910085242016-06-10T08:16:33.995-07:002016-06-10T08:16:33.995-07:00I am happy for you that you and your mom have been...I am happy for you that you and your mom have been close. So true about books crisscrossing with one's own life. Possibly why I am as sane as I am.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-32699573942410217422016-06-09T15:45:41.359-07:002016-06-09T15:45:41.359-07:00That's courageous of you to be there for your ...That's courageous of you to be there for your mom as you did. Hats off. My mom & I have always been close but mostly geographically apart. I'd be there for her pronto but I'm not sure she'd allow it to that extent. It's more interesting when books crisscross one's own life. I think it usually helps immensely, especially with issues like these. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-15694231395235878042016-06-09T11:51:17.158-07:002016-06-09T11:51:17.158-07:00I tell you, it did me a lot of good!I tell you, it did me a lot of good!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-34757366137119336822016-06-09T11:48:30.225-07:002016-06-09T11:48:30.225-07:00This sounds like a book that fits my circumstances...This sounds like a book that fits my circumstances and one that I should read.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-59424056475873363532016-06-09T11:15:01.702-07:002016-06-09T11:15:01.702-07:00Thank you Carmen! When I was doing it I felt odd a...Thank you Carmen! When I was doing it I felt odd and out of step with all the craze of assisted living and retirement homes. People would tell me how amazing I was and how they wished they had done that for their moms. Secretly I thought, well why didn't you? Because 7 years have passed since then, the book was sweet and healing for me instead of dark.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14124551.post-13259143508106673732016-06-09T11:09:00.351-07:002016-06-09T11:09:00.351-07:00How brave of you to honor your mother's wishes...How brave of you to honor your mother's wishes that way. There are so few people in the world today who wouldn't think of doing that...<br />Anyways, I think living through an experience like that is transforming enough without adding a book that mirrors the experience. I'm not sure I would like it since it's so dark, but there may one day when I need to find solace in that kind of literature.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com