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Such a sad story and too much for children to have to deal with.
posted by
RASSE
on February 25, 2018 at 3:21 AM
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Ah....the clamor of your fan base!
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on February 24, 2018 at 4:15 PM
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pat, i can't wait to read more.
posted by
overtherainbow
on February 24, 2018 at 2:06 PM
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Pat - This is a fantastic series/post...
Yes, it's all so on point. It must have been tough on you. I remember my mother having a surgery and being shipped off to summer camp for two weeks. It was horrid because I got bronchitis and spent the days coughing on a cot. Not to mention worrying about my mom. And that was nothing compared to what you went through. Life has a way of doing just what you said. 
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on February 24, 2018 at 12:58 PM
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Well of course you were worried Pat you were a sensitive girl.;, I should not think your poor mother was very happy.
She had to organize all this with little money and keep the children fed and looked after,
She was quite brave , it could have all gone for a Burton. Anyone can be nice and ladylike if they are rolling in cash, although they seldom are.
posted by
C_C_T
on February 24, 2018 at 10:17 AM
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You went through a lot as a child...I remember a psychologist telling me that most of what we worry about does not happen...That has helped this worry wort as well.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on February 24, 2018 at 9:43 AM
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As someone said "life happens while you're making other plans"!
posted by
RickFlint
on February 24, 2018 at 9:08 AM
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I love your last line...well I love every word ever written by our Pat but that really set me to thinking. Thank you.
posted by
Kabu
on February 24, 2018 at 8:01 AM
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Re: Re: Corbin_Dallas
Well....that certainly doesn't change the quality of the story, it was excellent!
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on February 24, 2018 at 7:04 AM
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Re: Corbin_Dallas
I hadn't intended to write my bio here - the thing about the tribe was a topic from the write your own story group - but it seems to have spun out of control.
Writing 150-word blogs (or shorter) on Blogit, making them as clear as possible, has taught me a lot about story telling. The WYOS class has become a safe circle of friends an at times a therapy session as we all exchange confidences we may never have shared anywhere else. I probably ought to rein it back a bit in this venue.
posted by
Pat_B
on February 24, 2018 at 6:39 AM
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Your series is really good......where to next?
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on February 24, 2018 at 6:31 AM
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