Comments on: i am not quite good, thanks for asking

By: mo-wo

mo-wo — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:04:05 +0000

the older I get the more I think there is something to be said for wailing..

By: sweetsalty kate

sweetsalty kate — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:36:56 +0000

I don’t know how I missed this. It was some of the most intense, profound writing I’ve ever seen. I’m so enriched by the love you have for both of your children.

I don’t know what else to say except that you are so gifted with expression.. a gift that will feed you and everyone who is lucky enough to know you with honour and healing.

By: Mad Hatter

Mad Hatter — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:33:06 +0000

Thank you. For writing this.

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lilacs out of the dead land » cribchronicles.com — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:08:17 +0000

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Petroville » Blog Archive » A Perfect Post-March ‘07 — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:01:18 +0000

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By: Miss Valerie Jean

Miss Valerie Jean — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:02:08 +0000

ok, now I know that I will definitely be back to peek in on you again! So real, so unproper..so beautiful. This is what grieving mommy’s need. It is what my heart needed today. To know that there is another mommy out there trying to muddle her way through this grief. and a mommy who can write it so well!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:29:28 +0000

Thank you, bon, for stopping by and commenting on my blog, but I have to say that my own scars seem rather smallish after reading this entry.

It isn’t fair. It isn’t bloody fair. It is awful that anyone has to endure this kind of loss, of which you write so eloquently here.

I hope it isn’t too socially awkward for me to leave this comment on my first visit to your blog. But I am sorry. Very very sorry.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:52:14 +0000

It’s been awhile since I last dropped by to visit you at cribchronicles; but today I have read and read and read….feeling, as always, like a spy invading your privacy.

Its always the pieces about Oscar and Finn that touch me the most. I grew up in a family that lost two children, leaving me as an only child…but not really. I’m only an “only child” to those who do not know the story of my family, and so it goes with Oscar.

There is no doubt that my parent’s grief “affected” me, especially in those days or weeks or (yes) even months when it would bubble to the surface and obliterate everything else, including joy. There were days when I needed to be reminded that their grief was not more powerful than their love for me.

Mostly though, their grief “touched” me…their grace, their courage, their hope, their love, their kindness, their softness …, all helped make me (I think – I hope) an approachable, understanding, sronger, less naive person than I would have otherwise become.

You are blessing O with all of these qualities and more because of your grief and sadness. O sees how brave, strong, loving and gentle you are and he will appreciate it more and more with each passing year and it will “touch” him.

Rhonda

By: Loni

Loni — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:19:39 +0000

I can sure relate to your emotions. Thank you for sharing them so well – with such rawness and openness. I had a stillborn daughter 9 years ago @ 36 weeks. We also have a living daughter who has had 2 open heart surgeries, and lived near death’s door for 10 weeks in ICU. And then, two years ago, we lost a 16 year old son to the “choking game” – a death in our home, that ripped us apart. We have just been blessed with our 12th child, and though this one has brought us such joy, we certainly do not forget the ones that we long to hold again, and we don’t want the world to forget either. Your blog has touched me. Thank you for sharing.

~~Loni

By: Christine

Christine — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 15:41:44 +0000

Bonnie,
You are one of the strongest women I know, and I want you to know that. I won’t pretend to even imagine to know what you are feeling and what you’ve been through, but I will say that you are loved and cared about by so many people, and you have a contagious spirit. You are truly a beautiful person. Thank you for sharing Finn with all of us.