tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post5213676710243746289..comments2023-06-01T11:52:50.149-04:00Comments on The Happy Amateur: "Be Safe" (a poem)Sasha A. Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-58868901375380081652012-03-07T19:47:44.229-05:002012-03-07T19:47:44.229-05:00I do find that I sound like my Mom, too! :-)I do find that I sound like my Mom, too! :-)Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-51097153989370462632012-03-07T19:41:21.937-05:002012-03-07T19:41:21.937-05:00Hee, hee, my baby girl (Now 33 years old) was very...Hee, hee, my baby girl (Now 33 years old) was very much this way, but now, with her own three children she tells me that she is "sounding like her Mom"! So, they do retain the words we have spoken to them throughout their lives! :) HenHenrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09298079147987839610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-66064887180243899832012-03-07T06:33:50.073-05:002012-03-07T06:33:50.073-05:00I remember licking a metal key when outside in win...I remember licking a metal key when outside in winter, how wonderfully scary it was! I think I did it even though I'd been told not to... or maybe because I'd been told not to :-)Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-5780010215398302742012-03-07T00:07:11.173-05:002012-03-07T00:07:11.173-05:00Your last line made me smile. My youngest daughter...Your last line made me smile. My youngest daughter just asked me if its true that licking cold metal would make her tongue stick?...as for the rest...been there, both as daughter and mother;))I l-o-o-ove the way you opened this poem!Janet Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126248666972072628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-46613671602487926262012-03-06T07:57:11.082-05:002012-03-06T07:57:11.082-05:00Absolutely! Thank you for pointing that out. I t...Absolutely! Thank you for pointing that out. I thought there was no way around it, I'll figure out how to disable it. I've been having trouble, too, visiting other blogs and trying to leave comments. This new word verification is ridiculous, very frustrating!<br />Thanks again!Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-74543963408230791962012-03-06T07:55:01.762-05:002012-03-06T07:55:01.762-05:00They will, but I think they still appreciate our c...They will, but I think they still appreciate our concern and good advice... at least deep inside they do :-)Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-54556005261038037232012-03-06T07:50:29.964-05:002012-03-06T07:50:29.964-05:00Would you please consider using only comment moder...Would you please consider using only comment moderation and forgetting about Blogger's new, and very-difficult-to-read word verification? My eyes will thank you, and, honestly, you really don't need both. It's overkill. Thanks so much!Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-53966366683674044122012-03-06T07:49:52.965-05:002012-03-06T07:49:52.965-05:00Children will have their own way, no matter what w...Children will have their own way, no matter what we parents say...<br /><br /><a href="http://magicalmysticalteacher.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/haiku-and-senryu-a-second-half-dozen/" rel="nofollow">A Whirling Half-Dozen</a>Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-86744924248370948732012-03-06T06:43:31.641-05:002012-03-06T06:43:31.641-05:00I was writing more of a message to mother, rather ...I was writing more of a message to mother, rather than daughter. Mother might be worried for a reason, but she cannot keep daughter by her side all her life. And it's not the way it's supposed to be. So, she lets go.<br /><br />Thank you for your comment, Cathy!Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-3455866072514523482012-03-05T23:02:54.209-05:002012-03-05T23:02:54.209-05:00Interesting read because I'm reading as a moth...Interesting read because I'm reading as a mother who trying to frighten her daughter to keep her home and making her forced companion.Cathyhttp://thequietone.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-63442394308622729292012-03-05T12:58:42.991-05:002012-03-05T12:58:42.991-05:00I think they do listen even if it doesn't look...I think they do listen even if it doesn't look that way. At some point we have to let go - that part is really hard. Letting them live their own life, make their own mistakes. I bet our parents would say the same thing. And we turned out sort of OK, didn't we? :-)Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-2456203185352973822012-03-05T12:36:32.571-05:002012-03-05T12:36:32.571-05:00If they would only lets us keep them safe...neithe...If they would only lets us keep them safe...neither of my daughters will listen. The 20 year old or the 9. Guess our parents would say the same. Well done.Mark Windhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662876682127886074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-41888100507173589922012-03-05T06:38:07.020-05:002012-03-05T06:38:07.020-05:00Thank you, Teri. It's a constant worry with k...Thank you, Teri. It's a constant worry with kids, isn't it? And trying to keep the balance between giving them guidance and allowing them to explore and find out for themselves. A fun ride, though :0)Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-69320373775398395912012-03-04T23:48:46.014-05:002012-03-04T23:48:46.014-05:00Nice to find another wordler. And a mother who lon...Nice to find another wordler. And a mother who longs to keep their child safe, while giving them wings. The last line made me smile... I have a daughter like that- she is 31 now.terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348440908615750286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-36030291674314335222012-03-04T17:15:45.306-05:002012-03-04T17:15:45.306-05:00Wouldn't it? Oh well... Thank you for visiti...Wouldn't it? Oh well... Thank you for visiting, Laurie.Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-76812216656705271512012-03-04T16:58:58.281-05:002012-03-04T16:58:58.281-05:00It would be nice if we could shelter them like tha...It would be nice if we could shelter them like that.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-91513278864247668562012-03-04T15:17:29.018-05:002012-03-04T15:17:29.018-05:00Thank you! I guess I might have been having an im...Thank you! I guess I might have been having an imaginary conversation with my growing daughter...Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-67599124051531555502012-03-04T15:15:49.333-05:002012-03-04T15:15:49.333-05:00Well done! Feels real!Well done! Feels real!daphnepurpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337076348490404223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-75739808808188051132012-03-04T14:21:50.140-05:002012-03-04T14:21:50.140-05:00Thank you, Brenda, glad you liked it!Thank you, Brenda, glad you liked it!Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-65198335298447320552012-03-04T13:29:53.621-05:002012-03-04T13:29:53.621-05:00Beautiful write, the last stanza packs a punch. I...Beautiful write, the last stanza packs a punch. I love it.brenda whttp://undercaws.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-87910121843942281782012-03-04T12:32:09.631-05:002012-03-04T12:32:09.631-05:00Thank you, Gautami!Thank you, Gautami!Sasha A. Palmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930602874359925520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5686431431756062986.post-82645043160340680942012-03-04T11:40:14.581-05:002012-03-04T11:40:14.581-05:00Well spoken to a daughter...
obscuredWell spoken to a daughter...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.in/2012/03/obscured.html" rel="nofollow">obscured</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.com