tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post2030844640012775342..comments2023-10-26T05:49:59.824-04:00Comments on Reflections of a Grady Doctor: A father's love.gradydoctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-1935537627680626992014-06-16T01:44:39.609-04:002014-06-16T01:44:39.609-04:00What a great Father's Day post/tribute to your...What a great Father's Day post/tribute to your loving dad. Thanks for every word. x0 N2N2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09508740809219902631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-47943661841408907912014-06-15T16:33:24.439-04:002014-06-15T16:33:24.439-04:00Aaaaah! Of course! I didn't even think of that...Aaaaah! Of course! I didn't even think of that when I was writing--but what could be truer? Your girl is so much like I was then -- a "good egg" but still nineteen in her exuberance and invincibility. It is such an innocent time. And I swear it was an innocent mistake. But now I know it was one that wasn't okay. Not at all. Poor Poopdeck--and Mommy, too. I think she'd fallen asleep after Mrs. Woodson gave the green light that I was okay.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-29402338651647399492014-06-15T16:31:07.087-04:002014-06-15T16:31:07.087-04:00Thank you, my friend! And thank you for reading.Thank you, my friend! And thank you for reading.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-86131876081069444552014-06-15T16:30:47.796-04:002014-06-15T16:30:47.796-04:00I appreciate it anytime you compliment my writing,...I appreciate it anytime you compliment my writing, Elizabeth. Because this is always what I'm thinking when I read what you write. "Over the top -- gorgeous."gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-7855440293124717702014-06-15T16:30:06.192-04:002014-06-15T16:30:06.192-04:00Please tell Mr. Moon the same. And know that I tho...Please tell Mr. Moon the same. And know that I thought of you and think of you every time I write about good fathers. I think about what wasn't given to you but then I think about what you know and have now. And that centers me and reminds me to savor what I have and what I know.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-5670654242404268222014-06-15T16:17:03.961-04:002014-06-15T16:17:03.961-04:00Oh Kimberly, I bawled reading this, because I get ...Oh Kimberly, I bawled reading this, because I get it so intensely, your dad's love for you, his worry when he didnt hear from you, his relief when you showed up safe and sound, and him so grateful he couldn't even be mad. I also get the 19 year old college kid you describe, because I was her, but now I am the mother of that 19 year old, fresh from her sophomore year, confident and coming and going and being with friends with innocent and exhuberant enjoyment. She just knows she can handle anything now, because she's been on her own at school, and she's a mostly good egg, your description of yourself back then reminds me soooo much of who she is today, and I have had such nights as your father had, but perhaps not as extreme because of cell phones, but I get your dad, i feel for him, and i also know that in losing deanna the worst moment of his life, but that as broken as he felt he had no choice but to bear up for the rest of you, because he is your dad. This is a beautiful reflection for father's day. It is illuminates all sides of the story, and I am so happy for your boys that they get to continue the story, to be steeped in such love, from you and the BHE, but also from Poopdeck, and the rest of your wonderful extended family. I've written a lot of words and am not quite sure I've even managed to express how much this moved me. Thank you for this, for saying so fully how it is. Love to you, my dear friend.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-56764678557296182842014-06-15T15:20:56.412-04:002014-06-15T15:20:56.412-04:00What a beautiful remembrance for father's day!...What a beautiful remembrance for father's day! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-78419506627617971872014-06-15T15:03:41.363-04:002014-06-15T15:03:41.363-04:00Over the top -- gorgeous.Over the top -- gorgeous.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-50119047100260494612014-06-15T14:18:02.355-04:002014-06-15T14:18:02.355-04:00Amen on every part of that story. Please tell your...Amen on every part of that story. Please tell your daddy I'm glad he did such a good job of loving his babies. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com