tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post2933254663651381046..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: My Mother's DaughterElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-50677889409683700942009-11-29T14:17:23.201-05:002009-11-29T14:17:23.201-05:00My Jewish therapist and Jesus. Now, there's a...My Jewish therapist and Jesus. Now, there's an image!Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-13661025889096420172009-11-29T11:26:52.396-05:002009-11-29T11:26:52.396-05:00God bless you for that post!!
Sunglasses. ::chuckl...God bless you for that post!!<br />Sunglasses. ::chuckle::textjunkienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-34699867068958751142009-11-29T08:40:44.525-05:002009-11-29T08:40:44.525-05:00"My therapist once advised me to 'make pe..."My therapist once advised me to 'make peace' with my mother. There is a rule in the cosmos she said. 'That which we reject we become.'"<br /><br />Wich is why Jesus said: Turn the other cheek?Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-63895326689966695002009-11-29T06:59:09.369-05:002009-11-29T06:59:09.369-05:00Hey, Dahveed - do you think it has to do with a ce...Hey, Dahveed - do you think it has to do with a certain sort of Latino machismo translated into a sense of humor?Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-75945328550040479682009-11-28T23:36:55.739-05:002009-11-28T23:36:55.739-05:00O howled with laughter (which made everyone come r...O howled with laughter (which made everyone come running) when I got to the sunglasses. My Papá has that kind of sense of humor.<br /><br />Great storytelling!Brother Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333089314994730330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-33634141132348304812009-11-28T19:39:22.476-05:002009-11-28T19:39:22.476-05:00Come back any time, Leann. We run from the sublim...Come back any time, Leann. We run from the sublime to the ridiculous in this neighborhood. I was just in one of my moods this afternoon. Exhaustion can make that happen.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-28129229294950297072009-11-28T19:34:34.651-05:002009-11-28T19:34:34.651-05:00I truly enjoyed reading this post. We often forge...I truly enjoyed reading this post. We often forget how much of our past is in our present.<br /><br />I 'found' you through Episcogranny's blog.Leannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928537274114663807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-82820229977256536472009-11-28T19:31:26.770-05:002009-11-28T19:31:26.770-05:00Thanks Whiteycat.
@susankay - My therapist once a...Thanks Whiteycat.<br /><br />@susankay - My therapist once advised me to 'make peace' with my mother. There is a rule in the cosmos she said. 'That which we reject we become.'<br /><br />Scariest words I've ever heard before or since.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-75644831957194471082009-11-28T19:30:05.424-05:002009-11-28T19:30:05.424-05:00KHR+ - Maybe one day again soon we'll raise a ...KHR+ - Maybe one day again soon we'll raise a glass to her over oysters as the sun sets.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-59383076071671437382009-11-28T19:16:31.739-05:002009-11-28T19:16:31.739-05:00Elizabeth -- me too, of course we become our mothe...Elizabeth -- me too, of course we become our mothers unless we spend all (rather than just some) of our energy fighting that progression.<br /><br />My mother was: a committed fighter for racial equality; wacko on the subject of demon rum; somewhat feminist; liked sex a lot; thought that one should be "pure" except in marriage; tolerant and judgemental.<br /><br />I am some of these and reject some -- works for me and I honor her for what I took from her and respect her with love for the things I reject.susankayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513759507628166408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-29731361470901092572009-11-28T18:43:04.996-05:002009-11-28T18:43:04.996-05:00Great story ... as always!Great story ... as always!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-44540285276116257792009-11-28T18:20:47.342-05:002009-11-28T18:20:47.342-05:00To Lydia.To Lydia.KHR+https://www.blogger.com/profile/13834671116688638603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-66886702534225032152009-11-28T15:02:05.799-05:002009-11-28T15:02:05.799-05:00Ah, but my beloved brother, this is why I love you...Ah, but my beloved brother, this is why I love you, even though you are in Sweden and I am in US and we have never "really" met.Elizabeth Kaetonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-12300739511130580032009-11-28T15:01:01.296-05:002009-11-28T15:01:01.296-05:00Dearest Elizabeth! this made me cry a little ;=)Dearest Elizabeth! this made me cry a little ;=)Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.com